Pretty rare M95

[ChuckS]

Congrats on finding a rare rifle!
i just bought a full length Austrian M-95. Have not received it yet. It is supposed to be all matching numbered. I looked long and hard. The full length rifles are very difficult to find as most have been cut down. The carbines are, as you know, plentiful. Now I am looking for the correct sling and bayonet. The hunt for these guns and accessories is almost as much fun as the find!

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[Eaglelord17]

Congrats on finding a rare rifle!
i just bought a full length Austrian M-95. Have not received it yet. It is supposed to be all matching numbered. I looked long and hard. The full length rifles are very difficult to find as most have been cut down. The carbines are, as you know, plentiful. Now I am looking for the correct sling and bayonet. The hunt for these guns and accessories is almost as much fun as the find!

The thing about original M95s is that originally they didn't number the bolt as they were considered completely interchangeable (not many rifles have ever been able to claim that). For the Bulgarian Contract the Bulgarians insisted for the bolts to be numbered (stamped) with the serial number. Those rifles converted to 8x56r or have spent time in Bulgaria's hands also had there bolts numbered (usually by electro-penciling) as far as I understand it. I haven't gotten my hands on any original rifles from say Czechoslovakia and such to compare (and see if they numbered there bolts) but maybe one day I will find one.

Personally I feel these are undervalued and appreciated rifles, though probably a fair bit of that has to do with the fact most the 8x56r conversions require some serious under aiming to hit the target at 100m (one I had to aim at the bottom of the stand (i.e. the ground) to hit the target). They also tend to be fairly inaccurate rifles (from what I have seen) because of the thin barrels which heat up fast. Another thing that sucks, but isn't the rifles fault is the fact it is difficult to find good reference material, as from what I understand there is only one decent book on the rifle in English.

Have the bayonets gone up that much? When I was searching for a couple two years ago you could get them for 50$ easily.