OK, the local Big 5 has an ad for Steyer M95's for $79.99 (maybe Steyr?) Anyway, surplus Austrian infantry rifles, used from 1895 through WWII. Chambered in 8x56R. For $80, I'll probably bring one home if they have a decent one.
Just wondering if any of you mil-surp freaks have one, or know anything about them, and if the ammo's available. I know, check AIM. My next stop.
Heey Rondog I dont consider myself a milsurp freak or a gun nut like my neighbor seems to want to call anyone who hunts or has guns. But I do have 2 Steyr M95's and shoot the old Nazi ammo. What do you want to know?
Heey Rondog I dont consider myself a milsurp freak or a gun nut like my neighbor seems to want to call anyone who hunts or has guns. But I do have 2 Steyr M95's and shoot the old Nazi ammo. What do you want to know?
Oh, sale's over, I blew it off. I couldn't find a source for cheap ammo in large quantities, and there's no way I'd shoot Nazi stamped ammo. That stuff would have to go in the collection. If I can't find ammo for it like the Mosin ammo in the spam cans, I don't need the rifle that bad. I have enough guns to hide from the wife as it is. She wouldn't go for a wall-hanger either.
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I child-proofed my house, but they still keep getting in!
I ordered the rifle,brass, bullets, and dies the same day. Of course UPS lost the dies, so I am waiting for Midway to replace them. Supposed to be in tomorrow. Will get the powder and primers then, cook up a batch of reloads to test with various powder weights, and see what is to be seen maybe Monday. The hard part was finding bullets already sized to .329". Graf And Sons came through with some 205 grain Hornadys. Weird thing is you go to the Hornady website they don't list them. Specially made perhaps, or should i buy mass quantities because they are no longer made? Hmmmm.
Anyways I shot 100 rounds and they all hit paper. Since I was experimenting with several different loadings with difeerent powders and throw charges, I was not consistant. But I narrowed it down to one load and we'll see what happens next range trip. Also ordered 200 more bullets.
Let me know how that goes Gandog,
And also, after you get a decent load figured out, PM me if you don't mind sharing...
I have never reloaded, but would like to start, and figured that the gun I have with the least readily ammo would be a good starting point...
If it's nice tomorrow I am taking the M95 out for it's second range trip. I stripped out a whole buch of old copper using an Outers Foul Out III system, and want to see what if anything it did for the accuracy. Once again I'm using my standard Home Loads of a Horbady 3302B 205 grain JSP and 41.5 grains of Accurate 4350.
No, I was kind of disappointed that it didn't shoot a little better. I did pull a LOT of copper out. But, it still does not shoot badly.
Did see a lot of soot on the cartridges today. Only difference was it was warmer out and the copper thing. Looks like I may have to up the load .5 or 1.0 grain.
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Sure wish somebody'd import the converted M95's - the ones that were switched over to 7.92 with a floorplate. AND/OR the Dutch ones in 6.5!
The Dutch equipped the native troops in the Netherlands East Indian Army with M95s made by Hembrug in 6.5mm. After World War II, a bunch of them were converted to 7.7mm, aka .303 British, by the Indonesian government.
M95s in 8mm point well, and you can get the clips they need from The Old Western Scrounger for like $2.50 each. Ammo cost seems prohibitive, though. Pity; the ones I've seen would make real good brush guns for deer hunting.
Let me know how that goes Gandog,
And also, after you get a decent load figured out, PM me if you don't mind sharing...
I have never reloaded, but would like to start, and figured that the gun I have with the least readily ammo would be a good starting point...
