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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: btfl]
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12/22/19 09:00 AM
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North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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North AL
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Unless it has changed, it's dealer only. They only let customers in on open house days. This. Not open to the public.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: johnmb]
#2991002
12/22/19 09:01 AM
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Ft Payne, Alabama
Jim Gray
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Ft Payne, Alabama
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Is this Don Woods old business - Gun South that used to be in Trussville?
Father, son,husband, old soldier, christian and 100% American.
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: Jim Gray]
#2991201
12/22/19 01:20 PM
12/22/19 01:20 PM
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Posts: 10,744
Birmingham
wew3006
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Jan 2001
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Birmingham
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Is this Don Woods old business - Gun South that used to be in Trussville? Pretty sure they are long since out of it. Woods family originally owned Aeromarine at Eastwood mall area; they sold the rifle to James Earl Ray that killed MLK. By the way.
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: Jim Gray]
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12/22/19 02:39 PM
12/22/19 02:39 PM
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Posts: 3,928
Woodstock
3% outdoorsman
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Woodstock
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Is this Don Woods old business - Gun South that used to be in Trussville? I had heard some if the gunsmiths from gun south worked for Steyr now.id like to have one of those FAL they used to sell
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: wew3006]
#2991415
12/22/19 06:20 PM
12/22/19 06:20 PM
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Posts: 260
Ft Payne, Alabama
Jim Gray
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4 point
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Posts: 260
Ft Payne, Alabama
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Is this Don Woods old business - Gun South that used to be in Trussville? Pretty sure they are long since out of it. Woods family originally owned Aeromarine at Eastwood mall area; they sold the rifle to James Earl Ray that killed MLK. By the way. That's right. I remember Don having to go to Germany to negotiate the Steyr line. He ended up becoming the world-wide importer for their product and assembled himself a great team of folks there in Trussville. His gunsmith was a German fellow (Herman or Herbert, something like that) that Steyr had moved to the states to support their product. All of his tools that he used to work on the guns he had hand-made at a young age in Seoul. He was a man of few words as his English wasn't too sporty. It seems that only a few years after being named importer, the BATF seized a large shipment of AUG's at Birmingham airport in front of the waiting media who immediately broadcasted. It was a political stunt orchestrated by the "those in charge" and it aggravated an already touchy subject - "assault weapons."
Father, son,husband, old soldier, christian and 100% American.
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: Jim Gray]
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12/22/19 07:29 PM
12/22/19 07:29 PM
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Posts: 8,150
In front of my lathe
gundoc
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14 point
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 8,150
In front of my lathe
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Is this Don Woods old business - Gun South that used to be in Trussville? Pretty sure they are long since out of it. Woods family originally owned Aeromarine at Eastwood mall area; they sold the rifle to James Earl Ray that killed MLK. By the way. That's right. I remember Don having to go to Germany to negotiate the Steyr line. He ended up becoming the world-wide importer for their product and assembled himself a great team of folks there in Trussville. His gunsmith was a German fellow (Herman or Herbert, something like that) that Steyr had moved to the states to support their product. All of his tools that he used to work on the guns he had hand-made at a young age in Seoul. He was a man of few words as his English wasn't too sporty. It seems that only a few years after being named importer, the BATF seized a large shipment of AUG's at Birmingham airport in front of the waiting media who immediately broadcasted. It was a political stunt orchestrated by the "those in charge" and it aggravated an already touchy subject - "assault weapons." Herbert is the smith there now. Or at least was a couple years ago when I had some dealing with him. Nice guy, hard to understand, but he helped me out of a tight spot. Pro Tip: DO NOT use heat cure cerakote on a Pro Hunter Stock
Last edited by gundoc; 12/22/19 07:31 PM.
There are two types of gun enthusiasts ... Those who have been F#CKED by PTG and those who will be!
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: johnmb]
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12/22/19 07:42 PM
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Posts: 3,048
Chelsea
lectrode
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Posts: 3,048
Chelsea
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And ALWAYS use a torque wrench on stock and action screws. Dont ask me how I know
You haven't been blocked until you've been flock blocked!!!
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: johnmb]
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12/22/19 09:32 PM
12/22/19 09:32 PM
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Posts: 51,971
Round ‘bout there
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,971
Round ‘bout there
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The shop is open to the public. They have the big annual sale usually in autumn.
The underground shooting tunnel at the GSI facility in Trussville was uber-cool.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: johnmb]
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12/22/19 10:33 PM
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Atoler
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I left a message. I plan on calling again and trying to speak to someone ASAP. You wouldn’t think it would be so difficult to spend money... Buy me one while you’re there.
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Re: Steyr Bessemer
[Re: johnmb]
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01/03/20 11:04 PM
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Brierfield
Beadlescomb
Old Mossy Horns
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In case anyone needs to know the outcome. All that you need to do is call and make an appointment. They’ll let you in and give you the kind of one on one service that doesn’t show itself much these days. Everyone was super nice and the purchase was easy.
Herbert is still the smith there and still had very little to say... He got wound up one day and about talked our ears off. He is a master Smith without a doubt the best I've ever seen. Did you see where they make the Aug barrels?
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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