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404bearslayer
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Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.
22/05/09 01:49 PM

A little comment on the R 93 from Germany, where this gun comes from and is still common:

Many people (including myself) have sold their R 93s as there are quite a lot of cases where people have lost their right eye shooting it, mostly with magnum calibers. When this gun fails, the receiver goes straight into the shooters head. The reason appears to be that gas from a ruptured case can squeeze the collar open that holds the bolt head. Once that happens, there is nothing to hold the receiver back anymore. I would not recommend shooting big calibers in that gun. Statistically speaking, the chance for a failure is small, but if a failure happens you're toast 100 % - which cannot be said of traditional designs.

Over here, it is a common joke among many hunters that putting a .300 Whetherby barrel on a R 93 is an indication of an imminent suicide attempt. We have to take hunter education coursees here - even our teachers warned us about this gun. Blaser saw it coming, bought the Mauser brand and came out with the Mauser 03, basically the antithesis of their R 93 - also a multi-barrel system, but SAFE. This is now among the most popular guns here. I recommend to switch to that model if you want to shoot big bores. I did the same, it the most precise hunting gun I ever owned, and I do not have to worry about my eyesight.

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Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	24/04/09 04:04 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Matt_Graham	05/05/09 12:34 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	JabaliHunter	04/05/09 10:52 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500grains	04/05/09 01:25 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	9.3x57	04/05/09 01:57 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500grains	05/05/09 02:45 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	404bearslayer	22/05/09 01:49 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	ozhunter	04/05/09 02:30 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	kamilaroi	04/05/09 01:55 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Matt_Graham	02/05/09 04:26 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	ozhunter	02/05/09 08:52 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	DuggaBoy	05/05/09 12:41 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	04/05/09 01:04 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	NitroX	24/04/09 09:50 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	26/04/09 04:40 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	26/04/09 04:42 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	26/04/09 06:18 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	26/04/09 06:39 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	26/04/09 09:35 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	9.3x57	27/04/09 01:39 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	NitroX	27/04/09 02:35 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Ripp	27/04/09 04:44 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	27/04/09 05:53 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Ripp	27/04/09 11:32 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	27/04/09 11:36 AM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Dr_Deer	27/04/09 12:14 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	tophet1	27/04/09 12:39 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	27/04/09 01:09 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	Cinghiale	27/04/09 06:52 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	27/04/09 07:11 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	27/04/09 08:05 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	260rem	27/04/09 08:08 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	DarylS	27/04/09 11:23 PM
Re: Deciding on an R93 calibre for Buff and big pigs.	500Nitro	28/04/09 12:24 AM
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