Probably old news SSG69 Discontinued
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Well the old Mannlicher Schoenauer up to the M72 were front lugged actions. The Steyr-Mannlicher production started with rear locking actions - at the time this was considered a cost cutting measure. And AFAIK the SBS action replaced "most" of the older rear lockers with a front locking lug action (scout etc) -- which has now apparently taken over the entire line. Unless there is some kind of "Classic" action kicking around that employs remaining NOS rear locking actions - but this is just speculation
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They would have had a hard time selling the AX line if they hadn't, same goes for axing the AE for the AT.
I still maintain the SSG69 is a very nice all around gun especially at its price point, sub moa means it's accurate enough. It's lighter than the new uber sniper setups, quite reliable and durable. I would say it would still be a relevant swat/police sniper for a less financially endowed county. I guess the steyr elite does a better job.
So do the new sbs setup use threaded barrel?
This is what I found:
I can see the manual for SSG08 on page 25 shows that bottom of the reciver with a hex screw and a special note:
BA_STEYR_SSG_08_eng_de.pdf
So I guess this is how it is. 2 bushing assembly, barrel is screwed into one of them the whole thing goes into the receiver and fixed with a bottom screw.
I can see the manual for SSG08 on page 25 shows that bottom of the reciver with a hex screw and a special note:
BA_STEYR_SSG_08_eng_de.pdf
So I guess this is how it is. 2 bushing assembly, barrel is screwed into one of them the whole thing goes into the receiver and fixed with a bottom screw.
I see the mod just moved this thread
from "Black and Green Rifles" to here "Precision Rifles" .... I would have thought that if any rifle qualified as "Black and Green" it would have to be the SSG69 which may have been one of the very first "Green Rifles" and soon became "Black" as well ... I had thought that was an appropriate place.... 
from "Black and Green Rifles" to here "Precision Rifles" .... I would have thought that if any rifle qualified as "Black and Green" it would have to be the SSG69 which may have been one of the very first "Green Rifles" and soon became "Black" as well ... I had thought that was an appropriate place.... Steyr is one of the few companies you see doing something like this (taking large orders) after a rifle was discontinued. Speaks volumes about their character and obligation to their customers.
There have been a few times I tried to order firearms when a manufacturer announced they were discontinuing a model and in actual fact production had already ended a while before it went public and there was no chance given to order.
I saw that the ssg was discontinued a while ago and highlighted as such in the latest Steyr price guide
Gentlemen, I happened to hold a new PII from the box and the bolt operation made me wonder:
First of all, it was very tight, it felt like it was grinding against receiver a bit.
Second, when you push the bolt all way forward it does not stay forward, there is some spring pressure (I could not even figure out where did it come from, it was on empty chamber, the main spring is cocked at that point) but the bolt comes back a .25 of an inch. As a result I could not close it just by pressing down, I had to keep pushing forward and rotate down. If the bolt is forward but not closed you can't just slam it down no matter how hard you do, I had to figure out that forward push. Felt kinda unnatural. I handled PI longtime ago, granted it was not new, but I don't remember this feeling back then.
Third, when you open it, there is a very strange double step - first if rotates up and clicks very strongly, but it is not fully open, you can't move the bolt back at that point, so you have to pull up AND A BIT back then it clicks another 5 degrees up and like a tenth of an inch back only then it is able to slide back.
Is that how it should be? Maybe it was because it was very new and tight, but these steps are very clear, I could see how it follows a cutout of the receiver so I assumed it should be this way. Just wondering.
First of all, it was very tight, it felt like it was grinding against receiver a bit.
Second, when you push the bolt all way forward it does not stay forward, there is some spring pressure (I could not even figure out where did it come from, it was on empty chamber, the main spring is cocked at that point) but the bolt comes back a .25 of an inch. As a result I could not close it just by pressing down, I had to keep pushing forward and rotate down. If the bolt is forward but not closed you can't just slam it down no matter how hard you do, I had to figure out that forward push. Felt kinda unnatural. I handled PI longtime ago, granted it was not new, but I don't remember this feeling back then.
Third, when you open it, there is a very strange double step - first if rotates up and clicks very strongly, but it is not fully open, you can't move the bolt back at that point, so you have to pull up AND A BIT back then it clicks another 5 degrees up and like a tenth of an inch back only then it is able to slide back.
Is that how it should be? Maybe it was because it was very new and tight, but these steps are very clear, I could see how it follows a cutout of the receiver so I assumed it should be this way. Just wondering.
All normal. You're over analyzing, it is what it is....
Despite what others have said, the SSG69 is not an overly smooth action to operate.
All normal. You're over analyzing, it is what it is....
Despite what others have said, the SSG69 is not an overly smooth action to operate.
Would you know where the backward pressure on a bolt comes from? When the bolt is all the way forward but not closed. I'm just curious now, it should be somewhere at the back, where the locking lugs are, but I could not figure out why or what pushed it back. When you push it forward you are obviously compressing some spring, but the firing spring is cocked already on bolt lift up and should be under tension until the sear drops. No?
Many #### on open bolts do not fully compress the firing spring with the opening of the bolt handle. Sometimes the last 20% (guessing at that value) is completed upon close. There is a small spring loaded plunger at the front of the bolt handle that must be compressed to initiate closing the bolt ( some of the back tension you are feeling). The remaining tension would be when the firing pin is engaged by the trigger sear as the bolt lugs cam into close/final position.
