Steyr M95s?

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I've kind of taken a bit of interest in the M95 lately. Doesn't seem like they come up on the EE very often? A quick google search showed a lot of pictures of rifles with absolutely stunning stocks and very interesting lines with a very unique type of appeal. Are there many available in Canada? What are they like to shoot? How rare are the ones with exceptional stocks in really good shape and what kind of price do they carry?

Thanks!
 
Tradeex had a bunch that they were selling over the course of a few years in the $225 range. Always meant to grab one but was always distracted by something else. I did pick up a handful of new ammo though. One day......one day.
 
I have owned one M95 carbine and one long rifle, and they were a delight to own and shoot. I posted a WTB ad when I first had an interest and got a great carbine for $150, and then a week later got another for a friend from the same individual for $130, The long rifle was a bit more but it was an incredible rifle for being 99 years old. A fun rifle to operate with the straight bolt and discharging clip.
 
I have three at the moment, a M95 police carbine in 8x56r which shoots dead on at 100m (the shooting at 100m part is critical for these rifles), a M95 Repetier-KarabinerStutzen captured by Italy in 8x50r, and a Bulgarian contract M95 still in the 8x50r. For shooting you will likely prefer to go with the 8x56r as you can still buy commercial ammo in that caliber (tends to be about 35$ a box of PPU stuff). Clips can be found for around 5$ (unless they have gone up recently) a piece. A big thing is if it is a shooter look for the ones with the Bulgarian front sight modification, post-war they put a longer blade sight on the front to bring the POA down to 100m or so (I had a long rifle where you had to aim at the ground under the target to hit dead on at 100m which didn't have the longer blade sight).

If you are reloading 8x50r is fairly easy to make, just need some 7.62x54r cases and cut a little off the top and neck it out to 8mm then fire form the case. The 8x56r uses .330 bullets well the 8x50r uses .323 bullets (standard Mauser bullets).

Generally these rifles tend to run somewhere in the range of 100-350$, 200-250$ being the common point for the majority. Another variant to look out for is the M95m in 8mm Mauser, as it is in a common caliber but they don't show up non-sporterized too often.

Overall I personally find them to be interesting rifles, dipping with history and they tend to wear it. Finding them in VG+ condition is fairly hard but personally I am not so interested in that side of things rather if they are neat rifles. They all have personality and unlike most service rifles have been bounced around nation to nation for 100 years.
 
I have one and it is in very good condition. A great action and fairly accurate. When I first got it, it didn't group worth a damn. It took a bit of experimental bedding to get it up to speed. I couldn't find any data on proper bedding but it all worked out. The rifle has a long slim barrel and I added shim material under the mid point of the barrel along with tightening the draws and support at the muzzle.
 
Those are beautiful and undervalued rifles. Over the time I was able to acquire several variations in original 8x50R. But mostly you see Bulgarian refurbs for sale. And they are great shooters, but finding specimens in original caliber with matching parts is kind of hard. Most ppl disregard them and treat like cheap rifle for obsolete round.
 
I've always meant to pick up a M-95 , they're a interesting old rifle . I have seen a few converted to 8X57 over the years . Does anyone know who did these conversions and if they worked well or not ? I thought that having a M-95 in a readily available cartridge would make for a fun rig . I'm just not sure about the safety of these conversions . No doubt someone on here can enlighten me .
 
anglia2 said:
I've always meant to pick up a M-95 , they're a interesting old rifle . I have seen a few converted to 8X57 over the years . Does anyone know who did these conversions and if they worked well or not ? I thought that having a M-95 in a readily available cartridge would make for a fun rig . I'm just not sure about the safety of these conversions . No doubt someone on here can enlighten me .
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It was done by Yugoslavia in the late 20s and 30s. I have never actually used them but I haven't heard of them not working or having safety issues so that is a good sign. The biggest thing is to ensure the 'clip' is still in the magazine. As part of the conversion to 8mm Mauser they closed off the hole in the bottom of the magazine and inserted a clip into the magazine that can only be removed when disassembled. The reason for the clip is to hold the 8mm Mauser ammo simply because otherwise there would be no way to hold it (8mm Mauser being rimless well 8x50r isn't).
 
Eaglelord17 said:
It was done by Yugoslavia in the late 20s and 30s. I have never actually used them but I haven't heard of them not working or having safety issues so that is a good sign. The biggest thing is to ensure the 'clip' is still in the magazine. As part of the conversion to 8mm Mauser they closed off the hole in the bottom of the magazine and inserted a clip into the magazine that can only be removed when disassembled. The reason for the clip is to hold the 8mm Mauser ammo simply because otherwise there would be no way to hold it (8mm Mauser being rimless well 8x50r isn't).
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Thanks , now I'll have to find one in 8X57 . It'll keep my K-31 company . Now I need a Ross to go with them
 
I have several 8x56R carbines, and two or three re-barreled to 8x57. They are neat. I also have one long rifle, supposed to be 8x56R, but I have never cleaned the storage grease off it.

With original surplus ammo, both calibers kick with authority. I actually hunted whitetail on the odd occasion with the first 8x57 i bought.
 
I have a mint m95 long rifke in 8x56. It like stiff loads of rl-7 with the privi .330 bullets. It kicks like a mule but is fairly accurate and a lot of fun to shoot.

Wish you lived closer Brandon as I'd lend it to ya with some ammo!
 
i got one 6 or more months back with 10 rounds of surplus ammo, but i forget what i paid. i'm setup to cast for it and have some trail boss loads done up but sadly i have yet to shoot it. need to join an outdoor range.

some cast boolit ####,
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the block of aluminum is a primitive sizing die before i got one from lee.
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I presently own four Mannlicher 1895s. The first two are Stutzens both are which were captured and re-issued by Italy during WW1 and afterwards and are in 8x50R. One is AOI marked on the stock, the other is not but has Italian inspector marks on the barrel, receiver, and stock.

The third is a Steyr long rifle in 8x50R that is unit marked to an Austrian infantry regiment and has a very interesting arsenal repair to the stock.

The fourth is a Steyr M95 long rifle in 8x56R with an very interesting swivel addition to the butt stock that I have yet to see on any other M95 long rifle.

All four are very well made and have seen their share of service, I truly wish they could talk. Three of them I picked up on CGN either through word of mouth or from an ad on the EE and the last one I got from Ellwood epps a couple years ago.
 
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