Tikka 9.3x62

[Harronek]

G’day
Over here in Australia there is a thread about the 9.3 ( Tikka T3 ) on a local forum .
It goes back to about 2013 and the guy who started it has documented his kills over the years .
He has shot literally thousands of animals with it getting rid of feral animals on his large cattle property in the far north of Australia.
I highly recommend a look .
If you can find anyone else in this world who has killed more animals with a 9.3 please let me know .

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[Live_weighT34]

I knew Sako had harder barrels, I didn't know Tikka had hard barrels also. Looks like a barrel nut type of re-barrel if I go the Tikka route. I may just re-barrel a 1968 vintage Savage 110C in 30-06 i have. Or I might just have the Savage barrel re-bored because it has iron sights, if it's thick enough.

Mike

Those old savage rifles are solid! Plus if you already have barrel mounted irons that’s a huge bonus. That’s my one issue with building a Tikka, I’ll have to source good irons and find a gunsmith that will mount them.

 

[Live_weighT34]

I have a lonely Bell & carlson M40 stock for a Tikka T3 laying around. It would be a good setup, I think. A 9.3x62 M40.

Mike

IF you didn’t want to pursue a build with that stock I might be bothered to take it off your hands lol

 

[Castle Rock]

More versatile with heavy bullets (250gr plus) as some day I’d like to go to Australia & Africa to hunt buffalo. I don’t have anything against the 35 whelen, it’s just not a chambering I’m interested in.

I was going to tell you that you were crazy until you said this
A Tikka 9.3 is a beast to shoot, but certainly the best carrying one in existence, I know because a mate has one and I helped him get it sorted with a NSX 1-8
10/10 choice for your intended use

 

[Live_weighT34]

I was going to tell you that you were crazy until you said this
A Tikka 9.3 is a beast to shoot, but certainly the best carrying one in existence, I know because a mate has one and I helped him get it sorted with a NSX 1-8
10/10 choice for your intended use

Love to hear that! I already have a 300 WM T3 lite that I’ve had for almost 10 years now and I really enjoy shooting it. I’m excited to put a 9.3 together, the guys that use it on the big stuff really seem to love it!

 

[robtattoo]

9.3x62 really isn't all that bad. This is my 20" Rem 721, weighing in at a whopping 7lb 7oz shooting 285gn Prvi bullets at 2560fps...... first shots & I'm not going to lie, I was apprehensive.
Very pleasantly surprised, it feels more like a push than a snap.


The 9.3x57 is no slouch either. I load it lighter with 270gr Speers at around 2400. It's purely an up close hog safari rifle for me (I get to pretend it's 1926 & 80lb pigs are 8000lb elephant.........shuttup)

 

[Mojave]

I would not waste a penny to rechamber a Husky. Not a horrible rifle, but what if it doesn't shoot.

I have owned a lot of 9,3x62 Mausers and I currently own a 9,3x64 Brenneke in a Voere 2165 (commercial Mauser 98). Beautiful rifle with a wood hogs back in the powerful 9,3x64.

Couple options.

There are Ruger m77 Mark 2 African's in 9,3x62 available in the USA used.
Lots of Tikka 9,3x62's were imported might be hard to find.
Any 30-06 action could be used, as long as it had the 30-06 bolt face.

Find a pre-fit if you can. I think Shilen, Preferred, and a few others.

www.euroooptics.com has 4 factory 9.3x62 rifles. 3 Mauser m12's and a Sauer 100. From $1200-2800 in stock on their website.

If you are getting the 9.3x57 cheap you can make 9.3x57 ammo with one pass through a 8x57 shell and a lot of lube.

 

[medvedyt]

as we speak i have a 30-06 tikka stainless that will become a 9.3x62 with the barrel switched from a rh at the gunsmith. i had the intention of doing a shorter version with battue sight but at the end it will be a regular stainless left hand with remington 700 open sights that should do all i need.

 

[Live_weighT34]

I would not waste a penny to rechamber a Husky. Not a horrible rifle, but what if it doesn't shoot.

I have owned a lot of 9,3x62 Mausers and I currently own a 9,3x64 Brenneke in a Voere 2165 (commercial Mauser 98). Beautiful rifle with a wood hogs back in the powerful 9,3x64.

Couple options.

There are Ruger m77 Mark 2 African's in 9,3x62 available in the USA used.
Lots of Tikka 9,3x62's were imported might be hard to find.
Any 30-06 action could be used, as long as it had the 30-06 bolt face.

Find a pre-fit if you can. I think Shilen, Preferred, and a few others.

www.euroooptics.com has 4 factory 9.3x62 rifles. 3 Mauser m12's and a Sauer 100. From $1200-2800 in stock on their website.

If you are getting the 9.3x57 cheap you can make 9.3x57 ammo with one pass through a 8x57 shell and a lot of lube.

The husky is out of play now, I was second inline and the first potential buyer bought it.

Won’t touch a Ruger m77. Not a fan, they always feel sticky. I like the model 70s far more and had an Alaskan in 375 on order for over a year before I cancelled. I can buy the 06 Tikka, a Preferred prefit shipped and installed at my gun smith for less than $1200

I’m not completely out on the huskys though, there always seems to be a decent one that pops up every so often so I’ll be watching for one.

Also are you shooting factory or had loads out of your 9.3x62s? Should I just stock up on brass or just buy factory stuff?

 

[Live_weighT34]

9.3x62 really isn't all that bad. This is my 20" Rem 721, weighing in at a whopping 7lb 7oz shooting 285gn Prvi bullets at 2560fps...... first shots & I'm not going to lie, I was apprehensive.
Very pleasantly surprised, it feels more like a push than a snap.
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The 9.3x57 is no slouch either. I load it lighter with 270gr Speers at around 2400. It's purely an up close hog safari rifle for me (I get to pretend it's 1926 & 80lb pigs are 8000lb elephant.........shuttup)
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Hell to the Yeah!

I’m going with a 22” heavy sporter to keep the weight up! How do those speers do on hogs? Don’t have too many species in Utah that would turn on you so I’ll just have to send it on a deer or cow elk till I can take it in a buff hunt lol

 

[Live_weighT34]

as we speak i have a 30-06 tikka stainless that will become a 9.3x62 with the barrel switched from a rh at the gunsmith. i had the intention of doing a shorter version with battue sight but at the end it will be a regular stainless left hand with remington 700 open sights that should do all i need.

Post pics when you get em!

 

[medvedyt]

Post pics when you get em!

i will.

 

[medvedyt]

The husky is out of play now, I was second inline and the first potential buyer bought it.

Won’t touch a Ruger m77. Not a fan, they always feel sticky. I like the model 70s far more and had an Alaskan in 375 on order for over a year before I cancelled. I can buy the 06 Tikka, a Preferred prefit shipped and installed at my gun smith for less than $1200

I’m not completely out on the huskys though, there always seems to be a decent one that pops up every so often so I’ll be watching for one.

Also are you shooting factory or had loads out of your 9.3x62s? Should I just stock up on brass or just buy factory stuff?

get yourself some brass and varget will help you to use what you want. you can save some money. after my 3rd 9.3x62 i moved up to the 250 grains barnes or lapua naturalis. works for everything we have here and i have some 285 gr north fork bullets if ever needed.

 

[nockhunter]

9.3x62 really isn't all that bad. This is my 20" Rem 721, weighing in at a whopping 7lb 7oz shooting 285gn Prvi bullets at 2560fps...... first shots & I'm not going to lie, I was apprehensive.
Very pleasantly surprised, it feels more like a push than a snap.
View attachment 834060

The 9.3x57 is no slouch either. I load it lighter with 270gr Speers at around 2400. It's purely an up close hog safari rifle for me (I get to pretend it's 1926 & 80lb pigs are 8000lb elephant.........shuttup)
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Nice wood on those rifles. The Rem looks kinda funky with that shortened forend.

Mike

 

[nockhunter]

Here are some pics of mu "Husky".
9.3x57 w/270g Speer next to .308 w/180gSMK

Mike

 

[nockhunter]

IF you didn’t want to pursue a build with that stock I might be bothered to take it off your hands lol

I'll keep that in mind.

Mike