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by A-R
Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:33 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: 1911 US-made vs. foreign-made
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1911 US-made vs. foreign-made

So I was chatting with a gun store salesman today about STI 1911s. I thought they were all manufacturered right here in Texas, but apparently on some of their lower-priced offerings the frames are made in the Phillipines, then the rest of the gun is made here and assembled here.

Got me to thinking, which 1911s are 100% made in the USA these days? Or do all the big US manufacturers make some guns from foreign parts and some from US parts? I've heard that many lower-priced Springfields are made from foreign parts, but not sure about this. Obviously the lower-priced guns like Rock Island, Armscore etc. are foreign made.

But does anyone have a definitive list? I'm not ready to buy my first 1911 yet, but when I do I'd like to get a 100% American-made gun if I can afford to do so.

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