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05-05-2020, 22:18 #11
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
DWM in Germany made rifles in 9.3x70 but after WW2 the company and caliber died out.
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06-05-2020, 07:43 #12
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
The only documented evidence I an able to find to support your statement / not "DWM in Germany made rifles in 9.3 x 70 caliber " is the 9.3 x 70 caliber made by Gunsmith from Berlin , Mr. Schiwy for Herman Goeirng , it seems that was the only rifle made in this caliber ..a once off made rifle... the other 9.3 x 70 rim rifles were the drillings rifles made by DWM , the rifles made in this caliber in later years after the wars was made by Harald Wulf /Wim Degol fro Belguim...if you would be so kind as to see if you can get hold of another owner of this caliber I really would be great-full..even a owner of a Drilling combination rifle in this caliber ..getting his contact details will be great...although it will be a rimmed version of this caliber ...
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10-05-2020, 15:17 #13
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
Gert
I think you have your history a bit mixed up
Herman Goering was the head of the LUFTWAFFE
He was a WWI flying ace
There is a connection to German South West Africa -- as well as to airships ( his father )
He did indeed create the Prussian Secret Police and later the Gestapo not sure Goering himself was involved in -- spearheading the killings of thousands of Jewish people
Joseph Goebbels was the information ( propaganda minster ) -- he was one of the few well educated Nazi's ( had a PhD Doctor of Phillology )
Heinrich Himmler was head of the SS
All in here -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo
Good luck with resurrecting ancient old cartridges ...
The 404 Jeffery and the 416 Rigby are still going strong ...
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10-05-2020, 21:41 #14
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
Brenneke, thank you for rectifying the part about Herman Goering...he was an avid hunter and Suhl Rifle company build him a gold plated double rifle as well..I saw some photos of this double rifle on an auction recently...yes, that part of the German History was a real dark side ...many people died in that war ...only to find out no-one is winning in a war , there are only loosing people..I would wager a Impala hunt on the fact that the 404 Jeffery is ahead on popularity and numbers of hunters buying the 404 Jeffery recently are growing...
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10-05-2020, 22:45 #15
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
The 404 Jeffery was a name I memorized from my youth and a time of devouring books, so many of the old hunting books from the 50ties/60ties mention the 404, usually preceded or followed with words of endearment regarding the rifle in this caliber.
The 404 is likely the only other rifle I will still be tempted to buy, but it will have to be a old gun.
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11-05-2020, 08:09 #16
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
The "problem" with having a rifle like this is ... that you then have to find SOMETHING to shoot using it !
How many Buffalo a year can you afford ?
I am sure you can shoot a Kudu / Eland / Wildebeest -- but -- where is the "fun" in that ?
The other "problem" is that the old guns are STILL expensive -- even the "poor-mans" versions
The new guns are built to a standard -- of the dream of the old African safari using the best H&H / Rigby / Jeffery / Purdey / Boss&Co rifles
Better start saving up -- anything up to R50,000.00 or more
Now someone will come along and tell us they bought an old one for R1,000.00 ....
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11-05-2020, 08:24 #17
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
Treeman, yes, since I read the books as a child about hunters , ivory hunters ...the 404 Jeffery stand out as the greatest rifle from those times..I just had to have one..fortunately I was able to get hold of one made in 1931..with a great history behind it...And here the someone is coming along to tell you I bought mine for a small amount of R10000..
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11-05-2020, 09:00 #18
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Re: 9.3 X 70 Mauser caliber hunting rifle build
Gert I'm looking at this, and apart from the obvious questions regarding dies and brass, I'm more wondering... What action are you going to use, given the base diameter of what I gather will be a 12mm base? Reuse a old action or new action? Secondly, are you doing it for historical purposes or for a certain energy requirement at target?
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11-05-2020, 12:25 #19
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11-05-2020, 12:32 #20
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