Yugo M95M restoration project

Hi everyone,

Im searching for some info about those yugo M95m. Got myselft a sporterized one and now that i have it in my hand, it look way different than i tought it would do. Barrel is shorter than a rifle M95 but longer than a carbine. My first concern is what kind of stock pieces and handguard did they originally fitted on those? Carbine stock? Cutted rifle stock? Or did they manufactured new one?
Handguard look specific too because the vz24 sight prevent the use of M95 handguard.
Really looking for all the info and advice i can get

Thanks
Ced

Steyr M.95m I picked up

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Pictures, or it doesn't exist.

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Pictures, or it doesn't exist.

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I guess i doesnt then, im asking general info about the rifle model. I dont see why it would require picture of my rifle

Anyway the kind fellow up there answered pretty good to most of my concern.

They used the standard M95 stock it came with and cut it to length. So there are several varieties of stock.

As for the hand guard, that is more of a problem. You'll need to find a Mauser hand guard that fits over the rear sight and does not need a barrel ring to hold it on. I believe they snap on. You'll also have to most likely cut it and shape the end a bit to get it to the right size. The end cap will be hard to locate these days. The supply of them dried up and the prices are generally around $30 if you can find one. Most of the ones I've seen on ebay are coming from Europe. It's the standard end cap for the M95.

Pictures are helpful so we can see exactly what you have and what you need and if any further modifications were done to it. Check to ensure the internal clip is in place and the extractor is not broken. These two issues are the most troublesome with these rifles.

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Originally Posted by Aragorn243

They used the standard M95 stock it came with and cut it to length. So there are several varieties of stock.

As for the hand guard, that is more of a problem. You'll need to find a Mauser hand guard that fits over the rear sight and does not need a barrel ring to hold it on. I believe they snap on. You'll also have to most likely cut it and shape the end a bit to get it to the right size. The end cap will be hard to locate these days. The supply of them dried up and the prices are generally around $30 if you can find one. Most of the ones I've seen on ebay are coming from Europe. It's the standard end cap for the M95.

Pictures are helpful so we can see exactly what you have and what you need and if any further modifications were done to it. Check to ensure the internal clip is in place and the extractor is not broken. These two issues are the most troublesome with these rifles.

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It seems like i might not have chosen the easiest project lol. Internal clip is present, extractor looks fine and is functional. Rear sight is present so metal side i think its all fine. It sits in a sporterized stock all barrel band are missing.

Look like im in over my head did not tought they had changed the wood pieces so mutch was expecting to use some m95 carbine wood and thats it.

Ill post picture tomorow when i have some time to show but as i keep reading other thread about this subject. Im starting to think that for the cost, it might not be in the best shape to deserve to be restored. Metal got some surface rust, bluing is okay, bore is fair.

Ced

I'm pretty sure the carbine stock is too short.

It's not a bad project. Mine is a restored sporterized also. The weird thing about mine however is that 2 years before I bought it, I picked up an odd ball stock at a gun show for $5.00. I needed a sling swivel for an M95 and this looked like it had the right swivel. Took the swivel off and put the stock in the attic and forgot about it until the day I bought the M95M. Dug out the stock and it was a perfect fit. The middle band and the end band with the stacking rod took some time. But the middle band depends on which stock you have. I had the cavalry version so needed the extra side swivel. The hand guard took some experimenting but wasn't too hard. Mine was a real piece of junk when I bought it. Got it dirt cheap because of that.

Here is the thread on my restoration: https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=56758&page=1

Mauser stocks won't work on an M95M

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Mauser stocks won't work on an M95M

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My mistake sorry, I removed the post.

here are the picture, seems like this project is on the ice until i can find a suitable stock pieces.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../qBPHEla-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../yzEjNTV-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../I51dw6T-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../zt23pil-1.jpg

On the plus side, it looks good as it is and the condition doesn't look bad at all.

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On the plus side, it looks good as it is and the condition doesn't look bad at all.

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Looking good is about the only thing it does, stock bedding sucks the action move up in the wood. Had to shim it with paper pieces to get it to sit tight. Guess ill use it as spare part if i can't find a stock and run around one in full military configuration

Or if the one in full wood doesnt match and is in worse condition i could always throw this one in the stock instead

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Originally Posted by Ced1942

i can't find a stock and run around one in full military configuration

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Send this seller TAGMIL on eBay a message, I'll bet he has one https://www.ebay.com/str/tagmil

He is also on GunBroker. He's a little higher then most but he has always had the stuff I've needed when I've asked even though it's not listed on eBAY, nice person.

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Also, Liberty Tree Collectors has some Austrian Mannlicher M95 Carbine Stocks and handguards, don't know if those will work for you

https://www.libertytreecollectors.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=21

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Send this seller TAGMIL on eBay a message, I'll bet he has one https://www.ebay.com/str/tagmil

He is also on GunBroker. He's a little higher then most but he has always had the stuff I've needed when I've asked even though it's not listed on eBAY, nice person.

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Also, Liberty Tree Collectors has some Austrian Mannlicher M95 Carbine Stocks and handguards, don't know if those will work for you

https://www.libertytreecollectors.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=21

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Having more woodworking skill i could have worked something from a infantry rifle stock from a M95 but i lack those skill.

I did send a msg to your ebay fellow he did carry some nice stuff, still can't figure why when on ebay.ca (im canadian) i can't see any of his stuff for sale which explain why i never found this guy before. Lets hope he have one that would be really awesome

I acquired an M95M in a sporterized stock a few years ago. Numbers on all the metal matched. I was lucky to purchase a CORRECT stock from Numrich. Stock was used, of course, some blemishes and without any finish, which was fine. There was also a serial number where it should have been. Barrled action fit just fine. I used Yugo hand guard over the rear sight and I shortened and filed an M95 hand guard, shaping both hand guards so that they would meet underneath the lower band. If Numrich does not have those stocks (Call them to make sure. Give measurements of the stock you need), youl will have to find a rifle stock to cut down to fit. It may be challenging, but it can be fun. My project turned out better than I had anticipated.