Am I alone in thinking gun owners from their respective countries pick weapons made in their country?
you’re probably not alone, but I don’t think that’s necessarily the norm. I own a Webley & Scott semi-auto shotgun, which is English by trade but underneath is anything but. I also have a CZ rimfire rifle, with is from the Czech Republic (very cheap, extremely accurate). Finally, I have a Weihrauch air rifle – not the cheapest, but one of the world’s best. You can’t beat german build quality (at least, that’s what THEY say!) Don’t be fooled into thinking that the higher cost means a better gun (or, for that matter, a more affluent country of origin). WIth technology the way it is, most cheap guns today are just as accurate. With my CZ for example, I always hit a 1-inch group at 75 yards…not bad for £200! All the best!
As an American I buy guns made in may different countries. All of the guns you mentioned are nice guns I do own or would like to own a variant of. Really a lot of times it comes down to price for most people. They would rather buy something made in america that has a reputation for never failing and some guns like the remington 870 or mossberg 500 or 590 can be afforded by most people. To me I look at what I can get for the price, I wanted a new upland game gun so I bought a benelli montefeltro. It cost $1000 but it will never fail me and it looks great. While was loking I looked at Beretta but I liked the Benelli’s more. Actually guns like the Browning’s, Beretta, Tika, and Sako and getting a fare share of the American market as we speak and are being bought by more people especially Tika rifles. Plus more people try to buy American to support our economy.
I’m a US hunter, shooter and collector. I currently own firearms made in… [EDIT: After posting my list, I realized I was being obnoxious….on checking my inventory, suffice it to say I own firearms from 34 different countries.] You find some American gun owners are extreme “nationalist” when it comes to guns, but others just prefer what they know best, and that’s American guns. I was once shunned by my entire table at a banquet for discussing the fact that the beloved US 1903 Springfield was a “clone” of the Mauser 98. If those guys had a rope, I think they may have strung me up! As you are a shotgun man, I’m not knowledgeable about those sports, but do know Browning and Beretta are common brands. Also, H&H is legend among hunters, as is Purdy, but you don’t run into them a lot here unless you frequent some really posh shooting clubs or rare collectors auctions in New York.
