Werndl's cooperation with engineer Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848-1904), who had patented an advanced repeating rifle in use by the Austro-Hungarian Army, made OEWG one of the largest weapon manufacturers in Europe. Waffenfabrik und Sägemühle in Oberletten" (Josef and Franz Werndl & Partners Weapons Factory and Sawmill in Oberletten), from which later emerged the "Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft" (OEWG, Austrian Arms-Manufacturing Company), a stock company (AG) since 1869, of which the Steyr Mannlicher firearm production was a part. On April 16, 1864, he founded the "Josef und Franz Werndl & Comp. After his father's death, 24-year-old Josef Werndl (1831-1889) took over his factory. In 1821, Leopold Werndl (1797-1855), a blacksmith in Steyr, began manufacturing iron parts for the productions of weapons. After the Thirty Years' War, thousands of muskets, pistols, and carbines were produced annually for the Habsburg Imperial Army. The privilege of iron and steel production, particularly for knives, was renewed by the Habsburg duke Albert of Austria in 1287. Steyr has been on the "iron road" to the nearby Erzberg mine since the days of the Styrian Otakar dukes and their Babenberg successors in the 12th and 13th century has been known as an industrial site for forging weapons. Originally part of Steyr-Daimler-Puch, it became independent when the conglomerate was broken in 1990. Steyr Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr, Austria. MULTIPLE LOADING SIMPLE REPEAT ( ORDINARY ) Take care.Rifle used in excellent condition coming fron private collection. I cant wait to get this rifle in and see what it will do. John, I am glad everything worked out with the Postal Service albeit a nightmare. I think you can also get a picatinney rail for it but I'm not sure because I never really researched it thoroughly.Įnjoy that Bad Boy! It should be impressively accurate. They make scope rings specifically for it in 1", 26mm, and 30mm. The 10 round mag will run you $200+ if you can find one. The trigger guards and mags are fairly fragile and do break easily. Just load to factory spec as far as C.O.A.L. The throat on SSG's is extremely long so don't try to get close to the lands. They are extremely accurate with Match ammo in 168gr. It was a PIII Match and was factory fitted in an HS Precision stock. The first looked a lot like yours except mine had a Brown Plastic stock. How goes it? I finally got my money back from the Post Office! So sorry about that whole mess!Īnyway, I've owned 2 Steyr Match SSG's. Originally Posted By: oneshot onekillHey O, I will let you know if they have an improved updated part for this problem area.
I am going to try to locate a replacement part for my rifle tomorrow. keep you eye on the trigger guard/magwell as you put some round through it. I would imagine that yours being nfired will shoot very well.
There is not much info out there about these rifles. I have not been able to confirm that the action/barrel is the same as their ssg69 model. Hopefully the new one is no longer made from plastic. I am considering a new macmillan stock or attempt bedding the action myself after I find a replacement trigger guard/magwell.
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They crack and you then do not have a consistent mounting platform for the action, thus making it difficult to group consistantly. The problem is the plastic bolt holes in plastic piece do not hold up.
The action bolts pass through the trigger guard/magwell, then through the stock and thread into the action. The trigger guard/magwell is a moulded one piece plastic. Barrel and chamber are in good condition. I have the same rifle and at the moment I am working through some problems.