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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Steyr SSG69 project back in gear *PICS ADDED

Posted: 9/16/2016 6:21:26 PM EDT

Picked up an unfired Steyr SSG69 PII a while back. Didn't need another long barrel .308 precision rifle, but I couldn't pass on the price, which included 2 mags.

Decided to have it cut down to 16.5" and threaded for a Silencerco flash suppressor/can attachment. Use it as a truck/knockaround/suppressor host, and a demo rifle for my Guerilla Sniper courses. That's when my plan derailed......

Cutting an SSG69 down turned out to be a huge PITA. Because it's press-fit, the barrel can't be pulled for cutting/threading. The action is tapered at the rear, with a rear lug, which makes grabbing it in a chuck problematic. Not that it can't be done, but the amount of set up and work involved makes it cost prohibitive. Like 4-5hrs of work.

I've got a good buddy who is a Master Tool and Die Maker.....a real genius. He took the project on for a free dinnner and later regretted it. But, the barrel has been cut and threaded.

Got a factory Picatinny rail, a padded cheekpiece, and did some mods to the forend sling setup to enable me to left-side mount the sling. Turned out great.

It's at Dobbs Defense now. Dark OD green on barreled action/rail, Sniper gray on stock, black on bolt handle/shroud.

I've got a Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42mm F1 en route to sit atop her.

I'll post pics when I get her back from Frank at Dobbs Defense.

Posted: 9/16/2016 8:21:45 PM EDT

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Sounds cool. Looking forward to pics. Not sure if I've seen one of those in the wild or not.

Posted: 9/16/2016 9:15:46 PM EDT

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They've been around a long while. Hit the market in 1969, they ceased production last year.

They're retro-cool, always liked them. They're different; rear-locking lugs, rear-lugged action, press-fit barrel, rotary magazine, rotary hammer forged barrel with the spiral hammer marks left in the steel.

Posted: 9/19/2016 2:34:28 PM EDT

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I have always liked those SSG69's Shep. They have the forward set trigger, right?

Posted: 9/19/2016 2:51:41 PM EDT

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Some do, and any can be upgraded with the set trigger. Mine doesn't have it.

Posted: 9/25/2016 5:26:02 PM EDT

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Nightforce arrived!

Posted: 10/4/2016 4:42:32 AM EDT

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Cerakote is done. I'll pick up from Dobbs Defense this afternoon.

Posted: 10/4/2016 6:49:36 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/4/2016 10:59:42 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/4/2016 11:00:08 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/4/2016 11:00:37 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/5/2016 11:21:51 AM EDT

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Ok, I take my "You're a fag" comment back. That's pretty damn cool!

Posted: 10/5/2016 3:14:10 PM EDT

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No reason to be a homophobe........I can be a fag AND cool! LOL

Posted: 10/5/2016 3:50:12 PM EDT

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Wow, that's a nice looking rifle.

Posted: 10/5/2016 3:57:02 PM EDT

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dayummmmmmmmm!!!! Nice blaster cmshoot!!!!

Posted: 10/5/2016 6:14:01 PM EDT

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Hopefully she shoots as well as she looks.

Posted: 10/6/2016 12:33:48 AM EDT

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Handsome, and different. Just about half like you.

Posted: 10/6/2016 7:09:22 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/14/2016 8:30:52 AM EDT

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That is one goddamned sexy stick Shep!

Posted: 10/14/2016 8:32:32 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/14/2016 11:34:07 AM EDT

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Thanks y'all.......I think.

I'll be at the range this Saturday getting dope, with and without the can.

Posted: 10/15/2016 2:00:36 PM EDT

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Got to the range today. Shoots sub-MOA with SSA 175grn, which was the only load I tried in it. I have quite a supply of FGMM 175grn and M118LR, and both shoot better than the SSA in all my other rifles, but sub-MOA is more than good enough for what I'm gonna use this rifle for. I've got several cases of the SSA, picked it up a while back for $.80/round, so I'll use it for the Steyr.

Here's a group with the Silencerco Omega installed. Top round was fired, then an elevation adjustment made, then a 5-shot group.

Posted: 10/16/2016 6:29:32 PM EDT

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Very nice looking rifle. Not exactly what a mere mortal such as myself could call a "truck gun/beater rifle". Lol

Posted: 10/31/2016 1:34:53 PM EDT

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I'll run it out to at least 600yds this weekend.

Posted: 11/1/2016 9:15:22 AM EDT

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I'm working up a little DMR project rifle myself. Should be ready in the next week or so..

Posted: 11/1/2016 10:34:56 AM EDT

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Nice! Can't wait to see it.

I've started another myself. I picked up one of the AAC/Remington Model 7 .300Blk actions a few years ago. AAC was running a sale on the light contour threaded barrels last week so I grabbed one of those. I'm thinking of getting an XLR Chassis for it, and I've got a Nightforce 2.5-10x24mm at home that's never been out of the box.

Posted: 12/29/2016 10:39:36 PM EDT

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What ever happened to your MVP project? I can't find the thread and I'm curious how it ended up.

Posted: 12/29/2016 11:20:34 PM EDT

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It ended up very well........then I finished the Steyr and sold the Mossberg!

Posted: 12/30/2016 9:32:13 AM EDT

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What about the Hi Power project????

Posted: 12/30/2016 10:58:37 PM EDT

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It's a work in progress. Got 3 going on right now: BHP, S&W 457, Remington Model Seven .300Blk in an MDT folding chassis.

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