http://www.steyrarms.com/index.php?id=27Steyr SSG *
Steyr's SSG 69 faced off in 1986-87 with the rifle that would become the M24 in the final round of the process to select the US Army's new sniper rifle. It was narrowly beaten by the Remington Model 700, but only in the distances beyond 600 meters. Within that distance, both rifles produced same sub-minute-of-angle accuracy. Nevertheless, the SSG 69 is an excellent, albeit more expensive, choice for non-military tactical rifle, where shots beyond 400 meters are rare. Today,
the Steyr SSG is offered to the military, police and civilian shooters in 4 different models: the SSG-P1, SSG-PII, SSG-PII K and the SSG-PIV. SSG-PI was originally developed as a counter sniper rifle, and was the first such weapon to be equipped with a synthetic stock. It has a 26" (660mm) barrel and is equipped with iron sights, as well as standard NATO spec dovetails for a telescopic sight. The SSG-PII is built for police use as a tactical or sniper rifle. It has a 26" heavy barrel. it lacks iron sights and has an oversized bolt handle for quick follow-up shots. The SSG-PII K differs from SSG-PII only by 20" (508mm) barrel for use in crowded urban situations. Although the barrel is shorter, there is no lack of accuracy out to 500 meters. The SSG-PIV is known in Europe as the SSG SD. It has 16"(406mm) barrel with detachable flash hider, which can easily be changed to sound suppresser. All SSG models has polymer stocks with removable spacers in the butt plate to allow the stock to be fitted for each individual shooter.
