A little more info.
I measured the bore from the chambers cast the best I could after 2hr 6min.
Here are the 3 unmodified measurements:
.3555
.357
.350
The cerrosafe documentation says that measurements are +.0016 after 2 hours. I don't know if that mean's I need to add .0016 to the measurements or subtract it....
Goodness...they are sort of dancing around both cartridges. Don't take my word as gospel and wait for others more familiar with both cartridges than me but I think it is the 9.3 X 74R. Case length and shoulder dia. seem to indicate that and the thickness of the chamber at the rear of the barrel seems to me to be fairly heavy for the 9.3 X 72R Sauer and more in line with what the X74R cartridge would be. The length of the neck seems to favor the X74R also. How do the neck length dimensions compare? All the info you provided was great. Thank you for taking the time.
I'll get that neck length shortly, I can say it does look like it is longer than the snap cap though... I didn't even think to compare it to the loaded round duh!
Cartridges of the World cartridge illustrations
are life size. Put the chamber case near the picture.
9.3X74R is my bet.
L3n4rd, Come on over to the house and we will go to the range
and shoot up my factory ammo
Mike
I'll do a side by side comparison with cartridges of the world, I didn't realize they were 1:1. And that offer is a deal and a half! Next time I'm in Texas!
Does the word "SAFE" on the Greener safety strike anyone as odd. Could this rifle have been intended for the British market? Could it possibly be chambered for the 400/360 2 3/4"?
I know that the two cartridges are similar enough that 400/360 cases can be formed from 9.3X74R brass.
This is a cartridge once loaded by DWM, so it muct have had some following in Germany. http://www.cartridgecollector.net/400360-nitro-express-2-%C2%BE
Interesting thoughts! I'll try to compare the numbers tonight or tomorrow.
A bit more info, I have noticed that the gun appears to cock on closing the action. I just had to test the triggers with the snap caps, I couldn't resist!
Additionally based on the sounds and a few snippets I have read here and there, I think the left barrel fires first from the front trigger and the right barrel second from the back trigger. Is this typical of German doubles/drillings? Would this be typical of an 'export' rifle?
