Steyr M95 bore diameter.

[Kyle M.]

I didn't see a Mannlicher or Austrian sub forum so I thought this would be a good place to put this, if I'm simply blind please feel free to move it. I've been curious about this ever since I picked up my Steyr M95 or I guess M95/30 technically and started researching them. Mine has a matching barrel/reciever but all other parts are mismatched. The 1917 dated barrel has the front sight base integral with the barrel so from what information I've found this was originally a carbine length barrel and not one of the cut down rifles which had a banded front sight pressed on when they switched over to the 95/30. Now heres the big ? I haven't got around to slugging the bore yet but from my readings the 8x50R used a .323" bullet yet the 8x56R uses a .329 bullet. So going by this information this barrel originally was intended for .323 bullets. Therefore if they simply rechambered these to 8x56R wouldn't that .006" increase in bullet diameter drastically increase pressure? Such as the issues stemming from firing .323 bullets in a .318 bore Gewehr 88? Or did they somehow go back in and rebore these barrels when they rechambered and rebuilt the guns?

Information

Warning: This is a relatively older thread This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.