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Offline Reverend Recoil

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9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« on: June 30, 2009, 04:52:58 AM »
Does anyone make 9.3x74R barrels for the H&R Handi Rifle?
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 05:02:46 AM »
Any good gunsmith can, just depends on how deep your pockets are, a stub will cost $300+ the cost of donor stub(see FAQs) and blank, or an existing barrel can be rebored and rechambered for about the same money, use the search for custom barrel.  ;)

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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2009, 09:26:54 AM »
I like Handi rifles, but you can probably buy a Ruger No. 1 factory chambered for that round for what it would cost you to build a handi. They are nice handling rifles, and the one I shot was pretty accurate.
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2009, 01:20:22 AM »
I would be interested in a Ruger 1 in 9.3x74r for the price of a building a 9.3x74r handi.   I dont see any below $900 to my door. I have a 38x74r in the works right now.
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2009, 07:15:03 AM »
You might be right about that, I guess the one I was thinking of was a used one that I saw for around $600. New ones do go for $850, or so around here discounted at the larger gun stores.
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2009, 04:06:50 PM »
look up .35 whelen and 9.3x74r case drawings. i'm thinking a handi whelen barrel - or .30-'06 barrel - could be re-chambered/rebored for that dandy rimmed euro round. that'd be lots cheaper than stubbing ...
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2009, 04:33:44 PM »
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2009, 11:33:20 AM »
and simpler.
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2009, 12:19:58 PM »
Wayne doesn't do .366 rebores though
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2009, 12:22:07 PM »
If he did, I'da had one long ago, it was discussed when I had my 405 Win made.  :-\

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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2009, 04:57:32 PM »
  This guy had done a bunch of EXCELENT rebore work for me!  http://www.redmansrifling.com/

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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #11 on: July 03, 2009, 03:56:14 AM »
You could find a 38-55 barrel and have it rechambered to 38-72Win or if you want to go whole hog, then someone somewhere was talking about a 38-90Win and that the eruopeans made their 9.3 x 74R from that case.   The 9.3 x 74R opened to take the .375" bullet would be right up there with the 375 H&H, I would think, but might be more than the Handi could stand for long.  In the 38-72Win, you can take a 280gr bullet to 2400fps, in the Handi ;D
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #12 on: July 03, 2009, 04:19:52 AM »
isn't there a rimmed version of the h&h for double guns? boy, it'd be easier to find a variety of bullets, too, in .375.
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #13 on: July 03, 2009, 05:26:29 AM »
Neat working cartridge for sure.  A friend of mine (whose "allowance" is several decimals larger than mine) had a beautiful side by side 9.3X74R on a show table several months ago.  I think it was a Merkle (sp?).  I also ran across a really nice Husqvarna '98 chambered for 9.3X57 several years ago. Another neat cartridge.  I pondered the 9.3X62 when I was daydreaming about what to do with a mix and match VZ24, but ultimately turned it over to a smith friend who had a new .35 Whelen barrel.  (Still haven't gotten that project back from the shop).

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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #14 on: July 03, 2009, 05:42:56 AM »
Tim,


   Do I understand that you have a handirifle in 405? NOW I AM JEALOUS! You must give me details? was this a rebored barrel and what did you use? what was the cost? and of course pictures ;D
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Re: 9.3x74R Handi Rifle
« Reply #15 on: July 03, 2009, 05:55:29 AM »
Here's where it started, it shoots the Hornady 300gr SP just shy of 2500fps.

Tim

  http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,65816.msg399491.html#msg399491



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