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Steyr SSG-69
General Facts
- TYPE
Sniper rifle - ORIGIN
Austria - NICKNAMES
Kefefs (Greek production) - DESIGNED
Mid 1960's - DESIGNER
Steyr Mannlicher - PRODUCTION
1969 - present (Austrian production)
1995 - present (Greek production) - PRODUCERS Austria - Steyr
Greece - EBO - QUANTITY
Unknown - UNIT COST
GBP 1.500 for SSG-69 PII in 2009 - CHARACTERISTICS
Good accuracy
Heavy
Average ergonomics
Introduction
The SSG-69 is a sniper rifle of Austrian origin. It was developed by Steyr in the 1960's for the Austrian military. The name SSG-69 stands for Scharfschützengewehr 1969, which is German for sniper rifle of 1969. Despite its age the SSG-69 remains in production. It has been complemented in the Steyr lineup with the newer SSG-04 and SSG-08.
Design
The SSG-69 is a bolt action sniper rifle with a conventional design. At the time of development the design was revolutionary in its use of a cold hammer forged barrel and green synthetic furniture. Besides the ability to change buttpads the stock is non-adjustable and most SSG-69 are not fitted with a bipod. Originally the SSG-69 was fitted with the Kahles 6x scope. Currently the Hensoldt 10x is standard.
Firepower
The SSG-69 fires the 7.62x51mm NATO round from a 5 round internal rotary magazine. As a bolt action sniper rifle the rate of fire is limited but the accuracy is good. With proper ammunition 0.5 MOA accuracy can be achieved. The maximum effective range is quoted as 800 meters.
Users
The first user of the SSG-69 was the Austrian military in 1969. Since then the SSG-69 has been acquired by various military and law enforcement units around the world. Since 1995 the Greek Kefefs version of the SSG-69 is in production.
SSG-69
The SSG-69 is the original military model developed for the Austrian army. In the Steyr lineup it is also known as the SSG-69 PI or SSG-PI. The SSG-69 features a green synthetic furniture, backup iron sights and often lacks a bipod.
- Specifications:
- SSG-69
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 6 lugs, 60° angle |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 650 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves, 305 mm right hand twist |
| Muzzle velocity | 860 m/s |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 1.140 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 4.0 kg without scope |
| Sights | Backup iron sights, normally fitted with Kahles 6x scope |
| Remarks | - |
SSG-69 PII
The SSG-69 PII is the law enforcement model of the original SSG-69. It is also known as the SSG-PII. The SSG-69 PII differs from the original model in having a black synthetic furniture and a heavier barrel and it lacks iron sights. The SSG-69 PIIK is similar but features a shorter barrel.
- Specifications:
- SSG-69 PII
- SSG-69 PIIK
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 6 lugs, 60° angle |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 650 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves, 305 mm right hand twist |
| Muzzle velocity | 860 m/s |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 1.119 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 4.25 kg without scope |
| Sights | No iron sights, normally fitted with Hensoldt 10x scope |
| Remarks | - |
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 6 lugs, 60° angle |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 508 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves, 305 mm right hand twist |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 977 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 4.8 kg incl scope |
| Sights | No iron sights, normally fitted with Hensoldt 10x scope |
| Remarks | - |
SSG-69 PIV
The SSG-69 PIV is a special model of the SSG-69 PII and is also known as the SSG-PIV. It features a much shorter barrel with a threaded muzzle that can accomodate a flash hider or suppressor. The barrel has a faster rifling pitch in order to accomodate subsonic ammunition.
- Specifications:
- SSG-69 PIV
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 6 lugs, 60° angle |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 409 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves, 254 mm right hand twist |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 1.003 mm incl silencer |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.8 kg without scope |
| Sights | No iron sights, normally fitted with Hensoldt 10x scope |
| Remarks | - |
Kefefs
The Kefefs is a Greek production model of the SSG-69 PII. The barrel and mechanism are similar but the stock has been redesigned. The Kefefs-M is the military model and features a synthetic stock. The Kefefs-P is for law enforcement use and has a wooden stock and a longer barrel that is fluted over its entire length.
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 3 lugs |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 610 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 1.135 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.95 kg without bipod and scope |
| Sights | No iron sights, normally fitted with scope |
| Remarks | - |
| Type | Sniper rifle |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62x51mm NATO |
| Magazine | 5 round internal magazine |
| Operation | Bolt action, 3 lugs |
| Fire selector | 0-1 |
| Rate of fire | Bolt action |
| Barrel length | 675 mm |
|---|---|
| Rifling | 4 grooves |
| Muzzle velocity | ? |
| Stock | Fixed |
| Length | 1.200 mm |
| Width | ? |
| Height | ? |
|---|---|
| Weight | 4.4 kg without bipod and scope |
| Sights | No iron sights, normally fitted with scope |
| Remarks | - |