Shooting My Steyr M95 Carbine today

[Andy]

I was out shooting my M95 yesterday, Loaded up 7.62x54r cases resized to accept the .330 FMJ bullet. 42 gr IMR 3031. The rifle is in VG shape, bore was dark with well defined rifling. I focused on fire forming the brass and seeing how the rifle was performing (loading, firing extraction ejecting etc)..

Well I'm not too impressed with the forming of brass using 7.62x54r to make 8X56r. Now it would be fine for 8x50R, but in my opinion and experience there's just not enough brass to make a good re loadable 8x56r cartridge case. I fired 15rds fired, three were fire formed to the chamber dimensions, three formed but split, the rest never formed correctly. I was surprised with the powder load, they remained almost in the shape of the 7.62x54r cartridge case. Perhaps I need a faster powder??

Lots of blow back BTW as you can see the carbon on the 9 cases.

It's not a faster powder you need, it's higher pressure. I'd use the same powder, but work up to 45.0 grs.

As for the splitting, try annealing the upper half of the cartridge body after you size it, and then again after first firing.

 

[Dosing]

I was out shooting my M95 yesterday, Loaded up 7.62x54r cases resized

who's brass is it? Years ago I fired Sako, Norma and Lapua brass in a 56R and all worked well. Some of the yugo stuff over the years seemed to get to thin and prone to cracking. Splurge on some Lapua brass maybe.

 

[Pblatzz]

I think it's soviet made sporter SP ammo, boxer primed. seemed to be good. guess it's too hard...

 

[Pblatzz]

It's not a faster powder you need, it's higher pressure. I'd use the same powder, but work up to 45.0 grs.

As for the splitting, try annealing the upper half of the cartridge body after you size it, and then again after first firing.

I'll do that, I'll the shoulder and the neck.

Pete

 

[Pblatzz]

HARD part is the CLIPS. They are unobtainium, pure: hoard yours, as there will be no more.
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I bought some from a fellow in Bulgaria via ebay, He has a bunch auction no. 150687750314.

Numrich has them, $5.15 ea, so get a batch order up to justify the costs, They charge $25 for paperwork to Canada and delivery.
so your looking at $7- 8 ea after

Pete

 

[smaly]

Some years ago I had a well worn M95 rifle and it fired the WWII 8 x 56R ammo quite well. Fot what it is worth, those rifles WERE replaced because of hard extractions after WWI. The Hungarians had large numbers of the M95's, and they were replaced by turning bolt Mannlicher rifles for all of their front line troops. If the M95's were really good, they simply would have been rebarrelled like the ones used by the Bulgarians. Perhaps the 8 x 56R cartridge worked better then the 8 x 50R, but the M95's were not deemed suitable for combat. The M95's were brought out for rear units, and late in WWII, for the fighting units also due to a shortage of turning bolt rifles.

 

[MiG25]

I bought some from a fellow in Bulgaria via ebay, He has a bunch auction no. 150687750314.

Numrich has them, $5.15 ea, so get a batch order up to justify the costs, They charge $25 for paperwork to Canada and delivery.
so your looking at $7- 8 ea after

Pete

for $8 each, how many do you want?

 

[Pblatzz]

for $8 each, how many do you want?

I don't, just passing along the info. I sold 10 pcs last month for $5 ea.