Steyr SSG 69

[Clockwork]

My girl's brothers want me to go hunting with them.

I've never been a hunter myself but it DOES interest me so I've been looking at various hunting rifles to hunt deer and hog. I tend to like German firearms so I've been looking at Steyr as a go-to brand for a hunting rifle in the .308 variety and I'm thinking about picking up one of these Steyr SSG 69 rifles.

Does anyone have this rifle? What are your thoughts on it?

 

[M. Sage]

What kind of terrain?

 

[Texas1911]

Steyr builds a great platform, but honestly if you are hunting you don't exactly need a tack driver.

I still want to shoot a hog with a .50 BMG frangible.

 

[Clockwork]

What kind of terrain?

Not sure. It would be in Missouri and I haven't been there before.

 

[IXLR8]

I have not seen one of these, but I really, really, liked the Steyr Scout.

Wikipedia Steyr Scout

 

[SIG_Fiend]

The SSg69 is an awesome gun. As much as I'd want one, I do have to say that for the price or significantly less you could have a perfectly good gun that is still more accurate than most shooters, and with good glass. Something like a Tikka T3 Lite for ~$500, Leupold VXIII for another ~$450 and you have a 1" to sub 1" gun at 100yds.

 

[smax]

I wouldn't spend anywhere near that much on a hunting rifle... There are so many options out there, I don't even know what specifically to tell you. You just don't need to spend $2000 on a rifle alone to have a good hunting rifle. If I was looking at a hunting rifle, I'd personally be considering something like a Remington 700, CZ 550, Tikka T3... Something along those lines.

Oh, and Steyr isn't German, it's Austrian.

 

[matefrio]

German = Blaser

The R93 is one heck of a platform.

Blaser USA: R 93 Professional

 

[Wolfwood]

Steyr builds a great platform, but honestly if you are hunting you don't exactly need a tack driver.

I still want to shoot a hog with a .50 BMG frangible.

thats how they make this stuff....