Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Originally Posted by JOG
Originally Posted by Slavek
Originally Posted by The_Real_Hawkeye
Springfield seems to be clearly saying it's all US made.

You have to check criteria for "Made in USA" as it pertains to guns. I bet the standard is much lower then cars, for example.


Not much to debate. If a receiver/frame is greater than 80% complete it's a firearm and the ATF requires a serial number, manufacturer, and country of origin.

It's possible and maybe even likely that Springfield is outsourcing the forgings and a certain level of machine work, but if "Made in the USA" is on the firearm then most and the bulk of the important work was done here.

Is "Made In The USA" on the gun?




Why would it matter much? Colt has, in the past, teamed up with Spanish and Italian outfits to put their name on guns they sold, Remington has sold Yugoslavian and Russian guns (so has Winchester, who are now selling Turkish and Portuguese and Japanese guns with the Wincheser logo on them). Browning's Hi Powers were never built in the US, yet we all like/love/respect them. What difference can it make?


You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.