This is one of two rifles that I picked up today to add to my "oldies" cabinet. This rifle is absolutely gorgeous. As best as I can tell it has never been issued or seen VERY limited use. The stock is shiny with no scratches, dinks, or dents in it. The number stamped on the stock matches the serial numbers. All numbers match (barrel, receiver, bolt, and stock). The bluing shows no evidence of wear and is approximately 95% (I am not saying 100% cuz its old!) The butt plate is not even scratched! On the receiver is stamped "Budapest" and "M95". There is an "S" by the rear sight. I can't find a date anywhere. There is a stamp on the muzzle that says "M95 Austria 8x56R CAL ST ALB VT" The rifle is really in excellent shape. The thing that made me buy it was the bolt design. However, it appears upon closer examination that there is some sort of top loaded magazine box that I am missing. Anyone have any insight on this? Without whatever goes in there, I am stuck loading one round at a time into the chamber. Can anyone tell me anymore about this rifle. Also, I was told that surplus ammo of the 8x56R variety is dried up. Reloading can be done using specific brass or reforming 7.62x54R brass. This is supposed to be the cheaper route as the 8x56R brass is so expensive. I was told that after the monetary exchange! Any info appreciated. $119 was my cost.
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Steyr M-95 Carbine Straight-bolt 8x56R
- Thread starter BMiracle
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These are very neat little rifles, with their rotary locked straight pull bolt actions. Although re-seating the bolt back into the action can be a bit of a chore if the rotary head snaps unlocked as it is removed, it is fast and smooth cycling. The stamp on the barrel is the one added by the importer of the rifle, Century Arms International. Yours is probably a rearsenaled M-95/34, a cut down version of the full length M95 produced when the caliber was changed from 8x52R to 8x56R, rather than an original M95 Short Rifle. If it is an M-95/34 it should have a stacking hook on it which the original short rifle lacked.
The part you seem to be missing is the enbloc spring steel clip, which, in addition to holding the weapons cartridges outside of the rifle, becomes part of the feeding mechanism when inserted into the magazine, similar to the clip used in the M1 Garand. Upon ejecting the last cartridge, the clip falls through a cutout in the bottom of the magazine.
All ammunition I have seen has comes preloaded onto the clips. There is still some excellent Nazi produced 206grn FMJ 8x56R still floating around at reasonable prices and should be a good source of ammunition clips. Brass, while a bit short, can be formed from 7.62x54R using special dies. The problem for reloaders is the oversized 8mm bores of these rifles, measuring about .329 rather than the .323 of the typical 8x57mm bullets. There are jacketed .329 bullets available for the .318 Westly Richards but they are expensive. There has been talk of people trying cast or paper patching .323s up to full diameter, but I've yet to hear the results. Check out Mosin-Nagant.net as they have an entire forum devoted to this type of weapon and users have faced these problems in the past. Hope this answers some of your questions and good luck with your new rifle.
The part you seem to be missing is the enbloc spring steel clip, which, in addition to holding the weapons cartridges outside of the rifle, becomes part of the feeding mechanism when inserted into the magazine, similar to the clip used in the M1 Garand. Upon ejecting the last cartridge, the clip falls through a cutout in the bottom of the magazine.
All ammunition I have seen has comes preloaded onto the clips. There is still some excellent Nazi produced 206grn FMJ 8x56R still floating around at reasonable prices and should be a good source of ammunition clips. Brass, while a bit short, can be formed from 7.62x54R using special dies. The problem for reloaders is the oversized 8mm bores of these rifles, measuring about .329 rather than the .323 of the typical 8x57mm bullets. There are jacketed .329 bullets available for the .318 Westly Richards but they are expensive. There has been talk of people trying cast or paper patching .323s up to full diameter, but I've yet to hear the results. Check out Mosin-Nagant.net as they have an entire forum devoted to this type of weapon and users have faced these problems in the past. Hope this answers some of your questions and good luck with your new rifle.
My friends with Steyrs never seem to have any problems finding ammo - try Empire or post over at http://www.mosin-nagant.net/ (Tuco has a Mannlicher and Steyr bulletin board, as Cthulhu mentions) to find ammo.
BTW, the 95 carbines KICK! Enjoy!
BTW, the 95 carbines KICK! Enjoy!