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again a M 95 sporter in 8x56R with a Ziel $ from reichert/wien on suhl claw mount
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=2614530&PHPSESSID=a263ddc87f6cd0a14fb71a9c47ca413c
have send a PM about the magazin, how it works and if its allway use the M 95 clip

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he and his contemporaries were very quick to accept things like nitro powder, flashlights, cars. and I think they had also use mobil phones and red dot sight's, maybe silencer if available. not sure about night vision scope and black look alike assault rifles.

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That is an interesting comment.

I think many of us think of "professional" hunters in some sentimental way, using old "classic" equipment because it is "always better". This sort of applies to the white African professional and the culture of hunting that has grown there {doubles and whatnot}.

Throughout Europe hunters were pretty fast to gravitate to scopes and bolt rifles, actually, long before hunters in the USA. Even in my lifetime I remember the endless arguments about whether scopes were better or worse for deer hunting...arguments that have pretty much evaporated.

And in the USA, going to the old buffalo hunters, they used much "modern" equipment {for the day} and one little-known period of hunting history I am researching now that spanned some 40-50 years in the Western USA was the period of US Federal government large predator control operations.

Scopes and small-bore high velocity rifles were quickly adopted, with the Savage 99 in .22 HP, .250 Sav, and a bit later .220 Swift and .270 Winchester used by a number of those involved in that very difficult work. At a similar time period your Eastern and Central European hunters saw the advantages of these scoped bolt guns. Different quarry, but similar observations; the advantages of "small-bore" {compared to older black powder rounds}, scoped bolt rifles cannot be ignored.

These 95's, and the others of the similar era you've posted really highlight the diversity in makes and models of stocks, scopes and mounts especially. Absolutely fascinating!!!

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interesting story, would like to see the brass or a loaded round if you find one.
I suspect the cartridge work in the original clip???
when my mannlicher will be ready someday - I am still waiting for the die set from ch4d to make a chamber reamber for this - it will be the maximum for the M 95 action in my opinion

350 grains softpoint at 2000 feet per sec is not bad

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That's good speed with that weight, that's for sure. this one will do it as well, however a different bolt actioned rifle might be needed.

On the left is the 'new' .375x2"R w/300gr.Hornady with a 9.3x57 w/293gr.TUG on the right side. With the belt turned off the base is now .500" with the rim at .532". I used my .375 Styer seater die to seat the bullet. All the brass I found (about 100), was primed, but not loaded.
As to functioning in the mag. - I don't know - I didn't test them, although I had a 2 boxs of factory 8x56R with 4 clips - wonder why? Probably as usual when in load testing mode at the range, I single load. Broke the extractor before I got around to completing my tests- or going any further. It's unfortunate - good round. If I'd used the magazine, the extractor might not have broken -


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Lancaster, do you have any fact of 10,75x63 Mauser ? It sounds quite interesting when I found it from Cartridges of the World...

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Thank you Lancaster for posting the pics of the sporter with the express sights and the hex receiver ring. I haven't found much information on the M95s, does anyone have an opinion on whether mine is an original sporter or a conversion? If I remember correctly it has a proof mark or factory stamp on the underside of the hex receiver ring that made me think it was an original sporter, but I haven't seen another like it. It is in 8x50R.
I thought there was so little interest in these actions I almost considered putting QD rings and a scout scope on it if it could be done with little alteration. That's a very slick action on that little carbine.

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the stock looks to me like a sporterized carbine stock, also the barrel and rear sight are in the military style. the gunmaker filed the rear sight down before making an express sight from this. the hex receiver is unique to me. I have absolutly no clue about this.
the general idea of this post is to collect so many informations about M 95 sporter as possible. they were existing before 1914 but I dont know if the OEWG/Steyr made commercial hunting rifles or if it was done only from gunmaker in austria.
what I know about Steyr is that they did any business and sold also actions to everyone. if you compare the pics you will notice that most rifles are spoterized carbines. the years from 1919 up to 1960 are possible for any of this.


this is another unique austrian sporter, a Fruhwirth carbine in 11,15x36R - similar to 44/40 blackpowder loads










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the mannlicher sold for 581 euro what is the highest price I have seen for such a rifle

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That's also the nicest M95 sporter that I have seen. Concerning the double set trigger: the set trigger mechanism is readily available from Brownells at a reasonable price. Unfortunately, the kick-off lever (this replaces the trigger lever) is not available and must be fabricated. Does anyone have a photo of the kick-off by itself that I could use as a pattern?

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did you mean this unique rifle?

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No i didn't. It was a straight-pull action and looked much like this:

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I may just rob the sights off it for one of my Lee Speeds if it is not of much value, any one know much about this model, I don't know the caliber, but says Nitro Proof on the side ?

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I may just rob the sights off it for one of my Lee Speeds if it is not of much value, any one know much about this model, I don't know the caliber, but says Nitro Proof on the side ?

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noooo, you would not dare to do this?

from here I say its a Mannlicher 88 in 8x50R or .315 india and thats what this rifle was build for I suspect.

need the common clip for 8x50R

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Yeah, don't do that please!
You don't see very many sporters on the straight pull action (that is what it is, right?)
Give it a good scrub and see how it performs. Looks quite sleek to me and may be a joy to shoot.

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interesting pic showing an austrian sniper in the great war with a M 95 sporting rifle




anyone an idea what kind of scope this is?

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