Steyr M95 Ammo - Where the heck can you get it?

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Hello,

I recently purchased a Steyr M95.
I was lucky enough to acquire 100 rounds from the seller.
It is a great firearm and really packs a punch!
Does anybody know where I can acquire additional ammunition?
(calibre 8 x 56R)

Thanks, in advance for your assistance.

Buddman
 
Lee sells the dies and you have 100 pieces of once fired brass so I'd say you're good to go for now. I've read that 7.62x54R can be turned into 8x56R.
 
Is yours 8x56 or 8x50? 8x56 sometimes pops up at shows in small quantities, 8x50 is made of something called unobtainium.

Both are easily reloaded for. Lee makes dies, Grafs makes the brass.
 
Actually, I purchased the firearma nd ammunition from Epps.
So I know they do not have anymore in stock.
I will keep an eye open for gunshows in my area. I am relatively new at collecting and I do not think I am proficient enough to begin reloading spent shells.
I am surprised there is not a company specializing in the manufacture of rare and unique forearm calibres.

Thanks for your assistance.
 
Is your ammo factory or surplus? I ask because surplus ammo is often berdan primed and does not use the standard boxer primers that are used for most other modern cartridges. I hear that bcredneck.com can source good quality brass for most oddball calibers, and also check with board sponsor Canada Ammo.
 
Hornady ran a batch of this ammo along with 6.5 Carcano.6.5 Jap and 6.5x45MS.The Hungarian military ammo was all made in Austria and Nazi marked..Italy made some for the North African theater..............I think 7.62X54R brass can be altered to work?Harold
 
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SeamusMac said:
Lee sells the dies and you have 100 pieces of once fired brass so I'd say you're good to go for now. I've read that 7.62x54R can be turned into 8x56R.
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ammo can be made of readely available 45-70 brass, same base rim to be turned down to.553 and trim to1.980 inches klondike Bob
 
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Graf makes brass and some places like Del Selins' carry it.

Del is a dealer on this board.

The biggest problem you're going to have is finding .329 bullets.

bearhunter
 
Keep in mind that the original stuff is CORROSIVE primed. If you don't clean the rifle the same day you shoot it, you may be in for a nasty surprise.
www.buffaloarms.com has reformed brass made from .348 Win. I suggest you buy the dies, and brass and reload.
 
Also many people just put a surplus .303 barrel on and problem solved................................Harold {Or you could get a custom bullet mold} .318 Westly Richards bullets are .330"
 
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Grafs makes brass.
Hornady makes jacketed bullets.
Lee sells a bullet mold.
Lee sells dies.

All inexpensive. Ammo is not available, reloading makes it easy though.
 
I was lucky to find 5 clips (including the cartridges) at the Longueuil Gun Show. I ordered the brass (200 - brand new) from Graf and Sons. I did it through D.J. Friesen because I didn't want too take a chance by ordering directly from the US.

In 2004, it was $58 per 100, taxes and shipping included. They are stamped Graf - 8x56R .

There is no problem using the rifle without a clip as long as your life doesn't depend on it, of course :)

One last thing that may be of some use if you reload : I didn't have any problem with the surplus ammo but I noticed a blow on my forehead when I started using my own reloads. I assumed they were too strong and I tried a reduced H4895 load which made things worse. It took me some head-scratching followed by a dose of adequate reading to understand that the hole at the top of the breech doesn't need a split case or an excessive load to play its role. If the charge is too weak for the case to expand in the chamber, the gases will go the same way.

I had a Stutzen M95 at the time and I got rid of it because it kicked way too much for its accuracy. I replaced it with a full size M95 with a 29" barrel and I am very very glad I switched.

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Buddman said:
Actually, I purchased the firearma nd ammunition from Epps.
So I know they do not have anymore in stock.
I will keep an eye open for gunshows in my area. I am relatively new at collecting and I do not think I am proficient enough to begin reloading spent shells.
I am surprised there is not a company specializing in the manufacture of rare and unique forearm calibres.

Thanks for your assistance.
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Forearm rounds are quite hard to find as a rule...
Firearm ammunition is always out there somewhere...

Sorry, had to :D
 
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