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Steyr M95- anybody got one?
Posted on 01/11/2011 1:29:46 PM PST by TexasBarak
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To: Fido969
and is pretty accurate offhand out to a hundred yards.I'm pretty good offhand with my Mosin at 200, and it's the carbine (M38). Not only is it a good shooter, but the entertainment value for the shockwave and fireball are up there, too.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:38:45 PM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
To: Fido969
Too funny. We posted practically the same response at about the same time!
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:44:21 PM PST
by
sjmjax
(Politicans are like bananas - they start out green, turn yellow, then rot.)
To: TexasBarak
For a good cheap gun I recommend the SKS. I think they are still cheap. I havn’t looked at prices for a few years.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:58:13 PM PST
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: TexasBarak
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:01:30 PM PST
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: 45Auto
The most important part of the Steyr M95 is Mannlicher enbloc clip. Without the clip, you will have a single shot rifle. The second item is fresh 8x56R ammunition at a reasonable price.
The same thing applies to the Mannlicher-Carcano M91 rifle from Italy in 6.5x52. Fresh ammo is about, but the Mannlicher clips in either brass or steel can be hard to find. In both cases, users of the M95 or M91 considered the enbloc clips to be expendable. The clip falls out of the rifle when the last round is fired.
The M91 Mosin-Nagant uses a 5-shot stripper clip that is used to reload the rifle and discarded. Caliber 7.62x54R is a very commonly available caliber; much moreso than 8x56R Steyr or 6.5x52 Carcano.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:04:49 PM PST
by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: Lurker
You might want to look at a Mosin Nagant. Ammo is a bit less pricey I think. That's actually what I went there looking for- they ran out at Christmas, told me they should have more in around mid-January.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:07:37 PM PST
by
TexasBarak
(I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
To: scottteng
I have shot one of those and they kick like a muleHah! Exactly what I said when I picked it up and they told me the size of the cartridge! And the carbine version I looked at is a fairly light weapon. Definitely made to be used by people wearing several layers of heavy wool clothing!
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:11:07 PM PST
by
TexasBarak
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To: 45Auto
Very good information! I was wondering if dies would be available. I’m not reloading yet, but I intend to start, and this looks like a fun rifle if I can make affordable ammo. Plus the ability to load it a little lighter and not get my shoulder dislocated...
How do you like that straight pull bolt action?
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:14:03 PM PST
by
TexasBarak
(I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
To: MasterGunner01
The clip falls out of the rifle when the last round is fired. Okay, that explains why I could see daylight when looking down into the magazine well. I thought that was kinda sloppy, especially for an Austrian made gun, but now I understand.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:17:52 PM PST
by
TexasBarak
(I canceled a subscription, and used the money to become a monthly donor instead!)
To: golux
WHAT?!
Enfields aint ugly? If you say so.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:23:20 PM PST
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mamelukesabre
“wonder why this one costs so much?”
Looks like one that was not re-chambered to 8x56r, still in the original 8x50 caliber. Thus, rarer. Probably still overpriced, since it is “Gunsmoker” auctions. haha.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:29:40 PM PST
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: El Sordo
I'm more of a Mosin-Nagant fan. I've gotten good accuracy out of them. Not to threadjack, but I'd like to talk to you about that. I've taken a lot of the creep out of my M91/30's trigger, and I floated the barrel. I'm not getting much better than 2 MOA at 100yds with S&B or Prvi Partisan. What are you getting, and what have you done to yours? I am geared up to reload 7.62x54R, but have only replaced bullets so far.
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posted on
01/11/2011 3:35:54 PM PST
by
backwoods-engineer
(The future? Imagine Cass Sunstein's boot stamping on Lincoln's beard, forever.)
To: TexasBarak
Nice gun but ammo is hard to find.
An SKS or Russian Mosin Nagant would be a better choice for a low cost gun.
Mosins are about $80 if you look around. Best value in a long time.
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posted on
01/11/2011 4:18:21 PM PST
by
rdcbn
To: dynachrome
Looks like one that was not re-chambered to 8x56r, still in the original 8x50 caliber. No, the "S" on the breech means it was rechambered. That gun was clearly rearsenaled.
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posted on
01/11/2011 6:34:26 PM PST
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
To: Fido969
Whoops. looked too quick and missed the “S”. you are correct.
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posted on
01/11/2011 6:40:29 PM PST
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: TexasBarak
“The clip falls out of the rifle when the last round is fired.”
Exactly right — think M1 Garand, a rifle ejects the clip and brass out the top — the M95 ejects the last round out the top and clip out the bottom. And, just like the M1, without a clip to hold the ammo the M95 Steyr can only function as a single-shot rifle.
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posted on
01/11/2011 8:04:46 PM PST
by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: TMSuchman
I would not recommend pistol round firing carbines to take pigs.
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posted on
01/11/2011 10:44:01 PM PST
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Be instrumental in the REVIVAL that will heal our land. ><BCC>)
To: mamelukesabre
[wonder why this one costs so much?]
Either the seller does not want to sell it, or more likely, the seller does not understand how something is worth what someone is willing to pay for it, no more, no less.
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posted on
01/11/2011 10:51:49 PM PST
by
Blue Collar Christian
(Be instrumental in the REVIVAL that will heal our land. ><BCC>)
To: Blue Collar Christian
I have seen air rifles take wild hogs. so if you place a round right you can take one. The size of that air rifle was .25. But you can use a larger one if you want.
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posted on
01/12/2011 4:24:48 AM PST
by
TMSuchman
(John 15;13 & Exodus 21:22-25)
To: MasterGunner01
You’re absolutely right on all points.
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posted on
01/12/2011 12:04:22 PM PST
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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