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Steyr rifles

Larry BrownLarry Brown Member Posts: 40 ✭✭
edited October 2001 in General Discussion
Anyone know there web site address? Any comments on the accuracy of the prohunter model?
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  • Larry BrownLarry Brown Member Posts: 40 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I went to a pawn shop yesterday looking for a rifle and I saw a Steyr Prohunter .308, with a Leupold scope for $750. Is a Steyr prohunter a good hunting rifle, is it accurate and durable? I also see myself taking it to the shooting range alot if I do buy it, would it be good for that? And if I do buy it and take it to range or hunting(Ill be hunting whitetail deer), about what range could it reach out accuratly?
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  • bfairbfair Member Posts: 250 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://www.gsifirearms.com/
    Home of the Blue Angels, P'colaSemper Paratus
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  • b00merb00mer Member Posts: 975 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They are one of the best rifles you will ever own, accurate, dependable, and long lasting, but not cheap!
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  • davem3davem3 Member Posts: 75 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Any one know if they have found a new location for the factory? They have to vacate 1st of the year and last word was delivery subject to stock on hand & no warrenty work.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    They are in Trussville, AL and are in a new building. If you want one at a good price you need to call Jo Jo's Pawn & Gun in Birmingham and talk to Bill Dollar.(205) 591-7296 Tell them Chris from CA said to call. They sold me 2 Steyrs and I love 'em! Wouln't give 'em up for much of anything. Accurate as all get out, light as a feather, and very dependable!
    If you run, you'll just die tired!
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  • davem3davem3 Member Posts: 75 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Will, I'm in Birmingham-the manufactoring factory has been sold by the owner (Bank) to B M W to expand yuppymobile production and Steyr has to be out 1st of year. Last I heard locally was that they had not found a new location for the factory and production was winding down.
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  • oneminuteoneminute Member Posts: 37 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Steyr will remain in production. There will be about a six month delay in shipments until they get settled in. GSI will remain US distributor.Press statement on GSI website and article in latest issue of SWAT magazine to this effect.
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  • tall dark and handsometall dark and handsome Member Posts: 39 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    WILL270WIN. Re your response to Styer rifles. I have a .270 Styer Model M carbine for a lefty . It's a beauty but kicks the heck out of my left cheeck. I'm actually a bit 'gun shy" from the kick. Any suggestions on this or do I have a bad fit? Many thanks
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a Forester model in .270 which I like a lot. It is probably not the most beautiful rifle I own, nor the cheapest, but it is probably the best built in terms of fit and finish. Bolt is tight and positive, not sloppy like a 700 Rem. and it is a sweet shooter. Pro-Hunter is a bit to tactical looking for my tastes, but it should do a fine job for you.
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  • will270winwill270win Member Posts: 4,845
    edited November -1
    TDAH,I don't have a kick problem at all. Have you tried to lengthen the stock and refit your scope? Mine is all the way out and I would think this would make the center of gravity move a little in the right direction to stop the recoil. my friend is a little taller than me and says that it kicks to much. Of course, I might just be a tough guy. (HAHAHA)
    If you run, you'll just die tired!
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