Jsmaye, you still see the long rifles for sale here and there. Many of them were converted to carbines after WW I, so they are kind of scarce. They haven't been imported in any quantity for many years. Some of them were also converted to 7.92 x 57, when handed over as war reparations after WW I. This greatly simplifies your ammunition supply problem. By the way, the rifles are much more pleasent to shoot than the carbines. If you want one, check with some of the one of dealers like Empire Arms, also they show up on sites like Gun Broker occasionally. I've seen many of the 8x56R carbines that didn't have the "S" stamp. Even if yours is one of the odd ones that missed the conversion to 8 x 56, 8 x 50 can be formed from 7.62 x 54 Russian if I remember right. The 8 x 50 uses the more common .323 bullet diameter as opposed to the .326 of the 8 x 56. Back before ammo became available, I used to wish I had an 8 x 50, because .326 bullets were a bear to find. The Austrian models are pretty much identical to the Hungarian models. The Austo-Hungarian Empire was one country before WW I. The M95s were produced at both the Steyr and Budapest arsenals. Hope you enjoy your rifle.