two gun charlie
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Friend of mine recently said that he is planning to buy a springfield pistol
because he (like most of us) likes "American" guns ......
so I took out my old savage .22/410 dating from the 70's handed it to him and said "That is an American rifle" made by a real American in America using mostly American tools , quality control was done by an American.
"What you are planning to buy is an American design , built by a Mexican working in Brazil with tools imported from China and a factory Manager who is from Peru , quality control is handled by a guy from Guatemala and certain parts are probably bought from some little factory run by Taiwanese in a backwater African state ..."
So I suggested that he rather buy a Ruger because as far as I know , Ruger is still a "Genuine American" product.
Then I started wondering is Ruger still the real deal ? and are there any other arms companies that can claim to be All American ?
because he (like most of us) likes "American" guns ......
so I took out my old savage .22/410 dating from the 70's handed it to him and said "That is an American rifle" made by a real American in America using mostly American tools , quality control was done by an American.
"What you are planning to buy is an American design , built by a Mexican working in Brazil with tools imported from China and a factory Manager who is from Peru , quality control is handled by a guy from Guatemala and certain parts are probably bought from some little factory run by Taiwanese in a backwater African state ..."
So I suggested that he rather buy a Ruger because as far as I know , Ruger is still a "Genuine American" product.
Then I started wondering is Ruger still the real deal ? and are there any other arms companies that can claim to be All American ?