By the way, you might want to stay out of Wal-mart if you don't want to buy chinese products.
Yeah, Wallly world sells alot of China made junk. They also sell alot of US-made products. You just have to look. But more importantly, wally world has never tried to indicate that they don't carry China made stuff.
Their website says:
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Cimarron Firearms Co. offers detailed copies of the firearms used in taming the frontier in Texas and the American West.
Well, aside from being told that they were, the only indication on thier website of origin is this:
Cimarron keeps a small inventory of 19th century Colts on hand at the Uberti factory and acquires special tooling used by Uberti to produce some Cimarron models. written onthe same "about us" page. Since the 1878 coachgun is a replica of a COLT, and Since Uberti is under the same conglomerate of Italian gunmakers as Beretta, Franchi, and Benelli, I had no difficulty believing this. And there's also this:
We can say with all honesty that there is no other firearm that is near equal in value, strength, reliability, or authentic detail as to the Cimarron Firearms Co. line of frontier firearms.
Will you also be boycotting the other 99% of businesses in the United States that use Chinese sourced materials in some manner in their products?
I will boycott the ones that would assert their product was made elsewhere and I find that it was, in fact, China. Of the other companies, I just won't buy the products that are labeled China. I went looking for a new cordless drill the other day. All except Dewalt (Mexico) and Porter-Cable (Taiwan) are China made. But the boxes are clearly labeled, so that I can avoid purchasing them. I really do go to great lengths that some cannot believe to buy US whenever possible, and non-chinese at all costs. All of my cars have a "1" for the first VIN digit. All of my tools are Mac, Matco, Snap-on, Craftsman that clearly say USA. And I know China controls the steel industry, so there's no way to avoid that aspect. But the steel is reworked and formed into a quality product right here.
When she bought the gun it's unlikely she knew what it really was, and it's possible she might be as upset as you are.
She didn't. She never had it out of the packaging, and the box says nothing of where it was made. She feels as I do, and would have told me to pick something else if she had seen that.
They are "selling us the rope to hang ourselves with".
Exactly. They are conquering this country by very strategic means that are seemingly harmless to most. Sort of like "hiding in plain sight". Control the commerce, control the nation. And unlike many of the Asian countries that manufacture goods we consume, China is NOT US-friendly.
IMHO, you need to chill out a little bit and take comfort in the fact that you have family that cares about you enough to buy you a gun like that. Who the hell cares where it came from? It's a GIFT, be HAPPY that you got it. If it's not what you wanted, then get rid of it and get what you really want, but to complain like you are is kinda tacky.
Three points to this end.
The first is that if you'd read more carefully, you'd have noticed that I said my sister and I do this exchange as a tradition between us. Not quite the same as some other members whos non-shooter families pull together to purchase one expensive gift.
The second is the misconception that we are bad people if we don't like a gift. I believe we are only wrong to not appreciate the thought, effort and expenditure. Liking and appreciating are not mutually inclusive.
Third, when I tell her, she'll probably be us unhappy about the situation as I am. But I will get her approval of trading it off before I do.
