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Yes I pay attention to origin

Well...you would know all about that being as you have no business, no family, no prospects, no health, and no friends.

You should keep a firearm handy on Christmas eve.

Unarmed slave bowing to her masters in Canberra but talking shit about the USA. To scared to to fight for freedom in Australia.

Ahha...the bowser bitch is feeling special today. You should make that firearm a single shot 22 short, and take a couple of boxes to bed with you in case you feel like ending your diseased misery.

Cheery Christmas bubble guts...say hi to the kids.

Vortex Razor AMG 6-24……Made in the USA. The reticle is made in Germany I think..

First thing I look at

These threads are always amusing. While not a big chicom fan, I'd guess 1/3 to 1/2 of most everything in the average American household is Chinese nowadays. For the record, I have chicom, Jap, philipino, euro, and USA (assuming Leupy is actually made in USA)optics.

Something I’ve always wondered for the hard core MIA crowd. How many of you are wearing made in the USA clothes? Shoes, Jackets, backpacks, duffle bags, etc? Honest question.

I always look at labels, unless I am buying online, of everything that I buy. Finding USA made shoes, jackets, backpacks, duffle bags etc. is hard, though if there is a reasonable option, I'll take it. Avoiding the same made in China is easy, so I do it.

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Looking at current events, I think we have more in common with the free Asian countries than much of Yurrup, Korea in particular judging by their TV and movies. When buying, absent USA-made options, I have no qualms about stuff from Korea, the Philippines, Japan, Taiwan, Hell even Vietnam is a foe of the CCP. Same goes for stuff from the freer Yurrupean nations like the Czech Republic. Fugg the French, and the Germans, and God help the Brits come to their senses.

I sense a subtle shift in the origins of goods of late. Seems like more stuff is coming from those Asian countries now, especially clothing.

I could care less where your wifes dilda was made. this is the "Hunting Optics" forum, try and focus and stay on topic

I wouldn’t say it’s hard, just more $.

Yes, origin is an important consideration for me.

Anywhere but China, or Russia. USA and Japan being top choices.

How many stores do you think you'd have to go to in the Gonzalez Outlet Mall to find those items made in the USA? That's what I mean by hard.

Pretty much internet order only around here

Yes, Schott is owned by the Carl Zeiss Foundation--but that doesn't mean all Schott glass is made in Germany. There are dozens of Schott factories around the world, including three in China....

It isn't "Made in USA." Some parts may be, and it may be assembled here. But this label does not equal "Made In USA."



FTC requires that "Made in USA" be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S. Any "Assembled in USA", "Built in USA," etc, are not controlled by the FTC and are just terms to make a buyer think they are getting a "Made in USA" product. Leupold can't use "Made in USA" because it doens't meet the FTC requirement to use that label.

The US Gov't is required to "Buy American" and requires that "Made in USA" products be manufactured in the U.S. of more than 50 percent U.S. parts. Trijicon stamps many of their products "Made in USA" while acknowledging their lenses and some other parts are sourced from Japan.

Every Leupold part that requires maching is made in the USA. Leupold owns the most CNCs west of the Mississippi.

The volume of lens Leupold requires to meet the demand for these high quality scopes is well beyond any USA supplier.

If one places any value on supporting USA manufacturing then Leupold has a step up on the competition.