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New life for my Steyr SSG 69!
I have an SSG that I picked up over 20 years ago. It’s been a great gun, but factory parts are becoming scarce and aftermarket parts/mods/upgrades are almost non-existent. I have several of the factory 5 round mags, but some of them have broken over the years because they are made of hard plastic.
I retired the SSG a few years ago after buying a Bergara that uses AICS style mags. But I recently found a company called WATERS RIFLEMAN that offers an aluminum bottom metal for the SSG that accepts AICS style mags https://www.watersrifleman.com/steyr/ .
I contacted them and David, one of the owners, emailed me back! I ordered the bottom metal last week and it arrived today. The bottom metal fit the stock like a glove! I bolted the together without any issues. Even though David recommended MDT metal mags, inserted a Magpul AC mag and it clicked in place and held tight… Magpul are all I have.
I ran into a minor issue with feeding though. Unless I kept foreword pressure on bottom of my mags, the rounds wouldn’t line up with the feed ramp. I was able to resolve the problem by re-shaping and polishing the feed ramp that is part of the bottom metal. Now it feeds perfectly but I still need to test it at the range. As with any aftermarket part, I was expecting to do a little fitting to make it work perfectly.
I’m very happy with the bottom metal and the service from David and WATERS RIFLEMAN! The price was great too!
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