Good news ? out of the latest tariff proposals

SHHHHHHHHH.....keep it down, they'll hear you......

Interesting information! Definitely going to hit Harbor Freight pretty hard. 

Not to rant but personally I don’t think the Chinese manufacturers represent that great of value anymore as a whole.  I think in general they are as expensive or more than the Europeans, Koreans, and Japanese.  They used to be great value for the money.  Who’s next to produce quality kits cheaply for the world? Maybe the Indians, Southeast Asians, maybe Africa, or Central or South America?  Dare we dream about production returning to the US?

The fear though is that if Trumpeter kits get more expensive, other sources like Eastern Europe and Korea will match them.

mawright20

Agreed. Out of a number of miltary firearms in my collection, the Chinese made SKS is an absolute POS!! Absolutely the worst assembly and accuracy of my whole collection! Mike

 

Agreed. In my experience, Chinese firearms like Norinco are garbage and are light years behind European pieces like the Yugo Zastava M70 or even the cheaper Romanians. I see the Chinese stuff as imitated but never duplicated.

Uh Oh ;

 Can you say COLT , Model1945 .45 cal. ? Now that's a piece ! Heavy as a leg - iron But plenty of stopping power .Well made and almost idiot proof .( Think , How many  junior officers ( ensigns , lts and cwo,s in WW 2 actually shot their foot off ? ).

 Mine made the rounds  ,Tarawa , Iwo Jima , and other places . I carried it in South-East Asia on three tours . The Marine Gunnery Sergeant who passed it to me just told me .( " Gunny " she's got a history , Take care of her , she'll take care of you " ).

 You know what , he was right ! I have an old Bolt action Marlin 30-06 single shot , and a Stevens double barrel 12 , with exposed hammers .They still work great and I have test fired an A.K. I acquired years ago . It works , but I don't trust it .

 I sold a gun years ago and even it performed well . It was an American made weapon .It was called a Colt too . Not a small piece but they worked well .

Tanker - Builder

Uh Oh ;

 Can you say COLT , Model1945 .45 cal. ? Now that's a piece ! Heavy as a leg - iron But plenty of stopping power .Well made and almost idiot proof .( Think , How many  junior officers ( ensigns , lts and cwo,s in WW 2 actually shot their foot off ? ).

 Mine made the rounds  ,Tarawa , Iwo Jima , and other places . I carried it in South-East Asia on three tours . The Marine Gunnery Sergeant who passed it to me just told me .( " Gunny " she's got a history , Take care of her , she'll take care of you " ).

 You know what , he was right ! I have an old Bolt action Marlin 30-06 single shot , and a Stevens double barrel 12 , with exposed hammers .They still work great and I have test fired an A.K. I acquired years ago . It works , but I don't trust it .

 I sold a gun years ago and even it performed well . It was an American made weapon .It was called a Colt too . Not a small piece but they worked well .

 

TB

I love my Colts. I have a 1911 from 1918, a 1911A1 from 1943 and a 1953 civilian model 1911A1 in 38 Super. All fine shooting pieces that will not surrender to the passage of time. They took a likin' but they till keep on tickin'.

mawright20

Agreed. Out of a number of miltary firearms in my collection, the Chinese made SKS is an absolute POS!! Absolutely the worst assembly and accuracy of my whole collection! Mike

 

A little further off topic, I know a guy who bought a Chang Ziang motorcycle.  Chinese copy, of a Russian copy of a WWII German design.

Assembled under communist labor.

What could go wrong.

Also brings to mind the Yugo.  Fiat design and engineering, assembled under communist labor.  

Again, what could go wrong?

Why did they have rear window defrosters?

So your hands would't get cold when you were pushing them.

Why did they have robust heater fans? So you wouldn't boil the engine on hot days.