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It always seems that when I find a rifle on my list another rifle pops up that is in the list.
First it was the 338 Marlin.
Then when I went into the LGS to pick it up I was offered a Ruger.

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So I said I will take it. It is not left handed but will due till the left handed one arrives at Lipseys. Apparently Ruger is having a tough time meeting delivery dates.
Yup it is a 9.3X62
20” barrel
Stainless with a Laminated stock.
Over all I am pleased with this example of a working rifle.
Most likely the first thing I will kill with it will be an Armadillo. The up-armored possums are out.
Need to order a set of 30mm rings. Till then will shoot it with iron sights, once the ammo arrives.
 
coyote wacker said:
Nice looking Ruger !

Have the same problem as you do, had to switch to left hand due to my bad right eye. Sure wish gun makers would build more left hand bolt actions.
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Lipseys has the same rifles in left hand configuration in 9.3X62 and 35 Whelen on order with Ruger.
 
Bandera said:
It always seems that when I find a rifle on my list another rifle pops up that is in the list.
First it was the 338 Marlin.
Then when I went into the LGS to pick it up I was offered a Ruger.

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So I said I will take it. It is not left handed but will due till the left handed one arrives at Lipseys. Apparently Ruger is having a tough time meeting delivery dates.
Yup it is a 9.3X62
20” barrel
Stainless with a Laminated stock.
Over all I am pleased with this example of a working rifle.
Most likely the first thing I will kill with it will be an Armadillo. The up-armored possums are out.
Need to order a set of 30mm rings. Till then will shoot it with iron sights, once the ammo arrives.
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It looks great. And it will be a long time weapons. I like it when the lower part Picatiny integrated into the weapon frame
 
Miletic said:
It looks great. And it will be a long time weapons. I like it when the lower part Picatiny integrated into the weapon frame
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I like the stainless with grey laminate. Nice combo. And an excellent caliber.
 
coyote wacker said:
Nice looking Ruger !

Have the same problem as you do, had to switch to left hand due to my bad right eye. Sure wish gun makers would build more left hand bolt actions.
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the leftys are out their, you just have to be ready when one appears. my latest is a browning SS A-bolt in .280 with a 3-9x SS leupold scope bought at public auction for 825.00 usd
 

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One the guys at the LGS, walks up and asks what I have. I told him 9.3X62.
His response was why do want a weird caliber? Oh wait, you just picked up a 338 Marlin Express.
Yup I did. Unlike the 338 ME I can buy 9.2X62 ammo nearly any where, outside the US.
 
Congratulations I'm sure you'll love it. I got one early in the first round and I am loving it. About 3 weeks ago my dog and I filled my winter Montana mountain lion license with it.

Montana's black bear season opened yesterday and I hope to fill that tag fairly soon....
 
Bandera said:
One the guys at the LGS, walks up and asks what I have. I told him 9.3X62.
His response was why do want a weird caliber? Oh wait, you just picked up a 338 Marlin Express.
Yup I did. Unlike the 338 ME I can buy 9.2X62 ammo nearly any where, outside the US.
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If you need some 338 Marlin ammo, I think I have a case of Remington Corelokt in storage. Let me know and I can check.
 
Nice rifle. I too like the gray laminate stock.
 
I know there is a 35 Whelen in this model. I agree a 7x57 and 458 WM would be nice to see. A 458 with the D weight (tropical) barrel profile would be a nice set up.
 
Nice find. That will be a rifle for the long haul.
 
I bought one of those and added the Alaskan arms +2 extended floor plate, really like it so far! If Ruger made this same rifle in 458 winchester magnum and added a barrel band sling mount I would order one as fast as I could get my bank card out!
 
Bandera said:
One the guys at the LGS, walks up and asks what I have. I told him 9.3X62.
His response was why do want a weird caliber?
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That's so annoying to me. Weird rifles/calibers are exciting and interesting, I want a gun store or range or pawn shop employee to at least be enthusiastic when I buy or show up with something besides and AR or polymer pistol even if they don't know what it is or what it's for.

My first DG rifle was from a pretty small gun shop I'd never been to before. I had to wait until payday, when I went back a week later the employee who had showed it to me practically ran to pull it off the wall the moment I walked in. He didn't question why I wanted a rifle big enough for elephant when deer around here are maybe 150 lbs!
 
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