Rifles chambered for the 8 X 56R are stamped with a large ‘S’ on the top of the chamber, except that some, not all, Hungarians are stamped H instead. Cut down rifle barrels have the front sight on a barrel band, and the rear is usually the longer rifle sight. There are several barrel lengths available, from 11.5, 14. Most of the competitors had their rifles behind glass, not to be touched. You can notice carbon build-up around the piston. Rifles are much less common than carbines or stutzens since most of the rifles were cut down to stutzen length. Credits to Steyr Mannlicher for bringing a real, used rifle to the table. Base and rim were the same as the 8 X 50, so no change was needed in the bolt head or extractor. spitzer boat tail bullet at 2280 fps from the rifle length barrel. Steyr Mannlicher HS50 35.43 Inch.50 BMG - Single Shot Varsion The STEYR HS50 is a long range, high precision rifle, with an effective range of up to 1,640. Browse Steyr Mannlicher Rifles for sale from our community of shooting enthusiasts on the UK’s 1 gun marketplace. Hungary followed in 1931, calling the cartridge the M1931 and the rifle the 31M. In 1930 Austria re-chambered the rifles for a more powerful cartridge, the 8 X 56 M30. By 1918 when production ceased, Austria was pretty much on the ropes.Īfter the war, the small Austrian and Hungarian armies continued to use the M95. Mounted in a completely black plastic stock, that keeps the weight and overall £995 US1,342/1,160. With a 19' fluted and tapered barrel, which is threaded for a moderator. Most rifles seem to be dated 17, as production reached its zenith at that point in the war. An example of Steyr Mannlichers production of the Scout rifle conceived by Jeff Cooper. The Steyr Mannlicher STM 556 fires the 5,56x45mm NATO cartridge and feeds through. The military acceptance marks show the date of manufacture: they consist of the letters Wn for Wien (Vienna), the Austro-Hungarian double eagle and a two digit date or Bp for Budapest, the Hungarian crest and a date. The STM 556 is Steyr Mannlichers own take on thre AR-15, with one chief difference from which all others spawn: the short-stroke piston-driven, adjustable gas system is just the same as the one used in Steyrs own, highly successful AUG bull-pup rifle system. About 25%-35% of the total production was made at Budapest. In addition to Steyr firearms, they also import the Merkel line of shotguns and rifles, and some lines of clothing. For the Hungarian Army the rifle was produced by Budapest, marked BUDAPEST M 95 on the receiver. Steyr Arms USA (SAU) is the US arm of Steyr-Mannlicher in Austria. WE BUY GUNS NO COLLECTION TOO BIG OR SMALL. The rifle was produced by Steyr for the Austrian Army, marked STEYR M 95 on the receiver. This gun is in excellent condition and is covered by Durys Lifetime Warranty. An estimated 3,500,000 were made and large numbers have reached the US. The M1895 was the Austro-Hungarian main battle rifle during World War I, and for some time afterwards.