Chinese Made Optics

[1986s4]

I'll admit, I didn't read this whole thread, but from what I'm hearing from supply chain people, rising wage trends in China have already made it no longer the cheapest place to assemble things.

A lot of stuff is going to Mexico as it's cheaper to make there, less transportation costs/delays, plus you have new trade agreements. For one example.

I suspect we'll see that trend accelerate.


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I would welcome this if true. I would prefer US made but if I can't get that at a price I can afford then I consider Mexico a friend and neighbor. Good paying jobs in Mexico would be one way to better control our border crossings.

[vicious_cb]

Follow Inrangetv's adventure in "buying American". The leupold red dot's rear lens fell out of the optic and the replacement they sent had big scratch on the front lens. I won't just blindly buy American if quality isn't up to par.

[Nocalsocal]

Follow Inrangetv's adventure in "buying American". The leupold red dot's rear lens fell out of the optic and the replacement they sent had big scratch on the front lens. I won't just blindly buy American if quality isn't up to par.

And this got “Optic Of the year” award didn’t it?


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[The_War_Wagon]

I absolutely do run the same quality of optics on a rimfire as I do anything else. .22 pistol has a T1. .22 rifle has a Nightforce. It’s a no brainer.

Why would anyone ever want to have less than the best for something they may need to use as a weapon one day?

Guns aren’t toys. Save the Chinese optics for the airsoft trainers.

I have run an Aimpoint Pro on my AR .22. I now have a Vortex Sparc on it I recently bought used.

NEXT T-1/T-2 I come across on the cheap, I have a 4MOA T-1 I'm gonna demote from it's current 5.56 rifle, to the AR.22

[Five_Point_Five_Six]

I decided to toss my Chicom red dots on Tacswap earlier in the week just to see if they would move. The market seems pretty saturated with Holosuns and Primary Arms red dots but I wasn't interested in giving them away so I priced them at 80% of what I paid for them new. To my surprise, all of them sold the same day except for one of the PA red dots, and it sold this morning. No one even tried to dicker on price either which surprised me. With that money and some store credit I had been saving I walked out with a brand new Aimpoint micro.

[mig1nc]

I decided to toss my Chicom red dots on Tacswap earlier in the week just to see if they would move. The market seems pretty saturated with Holosuns and Primary Arms red dots but I wasn't interested in giving them away so I priced them at 80% of what I paid for them new. To my surprise, all of them sold the same day except for one of the PA red dots, and it sold this morning. No one even tried to dicker on price either which surprised me. With that money and some store credit I had been saving I walked out with a brand new Aimpoint micro.

They had some Trump bucks burning a hole.


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[Five_Point_Five_Six]

They had some Trump bucks burning a hole.


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Lol yeah that's what I was thinking.

[Valhalla]

They had some Trump bucks burning a hole.


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Nah they are probably ABCs who's planning to become rooftop Korean Ver.2. Friend of mine from LA was telling me some of the Chinese in his area are legitimately afraid of going to the LGS these days, and they are gobbling up everything they can get online regardless of price.

[army_eod]

If somebody has not already said it, there is this same discussion over at Snipers Hide. You may be surprised at some of the info. I would rather not fund China, either.
That said, my PA Cyclops (2 ea) are one of the best optics for me. The Chinese can make some pretty good stuff these days. Just a fact.

[mig1nc]

If somebody has not already said it, there is this same discussion over at Snipers Hide. You may be surprised at some of the info. I would rather not fund China, either.
That said, my PA Cyclops (2 ea) are one of the best optics for me. The Chinese can make some pretty good stuff these days. Just a fact.

I don't think most people still believe China can't make good stuff. Holosun had been great in my experience. So has PA.

I think it's really about supporting America and not supporting her enemies.


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