Mike,

Interesting that your drilling is F & XF. I know my pre-war drillings are at least full and may be XF with right barrel, I never checked.

The 9.3x72 is an easy round to reload, provided you can find 0.366" bullets weighting 200 gr or less. I use the same cast bullets that I use for my 360 EX rifles. Buffalo Arms normally has some S&B 193gr bullets. Factory 9.3x72R ammo has been fairly expensive.

Does your drilling raise the rear sight when you move the top lever to rifle?