Steyr M95- anybody got one?

[TexasBarak]

Big Five has these on sale for $79.95 (the one I looked at today was a carbine). I'm looking for an inexpensive knockabout rifle to keep in the truck (but still capable of taking out a wild pig), and this looks like it will fit the bill. Do any of you have one of these, or have experience with it? Does anyone know of a reasonable source of ammo?

Here's the wikipedia link concerning these rifles-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steyr-Mannlicher_M1895

[TexasBarak]

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.

[dynachrome]

8x56r cartridge with a big kick. I heard Privi Partisan is coming out with reasonably priced ammo ($15/box). You do need an enbloc clip to shoot it. Mine is fun.

Good info here

http://www.surplusrifle.com/steyrm95/index.asp

[skeeter]

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.

[El Sordo]

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.

[smokingfrog]

Steyr-Mannlicher m1895 Carbine

Unless you reload, you'd probably be better off gettng a M44.

[Lurker]

But the bolt does need a bit of english on it to get it open some times

You have a cosmoline issue most likely.

[Blood of Tyrants]

The cartridge is obsolete and nominally available.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.

[Lurker]

You might want to look at a Mosin Nagant. Ammo is a bit less pricey I think.

[TMSuchman]

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.

[Kartographer]

I was just thinking one of these a Saiga IZ-240 - 16” though more expensive would be a good knock about rifle.

http://www.centerfiresystems.com/sai-545.aspx

[scottteng]

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.

[WOBBLY BOB]

mine’s a POS.

couldn’t hit the Metrodome roof from the inside.

makes a fine war club ,though.

[atomic_dog]

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."

[45Auto]

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.

[dagogo redux]

Mosin Nagant vote here. A bit more expensive, but they burn much hotter with all that cosmoline.

[45Auto]

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

[golux]

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.

[MattinNJ]

HAHAHAHAAHA

[Fido969]

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.

[sjmjax]

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.