SHOT Hotness: Steyr Elite Experience
Did you miss the Steyr Elite Experience Facebook Live broadcast?
This past Tuesday at the 2019 SHOT Show, Steyr Arms USA rocked the industry with their Facebook Live broadcast from opening day when they announced their new Steyr Elite Experience program. However, since SHOT Show is in Las Vegas, Nevada and the broadcast went up at 4 p.m. local time, you may have missed it. The good news for Steyr fans (and the bad news for me, should my mom ever get into my Google search history) is that the Internet is forever! The video is available right here.
Not much of a video watcher? I appreciate that (and given my Google search history, I should probably follow your example). The crux of the Elite Experience is that it’s Steyr taking their existing culture of post-purchase consumer support to the next level. In addition to Steyr’s limited lifetime warranty, beginning right now any Steyr rifle over $1,250 will come with something very special: a free Steyr Training Academy course. (This includes AUGs, Scouts, SSGs, Pro THBs, and even HS. 50s!) This is for a limited time only, so take advantage of the Elite Experience program and sign up here.
What’s terrific about this is that you’ll be guided through the ins and outs of your new Steyr rifle by the best of the best. The initial courses will be taught by Gunsite legend Il Ling New (about whom I will not joke, because she’s a legend for a reason) and noted firearms expert and famous gun journalist Richard Mann. They will be held at the CMP facility in Talladega, Alabama. You can check them and all of our new courses out at steyracademy.com. There are more courses and dates coming soon, so if you don’t see one you like…just wait a while!
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