Steyr modern bolt guns

[PORSCHE928S4]

Why is there not more people running Steyr bolt action rifles for a off the shelf rifle they are outstanding and not a cookie cutter rifle. Does anyone have opinions or experience with them ? I know there are not a ton of upgrades but from the latest purchase I don't see anything that needs to be changed . I hardly see any for sale kind of an anomaly on this sight and most reviews are from Euro forums enlighten me .

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[Knobgoblin]

Probably the same reason you see thousands of vortex scopes for every dozen Zeiss or Swarovski

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Probably the same reason you see thousands of vortex scopes for every dozen Zeiss or Swarovski

Funny I did put a Zeiss on both of my Steyr's how did you know ?

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Probably the same reason you see thousands of vortex scopes for every dozen Zeiss or Swarovski

Been on this site since 2013 ish and only came across one Swarovski for sale and it is riding on my Tikka 338 wm and is one fine scope !

 

[Knobgoblin]

Funny I did put a Zeiss on both of my Steyr's how did you know ?

You know what class is?
Class is having 2 silk shirts, both the same color. That's class.

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Dear Diary,

Today on NWFA someone discovered he was hanging out with poor people!

 

[Ducati_Meister]

Wasn't there a Jim Shockey model Steyr bolt rifle some time ago?

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Wasn't there a Jim Shockey model Steyr bolt rifle some time ago?

Is that the one that came with camo duct tape to hold the butt pad on?

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

Wasn't there a Jim Shockey model Steyr bolt rifle some time ago?

Dear Diary,

Today on NWFA someone discovered he was hanging out with poor people!

There is actual poor and there is thrifty I do believe most are thrifty or the wife has them by the short hairs !

 

[monkeybutler]

My recoolection is that replacing a Steyr barrel needs some giant special press that US gunsmiths don't have, you would have to send the rifle to Europe, and at that point you might as well buy another rifle. Or so ething like that. So that will be a disincentive for some.

 

[Nosferatu]

My recoolection is that replacing a Steyr barrel needs some giant special press that US gunsmiths don't have, you would have to send the rifle to Europe, and at that point you might as well buy another rifle. Or so ething like that. So that will be a disincentive for some.

A lot of the Steyr Scout guys that replace their barrels have the receiver threaded.

 

[Twodogs]

Had a Steyr pro hunter in .243 win that was a great shooter, but i'm left handed and wanted a left hand rifle, I'm still very tempted to buy a pro hunter HTB with a 16" barrel in .308 to run suppressed.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I have shot and enjoyed a Steyr "Small Bore Carbine " circa 1960.
This was a really neat full stocked , double set trigger , .22LR carbine.
It handled and shot beautifully.

Compared to my favorite firearms it is pretty modern...as for what most folks shoot...not so much....
I would love to have one.....but they are few and far between....and out of my budget in any case.
Andy

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I have shot and enjoyed a Steyr "Small Bore Carbine " circa 1960.
This was a really neat full stocked , double set trigger , .22LR carbine.
It handled and shot beautifully.

Compared to my favorite firearms it is pretty modern...as for what most folks shoot...not so much....
I would love to have one.....but they are few and far between....and out of my budget in any case.
Andy

I had mine adjusted so low all it took was a bump on the side needless to say I adjusted it !

 

[Andy54Hawken]

I had mine adjusted so low all it took was a bump on the side needless to say I adjusted it !

Occasionally the double set trigger on my Hawken Rifle gets like that after a display...
Folks just gotta see what that tiny screw does...
Andy

 

[DeanMk]

Sadly, I see the Styer Scout is no longer offered in the .376 Styer cartridge is was designed around.
That should've been a popular "world" rifle.

 

[p230]

My recollection is that replacing a Steyr barrel needs some giant special press that US gunsmiths don't have, you would have to send the rifle to Europe, and at that point you might as well buy another rifle. Or something like that. So that will be a disincentive for some.

I'm not sure. I sent my Prohunter rifles to ECCO in Colorado and he as able to dismount the barrels and thread them. Maybe he just has the tools. Unfortunately he doesn't have the tools to dismount the barrel off my HK SL8 but that's another project.

As far as Steyr rifles go 1) They are more expensive on average so you have to catch them on sale. Mags are expensive for them. Limited aftermarket support and last but probably most important Steyr really doesn't work hard at marketing. I have a 30.06 mountain rifle, a 6.5X55 prohunter and a .223 prohunter II that I just got on close out. The first two have been good to me but I haven't shot the .223 yet. Thankfully it came threaded from the factory although it was in a wacky thread pattern that kind of limited my brake options.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

My recoolection is that replacing a Steyr barrel needs some giant special press that US gunsmiths don't have, you would have to send the rifle to Europe, and at that point you might as well buy another rifle. Or so ething like that. So that will be a disincentive for some.

That would be to re barrel not just to have it threaded the Pro Hunters come threaded for suppressor/muzzle devices

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I'm not sure. I sent my Prohunter rifles to ECCO in Colorado and he as able to dismount the barrels and thread them. Maybe he just has the tools. Unfortunately he doesn't have the tools to dismount the barrel off my HK SL8 but that's another project.

As far as Steyr rifles go 1) They are more expensive on average so you have to catch them on sale. Mags are expensive for them. Limited aftermarket support and last but probably most important Steyr really doesn't work hard at marketing. I have a 30.06 mountain rifle, a 6.5X55 prohunter and a .223 prohunter II that I just got on close out. The first two have been good to me but I haven't shot the .223 yet. Thankfully it came threaded from the factory although it was in a wacky thread pattern that kind of limited my brake options.

I got a old model M and has been downhill since and now have a Pro hunter in 243 win in the safe and they do everything you could ask for ! The quality is spot on and the action and trigger are super nice now it is what I expect in a rifle .

 

[huntpotter]

Sadly, I see the Styer Scout is no longer offered in the .376 Styer cartridge is was designed around.
That should've been a popular "world" rifle.

I had a Steyr Pro Hunter in .376 Steyr in 2004.
It knocked a filling out of my tooth, from shooting from the bench. I would have probably kept it. At the time you could still get off the shelf ammo from a few places. But at the time being much younger and poorer, I traded it for something else shiny.