gandermountain salesman hates usa made firearms

[IndyDave1776]

True, that's usually my point as well, the profits are going to Japan.

If this is the question, let me ask you this: If there is no such thing as a 'pure' American vehicle, do you feel more loyalty to an American CEO who doesn't give a rat's a** about you as he sells foreign-made cars under an American nameplate, or a Japanese CEO who is keeping several hundred of your neighbors in jobs?

 

[LPPOsecurity]

American Made, American Company, I have a friend who works at the plant in illinois that produces them along with the rest of the Jeeps and the new Dodge Dart

 

[bobzilla]

American Made, American Company, I have a friend who works at the plant in illinois that produces them along with the rest of the Jeeps and the new Dodge Dart

and the transmission comes from MExico.

 

[HollidaySlim]

American Made, American Company, I have a friend who works at the plant in illinois that produces them along with the rest of the Jeeps and the new Dodge Dart

I think you mean an American company owned by an Italian company.

 

[Stschil]

I think you mean an American company owned by an Italian company.

Formerly owned by a German company.

 

[Hohn]

Was there ever a car company that had 100% of their cars made from materials from only America?

No, there never was. Rubber trees don't grow in America. Last I checked, most cars had rubber tires.

So is it "buying American' to buy a Goodyear Tire when the rubber comes from Indonesia?

How about a 100% American Labor Fender Custom Shop Strat-- with wood from India, and hardware from Japan?


These are just a couple of the ways that "buy American" is shown to be absurd.

We are not self-sufficient. People aren't designed to be. We each have some skill we do better than others, and this means it makes sense for us to do some thing and get paid for it while someone else does another thing and get paid for it.

The story often told in basic economics classes is about two Indian tribes: one tribe of skilled hunters that make great arrowheads and one of gatherers that can make good baskets. It's not long for them to figure out that they are both better off making extra baskets or arrowheads and trading them to the other tribe so you can have BOTH baskets and arrowheads.

Free trade is a good thing, and utterly incompatible with some jingoistic "buy American' idea. I'm too much of a believer in free enterprise and capitalism to surrender those ideas to some misguided but well-intentioned campaign of "buying American."

Fortunately, I don't have to surrender my principles to buy American, because when we choose to, we can compete with almost anyone on almost anything.

JMO

 

[Hohn]

If this is the question, let me ask you this: If there is no such thing as a 'pure' American vehicle, do you feel more loyalty to an American CEO who doesn't give a rat's a** about you as he sells foreign-made cars under an American nameplate, or a Japanese CEO who is keeping several hundred of your neighbors in jobs?

I'll take option "B" and learn Japanese if I must.

EDIT: besides, if the Japanese CEO runs the company into the ground, he has to commit Seppuku or something, while an American CEO gets a big multimillion dollar reward proportional the amount he sucked.

 

[LEaSH]

I choose not to support the UAW('s drug habits).

 

[LPPOsecurity]

There ya have it folks, people are gonna ***** no matter what

 

[woowoo2]

Sorry to go off topic.......

But are Mossberg, Ruger and Smith and Wesson products 100% American?
As in ... No foreign parts?

 

[Titanium Man]

Sorry to go off topic.......

But are Mossberg, Ruger and Smith and Wesson products 100% American?
As in ... No foreign parts?

I don't know if you're including Savage in this mix, but I ordered a replacement stock, and I had to wait because they were waiting on them to arrive on a container ship. So, I would bet if they have composite stocks, no manufacturer can say they are solely American made.

 

[Stschil]

I don't know if you're including Savage in this mix, but I ordered a replacement stock, and I had to wait because they were waiting on them to arrive on a container ship. So, I would bet if they have composite stocks, no manufacturer can say they are solely American made.

I may be wrong on this, but I believe Henry's are all still 100% American milled, manufactured and assembled. What I don't I know is if any of their raw materials are imported.

 

[trailrider]

I may be wrong on this, but I believe Henry's are all still 100% American milled, manufactured and assembled. What I don't I know is if any of their raw materials are imported.

I believe you are correct. 100% I think

 

[Titanium Man]

I may be wrong on this, but I believe Henry's are all still 100% American milled, manufactured and assembled. What I don't I know is if any of their raw materials are imported.

Your probably right on Henry...........but who knows when a supplier is sending stuff to them for parts, where it all comes from. If you watch their info-mercials, they really do go out of their way to provide All-American products.

 

[chadf652]

I prefer to support my LGS instead of Gander Mountain.

 

[tv1217]

I always assumed they used those common sense tests that some employers have applicants take, except they hire the people who fail it.

 

[abraham743]

I typically buy my firearms from bradis or beechgrove but I recently purchased one at gm because they were the only place that had one. I gave the young man some $100's that were probably older he was and it took 15 minutes of scrutinizing to determine they were real. Meanwhile the mid 50'so jackwad gave me dirty looks because I turned down their extended warranty. That was the greenwood store. My apologies to my lgs for whoring around.....lesson learned. Ignore opinions from most of those guys.
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[shooter521]

Sorry to go off topic.......

But are Mossberg, Ruger and Smith and Wesson products 100% American?
As in ... No foreign parts?

The Mossberg 500/590 series shotguns are entirely "made in the USA". The Maverick 88s are assembled in the US from domestic and foreign-sourced parts. Not sure about their centerfire rifles. The Mossberg International guns (702/802 Plinksters, SA-20 and Silver Reserve shotguns) are all imported.

I would ass-u-me Ruger and S&W are entirely US-made, given that both companies have significant manufacturing capabilities attached to them, but I'm not 100% certain that both companies make ALL their own parts.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I would ass-u-me Ruger and S&W are entirely US-made, given that both companies have significant manufacturing capabilities attached to them, but I'm not 100% certain that both companies make ALL their own parts

Is he talking about the S&W shotguns and rifles, e.g. the 3000 and the 1500?

They were made in Japan (Howa).

 

[jcwit]

Frankly I do not think very highly of Gander Mtn.

I spend no bucks there and never so my face inside their doors.