Found a nice early production Steyr SSG 69 P1.

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Well.... when it rains it pours. In addition to up-grading some optics on my TRG's I also ended up picking up this nice 1977 production steyr SSG 69 P1.

I have wanted one of these Steyr's since I was a kid and finally the opportunity presented itself. Timing wasn't the greatest but sometimes you have to take it as it comes. That aside I am so happy with my newest aquisition! I'm especially pleased that included is a period correct Kahles ZF-69 6x42 optic and Steyr de-tachable mounts. The rifle also features an early style rear sight block with folding leaf, slightly different front sight hood than recent production versions and a double set trigger.

Overall the rifle is in excellent condition with the scope showing a little wear on its body. Image quality of the scope came as a bit of a pleasent surprise as it is exceptionally clear and crisp in resolution.

Cant wait to get it out this weekend to confirm "zero" then see how the BDC aligns with my 168gr. SMK handloads.

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Those are shooter, it is more accurate than my Scout Steyr 308 and my Scout is sub moa, great rifle... JP.
 
Thanks for the compliments :) Just finished loading up some 168gr. Matchkings, hoping to put some rds. through it tommorow.
 
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No, it's a bad deal !

Old technology, stocks not stiff enough, filmsy trigger guard/mag wells and magazines, too much plastic, barrels too long and rather skinny but it looks like that those Steyr Mannlicher SSG 69 rifles can shoot "quite well", after all ...

All of this to say that they are still the light weight precision factory rifles to beat, after more than forty years of production.

The "Mean Green Gun" as Barrett Tillman so aptly put it. Nothing compares.

Congratulations !
 
Thanks, IIRC you have one( more?) of these also?

The general consensus is that the BDC is set up for 168's at 2650'ish although I have also read that it is for 147gr. Ball. Thoughts?
 
Hey Macroman, I see it arrived in the mail! And I see that you wisely decided to ditch that hideous camo sling that it had in the pics on Gunnar's website!

Like you, I view these rifles as treasures to be enjoyed, but also to be kept in their classic form as much as possible.

I told you I was going to post some pics of slings. In the Austrian Army, the sharpshooters used the sling from an Stg58 (FAL). The closest thing that I have found to what you see in the army photos is the G3 slings from Numrich. The sling on the top rifle is the "used" G3 sling. You take the HK snap hook off the front and loop that around the front sling swivel, and then it just buttons up. The second rifle down in my pics shows the "new" G3 sling from Numrich. I think the used one looks better in some ways.

What year did you say yours was? '77? That is sooooo early. Is it "import marked" anywhere on the barrel? In our correspondence we noted that yours has a different type of rear sight, with a bigger base and a folding leaf, same as seen in some of the army photos. It does have the double set triggers though, which is nice for some kinds of shooting, but I have never seen that in a military photo. I take it there is no "Anschutz" rail under the forestock. They didn't start doing that until the late 80's. Yours is the oldschool military way! Very nice.

As you can see, I'm still working on getting all my "green machines" into shooting form.

1989 produced Steyr SSG69. Shown with 34mm Recknagel rings and G3 sling. Need to decide what I am going to do with this one in terms of scope.
1981 produced Steyr SSG69. Shown with near mint ZF69 scope and G3 sling. Still waiting on 26mm QD rings to complete this project.
Complete bone-stock 2004 produced Steyr SSG69 with factory ZFM package, including green canvas sling.
And, had to throw in my "beast" green rifle. Accuracy International Arctic Warfare in .308 with S&B PMII 4-16x50 and Badger Ordnance tri-rail. I have plans for this one too. I probably going to return it to the "classic" AW form, 26" barrel with muzzle break, etc. Shoots awesome as is, but I always have "plans"....
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Amazing "green rifle" collection Ghostie! Yes, it arrived and Its everything I hoped for.
I appreciate your input during our correspondence! I agree that it needs a vintage sling to complete the retro-military theme. It came with some old school rubber scope caps that really add a vintage appeal.

Leaving right now to go shoot it. :)
 
RemingtonXCRCT said:
Nice rifles ghostie, I am jealous of your schmidt and your folder.
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You have some nice stuff there yourself! We seem to have similar tastes. I love a classic military look.

Let's see here:
Remington 700 with a 20" barrel?
Another Rem 700, longer barrel, decked out in snow camo?
AI Arctic Warfare. Looks like a pretty early one? 26" barrel with muzzle break. I see you have the handstop too. AI mag sitting below it.
Black Steyr SSG69 PII. Is that some kind of night vision thing sitting there just below the barrel?
M14/M1A/M305 can't really tell, but the scope and mounts look like they are pretty "correct" to some kind of Vietnam era rig.

Did I get at all close on any of the details?
 
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reports I heard also talked about magazine/magazine latching issues :-(
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There are a couple of things that you can't do with a Steyr SSG69, which lead to problems.

Firstly, don't use Wipe-Out foaming bore cleaner, unless you take the barreled action off the stock. Same with any kind of solvent.

The reason for this is, the foam/solvent drips into an opening in the stock just forward of where the magazine inserts, and it sort melts/weakens the plastic magwell.

It can also get sticky there if you have F'd up the magwell with solvents or wipe-out, and the mags can sort of stick and bind to the mag well.

I learned all this first hand, sadly, when I first got the 1989 produced rifle in my pics. I replaced the magwell (see Phil O'Dell) and that fixed the problem entirely. Just clean the bore with a brush and some gun oil. If you really need to use solvents, remove the barrelled action from the stock.

It is the solvent thing which causes the magwells to crack. Some people think it is over tightening the front screw, but it really has nothing to do with that. The magwell are actually quite strong... providing you haven't chemically destabilized them (or whatever it is that happens) with solvents. The newer magwells are also stronger than the old ones. The newer ones are sort of "matte" and the old ones are more "shiney".

The mags and the magwell get a bit of a bad rap, but they are more than strong enough if you clean the rifle properly (see above).

If they were designing the rifle later (than 1969)... they probably would go with a metal magwell and metal mags (among a lot of other things... picatinny rails, etc.), but these rifles are from an era where they were doing things differently. It's not like an Arctic Warfare where people take videos bouncing it off the ground from 3 feet up and it not even changing the zero. The Steyrs are not built for abuse like that, but they are an absolutely awesome rifle for what they are, and one of the all time classics in this "genre"

Btw - somebody in Europe actually makes a metal magwell for the SSG69, and I think it converts it to use AI mags, or something like that. That is sort of bastardizing a classic rifle in my view, but some people (police agencies, etc.) might like that if there are a lot of people handling and cleaning - and messing with - the rifles. The SSG69 really requires that you clean it a certain way, and if you do that it will continue to work perfectly for the life of the rifle. Metal is just a little more "idiot proof", and then you can use all the solvents and corrosive stuff you want.

Since I figured all this out, I have never had a problem with a magwell cracking, or any sticking and binding.
 
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Nice SaKO TRG, From this Angle look like a 338lapua, another very nice choice and Good taste, SAKO TRG will give you best bang for the buck, and also when it time to get rid of it, you will get most of your money back, 2 year ago, I was looking at getting a Styer SSG69 with Crack stock, but stock like that from styer they don't make them anymore, to make the story short.
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