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I heard recently that GS Custom was going to be setting up shop in the US, and today I saw they have a website front page up with contact info only.....anybody heard when they will be open for business? I would like to test some of their bullets, but was scared off by stories of overseas mail order not going well.

thanks,
advntrjnky

Just decided to look around here, as I am almost never on here anymore, and seen this post. Glad I did.

My wife and I are building the shop. We've been at it now, building a new shop here in Niles, MI, since January. Ran into some long delays, but it looks like we will be running before the end of the year.

Yes, shipping is a HUGE issue, and this will solve that. The biggest complaint we hear is time. Yes, you can get the bullets now, as they have been making them for 18 years now and importing them into the U.S. for a decade, but you have to wait 2 months+. They simply cannot keep up with the demand, and shipping takes a long time, not to mention a bit costly. That is why we are doing everything we can to build the shop here and catch up with the back-log of orders. If you have any questions, feel free to give me a call, and you can find my contact info on GSCustomUSA.com Just not on the forums often enough. Hope that helps.

-Anthony

That is good news. Thanks

Anthony,

That is GREAT news! Thanks for posting.

glad to know this

That's ok. My super-secret-hidden stash should last that long....

When you say "building the shop"....... are you planning to distribute, or manufacture as well? Dutch.

Dutch, we are building an entirely new manufacturing facility here. One that will supply America only, and prevent the need to ship anything over the pond. We even found a local Michigan copper supplier as well. The machines are more consistent allowing less scrap the the current machines, and will even run a bit faster. This should allow us to keep up with demand, at least for now.

Not to mention it will allow us to produce the custom orders faster. Right now we have some 6 or 7 start-from-scratch never-been-done-before custom bullets we are doing that are consuming time and resources, or are simply on the back burner simmering until we can get around to them. With the shop running here we will have a machine dedicated solely for this purpose, allowing Gerard to focus on Research, design, engineering, programming, prototyping and testing. It will shorten lead times tremendously.

Not sure if you can tell, but I'm excited! Hope that helps, and I look forward to speaking with you all someday as well.

-Anthony

Great news, very exciting. Hope things will go smooth from here on out. Dutch.

Extremist,

Are you going to re-shoot them for B.C.? When I tested the 130 grain 7MM from my STW the B.C. came out around .380. The website claimed .550 I think.

If you are curious how I testeded them, I chronoed ten at five yards and ten at two hundred yards. Could the five yards make much difference?

Anthony
GOOD NEWS.
And thanks.


dave

Ringman,

Just went and took a look. The 130 HV lists as a B.C. of .415-.420, so much closer to your finding. I might say the crono was a little close, we usually do 15 feet, but I cannot see it making that much difference. They use the same method of determining B.C. as every other company does, G1 I believe, and that can be a bit of an over prediction in some cases, but it's usually very close. If the bullet isn't stable enough, which I doubt is what you are dealing with, then BC can be hurt. Not sure why else, but if it works for you, then go with it. I will be testing for B.C. eventually, but not anytime soon. Hope that helps.

Dutch, we are building an entirely new manufacturing facility here. One that will supply America only, and prevent the need to ship anything over the pond.
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Will Canadians have access to your GS bullets?

This is great news....I look forward to the day when you start shipping! Is the full product line and caliber selection going to be available?

advntrjnky

The GS-HV in action.
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...rue/Re_Things_I_have_learned#Post3577951



dave

I wish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

used them for years! I am telling you guys every but every rifle I ever tried them in I had my load in one sitting! And they expand way out there. Same threshold as a ballistic tip.

http://gsgroup.co.za/fotis.html

This is good news.... please post the new website when you are up and running... I am interested for som bullets for the 450Marlin lever action

Nrut, Yes, all of North and South America.

advntrjnky, Yes, and more then ever. We now produce over 270 different bullets, more then double anyone else, and all can be ordered whenever, on a per-order basis.

Temmi, the link should be part of my profile, if it worked correctly. But it will be some time before it's done, that's for sure. No worries though, not too much longer now (we've been waiting for a year).

And thanks Fotis and Dave, we always appreciate the feedback.

Great news!