Originally Posted by K22
Originally Posted by Pappy348
Originally Posted by Torqued
I recently purchased a Burris handgun scope. 2-7x32 posi lock. Imagine my disappointment when I saw thst it was made in the Philippines. I should have spent another $200 and got a Leupold. I have 3 other Burris scopes that are American made.


Burris has had scopes manufactured in the Phillipines for years, using equipment they provided, by workers they trained. The quality is as good as ever, maybe a bit better. The Phillipine government isn't trying to destroy the U.S. and AFIK, Phillipine companies aren't owned by their military like many Chinese ones. Do you also avoid optics made in Japan, Germany, Austria?

By all means buy what makes you happy. Doing a bit of research beforehand will let you avoid buying stuff made in places you don't like.



I wonder how much those Philippine workers are paid in comparison to the American worker?


I don't know. How much are the workers that make Swarovski, Zeiss, and Schmidt and Bender paid? Like workers everywhere, they likely are paid the going rate in their countries for the kind of work they do, plus or not, benefits, and are free to find other jobs if they don't like it. WTF diffence does it make? Lower taxes and less onerous regulation have as much to do with off-shoring as wages. Haven't heard about Phillipine optics workers jumping out of high windows like the folks who make iPhones.


What fresh Hell is this?