Steyr LP50e

[RobinC]

Keep it quiet though, strictly under the grips!
Robin

[demonloop]

You've lost me

[RobinC]

Anshutz is engraved under the grip! Not visible without removing the grip.
Robin

[demonloop]

With you now. I think its fairly common knowledge anyway, anyone lookng at an Anschutz pistol will see the familiarity

[ikarma70]

Just for the record Steyr is in Austria and very proud of it, not Germany, sounds like he went through a convaluted route, perhaps he may have got it faster if he had ordered from Harry.
Walther have no intention of making a 5 shot LP400 as they see the market too small, so the Lp50e is not only the best it's near enough the only one. Does any one shoot the FWB 5 shot at any highish level, they still list the model 58, Ive seen a few of the old ones about but not any of the new ones?
Robin

Steyr Mannlicher is Austrian but Steyr Sportwaffen is Anschutz which is a German company.

Steyr may be in Austria, but they are German owned.

Fastest and cheapest way to get Steyr parts is via Germany in my experience.

Thankyou Mr. Demonloop for confirming what I was saying and that Harry Preston is not the be all and end all for Steyr parts and guns in the U.K.

[RobinC]

Steyr Sportwaffen is in Ernsthofen, Austria, the guns are made there in Austria and supplied from Austria. It is an Austrian company with a 51% share holding from Anschutz, a German company.
Robin

[ikarma70]

Steyr Sportwaffen is in Ernsthofen, Austria, the guns are made there in Austria and supplied from Austria. It is an Austrian company with a 51% share holding from Anschutz, a German company.
Robin

guess that Anschutz must make parts or store Steyr parts then?

[demonloop]

guess that Anschutz must make parts or store Steyr parts then?

They certainly supply/store Steyr parts, not sure if they make any though.

[majex45]

Steyr Mannlicher is Austrian but Steyr Sportwaffen is Anschutz which is a German company.



Thankyou Mr. Demonloop for confirming what I was saying and that Harry Preston is not the be all and end all for Steyr parts and guns in the U.K.

I bought a Steyr LP10 second hand (official import originally bought from NSRA, still in warranty, with receipt) and when I talked to Mr. Preston he informed me the guarantee only applies to the first owner and if anything went wrong, I'd have to pay for it.
Not what I call good service.
Luckily, nothing has gone wrong...yet. (Touch wood, fondle rabbit's foot etc).

[jpayne]

Not sure which law it actually is, however I believe that in English law for this to apply the condition would have to be written into the initial guarantee. So if it goes wrong, suggest you give Steyr a call....

[demonloop]

I bought a Steyr LP10 second hand (official import originally bought from NSRA, still in warranty, with receipt) and when I talked to Mr. Preston he informed me the guarantee only applies to the first owner and if anything went wrong, I'd have to pay for it.
Not what I call good service.
Luckily, nothing has gone wrong...yet. (Touch wood, fondle rabbit's foot etc).

I suggest you email Steyr, asking them about the warranty, and tell them what you have been told by the UK importer.

It's prudent to get an answer back from them in writing, in case anything should go wrong.

[McTrucky]

I bought a Steyr LP10 second hand (official import originally bought from NSRA, still in warranty, with receipt) and when I talked to Mr. Preston he informed me the guarantee only applies to the first owner and if anything went wrong, I'd have to pay for it.
Not what I call good service.
Luckily, nothing has gone wrong...yet. (Touch wood, fondle rabbit's foot etc).

If it was bought new from the NSRA, it is not an offical import. They fell out with Harry a few years ago (over what I don't know) but there are still bad feelings on both sides.

McT

[demonloop]

If it was bought new from the NSRA, it is not an offical import. They fell out with Harry a few years ago (over what I don't know) but there are still bad feelings on both sides.

McT

Offical import means absolutely nothing. In fact the term 'grey import' was invented (IMO) to put UK buyers off buying the exact same thing cheaper overseas; the term 'grey' somehow suggesting inferior goods or lesser quality.

The UK importer might decide he doesn't want to stand over the warranty, thats a choice for him.

[majex45]

Thanks for the advice, if it goes wrong I'll ask Steyr direct. However I have a Webley Premier that is more than 30 years old and it hasn't gone wrong yet, should I expect the Steyr to be more delicate than the old (agricultural) Webley?

[demonloop]

They are a bit more delicate to be fair, but if treated properly they are fine. Great bit of engineering.