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Thanks for the replies.
My first impression of the rifle is that it is of great quality for the price, $365 including shipping and my LGS transfer fee. Did I mention that I really like this rifle?
I have only fired 5 shots (200 grain bullet, 45 grains Varget) so far just to make sure everything functioned properly and to measure case expansion etc...
The Hornady die set works great as it make the brass to minimum diameter. After firing the 5 shots and setting the sizing die to not touch the case shoulder, the sized rounds slide smoothly into the chamber.
The rifle will get a complete cleaning as there is a lot of old dirt and such on the wood and should look even better cleaned and a couple of coats of linseed oil rubbed in by hand. I plan on relieving a sliver of wood from behind the rear action tang just to help remove the possibility of the stock wanting to crack in that area and maybe glass bed the recoil lug area for the same reason.
Once the above items are done I will start to work up loads using the 200 grains (13 gram) RWS bullets I picked up recently. 2200-2250 fps max velocity per information from kuduae (thank you!).
I have always wanted a 9.3 caliber rifle and after reading the old posts about these rifle and the x57 chambering I just could not pass up this rifle.

If anyone is interested Pacific Tool & Die lists a 9.3x57 chamber reamer as a standard item on their website. cost is $147 US.

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Matt

formerly known as Iowa_303

"Once your reputation is ruined you can live your life quite freely."

"Enkelkinder über alles"

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