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The local gun shop has one for sale . I currently have a Steyr GB 9 but this is a totally diffrent gun and wanted to know if anyone had any experience with it. Any info would be appreciated.
Steyr M40
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i dont have a m40 but i have an m9...i must tell you i love mine but it is very hard to get any parts for the steyrs because of the import thing. its a good gun just make sure you shop because at my local gun shop they are going for bout 450 and a couple places online they go for 300....shop around and find a good price...the sights take a bit of getting used to but after a while it is very fast to sight in a target, only problem with the sights is that at about 50 ft the front sight is too large to accurately hit a small target....good functioning gun, reliable, and great craftsmanship.hope i helped a bit
good gun I have 4 of them 2 M9 and 2 M40. accurate.
limited accessories. parts are availible from steyrarms.com
steyrarms has 2 locations one in Georgia and the other in Mississippi. they have recently setup. parts availibility is better than 2 years ago. company had other people do import and warranty and had issues to top it off BMW kicked them out of a building and at that time Steyr in Austria was suffering some flooding.
www.steyrclub.com where steyr owners hang out.
$400 is good price on the newer MA1 series wouldnt go over $450. bluebook is some $550 for MA1 series original M is $600. liquidation occured when the 2 former importers quit could find M and S series for $300-$350 those days are coming to a end if you can find one under $375 it may be worth it. warranty service has been very accomidating some people with old M or S series which are out of warranty date getting replaced with new MA1 series.
original M and S series discontinued but MA1 uses same parts except polymer frame. new SA1 coming out soon. S series go closer to blue book than anything else $400-$500.
fully supported chambers. lower bore axis than pretty much any other gun. no metal pins through the polymer no pin punch to take the polymer/metal frame apart. replaceable frame rails. easy to clean.
disassembly guide with pictures
http://www.vbrpc.org/steyrguide/
it would be nice if they made GB magazines still. hard to find and expensive when found.
limited accessories. parts are availible from steyrarms.com
steyrarms has 2 locations one in Georgia and the other in Mississippi. they have recently setup. parts availibility is better than 2 years ago. company had other people do import and warranty and had issues to top it off BMW kicked them out of a building and at that time Steyr in Austria was suffering some flooding.
www.steyrclub.com where steyr owners hang out.
$400 is good price on the newer MA1 series wouldnt go over $450. bluebook is some $550 for MA1 series original M is $600. liquidation occured when the 2 former importers quit could find M and S series for $300-$350 those days are coming to a end if you can find one under $375 it may be worth it. warranty service has been very accomidating some people with old M or S series which are out of warranty date getting replaced with new MA1 series.
original M and S series discontinued but MA1 uses same parts except polymer frame. new SA1 coming out soon. S series go closer to blue book than anything else $400-$500.
fully supported chambers. lower bore axis than pretty much any other gun. no metal pins through the polymer no pin punch to take the polymer/metal frame apart. replaceable frame rails. easy to clean.
disassembly guide with pictures
http://www.vbrpc.org/steyrguide/
it would be nice if they made GB magazines still. hard to find and expensive when found.
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Thanx for the info. Ditto on the GB mags. When I bought my gun it came with 4 of them. But I never see them for sale.
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Just read today that Steyr/Mannlicher has sold the Iranians 800 (that is not a typo) of their HS50 sniper rifles. This is Steyr's version of the .50 cal. rifle.
The fear is that since Iran is a significant source of the materials used in construction of IEDs, that many of these rifles will end up in Iraq as well.
Truthfully, I wasn't contemplating purchase of any of their products, but they are on my official sh!]list and will never see any of my dollars.
The fear is that since Iran is a significant source of the materials used in construction of IEDs, that many of these rifles will end up in Iraq as well.
Truthfully, I wasn't contemplating purchase of any of their products, but they are on my official sh!]list and will never see any of my dollars.
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