{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "steyr-m95",
    "name": "Steyr M95",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "steyr",
      "name": "Steyr Arms"
    },
    "category": "rifle",
    "action": "bolt-action",
    "calibers": [
      "8x56mmR",
      "8x50mmR Mannlicher"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Mannlicher M1895",
      "Steyr-Mannlicher M95",
      "Stutzen"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "M95 long rifle and M95/30 Stutzen carbine",
      "Bulgarian and Hungarian reissued M95s"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/steyr-m95.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/steyr-m95.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "This work order is written for the Steyr M95. It is reported to cover M95 long rifle and M95/30 Stutzen carbine; Bulgarian and Hungarian reissued M95s — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "not-recorded",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": null,
    "source": null
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Few parts, but the straight-pull bolt fights back. The bolt head snaps round under spring force as the bolt comes out, the head assembly holds a strong spring (flying-parts hazard), and the firing pin has to be indexed to the head on reassembly. Wear makes the head detent badly, which makes all of this harder.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 33,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "PARTIAL: action only. Gun Digest exploded drawing 'Steyr Model 1895 Straight-Pull Rifle', 33 keys: bolt (extractor, bolt head, firing pin and spring, spring retainer, bolt body, safety and screw, cock",
      "basis": "publication-diagram",
      "source": {
        "title": "The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings (975 isometric views) — Steyr 'Model 1895 Straight-Pull Rifle'",
        "publisher": "Gun Digest Books / Krause Publications (scan on archive.org)",
        "reliability": "secondary",
        "url": "https://archive.org/download/the-book-of-exploded-gun-drawings-975-isometric-views/The%20Book%20of%20Exploded%20Gun%20Drawings%20-%20975%20Isometric%20Views.pdf",
        "page": "book p. 893 (PDF page 894)",
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "Magazine Spring Screw"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "As the bolt leaves the receiver, the bolt head snaps back and rotates 90 degrees under spring pressure. A head that will not snap needs tapping, or a vise trick.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Steyr Mannlicher M95 Bolt Disassembly/Assembly",
          "publisher": "thinlineweapons.com (text revised by Manowar)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/Hungariae/M95bolt.htm",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "It should eventually slide out and expect the bolt head to snap backwards while rotating 90 deg. Keep fingers away."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The bolt-head assembly holds a strong spring that flies apart when its retainer is unscrewed.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Steyr Mannlicher M95 Bolt Disassembly/Assembly",
          "publisher": "thinlineweapons.com (text revised by Manowar)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/Hungariae/M95bolt.htm",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "WARNING - FLYING PARTS HAZARD! The spring inside this assembly is under a lot of tension. Hang on tight! Unscrew the retainer."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Two indexing steps on reassembly: the firing pin's flat must face the bolt-head notch, and the retainer's grooves must line up with the head shaft.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Steyr Mannlicher M95 Bolt Disassembly/Assembly",
          "publisher": "thinlineweapons.com (text revised by Manowar)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/Hungariae/M95bolt.htm",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Orient the flat side of the firing pin so it is facing the same direction as the notch in the bolt head."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "On worn rifles the bolt head will not detent in the unlocked position, which makes both disassembly and reassembly very hard.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Steyr M95 carbine (restoration project write-up)",
          "publisher": "Griffin & Howe",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://griffinhowe.com/?p=542045",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "The worn extractor and bolt head cause the bolt head to not detent properly in the unlocked position, making function, disassembly and reassembly very difficult."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 40,
      "rebuild": 60,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "Stock and bands, clip-latch/trigger group, straight-pull bolt detail strip (head, spring, cocking piece).",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Stock",
        "removes": [
          "barrel bands",
          "handguard",
          "trigger guard and magazine (clip latch)",
          "buttplate"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "bolt head assembly and spring",
          "cocking piece (unscrew)",
          "firing pin",
          "extractor",
          "retainer"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "soft-faced hammer"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "trigger and sear",
          "bolt release",
          "rear sight"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 3,
      "springs": 4,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted by name in the same legend (line items, action only). Pins: ejector pin, sear pin, follower pivot pin (firing pin not counted). Springs: firing pin spring, sear spring, clip latch spring, maga"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "soft-faced hammer",
        "usedFor": "Snapping a stuck bolt head"
      },
      {
        "tool": "padded vise",
        "usedFor": "Alternative bolt-head method"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Bolt-head retainer grooves aligned",
        "why": "The retainer is backed off until its grooves line up.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Steyr Mannlicher M95 Bolt Disassembly/Assembly",
          "publisher": "thinlineweapons.com (text revised by Manowar)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/Hungariae/M95bolt.htm",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Just unscrew it until the grooves line up."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Headspace / chambering (8x50R vs 8x56R)",
        "why": "Converted rifles vary.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Re-zero sights or scope",
        "why": "Sights and optics come off for coating, and point of impact must be re-confirmed. This is a standard check, so no source.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "Bore guide",
      "required": true,
      "usedFor": "Cleaning from the breech without wearing the throat or the crown. On a surplus rifle the crown is often the difference between accuracy and none."
    }
  ],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Press the en-bloc clip release at the front of the trigger guard and let the clip fall clear of the magazine.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "En-bloc clip and any remaining rounds"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Pull the bolt straight rearward to extract and eject any chambered round."
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Inspect the chamber and the magazine well with a light and physically confirm both are empty.",
          "warning": "The clip and the chamber are two separate checks."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Remove all live ammunition and clips from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip — Bolt Removal",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Pull the bolt straight rearward to its rearmost position."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Operate the bolt release and withdraw the bolt straight rearward out of the receiver.",
              "warning": "Do not attempt to rotate the bolt handle. This is a straight-pull.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Clean the bore from the breech using a bore guide, and clean the bolt face, lugs, and chamber.",
              "warning": "Always use a bore guide on a surplus rifle. Cleaning rod wear at the crown is a permanent accuracy loss and is very common on milsurp."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Stop here for routine maintenance. Bolt disassembly is a separate procedure and is not part of normal cleaning."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Bolt assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": null,
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Align the bolt with the receiver raceway."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Slide the bolt straight forward into the receiver until it passes the release."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Cycle the bolt several times to confirm smooth travel and positive locking."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded — chamber and magazine — before each check.",
        "Cycle the bolt and confirm it cocks and closes fully into battery.",
        "With the action cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The striker must not release.",
        "Disengage the safety without touching the trigger. The striker must not release.",
        "Press the trigger and confirm the striker releases with a firm snap.",
        "Load dummy rounds and confirm they feed and eject cleanly.",
        "If you have any doubt about the rifle’s history, have headspace gauged by a gunsmith before firing live ammunition.",
        "Confirm the bolt locks positively at the end of its forward stroke.",
        "Load an empty en-bloc clip and confirm it latches and that the clip release drops it cleanly."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Repetier-Karabiner M.95 Handbook",
      "publisher": "Austro-Hungarian Army",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "tier-34d9a2d2",
      "title": "Steyr Mannlicher M95 Bolt Disassembly/Assembly",
      "publisher": "thinlineweapons.com (text revised by Manowar)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/Hungariae/M95bolt.htm",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "tier-20b04b66",
      "title": "Steyr M95 carbine (restoration project write-up)",
      "publisher": "Griffin & Howe",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://griffinhowe.com/?p=542045",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "tier-41721d1b",
      "title": "The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings (975 isometric views) — Steyr 'Model 1895 Straight-Pull Rifle'",
      "publisher": "Gun Digest Books / Krause Publications (scan on archive.org)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://archive.org/download/the-book-of-exploded-gun-drawings-975-isometric-views/The%20Book%20of%20Exploded%20Gun%20Drawings%20-%20975%20Isometric%20Views.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}