Made in the U.S.A. only

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Most of mine are US made. Some of the more interesting ones are not. Made in the USA does not mean every part was made here, all the metal was mined and rifned here, or that all the technolkogy that went into the gun came from US citizens.
 
I do buy American whenever possible. Most of my guns are American but some are from other countries. I buy ONLY American automobiles and have had great service from them.
Buy American, the job you save may be your own!!
 
I buy the best product at the best pricepoint for my purposes. If you save a few dollars for buying one product over another, then so be it. Over the long run, your saved money will be spent on other consumer goods which will still vitalize the economy. In the case of firearms, you'll probably be spending the saved money on cleaning supplies and ammo from your local sporting goods store. This anti-China, anti-this, anti-that attitude is reminiscent of the anti-Russian attitudes decades ago except Russia didn't have goods to offer. It's silly and childish.

Go blame overinflated unions for squeezing corporations until they go broke and passing on increased cost to the consumer, and Walmart protestors that cry $8-10/hr for Walmart employees is highway robbery when the national minimum wage is lower, and that many non-corporation sized companies pay much less for entry-level jobs (but they aren't evil, so no one complains there)

By not supporting the best product on the market at the best price point and using blind faith for one particular make, model, place of manufactuer, you're telling that company that they have the market majority and have no reason to improve, compete, diversify, and generally evolve as a company in it's practices and product because whatever they're doing, its apparently good enough. This is a capitalistic society, products and services are shaped by where the customer goes based on maximum value. As I originally mentioned, you'll be hard pressed to find a 100% American made product, from raw materials to machinery used, to finished product.

Some of the aerospace parts we manufactuer use steel that have material certs showing it's from Chinese origin. Maybe you should go find a 100% American plane to fly on. :rolleyes: Good luck with that.
 
I buy the best product at the best pricepoint for my purposes. If you save a few dollars for buying one product over another, then so be it. Over the long run, your saved money will be spent on other consumer goods which will still vitalize the economy. In the case of firearms, you'll probably be spending the saved money on cleaning supplies and ammo from your local sporting goods store. This anti-China, anti-this, anti-that attitude is reminiscent of the anti-Russian attitudes decades ago except Russia didn't have goods to offer. It's silly and childish.

Go blame overinflated unions for squeezing corporations until they go broke and passing on increased cost to the consumer, and Walmart protestors that cry $8-10/hr for Walmart employees is highway robbery when the national minimum wage is lower, and that many non-corporation sized companies pay much less for entry-level jobs (but they aren't evil, so no one complains there)
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Well said.

I also buy based on how well the product satisfies my needs, not on where it was made.
 
I buy American manufacturers only (ignoring where they are "really" made), with the exception of Russian Milsurp - I find it humorous to buy it, and anything British made - Enfield, Webley etc.

On the car side (OT), I am so sick of Honda, Toyota - I will never buy them again, and I was a "believer" in their quality. No more.
 
I really wish the "buy American" blowhards would dry up already - it's just feel-good chest thumping in today's world.

Outside of niche mom-and-pop stuff, you're going to have a hell of a time finding product that's made in the USA anymore, and an even harder time finding product that's also made with non-imported materials.

Better get to bulldozing your houses and replacing all those foreign-steel nails and screws in the framing, ductwork and electrical with American ;) U-S-A! U-S-A!
 
I really wish the "buy American" blowhards would dry up already - it's just feel-good chest thumping in today's world.
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Yep. Putting blue collar jobs before corporate earnings is just stupid. The fact that it's difficult makes it even dumber. I'd rather have a CEO make $50 million than a thousand of my neighbors $50,000.

The Romans believed that the transfer of wealth to outside of the empire would eventually have ill effects... but in the 21st century, we're so much smarter than that :rolleyes:
 
I own a handgun, a H&K USP. Since HK doesn't have any factorys in America (except a repair center) then I would think that it's made in Germany.

I'm currently building a Galil on a Ohio Rapid Fire receiver (American company) but with Israeli parts kit, I guess it could be considered American?


Overall I don't care where a guns made, it's a tool made to be used, a gun has no nationality.
 
I choose the weapon itself first, and not the company that makes it. At the moment I have firearms from Germany, Austria and the USA.
But I do wish there was a Luxembourgish firearms company :D
 
when I first started in selling years back everyone wanted made in the USA.
Saddly that has gone away and we have excepted that parts come from everywhere else. I hear less and less of where is that made.
 
I would prefer to buy everything made in the USA but lets face it, today is a world market. We did a lot of this to ourselves by cheapening our products and pricing ourselves out of business. Sad indeed. :banghead: It didn't take Japan and numerous other countries long to seize the opportunity. Toyota, Honda, Sony, just to name a few have overtaken the auto and consumer electronics industry. Oh, and what happened to Walmart's American Made campaign? They slowly became "China Wares Are Us" and hardly anyone noticed! :evil: I have never seen so much junk and yet they are the USA's top retailer?? It amazes the hell out of me and their merchandise is not inexpensive like many folks believe! :confused: Ok, sorry, I'll get off my soapbox.
As for firearms, all of mine are made in the USA but I'm sure I will eventually break and buy an Austrian made Glock. :scrutiny:
 
I am one of those people (like many on the board here) who will only buy American made products unless there is no such product made here (this one is nearly impossible with Electronics).

With that in mind, there are so many types of firearm for which a US made version is not available that I do own many imported guns. Also, firearms are in a bit different leaque than most other consumer products; When you buy a foreign gun, you are generally getting a sample of it's country's culture and history. This is half the reason I love the milsurps. Rich with history.

I will only buy American cars, American tools, American blades, etc. But when it comes to firearms, I simply try to buy the best example of that particular model.
 
i think it depends on what you are looking for. i know a lot of people today are buying russian mosins. thats there choice if you are looking for a particular rifle then you may have to purchase a rifle made by another country. I do support U.S.A when it comes to firearms. As all of mine are made in the U.S.A. However if i was looking for a 91/30 or M44 i would not think twice. Its not like the soviet union is profiting off of it or anything. so it does not bother me. Now would i buy a firearm from iraq, pakistan, syria, libia or some other middle eastern country. HELL NO, but then neither of these countries make firearms. Who makes firearms, China, Germany, Japan, Russia. With that said i dont see a problem buying from these countries. What hell 80% of everything we get is from japan and china anyway. There is nothing you can do as a private citazen to stop that.
 
How about instead of BUY American, BE American, and let the free market decide? If the domestic stuff is competitive in quality and price, then super, the masses will beat down the doors and I won't be able to keep them in stock (I.E. Springfield 1911s, DPMS rifles, pretty much anything Kel-Tec makes). If you let Wal-Mart and your labor union dictate how your product is made then you languish, (I.E. Remington 710s, Ruger 10/22s) and eventually wither and die (I.E. Winchester New Haven). Sounds good to me, and I think it's definitely tightening up the American firearm industry. S&W's new M&P is a great example, it's a world beater, and definitely a result of S&W getting the crap kicked out of them by Austrians and Croatians. Just my $1/50.

DanO
 
@ Scrat, Pakistan makes alot of weapons including the H&K G3, M4A1, AK-47 and in the tribal areas there are M16s being made after some of them got their hands on the M16s from the Afghan region. They are being made illegally though and are done by the reverse engineering process.
 
Currently it's 2 American, 2 British, 1 Chinese. I've also own guns from Italy and Belgium (assembled in Portugal). And with my C&R, I'm looking to add some Russians, Yugoslavs, Germans, Czechs, and Swiss, among others, to the mix.
 
I tend to favor US made items, and after that I have a sort of heirarchy of nations I will buys stuff from, China being at the bottom, (Yet also the compromise I most often make.)

For example, I just bought some power tools last weekend. I chose a Ryobi miter saw over the Craftsman, Delta, Task Force, and Rigid brands because it was made in Taiwan and the others were all made in China. I wanted a U.S. Made Milwaukee jig saw, but unable to find it in stock I was more than happy to purchase the similarly rated Swiss made Bosch.

Now when it comes to firearms, it is a whole different ballgame. I own mostly U.S. made firearms, but I have no problem buying a foreign made firearm, especially if it is good. I have Argentine, Finnish, German, Swiss and Yugoslavian firearms and I love them all. I hope to soon add some Czech pistols and Russian rifles to the group very soon.

As for Com-bloc, I have no deisre for any Chinese weapons, but I take special delight in BUYING rifles from former COMMUNIST countries. It's like a special celebration of my freedom and the victory of capitalism over communism to pay money for a commie rifle. Also, Yugo and Russian SKS/AKs seem to be of especially good quality.
 
I buy what I like and what I want. If it is of the quality I desire and fulfills the need I have I will buy it regardless of where it is made.
 
I love US made firearms. I bought a Browning Eclipse 1000 and it had "Made in Japan" right there stamped on the barrel...2x!
----John Moses Browning just rolled over in his grave 2x as well!

Ok so not a big fan. That one made it back to the factory where I am still waiting for my reimbursment. Ok Kel-Tec is a great firearm for the money and is made in Florida. I will support that company 100% as they have lifetime guarantees. Though I love GLOCK they are made in Austria and not 100% lifetime guarantee but i would pick it over any Berreta (made in the US or not). SO in the end it is the firearm #1 and the place it is made #2. I WILL NOT buy a firearm made in China. Period. Just food for thought.
 
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