My steyr M95s

Yeah for sure. It was just the kick in the pants I needed to finally commit to one of these puppies even though it may not get along with my red rifles.
 
Here's a couple pics of my new acquisition






Rifle's a touch beat up,well at least stock is. Gave the bore a good scrubbing and slugged it. From lands to lands exactly 8mm. Action is fairly smooth but I'm most impressed with the trigger on this rifle. Gotta order up some kit for her ASAP and get the old gal out to the range and shooting again.
 
what is the marking on the left hand side of the receiver? can i see a better pic of it?
i like the looks of it really nice tiger striping.

if you haven't already. take the bolt apart. all of mine had lots of cosmo in there. clean it and it should work better. there is vids on youtube on how to do it. its pretty easy.
 
I'm definitely satisfied with this rifle, well as far as looks go since I've yet to shoot it. Love the color of the stock and the tiger striping is a real bonus. The bolt is a tad greasy so like any new to me milsurp I'll have it apart for a good cleaning before range time.

Here's a closer pic


I would assume you were talking about the E-something-24 and not trying to form a new long gun registry ;) Maybe the 24 signifies the year it was converted? Would be cool to know the year of original manufacture.
 
jongun said:
I would assume you were talking about the E-something-24 and not trying to form a new long gun registry ;) Maybe the 24 signifies the year it was converted? Would be cool to know the year of original manufacture.
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If you look before the 'S' on the barrel as it looks like your crest is intact. That crest in between the 'S' and the receiver should have a date. I can't see it clearly here but it looks like a 17 which would be 1917.
 
Did you get .323 or .330 bore size when slugged as you mentioned 8mm? Just curious...........Harold
 
Was thinking to ask if the 17 represented year of original manufacture. Thanks Eaglelord and good eye. Can you tell me anything about the 24?

Harold she slugged at .329.
 
jongun said:
Was thinking to ask if the 17 represented year of original manufacture. Thanks Eaglelord and good eye. Can you tell me anything about the 24?

Harold she slugged at .329.
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I know nothing about the 24 but the 17 isn't exactly the year of manufacture. It actually symbolizes the year it was accepted into Austrian service (which was also likely the year of manufacture). It is the closest anyone can get to a accurate date on these rifles
 
The 8x56R cartridge was only developed in 1930 as a way to keep the old rifles in service. Austria and Hungary both had been hit very hard by the Great War, as had been Bulgaria, the only other general user of these rifles.

Austria adopted the cartridge in 1930, Hungary in 1931; it is likely that conversions began immediately.

Once the remaining rifles had been converted, Hungary adopted a new rifle in 1935, using the same 8x56R cartridge. This was the 35M, which was later produced for Germany in 8x57 and termed the Gew. 98/40 in German service, the 43M in Hungarian service. It was a standard 4-motion turnbolt Mannlicher-type rifle with 2-piece woodwork, the 8x57 rifles being redesigned to use Mauser chargers.

Bulgaria, the only other country having a national supply of the straight-pull Mannlichers, followed suit, converting their supply of M.1903 rifles.

Hope this helps.
 
Wow! There certainly is a whole lot of history behind these rifles. Thanks for the mini history lesson fellas. Happy I picked up this rifle and if funds allowed I'd be snapping up a couple more. Saw a nice "Budapest" for $250 at a gun show last year and am kinda kicking myself for not grabbing it. I fear a war may begin to break out in the gun cabinet.
 
The prices seem to be going up on them recently too. I have only one a 1917 Steyr long rifle in 8x56r. I only got it recently but I had been watching the prices on them for awhile (several years). It was something I always wanted to get and until I lucked into some surplus ammo for them I waited. As soon as I decided to buy one they started going up in price and getting snapped up quickly. Before where you couldn't sell them at 200$ (P&S had two a Steyr for 200$ and a Budapest for 300$ they both sat for over a year until they both got bought up sometime last November) now they are switching hands rapidly at that point.
 
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