SSG 69

[ovenpaa]

Welcome to the forum AJL44, you obviously know this rifle, was it yours in the past? If it is the Steyr Match it will have the vertical pistol grip with a larger palm swell and I would certainly be interested if it is all original.

[Alpha1]

I have not seen the rifle but if it is as you described and the asking price is £450 then some body is going to get a bargain.

[dromia]

Welcome to Full-Bore UK AJL44.

Why don't you introduce yourself in the New Members forum?

[Dannywayoflife]

Just been and viewed the ssg at GT and it's been wrecked. Some idiot has b****** a rail on the top. Proper amateur job the trigger guard is cracked and the stock is worse for wear. The mags look worse for wear too. Real pitty. Gutted as I really like the ssg now. But I want one with the wood stock and there rare to say the least.;(

Utter excrement! If I were GT Shooting I'd be highly pee'd off at grossly untrue comments like this. Your post is an object lesson in doing one's own homework before believing anything on the internet.

The stock is not 'worse for wear'. There are no chips, cracks, dents or anything of that ilk. It actualy has quite a nice grain figuring to it.

The mags are fine. A couple of them need a clean but they work as they are supposed to. The third has had the proper type of plastic block installed which acts like a mag cut-off so the rifle can be used as a single shot. This mag has had a couple of metal pins installed where the plastic tabs have come adrift from the clear platstic back-plate, presumably because it has been taken apart to have the block installed. This is an easy fix with a new back-plate. The mags are actually quite rare as they are marked '7.62x51', and not the more common '.308 Win', as is the rifle.

Yes, there is a slight crack where the forward stock screw goes through the plastic in front of the trigger guard but that is not uncommon to the SSG-69.

The rail is factory original and is not some after-market rubbish which has been badly installed by a numpty kitchen-table gunsmith. The same is true of the fore-sight block. Anyone who knows these rifles will realise immediatly that it does not have the usual mounting rails for the Steyr rings machined into the receiver which should tell them something.

This rifle is actually the rare 'Match' model which was produced in limited numbers for military competitions. They came with a factory guarantee to shoot 10 shot groups of 2.75" at 300m (330yds).

I bet GT Shooting's phones go mental tomorrow morning. Be sure to point out what's been said about their stock!

You and I obviously have very very different ideas as to what constitutes a good condition then mate!

[AJL44]

Just been and viewed the ssg at GT and it's been wrecked. Some idiot has b****** a rail on the top. Proper amateur job the trigger guard is cracked and the stock is worse for wear. The mags look worse for wear too. Real pitty. Gutted as I really like the ssg now. But I want one with the wood stock and there rare to say the least.;(

Utter excrement! If I were GT Shooting I'd be highly pee'd off at grossly untrue comments like this. Your post is an object lesson in doing one's own homework before believing anything on the internet.

The stock is not 'worse for wear'. There are no chips, cracks, dents or anything of that ilk. It actualy has quite a nice grain figuring to it.

The mags are fine. A couple of them need a clean but they work as they are supposed to. The third has had the proper type of plastic block installed which acts like a mag cut-off so the rifle can be used as a single shot. This mag has had a couple of metal pins installed where the plastic tabs have come adrift from the clear platstic back-plate, presumably because it has been taken apart to have the block installed. This is an easy fix with a new back-plate. The mags are actually quite rare as they are marked '7.62x51', and not the more common '.308 Win', as is the rifle.

Yes, there is a slight crack where the forward stock screw goes through the plastic in front of the trigger guard but that is not uncommon to the SSG-69.

The rail is factory original and is not some after-market rubbish which has been badly installed by a numpty kitchen-table gunsmith. The same is true of the fore-sight block. Anyone who knows these rifles will realise immediatly that it does not have the usual mounting rails for the Steyr rings machined into the receiver which should tell them something.

This rifle is actually the rare 'Match' model which was produced in limited numbers for military competitions. They came with a factory guarantee to shoot 10 shot groups of 2.75" at 300m (330yds).

I bet GT Shooting's phones go mental tomorrow morning. Be sure to point out what's been said about their stock!

You and I obviously have very very different ideas as to what constitutes a good condition then mate!

Referring to something as having been 'wrecked' is a bit more than a difference of opinion. The word 'wrecked' refers to actual damage and there is none what-so-ever anywhere on the rifle save for the minor crack in the plastic in front of the trigger guard and the minor damage to one magazine. The stock is not in anyway 'worse for wear'. It is in excellent condition.

Saying that 'some idiot' has badly added a rail is not a difference of opinion about condition it's an outright untruth as it's a factory orginaly installation.

The rifle is exactly as it came out of the Steyr factory 40 years ago.

[Dannywayoflife]

Ok mate what ever I can't be bothered arguing with you.

[ovenpaa]

AJL44 an introduction would be good at this stage. This is the second of your posts strongly defending a rifle at a gun shop yet you have not actually explained your relationship with the gun shop or rifle, obviously you know the shop and the rifle which is good however I am not quite sure why you say "I bet GT Shooting's phones go mental tomorrow morning. Be sure to point out what's been said about their stock!"

The forum has a very strict rule about Gunshop bashing, basically it is not done and reading this thread there is no Gunshop bashing, just a new to shooting prospective customer saying the rifle did not come up to his expectations and I see no issues with that as it was his view. This is a Steyr Match at a very low price which must suggest something and having looked at the current GT stock list they are well priced but certainly not rock bottom priced so the GBP450 also suggests the rifle is in a well used condition.

[davemcc43]

I have an SSG69 that is stamped '1973' so to dispel a internet-truths about the plastic being cheap and rubbish it'll fail if you look at it an angry fashion my rifle is still all original.

I will agree that the plastic isn't the nicest in the world and I don't doubt it's not as strong as more modern product but there's no doubting the accuracy the rifle can achieve.

If you would like to replace the stock the McMillian one is very nice and as for bottom metal and mags these guys are coming to market with a potential solution: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIt-nk4TM8

Regards,

DAVE