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  • Sjachsvitra

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    Does anyone know of any manufacturers that are 100 percent American made? Looking for handguns in particular. But just general wonderment as well.

    Edit: I couldn't find a post about this before.
     

    Crusader17

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    I don't know a whole lot about this, but I'm guessing it would be hard to find anything new that is 100% American. Obviously things like Glock, Uberti, and Bersa aren't American, just to name a few. I would like to think that Colt and Smith and Wesson are as American as it gets, but I would guess depending on the firearm that they have at least a few foreign made parts. Somewhere in the process there's gotta be something from outside the borders.
     

    mlewis

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    Look into FMK Firearms. Not only are they American Made, but they are Kommiefornia made. And they're proud of their country, it says so right on the gun itself.
     

    Kirk Freeman

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    I'm looking for a pistol and lead it towards rugar sr9c was just curious if there was an all American l..

    You mean Ruger?

    Yes, Ruger has been manufacturing American-made firearms for many decades now in several different states--CT (the flagpole), NH, AZ and now NC.

    Ruger interview with Forbes Magazine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6dnpt_IuGo

    Sturm, Ruger & Co.: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturm,_Ruger_&_Co.

    Mike Fifer, former CEO of Ruger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sDIsa3dtMs

    Here is the North Carolina facility: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhFpgIuf7oE


     

    bb37

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    Obviously things like Glock, Uberti, and Bersa aren't American, just to name a few.
    Glock "manufactures" firearms at their Smyrna, Georgia, U.S.A., facility. If you study the Glocks on the market, you can find models marketed as "Made in U.S.A.". I'm sure that's to satisfy certain "Buy American" clauses in government contracts. How much of these guns is actually made in the U.S.A. is an interesting question. My guess is that some parts may be manufactured here, but other parts are still made in Austria.

    SIG Sauer is a Swiss/German company with a subsidiary in the U.S. that "manufactures" firearms. Again, how much of these guns is made here and how much is made in Europe is an interesting question.

    The OP's premise of "100% American made" is a bit challenging. If you go back to the source of the steel, brass, aluminum, wood, plastic, and other materials used in firearms manufacturing, I'll bet that you'll find that very few firearms are 100% American made. Heck, the plastics used in injection molding is tough enough. Sure, the plastic pellets may have been formulated and produced in the U.S., but where did the petroleum products come from that are blended into the plastic?
     

    Libertarian01

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    I don't know that much about this, but I am thinking it would be almost 100% impossible to be truly "all" made in America.

    Even IF it is assembled here, are 100% of the parts made in America? Even IF all of the parts are MIA, were 100% of the raw materials mined and processed in America.

    I stand corrected: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-made-usa-standard

    According to the Federal Trade Commission, for a product to be labeled "Made in America" or "Made in the USA" a substantial portion of its cost must derive from being American made. This includes the raw materials and parts.

    I learned something new today.

    So look for the Made in America and you should be good to go.

    Regards,

    Doug
     
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