New to me ZG47 9.3×62

Warren Knudsen

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So this popped up for sale here and after a quick discussion with a very knowledgeable gentleman I decided to purchase. Yet to shoot this but i am ver impressed by the quality.
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Beauty !
 
Hi Warren,

Congratulations!!!!! One of the nicieste ZG47 I have seen!!! The sights not originals and the stock seems to be touched. Much nicier than the original. And in 9,3x62...Great!!

Best!
@Clado Ferreira, yes you are correct, rebarrelled and the stock has been refinished and pad fitted.
It makes a nice older sister to the zkk602 in 416. I am very happy with it and the quality is very high, I have noticed you have done quite a bit of load development with the 9.3 and getting very good results with Re 15. I will have to look in to scorching some of that powder here in NZ.
Regards
 
So this popped up for sale here and after a quick discussion with a very knowledgeable gentleman I decided to purchase. Yet to shoot this but i am ver impressed by the quality.
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You have obviously overcome (or maybe you never had it) the problem I have with my ZG47's and BRNO 602's, which is the safety. I have never been able to get used to what for me is the backward motion required to release it. I have been told to think of it as the same motion I would use in cocking a hammer on a lever action, but my lever actions do not have hammers (Savage 99's and Winchester 88's). I had my ZKK 602 altered to a Winchester Model 70 type safety, but I confine hunting with my ZG47 to situations like hunting from a blind where I am unlikely to need a sudden shot.

Anyway, congratulations on your acquisition! I agree with the opinion of others I have read that the ZG47 is the most sophisticated development of the Mauser action.
 
@Clado Ferreira, yes you are correct, rebarrelled and the stock has been refinished and pad fitted.
It makes a nice older sister to the zkk602 in 416. I am very happy with it and the quality is very high, I have noticed you have done quite a bit of load development with the 9.3 and getting very good results with Re 15. I will have to look in to scorching some of that powder here in NZ.
Regards
@Warren Knudsen
A beautiful matched pair and both very elegant. The 9.3 will serve you well.
Bob
 
I think I have owned 8-9 ZG-47s.. but ALL in 30-06.
Just down to a single one now.


Never found one in my favorite calibers, 7x64 & 9,3x62
@Northman
Not trying to be rude but a barrel in your favourite caliber solves the problem and you could have had 3 of them.
Bob
 

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