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mgmorden said:
Yeah the 1911's are generally made either completely in Brazil or at least parts of them are made in Brazil before being finished here.

The XD models are all made in Croatia.
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Didn't the company simply buy the rights to the name "Springfield Armory". More of a brand caching in on the mystique rather than an actual manufacturer like the original Springfield? They sell nice guns though.

Edit:. Looks like they do a lot of assembly in Illinois from components from all over the place. Dunno if a 1911 with globally sourced parts, but with final assembly and fitment in the US, meets the OP's definition though.
 
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What do need this 9mm for? That would kind of help with the limited American made brand you’ve decided on
 
My Springfield 1911 says "Made in USA" on the slide. I'm sure some parts were probably done in Brazil, but enough of the gun was made in USA for them to say so
 
MedWheeler wrote:
I need a car. Must be made in America. No Ford, GM, or Chrysler.
Any ideas?
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Well, how about:

Hennessey
Local Motors
Lucra
Panoz
Rezvani
Rossion
SSC North America
Zimmer

just to name a few?
 
Beretta's new plant is in Tennessee, it was in Maryland, before that.

Before you dump your cash on a perhaps poorly thought out US purchase,
you may want to consider AREX's new Rex Zero. Very tight. Very accurate.
and at under 700$, affordable.
 
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I like the EDC 9, but the idea that it's magazines will likely be made by mecgar, a foreign company, disgusts me in my soul, like double stack 9mm 1911s are uncharted territory...

I don't want cheap, and I want to learn about as many possibilities as possible before making my decision.
 
Oolong said:
I like the EDC 9, but the idea that it's magazines will likely be made by mecgar, a foreign company, disgusts me in my soul, like double stack 9mm 1911s are uncharted territory...

I don't want cheap, and I want to learn about as many possibilities as possible before making my decision.
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MecGar makes excellent magazines for a reasonable price. Not doing business with a US owner and operated company that employs skilled craftsmen because of the country of origin of the magazines is a bit myopic.

The EDC X9 might be my next pistol, but I like foreign made stuff too (HK’s) so the mags on the Wilson are no big deal to me.
 
Coal Dragger said:
MecGar makes excellent magazines for a reasonable price. Not doing business with a US owner and operated company that employs skilled craftsmen because of the country of origin of the magazines is a bit myopic.

The EDC X9 might be my next pistol, but I like foreign made stuff too (HK’s) so the mags on the Wilson are no big deal to me.
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I don't have a problem with mecgars workers, I have a problem with giving my money to people that end up feeding it to **** governments. If it turns out mecgar isn't making the magazines or getting residuals, then yes, I may go for it, but otherwise no. The only thing stopping me from just building my own glock is that some parts are oem only.
 
Oolong said:
I like the EDC 9, but the idea that it's magazines will likely be made by mecgar, a foreign company, disgusts me in my soul, like double stack 9mm 1911s are uncharted territory...

I don't want cheap, and I want to learn about as many possibilities as possible before making my decision.
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So a "spare-no-expense" compact double stack 9mm made in the USA. That helps.
 
I don't want hi point level. I'm not trying to wack someone as cheaply as possible, I'm looking for something decent that won't prop up a failed state.
 
Well I suppose you better know where the steel was sourced from in your choice, as well as any polymers.

For that matter you best make sure all the alloying metals in the steel were US sourced too.

Better make sure the raw ore was mined in the US as well, not only iron ore but any alloying metal ores.

Make sure any polymer parts were made using US made polymer from US sourced oil.

At what point in the supply chain from raw material to finished goods do you draw the line? Your quest is virtually impossible, if for no other reason than you will never know where every last raw material originated.

Have fun agonizing over that.
 
Coal Dragger said:
Well I suppose you better know where the steel was sourced from in your choice, as well as any polymers.

For that matter you best make sure all the alloying metals in the steel were US sourced too.

Better make sure the raw ore was mined in the US as well, not only iron ore but any alloying metal ores.

Make sure any polymer parts were made using US made polymer from US sourced oil.

At what point in the supply chain from raw material to finished goods do you draw the line? Your quest is virtually impossible, if for no other reason than you will never know where every last raw material originated.

Have fun agonizing over that.
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I'm not agonizing over anything, I'm a man who has standards. I don't buy Turkish guns because i know it finds terrorism. I don't buy European guns because the people making them support a economy that looks down on Americans like barbarians because we don't ban guns like them. Some guy making a middle class to upper class living in a place like that with my money, no, can't have that. But raw materials are produced in such high amounts at such a cheap cost me no buying it wouldn't have a effect on the likely slave labor to produce it anyway.
 
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