Man I just love your videos! Anytime I'm curious about a surplus rifle that I'm considering buying I can pretty much bet that you've made a video on it. Keep up the great work!
I think it's Maple. It's known for having those large bands of grain. Thanks for checking it out. I know you know a lot more about these rifles than myself.
I know a few people who bought from RTI and did the hand select option but made sure to use their cc card and when the rifle showed up not as asked for they tried to exchange them to no avail so they did charge backs and won. I would advise people to order with a customer friendly charge card and if you get hosed to charge back.
I got an m95 from rti a few months ago and I couldn’t have been happier. No cracks in the stock, had the aoi stamp, but the only downside was that it was missing the extractor and slider sight, but I replaced those for 30 dollars total
Overall looks good, love the grain in the wood as well. You probably already got them out, but for viewers that run into flathead screws in your condition... Helps to carefully cut a small slot into those buggered up screws with a hacksaw or dremel in order to get them out. Helped me remove some flathead buttplate screws in the past from antique rifles.
@@ReadinessReviews I need a Steyr one. One that comes from the original manufactuer might be better and will be a great gun to shoot and for reenactment
The M95 i got from RTI was actually in really good shape. the bore and stock is seriously superb. i think because they didnt have ammo for it lol. There is a little pitting but not bad at all. the rifling itself is very strong, like stronger than any of my other ww1 era mil surps! The only thing that was unfortunate about it was that the bolt body had quite a bit of rust. you could feel it. I smoothed it out with steel wool tho. oh and the firing pin threads were a little worn on ones side but it works ok still. I bought a bolt body for 13$ from Allegheny arsenal/mg34 and a firing pin for like 20-30$. I think i got that from apex parts. oh yeah as far as blueing only the tip of the barrel was somewhat white. the barrel bands were rusty and once i cleaned em they were completely white so i blued them to match
@@ReadinessReviews Yes ive got all the brass and .329 bullets now. got 70 bullets only from buffalo arms. Couldnt get any more so idk if theres a limit or their out of stock. No .268 bullets tho. I bought another M95 yesterday lol. got an 8x56 carbine this time. and another berthier. Im looking into getting a turk mauser as well now. can you shoot 7.62x54r in the 8x56 or only 8x50. Not that i would j/c. but also i like to use the mosin snap caps for all 3 rifles.
Are all the 8x50 carbines converted from rifles? i bought a rifle and 8x56 carbine and im thinkin about getting one of these. theyre the cheaper of the m95s from RTI at $350.
Cool vid! Nice grain on the stock wow. If you want to take another chance with RTI, i highly suggest the Vetterli 1870/87/15! The one i got has a pristine bore. I dont think the vetterlis were shot much because the actions werent designed for the full power smokeless 6.5 x 52. Ammo isnt as crazy unobtainable, just gotta load lower pressure 6.5x52.
If I didn't already have one I would 100% be thinking about getting one from RTI. I got lucky at a gun show last year and snagged a 70/87/15 for $250 as part of a package deal.
Never heard that before but the brass is very similar so it may work. The accuracy would be garbage though...but I guess it's better than nothing it you were out of ammo in battle.
The original 8x50r was actually under sized and it swells up to the 329 bore diameter i forgot the technical term for it lol. But 8x56r bullets will be just fine in her. You can use 7.62x54r brass trimmed to length for it. Also perhaps 8x50 lebel dies might work for resizing im not sure
@@ReadinessReviews RCBS and CH4D make the 8x50R Mannlicher reloading die set. Nothing but crickets comming from RCBS on the die sets, but CH4D has them in stock. About $130 delivered to your door that includes the shell holder that they sell seperatly.
@@ReadinessReviews the standard bullet diameter used in the 8x50R Mannlicher is a .323, for the 240 grain round nose bullet, and the bullet had a hollow base to expand to grab the rifling when fired. The spritzer bullets which are boat tailed work really well and are accurate, but the diameter of the spritzer is .330. Thats the same spritzer they use in the 8x56R many of those rifles were converted to.
Dude!!! That is very nice! I need to pick me up one of those. We have some talking we need to do. Try to shoot me a PM later. I have some things to talk to you about that may make you freak out. This is just an awesome rifle!!!!
Thats too bad his carcano bore wasnt good. that is one of the few rifles they offer a good bore select option for an additional 50 or 100 i cant remember. I tried to get it on all the 5 rifles i ordered. I will lyk how they turn out. I cant wait.
@@ReadinessReviews I ended up buying a 1907-15 bertheier, m95 steyer rifle and 6.5 x 52 carcano rifle. I cant wait to get them. I think the berthier is on the way. I will try to make a video or at least take sum pictures and post them. I was going to get a couple more but decided to wait. these ones are relatively rare tho. I guess the 1907-15s arent even common in france
Do you boil the metal parts to remove rust? I've started doing it to every rifle and it works great. Also did you find a rear sight yet? Liberty Tree Collectors has them in stock. Great videos.
I sure do. I actually have a video on the process. I haven't found a sight slider for a decent price yet. I feel like the ones Liberty Tree have are a bit too expensive. Thanks for the heads up though!
@@ReadinessReviews I can agree to a point. Expensive, considering they're not made any more? Maybe. Though I cannot say too much as I could spend the same for a Rasheed rear sight, yet choose not to.
I just bought an M95 carbine from RTI. Overall, it was the same as yours. No stock cracks, but worse bore. Dirty as hell. I think when you have a rifle this messed up, you're justified refinishing it even if it destroys the "collector's value" or whatever. It just looks awful as is.
Man i thought my ww1 rifles were in bad shape lol. I dont mind a little bit of wear and stuff that just means theyve actually been used and have historic value in my opinion but geez I just bought a few rifles from RTI. As long as the bores are like this one guys gew98 i saw ill be ok. This one guy who has a video on here got a bore that was so bad it wasnt even safe to shoot. they did offer to return it tho. Ive heard theyre condition description doesnt include the barrel! that being said it might be a good idea to pay the hand select fee.
Really looking forward to the follow up on this. They have the M95 carbines in 8x56 that I’ve been eyeing, my only concern is that bore. Worst case though I remember reading you can get these converted to 30-40 or 7.62x54r with just a good gunsmith and a barrel change
@@ReadinessReviews yeah if you want that .30 cal to ping pong down your barrel like a drunk private down the hallway back to his barracks. The x54r brass though is used by a lot of folks to reload the x56r, being that it headspaces on the rim the -2mm of case doesn’t make a difference. They also have M48 mausers that again if the bore is shot would be nice to re-barrel to 9.3x62…. Always gotta look for that silver lining 👍🏻
I bought a Gewehr 88 off of them though I was disappointed that it was missing the cleaning rod and the stock was a rubber one but I‘ll be getting a replacement wooden reproduction
The price of their Gew88 rifles turned me off. Pretty much everything from RTI is in rough shape so I only stick to the cheaper stuff. Sub 400 if I can help it.
@@ReadinessReviews oh yeah I just got two more rifles now an Austrian m88/95 rifle and a carcano m91 long rifle though I did pay more to get a good bore on the carcano but I don’t if I’m a dumbass or not for getting two more rifles from RTI.
is it possible that you can cut a piece of wood to fit the butt stock, even if it does not match it would still be functional. or see if you can contact mark novak he is a incredible gunsmith on you tube one of the best in the world, maybe he could give you some tips on how to fix the wooden stock. he has a great youtube channel
It is trash, he could try everything, it is gone. The only question is whether it keyholes. If it doesn't then he bought a 50 yard rifle, congrats. I just don't understand the mentality of todays collectors. It should at least be usable. Even Uli at RTI has to be shaking his head at what he is getting away with.
@@timfarley274 if the market demand moves rifles of this condition for the prices they go for I don’t see a problem with it. These rifles have been out of production for many many years. It’s a collectors game you have to pay the prices… it’s not 2010
@@timfarley274 you can’t go into the hobby expecting a 100+ year old rifle with multiple world wars under its belt to shoot like a brand new firearm. 50 yard rifle or not the parts alone recoup the cost Besides who has a steady supply of 8x50 to shoot anyways 🤣it’s a wall hanger either way
Really not bad for what it is. You can make your own 8x50R ammo using 7.62x54R Russian brass. Use standard 8mm bullets. Send me an email if youd like more information.
The rifle that couldn’t stop smoking Italians
Man I just love your videos! Anytime I'm curious about a surplus rifle that I'm considering buying I can pretty much bet that you've made a video on it. Keep up the great work!
I've never seen an M95 with a stock grain like that...it almost looks laminated, but it's not. Nice pick up!
I think it's Maple. It's known for having those large bands of grain. Thanks for checking it out. I know you know a lot more about these rifles than myself.
It’s elm, I have a m95m with the same wood
@@ReadinessReviews Close ! But it’s actually Elm wood that gives those big grain patterns. Nice rifle you got !
I believe it's a yugo refurb
Holland also used the M95 in 8x50 which is the main reason I watched the video, being Dutch myself.
I wish ethiopia woulda just listed the things on gun broker or gun auction lol.
Lol that would have been awesome. I bet RTI is getting them for little of nothing.
Do they even have internet there?
I know a few people who bought from RTI and did the hand select option but made sure to use their cc card and when the rifle showed up not as asked for they tried to exchange them to no avail so they did charge backs and won. I would advise people to order with a customer friendly charge card and if you get hosed to charge back.
That's elm wood, stocks of elm tend to look like that, elm also splits clean like yours did
Thanks for the info!
I got an m95 from rti a few months ago and I couldn’t have been happier. No cracks in the stock, had the aoi stamp, but the only downside was that it was missing the extractor and slider sight, but I replaced those for 30 dollars total
Glad you got a good one!! Where did you find the sight slider at? I haven't been able to find one yet.
@@ReadinessReviews I bought it on eBay from a Bulgarian seller, for a very reasonable price
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Overall looks good, love the grain in the wood as well. You probably already got them out, but for viewers that run into flathead screws in your condition... Helps to carefully cut a small slot into those buggered up screws with a hacksaw or dremel in order to get them out. Helped me remove some flathead buttplate screws in the past from antique rifles.
Good call on the screws. I've had to do that before as well. Thanks for checking the video out!
@@ReadinessReviews I need a Steyr one. One that comes from the original manufactuer might be better and will be a great gun to shoot and for reenactment
@@ReadinessReviews Also would like a tutorial to not deal with screws like that
You must have some connections at RTI. That is a great rifle. Thanks for the video sir.
The M95 i got from RTI was actually in really good shape. the bore and stock is seriously superb. i think because they didnt have ammo for it lol. There is a little pitting but not bad at all. the rifling itself is very strong, like stronger than any of my other ww1 era mil surps! The only thing that was unfortunate about it was that the bolt body had quite a bit of rust. you could feel it. I smoothed it out with steel wool tho. oh and the firing pin threads were a little worn on ones side but it works ok still. I bought a bolt body for 13$ from Allegheny arsenal/mg34 and a firing pin for like 20-30$. I think i got that from apex parts. oh yeah as far as blueing only the tip of the barrel was somewhat white. the barrel bands were rusty and once i cleaned em they were completely white so i blued them to match
Glad to hear you got a really nice one! That's awesome. Do you reload?
@@ReadinessReviews Yes ive got all the brass and .329 bullets now. got 70 bullets only from buffalo arms. Couldnt get any more so idk if theres a limit or their out of stock. No .268 bullets tho. I bought another M95 yesterday lol. got an 8x56 carbine this time. and another berthier. Im looking into getting a turk mauser as well now. can you shoot 7.62x54r in the 8x56 or only 8x50. Not that i would j/c. but also i like to use the mosin snap caps for all 3 rifles.
Great vid sir!
Glad you enjoyed it!!
Are all the 8x50 carbines converted from rifles? i bought a rifle and 8x56 carbine and im thinkin about getting one of these. theyre the cheaper of the m95s from RTI at $350.
There were purposes built carbines in 8x50.
Can't wait to see it cleaned up.
Hoping it will look a good bit better. Thanks buddy!!
Cool vid! Nice grain on the stock wow. If you want to take another chance with RTI, i highly suggest the Vetterli 1870/87/15! The one i got has a pristine bore. I dont think the vetterlis were shot much because the actions werent designed for the full power smokeless 6.5 x 52. Ammo isnt as crazy unobtainable, just gotta load lower pressure 6.5x52.
If I didn't already have one I would 100% be thinking about getting one from RTI. I got lucky at a gun show last year and snagged a 70/87/15 for $250 as part of a package deal.
The one I got was beautiful too
According to what I read somewhere, apparently Austrian soldiers in WW1 would use stockpiles of captured Russian 7.62x54R in the absence of 8x50R.
Never heard that before but the brass is very similar so it may work. The accuracy would be garbage though...but I guess it's better than nothing it you were out of ammo in battle.
Now you got me wanting to test it LOL
@@ReadinessReviews Yeah I personally wouldn't recommend anyone to do it and I wouldn't do it but I thought it was interesting to read about.
That will clean up nice with some mineral spirits and ren wax.
I can make it pretty but I just wish the bore was in better shape.
@@ReadinessReviews You might be able to fire lap the barrel or ream it out. Take it to a competent gunsmith and have them take a look at it.
Break parts cleaner works very well on old rifles like that. The chem tool carbuerator dip bucket works extremely well too.
The original 8x50r was actually under sized and it swells up to the 329 bore diameter i forgot the technical term for it lol. But 8x56r bullets will be just fine in her. You can use 7.62x54r brass trimmed to length for it. Also perhaps 8x50 lebel dies might work for resizing im not sure
Awesome info dude. Thanks!!
Obturation is the term. The Carcano uses the same system. The "correct" .268 Carcano bullet is a bit of a myth.
@@ReadinessReviews RCBS and CH4D make the 8x50R Mannlicher reloading die set. Nothing but crickets comming from RCBS on the die sets, but CH4D has them in stock. About $130 delivered to your door that includes the shell holder that they sell seperatly.
@@ReadinessReviews the standard bullet diameter used in the 8x50R Mannlicher is a .323, for the 240 grain round nose bullet, and the bullet had a hollow base to expand to grab the rifling when fired. The spritzer bullets which are boat tailed work really well and are accurate, but the diameter of the spritzer is .330. Thats the same spritzer they use in the 8x56R many of those rifles were converted to.
Very dirty but that’s what you get from RTI. Very Awesome rifle.
Yup it's what I've come to expect from them. A cool gun for sure though. Thanks!
Dude!!! That is very nice! I need to pick me up one of those. We have some talking we need to do. Try to shoot me a PM later. I have some things to talk to you about that may make you freak out. This is just an awesome rifle!!!!
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It's a pretty cool rifle that has had a very hard and interesting life. Thanks for giving it a look buddy! Sent you an email.
I paid $100 extra for a Budapest m95. Total crap. Not worth the money.
That's rough. Sorry you didn't gt a good one.
I wanna get one sooooo bad! Can't decide to buy one cheap from there or buy the one at my local gunstore...
It would depend on the price difference for me. It would be worth paying more for one you could inspect before buying.
Thats too bad his carcano bore wasnt good. that is one of the few rifles they offer a good bore select option for an additional 50 or 100 i cant remember. I tried to get it on all the 5 rifles i ordered. I will lyk how they turn out. I cant wait.
What all did you order?
@@ReadinessReviews I ended up buying a 1907-15 bertheier, m95 steyer rifle and 6.5 x 52 carcano rifle. I cant wait to get them. I think the berthier is on the way. I will try to make a video or at least take sum pictures and post them. I was going to get a couple more but decided to wait. these ones are relatively rare tho. I guess the 1907-15s arent even common in france
@@danm7298 I've almost bought a 07-15 from them several times. I hope you get nice ones!
Do you boil the metal parts to remove rust? I've started doing it to every rifle and it works great. Also did you find a rear sight yet? Liberty Tree Collectors has them in stock. Great videos.
I sure do. I actually have a video on the process. I haven't found a sight slider for a decent price yet. I feel like the ones Liberty Tree have are a bit too expensive. Thanks for the heads up though!
@@ReadinessReviews I can agree to a point. Expensive, considering they're not made any more? Maybe. Though I cannot say too much as I could spend the same for a Rasheed rear sight, yet choose not to.
I just bought an M95 carbine from RTI. Overall, it was the same as yours. No stock cracks, but worse bore. Dirty as hell. I think when you have a rifle this messed up, you're justified refinishing it even if it destroys the "collector's value" or whatever. It just looks awful as is.
nice elm stock
Yeah! I need to find a little piece of Elm to fill in that missing spot in the toe.
Man i thought my ww1 rifles were in bad shape lol. I dont mind a little bit of wear and stuff that just means theyve actually been used and have historic value in my opinion but geez I just bought a few rifles from RTI. As long as the bores are like this one guys gew98 i saw ill be ok. This one guy who has a video on here got a bore that was so bad it wasnt even safe to shoot. they did offer to return it tho. Ive heard theyre condition description doesnt include the barrel! that being said it might be a good idea to pay the hand select fee.
I don't like hand select fees generally but if it is specifically for bore condition it's a good idea.
I had ordered one of these but, asked for my money back after viewing their rifles, so, hopefully?
Any word yet?
Did you pay the extra for hand selected condition?
Bought a carbine from them and it turns out my safety doesnt function and the bores a sewer pipe. Would never buy from them
That's the risk. The bore condition is a huge gamble with RTI.
Mine was $199 and had mint bore, I don’t think they had much of the ammo so the bores are decent.
I'm seeing them showing up in pawn shops. Be careful.
No way I'd pay the full 400 they are asking.
Really looking forward to the follow up on this. They have the M95 carbines in 8x56 that I’ve been eyeing, my only concern is that bore. Worst case though I remember reading you can get these converted to 30-40 or 7.62x54r with just a good gunsmith and a barrel change
Apparently you can fire 7.62x54r out of one still chambered in 8mm. I'm hesitant to try it though.
@@ReadinessReviews yeah if you want that .30 cal to ping pong down your barrel like a drunk private down the hallway back to his barracks. The x54r brass though is used by a lot of folks to reload the x56r, being that it headspaces on the rim the -2mm of case doesn’t make a difference.
They also have M48 mausers that again if the bore is shot would be nice to re-barrel to 9.3x62…. Always gotta look for that silver lining 👍🏻
You just saved me $200.
I got 2 M95 long rifle from RTI on the flash sale I’m thinking about chambering one to 7.62x54R
Sounds like a cool project!
gotta love them african slings lol
I guess they just use whatever was on hand lol. I do wonder how old that cloth was though.
Everytime I have seen a gun from that place it has been dog shit.
I bought 2 rifles from RTI and both were turds.
They are hit and miss. My No.1 was nice and my M1 Carbine is really nice. Some of the others are in really bad shape
I presume that there's tons of surplus ammo in Ethiopia too! If that's true I really hope we can import it to the states
I'd be a little hesitant on using Ethiopian surplus ammo. Ian did some vids on them I don't think they were the worst but had a ton of hangfires.
@@Gregiorpeh hangfires just make it a little more interesting I’ll pay 0.10 a round for a little surprise here and there!
I'd like to see some cool surplus ammo come in.
I bought a Gewehr 88 off of them though I was disappointed that it was missing the cleaning rod and the stock was a rubber one but I‘ll be getting a replacement wooden reproduction
The price of their Gew88 rifles turned me off. Pretty much everything from RTI is in rough shape so I only stick to the cheaper stuff. Sub 400 if I can help it.
@@ReadinessReviews oh yeah I just got two more rifles now an Austrian m88/95 rifle and a carcano m91 long rifle though I did pay more to get a good bore on the carcano but I don’t if I’m a dumbass or not for getting two more rifles from RTI.
@@imperialweimarball I've probably bought more from them then I should have. They are just about the only place for certain things though.
@@ReadinessReviews so what do you plan on getting next from them?
@@imperialweimarball been thinking about the m88/90s... I also want a 07/15 Berthier but they are a little more than I want to spend.
I got 3 rifles from RTI, and they are all very nice guns...
I've had people tell me the opposite. I'm glad you got some nice ones!!
is it possible that you can cut a piece of wood to fit the butt stock, even if it does not match it would still be functional. or see if you can contact mark novak he is a incredible gunsmith on you tube one of the best in the world, maybe he could give you some tips on how to fix the wooden stock. he has a great youtube channel
I love Marks channel. I've learned tons from him. I do plan to fix that missing piece of wood at some point. I have a good idea of how to do it.
I found better condition M95 rifles than the one you have, no reason to buy from RTI.
Just because you've found better doesn't mean everyone can. I'd still advise against RTI that being said.
Have 9534 very good shiny bore 300.00 us
Awesome! Sounds like you got a good deal.
I think that bore can be saved! I hope for your sake at least.
It may clean up a little better if I can ever shoot it.
It is trash, he could try everything, it is gone. The only question is whether it keyholes. If it doesn't then he bought a 50 yard rifle, congrats. I just don't understand the mentality of todays collectors. It should at least be usable. Even Uli at RTI has to be shaking his head at what he is getting away with.
@@timfarley274 if the market demand moves rifles of this condition for the prices they go for I don’t see a problem with it. These rifles have been out of production for many many years. It’s a collectors game you have to pay the prices… it’s not 2010
@@timfarley274 you can’t go into the hobby expecting a 100+ year old rifle with multiple world wars under its belt to shoot like a brand new firearm. 50 yard rifle or not the parts alone recoup the cost
Besides who has a steady supply of 8x50 to shoot anyways 🤣it’s a wall hanger either way
Let us know how the bore turns out
I'll do an update at some point
They wire wheeled the rifles in Ethiopia. 😭
Yeah it's really unfortunate
Always wanted to rebarrel one of those to 3030 Winchester,
Sounds like a cool project
Why does this guy sound so much like airsoftfatty?
No clue who that is.
"quality not the best" yet triple the prices lol.
Triple the price of what?
What a complete P.O.S.!!! Shame on them for even selling you that. That thing should have been broken down and sold for parts. Juckin Funk!!!
I don't have a problem with them selling something in this condition. It just needs to be made clear that this is the kind of shape to expect.
@@ReadinessReviews I agree. RTI sells rellics that probably are not safe to shoot. Like you said, total dice roll.
I would not buy anything coming from Ethiopia
I wouldn't blame you.
These guns are over priced crap. Don't buy...
I'm not upset with the 300 I have in mine but the are a gamble for sure.
Hard pass
Don't blame you
Really not bad for what it is. You can make your own 8x50R ammo using 7.62x54R Russian brass. Use standard 8mm bullets. Send me an email if youd like more information.