NorthStar West Closed for good?

[akapennypincher]

Tried finding their web - site apprently the owner was trying to sell for health reason, now the URL is gone.

Sad. JMHO

 

[coloradoclyde]

Agreed!...

Every gun maker should have an apprentice.

 

[will5a1]

It is sad, this company traced its lineage to Curly Gostomski back in the '70's, and I wanted one of their Trade Guns but never got around to ordering it.

One of the builders, goes by the name Waksupi on the Castboolits forum, mentioned last year that they were not accepting any new orders and this past June (I think) he finished the last guns on order for NorthStar West. Guess he is free lancing now. Shame no one wanted to buy the company, and it looks like the owner shut down in an orderly fashion, to his credit; and didn't accept orders he knew he couldn't fill.

 

[MC One Shot]

It is sad. I wish Matt all the best. He made a fine muzzleloader. I am blessed to have one from Curly and one from Matt. I too hoped some one would have acquired the firm and carried it on. When I talked with Matt last he was trying to sell off remaining bits and pieces.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

This will keep happening more and more if the businesses aren't passed on.

Most in the hobby are 60 or better from my experience. Important to pass it on, to us younger guys.

 

[akapennypincher]

Kids don't want to mess with old fashion, they WANT I - Phone 10, and Progress.

 

[Kansas Jake]

That or the instant gratification of Xbox or Playstation.

Now I sound like one of those 60+ folks which I happen to be.

 

[Brokennock]

I respectfully disagree. I find "kids" are interested when exposed to early firearms technology. Not so much early cartridge arms, I think because they can't appreciate the subtlety of why some of us like them, to them a Browning "Sweet 16" is no different than a Remington 1100, BUT, a flintlock or a long early caplocks period gun IS DIFFERENT. The trouble lies in the middle ground. The young parents. The child sees an flinter in action, is fascinated, but then goes home and that interest isn't fed.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I disagree too....I know of no youngster that shows interest in "Grandpa's" activities while Grandpa is berating them.....
Now if Grandpa Had an I-phone and knew how to text, or took the time to sit down and play Xbox with their Grand kids....They would show more interest.....But constantly putting the younger generations down because they are different....only pushes them farther away.
Dinosaurs eat their young. :td:

 

[Tinker2]

Dinosaurs eat their young. :td:

:rotf: :rotf: :wink:



William

 

[Wes/Tex]

I respectfully disagree. I find "kids" are interested when exposed to early firearms technology.
The child sees an flinter in action, is fascinated, but then goes home and that interest isn't fed.

have to totally agree. Our state sponsored shoot puts muzzleloaders in their hands of hundreds of kids every year. Few are not amazed and fascinated. We do our part to encourage that fascination. Also agree that when they go home that experience isn't usually fed or encouraged.

 

[nhmoose]

Dinosaurs eat their young. :td:

Sometimes for a good reason :v

 

[Bo T]

Dinosaurs eating their young. I've never seen this. I guess that puts me in a different age group as Colorado?

 

[Wes/Tex]

Has anyone been in touch with ole Lauffindog to see how he's doing?

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I know of no youngster that shows interest in "Grandpa's" activities while Grandpa is berating them.....
Now if Grandpa Had an I-phone and knew how to text, or took the time to sit down and play Xbox with their Grand kids....They would show more interest.....But constantly putting the younger generations down because they are different....only pushes them farther away.

Not sure I've ever seen this. Now I know of gentlemen in their own company who berate the improvements of the modern era..., but they don't do it in front of the grandkids nor do they do it to the grandkids.

Well there is an episode of Duck Dynasty where Phil tells two of his teenage grandsons (who are texting to each other -iirc- as they sit next to each other) to look for some personalities when they next go to Walmart. I think that might have been staged.....

LD

 

[Micah Clark]

One of my many favorite scenes from the Duck Dynasty series is when Phil has his grandkids help build a football field and he starts by first asking if any of them have a cell phone . . . John Luke hands Phil his cell and his jaw drops as Phil throws it about 30 yards into the woods.

 

[coloradoclyde]

My favorite scene is the before and after photo..

 

[Stumpkiller]

Which one is the lady in the "after" photo?

 

[zimmerstutzen]

Darn shame. One of the best on the market. Shame the market dried up. Guess they should have made disposable stuff that breaks like most every other manufacturer.

 

[DickS]

I wonder if anyone acquired their dies, jigs and tooling?