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Outside of revolvers I would not buy an american made firearm. We depend on a global economy. I base my decisions on quantitative information not national pride. The weapons I used in the U S Navy were not American made and if the Navy did not mind I don't know why I should.
 
It would be nice to buy all American made products.

I try to buy what works for me. It does not make any difference where it is made. I started looking over some of the guns I have and find some manufactured in Germany, Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic and here in America. They all work pretty good.

Geetarman:D
 
buying non-american doesn't bother me at all. for one thing, just like car companies, most foreign companies make guns for americans in america. even for the ones who don't, i don't care. every country has their specialties for exports. if another country can do it better, i'm going to buy from them. if quality and performance is equal, and the american version is a reasonable price (even if a little more expensive), i will choose american.
 
Now Kahr is ...well actually made in USA .The name picked to make people think it was fine German manufacture !
 
It's always nice to buy American, but when I am forking down my own hard earned cash I tend to gravitate to exactly what I want and don't let it influence my decision
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That sums up my opinion as well. I feel much the same way about cars. If it has the features I want, I'll buy it. If it happens to be American-made, all the better.

The lines are blurring anyway, as commodities used to make anything are obtained globally, but I do try to support American labor if possible.
 
I drive a Toyota Sienna. I like it better than any American car.
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The car with the largest percentage of American made parts is.................................Toyota Camry!

I just bought a new Toyota Sienna, as previously stated built in Indiana. My son builds Toyota engines in Huntsville, Alabama.
 
Very Important. Call me a chauvinist-I call myself a Nationalist-but I like the idea of my dollars going to my people.
 
@Ale Golem
@illmc33:
A guy I work with actually made the same mistake because the name Sturm Ruger sounded German to him.
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That, coupled with the Mark III looking much like a Luger, is where my mistake came from.
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It's a natural mistake - Sturm and Ruger are both German surnames, and yes, the Mark III line was inspired in part by the German Luger pistol.
 
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