Folks, I am new to bolt action centerfires, having only owned a .22 rimfire model 25 and a Marlin 30-30. I have been looking at Savage, Winchester, Remington, Weatherby, and Browning for a new deer rifle. Saw a nice consignment Weatherby last night in the local gun shop and was surprised to see "Made in Japan" on the barrel. Was at another shop last night looking at an A-Bolt II and read "Made in Japan" on that one too. Hmmm. I was surprised at how put off I was by this. I mean, I would prefer to have "Made in USA" on my rifle. I guess I am just being "old-fashioned", eh?
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Made in Japan?
- Thread starter Dogger
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Art Eatman
Staff in Memoriam
At one time, Japanese barrels were regarded as some of the best. Some new ideas about how they did their forging and rifling...I think that's why Weatherby "farmed out" some of their production for a while. That, and production capability. My 1970-vintage Mark V was made in Germany, for instance.
Certainly there's no lack of quality guns made right here. And if there is ever a need for a replacement for some internal part, home-grown pieces are possibly more readily available.
Certainly there's no lack of quality guns made right here. And if there is ever a need for a replacement for some internal part, home-grown pieces are possibly more readily available.
Nestor Rivera
New member
Personally I like the '06 better but more for historical reasons than any other. But if there is a diff. it is that the '06 generates the same balistics (or very nearly) at a lower preasure. Your best bet is to find a rifle that you like and then get it in that cal. on hand.
Miroku makes the guns for Browning and what an excellant job they do. Unfortunately, because of a prejudice or stigma against Japanese made firearms, Japanese made guns generally are not good from an "investment" perspective. Unfortunately for the Japanese people, because of their strict anti-gun laws, they can't own the guns they build.
If anybody has an opportunity to pick up a Japanese gun magazine, flip through it. Their testing is far more extensive than in our own gun rags.
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If anybody has an opportunity to pick up a Japanese gun magazine, flip through it. Their testing is far more extensive than in our own gun rags.
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Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt
Weatherby moved his production to Japan when the cost of German-made guns went through the roof, a result of having to pay socialist workers ridiculous wages. Same goes for German binocs; very good and very expensive when you pay $30-plus per hour and allow five weeks vacation (wish I had those 5 weeks).