I am going to this tomorrow. Should be fun. I live less than 25 miles away, so why not.

From the Steyr email:

Bessemer, AL (July 16, 2014)—Steyr Arms, one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious firearms manufacturers, will hold an unprecedented two-day factory-direct sale of Steyr, Merkel and select Anschutz firearms at its new headquarters in Bessemer. The company, located at 2530 Morgan Road in Bessemer, will open the doors to its 3,000 sq./ft.—normally appointment-only—showroom to the public from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th to hunters and firearm enthusiasts.

Held in coordination with Steyr’s 150th anniversary, the summer sale will be an opportunity for consumers to visit the new Steyr U.S. headquarters facility, learn more about the unique products the company offers, handle everything from hand-crafted and highly embellished double rifles costing in excess of $35,000 to the Steyr HS.50 rifle, which won the 2011, 2012 and 2014 championships straight-out-of-the-box at the Hunter Class at the Fifty Caliber Shooter Association World Championships to revolutionary and Steyr striker-fired pistols as well as the newest and yet unreleased Steyr AUG M1 platform variations. And they can take advantage of some really great savings.

Highlighting this summer sale will be the famous Steyr Pro Hunter packaged with a Zeiss scope for $1099, Merkel side-by-side shotguns and safari rifles at 30 percent off, Steyr pistols in select chamberings sale priced at an incredibly low price of $449, and up to $6,000 off factory demo guns and writer samples. Customers can stop by the new Steyr headquarters, or they can stop by many local Steyr dealers to take advantage of these great deals.

Please take pics of the new AUG M1.  

Help us, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're our only hope !

would love an L9-A1 but $449 seems more like gunbroker buy it now than steyr factory direct pricing.

I am very jealous!!     Have fun  

Let us kow all the great stuff you see there.  Take picutres if you can.

I would love to know if the have any threaded barrels for the Steyr M9-A1 pistol if you happen to notice.

Does Steyr offer LEO discount pricing on AUG's  ?

Don't forget to update us with pictures!

Here is one of the AUG M1s from the open house. Steyr inc let me disssamble and reassemble the AUG to image it. Serial # 3.

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So what's the deal with the M1? Haven't been keeping up on my bullpups.

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Got to stop by and picked up an m9-A1 while I was there.  Didn't think to grab pics of the M1s but they had a couple of them on display.  The earlier ones I saw during Steyrs ribbon cutting we're mock-ups with A3 receivers.  These were marked M1 and had the quick detach points on the fronts.

Eta:  snagged a pic from local newspaper

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AUG M1.....Serial # M10001

I will be coming back from Georgia to Louisiana next week and may make an appointment to stop by there.  I can't wait to get an M1 with the scope!!!

Cool but still not digging the rails and blocky shaped optic maybe its just me.

I prefer the original design as well. Aren't they going to offer it?
And I'll take the new scope if it's all that's available.

I prefer the original design as well. Aren't they going to offer it?
And I'll take the new scope if it's all that's available.

How'd I double post??

And good pics, OP!

i'm not understanding the point of all that rail area on top of the scope.  a small piece for a small RDS would be ok, but having good basic back up sights molded onto the top like on the A1/A2 makes more sense to me...

Any pictures or anything on the A2 style optic that is supposed to be released?

Please tell us there was a round scope in there, otherwise what is the point to that thing.

Glad the HS50 wasn't a great sale or I'd be made that I missed something

All of your photobucket photos are moved or deleted.  
Anyplace to view them?
Thanks

Yeah, those are great - if there was anything to see.

Yep....re-post/host of pics someone please!

Does anyone know what Zeiss scope was packaged with the Prohunter deal, and what calibers were available?

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