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I recently picked up a Steyr Mannlicher M95 commercial sporting rifle. It is the straight pull carbine in 8x50R Austrian Mannlicher. It has three leaf express sights and double set triggers. I've found some information on the internet on the M95 military rifle, but they were mostly rechambered to the 8x56R. Is this a very common type of sporting rifle? Dies and some cases formed from the 7.62x54 Russian came with the rifle. I've not been able to find any factory cases. I handload a bit, but I've never formed cases from other cartridges. Would anyone know of any load data for this rifle? My Cartridges of the World book lists some loads safe in the M88 using IMR 3031 and mentions the M95 could handle a grain or two more. The previous owner gave me the loads he used with IMR 7828 and IMR 4831 which I'll give a try. It's a neat little carbine and I'd like to take it deer hunting. Any information or opinions of the gun or cartridge would be appreciated. Thank you. |