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a varmint model is over a grand in places, and regular T3's are past 600.. yikes.
Maybe they are trying to make hunting like smoking - if you can't afford to buy them, then you don't smoke'm.
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That's what happens when Adolph OBama keeps printing money and the value of US$$ declines.
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Agreed. Happening across the board with things.
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inflation and a declining dollar
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You guys are definitely hard done by. We pay just over 900 us for a stainless synthetic and about 1200 for the varmint....
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Wonder what a T3 costs them to produce - 200 bucks?
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Prob, I bet the biggest cost is marketing.
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Agreed, I wouldn't think a T3 would cost more than a couple hundred bucks to produce................Hb
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That's what happens when Adolph OBama keeps printing money and the value of US$$ declines. That is exactly right... when you think a dollar is worth like quarter was worth before Obama took office, the price of things hasn't gone up, they have actually gone down... its just the dollar has dropped all the more... Thank you democrats and thank you President HNIC...
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Buy a better American made rifle that is a better rifle and a better value.
Same goes for the Finns and you Aussies too.
Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nothing but good for our exporters and for our trade deficit.
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Sounds like Lexus's marketing model into the US way back when.
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Buy a better American made rifle that is a better rifle and a better value.
Same goes for the Finns and you Aussies too.
Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nothing but good for our exporters and for our trade deficit. Nice attempt at spin....Strong Dollar would mean a strong US economy. Our dollar is on its way to the dustbin thanks to your saviours anti business stance. Your dollar buys less or is that so hard to comprehend?
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Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nice attempt at spin....Strong Dollar would mean a strong US economy. Our dollar is on its way to the dustbin thanks to your saviours anti business stance. Your dollar buys less or is that so hard to comprehend? Actually he's right. If you devalue your currency it makes foreign products more expensive here in the US, and domestic products more affordable overseas. Imports become more expensive in the US because it then takes more (devalued) dollars to pay for them. Relatively cheap American made goods become more attractive around the world, and more attractive at home compared to imports. As far as how this affects US goods sold IN THE US, allow me to simplify a bit, but it's accurate to say they will be more expensive in numeric terms but not in real terms. Them's the facts, and something that economic observers on all sides agree on. Now if you want to argue whether this is good, sustainable long-term policy then you can do that (I don't believe it is), but there's no denying the very basics of global currency exchange.
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Sure wish I had bought a lefty 25-06 years ago.
Nothing political about their accuracy reviews.
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Buy a better American made rifle that is a better rifle and a better value.
Same goes for the Finns and you Aussies too.
Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nothing but good for our exporters and for our trade deficit. nsaqam, you voted for Obama the second time around, right?
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Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nice attempt at spin....Strong Dollar would mean a strong US economy. Our dollar is on its way to the dustbin thanks to your saviours anti business stance. Your dollar buys less or is that so hard to comprehend? Actually he's right. If you devalue your currency it makes foreign products more expensive here in the US, and domestic products more affordable overseas. Imports become more expensive in the US because it then takes more (devalued) dollars to pay for them. Relatively cheap American made goods become more attractive around the world, and more attractive at home compared to imports. As far as how this affects US goods sold IN THE US, allow me to simplify a bit, but it's accurate to say they will be more expensive in numeric terms but not in real terms. Them's the facts, and something that economic observers on all sides agree on. Now if you want to argue whether this is good, sustainable long-term policy then you can do that (I don't believe it is), but there's no denying the very basics of global currency exchange. Yes the items are cheaper because the dollar is cheaper..so what? that is not sustainable especially when you look at our latest labor stats(90 million given up looking for work) and the inflation we are now starting to experience which is the tip of the iceberg. The stock market is doing great as well I suppose because of our tremendous industrial base and our expanding economy  Dow near 15k with a 7.4 percent phony UI rate
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I suspect some of the increase in Tikka price is akin to what we saw with the Savage bolt action. Make a cheap product for awhile until the popularity increases, then branch out in options and increase the price quite a bit while doing so. I really have no evidence for this, but the other posters seems to be speculating as well, so I'll go with my theory.
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Buy a better American made rifle that is a better rifle and a better value.
Same goes for the Finns and you Aussies too.
Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nothing but good for our exporters and for our trade deficit. Nice attempt at spin....Strong Dollar would mean a strong US economy. Our dollar is on its way to the dustbin thanks to your saviours anti business stance. Your dollar buys less or is that so hard to comprehend? Whoa! You get the "union thumping" prize for the month! Course living in Minnisoda too, I have first hand knowledge about our Comrade Gov. and socialist led legislature. Good luck to you folks over there in NC..
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Buy a better American made rifle that is a better rifle and a better value.
Same goes for the Finns and you Aussies too.
Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nothing but good for our exporters and for our trade deficit. Are you kidding me??????
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Weaker dollar means less importing from overseas and more exporting to overseas.
Nice attempt at spin....Strong Dollar would mean a strong US economy. Our dollar is on its way to the dustbin thanks to your saviours anti business stance. Your dollar buys less or is that so hard to comprehend? Actually he's right. If you devalue your currency it makes foreign products more expensive here in the US, and domestic products more affordable overseas. Imports become more expensive in the US because it then takes more (devalued) dollars to pay for them. Relatively cheap American made goods become more attractive around the world, and more attractive at home compared to imports. As far as how this affects US goods sold IN THE US, allow me to simplify a bit, but it's accurate to say they will be more expensive in numeric terms but not in real terms. Them's the facts, and something that economic observers on all sides agree on. Now if you want to argue whether this is good, sustainable long-term policy then you can do that (I don't believe it is), but there's no denying the very basics of global currency exchange. Yes the items are cheaper because the dollar is cheaper..so what? that is not sustainable especially when you look at our latest labor stats(90 million given up looking for work) and the inflation we are now starting to experience which is the tip of the iceberg. The stock market is doing great as well I suppose because of our tremendous industrial base and our expanding economy Dow near 15k with a 7.4 percent phony UI rate As I said above, I agree it's not sustainable, and there is definitely a price to be paid down the road. I was just commenting on the validity of a weak dollar making US products more competitive, price-wise.
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