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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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Would I be getting a trotline weight? or something worth having?
I'm off for a bit of a nap- I'll check back in in a bit.
To: TexasBarak
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:34:16 PM PST
by
dynachrome
("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
To: TexasBarak
I say buy one.
It costs just a little more than a Duraflame firelog. If it doesn't work out you could burn it for heat.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:36:48 PM PST
by
skeeter
To: TexasBarak
I'm more of a Mosin-Nagant fan. I've gotten good accuracy out of them.
But the bolt does need a bit of english on it to get it open some times.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:38:00 PM PST
by
El Sordo
(The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.)
To: TexasBarak
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:38:54 PM PST
by
smokingfrog
(Do all the talking you want, but do what I tell you.)
To: El Sordo
But the bolt does need a bit of english on it to get it open some times You have a cosmoline issue most likely.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:39:31 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: TexasBarak
The cartridge is obsolete and nominally available. I would instead get a Mosin-Nagant M44 in the 7.62X54R caliber. You can find good examples for less than $100.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:43:22 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
To: TexasBarak
You might want to look at a Mosin Nagant. Ammo is a bit less pricey I think.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:44:11 PM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: TexasBarak
May I recommend the High Point rifles. Made in Ohio, uses pistol ammo [9mm,.40 & .45]
they use a “blowback” system of cycling and low cost to get & use. There are accesories you can purchas as well to “tweak” your rifle out to the way you want.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:49:18 PM PST
by
TMSuchman
(John 15;13 & Exodus 21:22-25)
To: TexasBarak
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:49:18 PM PST
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: TexasBarak
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=310287
Do not have one personally I would go with the Moisin Nagent commie rifle the ammo seems to be in plentiful supply and the price not much higher. I have shot one of those and they kick like a mule the Steyr is discussed in the thread from firing line above.
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posted on
01/11/2011 1:51:26 PM PST
by
scottteng
(Proud parent of a Life scout)
To: El Sordo
mine’s a POS.
couldn’t hit the Metrodome roof from the inside.
makes a fine war club ,though.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:02:05 PM PST
by
WOBBLY BOB
( "I don't want the majority if we don't stand for something"- Jim Demint)
To: El Sordo
But the bolt does need a bit of english on it to get it open some times. Here's how you can fix that "sticky bolt."
To: TexasBarak
Graf and Sons
Graf sells both brass and the required .329" bullets and the enbloc clips can be obtained from Buffalo Arms
Buffalo arms The one I bought from Big Five has a bit of a headspace problem as brass fired using load data from Lee
Lee (who sells reloading dies for the 8 x 56R Hungarian which is the round of the Steyr M85) comes out with some primer back-out. Still, for the money that rifle is a lot of fun.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:03:43 PM PST
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: Lurker
Mosin Nagant vote here. A bit more expensive, but they burn much hotter with all that cosmoline.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:10:06 PM PST
by
dagogo redux
(A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
To: TexasBarak
Sorry: "Steyr M85 should be "Steyr M95". Also, the rifle I have is not particularly accurate; the bolt needs some work since it is a real pain in the butt to reinstall it in the rifle. Here's some info on how to do it:
Steyr M95 Bolt
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:13:16 PM PST
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: TexasBarak
Life is too short to shoot ugly guns, and life is too short to have to “track” wild boar.
If you want a fine, but inexpensive bolt-action that will take a beating, go with a commonwealth-built Lee-Enfield SMLE carbine in .303.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:14:05 PM PST
by
golux
To: WOBBLY BOB
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:16:29 PM PST
by
MattinNJ
(Palin and/or Pence.)
To: TexasBarak
I have a couple, and I also have the M-95 full-length rifle, but only because I have studied the Austro-Hungarian WW1 infantry (my grandfather fought with them.)
The ammo is hard to come by (I reload) and it requires a clip to shoot, so it is inconvenient as just a “truck gun”.
You would be better off with a Mosin for that, ammo is plentiful and cheap (corrosive, though) it packs a wallop, and is pretty accurate offhand out to a hundred yards.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:27:28 PM PST
by
Fido969
("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
To: TexasBarak
I've got a couple. Interesting guns from a collector point of view.
Practically speaking, ammo can be hard to come by and the straight pull bolt takes a bit of effort to operate.
Like others have suggested, I think a Mosin-Nagant carbine a better choice all around. The model 44 even comes with a fold out "pig sticker" should it be needed.
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posted on
01/11/2011 2:37:50 PM PST
by
sjmjax
(Politicans are like bananas - they start out green, turn yellow, then rot.)
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