steyr m95 ID

[lucky4075]

Hello,

This is my first post here and i have a question about my steyr m95.

I got it a couple of months ago from J and G sales and it is import marked and was sold as 8x56r. I have fired about 50 rounds of prvi 8x56r through it and it seemed to shoot fine. After doing some research I found that normally these have the big 's' or 'h' on the barrel to show that they are chambered for the 8x56r rather than the 8x50. I didn't know this before I shot it, and since the rifle didn't explode is that pretty much a nail in the coffin that its definitely 8x56r? Could a rifle chambered for the 8x50 shoot 8x56 without some kind of failure? Is my rifle just unique and mis marked from the conversion?

 

[nwilliams]

Welcome to the forum!

You can rest assured that the M95 you have is chambered in 8x56r the one's chambered in 8x50 are somewhat rare and shouldn't chamber the longer 8x56r cartridge.

Also J&G is a very reliable gun store, I lived up the street from them for almost ten years and went in there all the time. Good people and knowledgeable on what they sell, if they advertised it as being 8x56r I would trust them that it is.

Enjoy the rifle they are certainly fun to shoot!

 

[lucky4075]

thanks for the reply! I figured it was good to go since its a pretty good shooter. I've had real good luck with J and G as well, definitely a recommended online source.

 

[Ferrariranchero]

I also have a Steyr M95 Carbine. Mine has the short ladder. I got this one from a co worker of mine. All of the blueing is present (except for the crown of the muzzle). Mine has the serial code "6306U.".and all of the numbers match. I also have a letter designation of "K" in several places around the rifle. I'm assuming that stands for a certain factory. (Except for the stock.) I'm having a difficult time finding when my rifle was made. Will that "K" give me any clues?

 

[AethelstanAegen]

I also have a letter designation of "K" in several places around the rifle. I'm assuming that stands for a certain factory.

The K means that your M95 was manufactured in the Steyr factory (rather than the R mark for the Budapest factory). Dates are often marked on the barrels, usually with a Wn** (last two digits of year, for example a 1917 would be Wn17). This isn't always the case. If I recall correctly, the receivers were all made prior to 1918, but they kept assembling rifles from parts into 1920. I could be wrong about that. Give this website a look: http://www.hungariae.com/Mann95.htm It's about the best website for info on M95 rifles and other Austro-Hungarian firearms. It should help you figure out some of the history of your rifle from the various marks.

 

[hoghunting]

I have a M95 in 8x50R that a relative brought back from Austria during WWII and the 8x56R cartridge will not chamber, so you're using the correct ammo.

 

[Ferrariranchero]

I will take a look. Thank you!

 

[kBob]

Ummm if one just happens to let the bolt head snap back to the locked position while the bolt is out does anyone know how to get it back in the unlocked position and have it stay there long enough to get the gun back together.

Just out of curiosity you understand. Not my curiosity but that of a mere aquainence....surely.....

-kBob

 

[Ferrariranchero]

Yes I do, for I have disassembled mine a few times. Unless someone has already given you advice through private message, grab a shop rag and pull the bolt head back out clockwise and it wil lock and be restet.

Fr

 

[Ferrariranchero]

Thank you again for the info. I have in my possesion a jewelers loup and found the maufacture code "Wn 18" on the breech just forward of the Spitzer "S". Upon inspection of the fire control group, there are a couple of components with an "R". My reciever and barrel have matching numbers.