Whats the best American Made Gun?

[Limeyfellow]

I would probrobly say something like the kentucky rifle. Hand crafted wonders that where considered so good not much could match them for well over 70 years.

 

[M.E.Eldridge]

US Rifle, Caliber .30, M1. (Even though it was designed by a transplanted Canadian)

 

[gm]

browning beltfed machinegun would be my number 1 choice, others are:

Colt SA army,S&W target masterpiece,Thompson annihilator submachinegun,Ruger gp100.I like the springfield 03a3 for its accuracy.


Try some winchester wildcats in that ruger 22 semiauto, mine loves them for plinking.It is the cheapest stuff around at 12 bucks a brick of 550 rounds.Its an excellent gun but the release levers(slide and magazine) are either too small or in the wrong place.

 

[Wesson Smith]

I suppose it doesn't hurt to answer from a personal perspective?
I'd have to go with my S&W 686. I've never owned a more rugged, reliable
and relatively maintenance-free weapon. I guess it also helps that
when I have it in my hand, I'm 110% confident that a well-placed shot
will always be lethal.

 

[Derby FALs]

I hear that Freedom Arms makes some nice stuff.

I have never handled a gun as well made as a Freedom Arms.

 

[MachIVshooter]

most of the good guns these days are foreign made..

This assertion is based on what, exactly? The best AK's are made here. The best 1911's. The best revolvers.

........Heck, even when it comes to cars, does "Dodge" spell class or does "BMW" or "Lexus?" Al Bundy comes to mind now.

Dodge spells working class. Compare with Toyota or Honda.

If you want to compare BMW or Lexus with a domestic, Use Cadillac or Chrysler (after all, Chrysler/Dodge=Toyota/Lexus).

And believe me, the imports are not superior. Consider the county I work in: Nearly 3/4 of vehicle registrations are Domestic. Slightly less than half the cars that we fix are imports. Jap cars cost about 40% more to repair on average. European is about 3x the repair cost when compared to domestics. When you break it down, 3/4 of the vehicles on the road account for roughly 48% of the shop's revenue. The other 1/4 make up 52%. A standard brake job (pads and rotors) on a VW Toureg is ~$1,400. Same thing on a Trailblazer or Durango is about $350. And the Trailblazer will go twice as far on original brakes as the Toureg.

The Argument for imported guns has no more basis in fact than the one for cars. You do, in fact, get more for your money with domestic goods and you support the American worker. The only reason to buy an imported product is because no domestic equivalent is available.

 

[Rembrandt]

Sadly the majority of firearms mentioned are a far cry from being the "Best made ever".....most of the people suggesting them wouldn't know which end of a micrometer or caliper to use let alone what precision tolerances are. (And we won't get into wood-to metal fit)

If there is an American made handgun with tighter tolerances and a more precision fit than Freedom Arms, let's hear about it. Otherwise the rest are sloppy fitting sad imitations of the "Best ever made". On the rifle side, nothing compares to the Cooper or Dakota Arms.