N/A Blessing in disguise?

[mikey fingers]

Could these tariffs be a blessing in disguise for American airgun manufacturers and a few other nations .and is it possible for these companies to say ,drop all guns 10% off retail .could a company corner the market and still make nice profit while satisfying consumers?? I know probably a pipe dream.

 

[RM.510bigbore]

Could these tariffs be a blessing in disguise for American airgun manufacturers and a few other nations .and is it possible for these companies to say ,drop all guns 10% off retail .could a company corner the market and still make nice profit while satisfying consumers?? I know probably a pipe dream.

I own mostly Airforce brand pcp..That being said they choose to use german barrels..They will need to use A USA made barrel like ER Shaw or Green Mountain barrels to name a few.. I used to work at ER Shaw barrels in Pittsburgh Pa. The steel used for the barrels comes from the steel mills in pittsburgh pa..My lother walther .510 barrel was super rough,,the ER Shaw,Green Mountain Barrels, make the same or better quality.. For us with PCP, our air source for under a $1000.dollars is all chinese.. A american made compressor or booster even used are $3500.00..ahhh I can,t afford a compressor that cost more than my car..

 

[Trucker3573]

If guns of non U.S. origin go way up in price then theoretically the demand for U.S. guns should increase. Increased demand for a product generally doesn’t result in a lower price.

 

[cavedweller]

Could these tariffs be a blessing in disguise for American airgun manufacturers and a few other nations .and is it possible for these companies to say ,drop all guns 10% off retail .could a company corner the market and still make nice profit while satisfying consumers?? I know probably a pipe dream.

many of the parts american airguns are made with use foreign parts... raw materials also... so the price is going up no matter what. doing my best not to be political.

 

[mikey fingers]

I own mostly Airforce brand pcp..That being said they choose to use german barrels..They will need to use A USA made barrel like ER Shaw or Green Mountain barrels to name a few.. I used to work at ER Shaw barrels in Pittsburgh Pa. The steel used for the barrels comes from the steel mills in pittsburgh pa..My lother walther .510 barrel was super rough,,the ER Shaw,Green Mountain Barrels, make the same or better quality.. For us with PCP, our air source for under a $1000.dollars is all chinese.. A american made compressor or booster even used are $3500.00..ahhh I can,t afford a compressor that cost more than my car..

Nicely put brother, Walther barrels air force uses correct? Gotta monitor german tariffs, if ur into that .and you definitely speak the truth

 

[Gerry52]

Most people are surprised when they find out that "made in America" might only mean ASSEMBLED in America. Parts themselves might be outsourced.

 

[Sleestak]

no....everything is going to be going up & the end consumer will have to be willing to suck it up

If anyone doesn't understand how tariffs will cause disruption everywhere, watch any of the Patrick Boyle YT videos on it.

..at least he makes me laugh at the pain

 

[Ricklin]

Most people are surprised when they find out that "made in America" might only mean ASSEMBLED in America. Parts themselves might be outsourced.

True dat. I do wish it was more like automotive in this respect. Every new car on the dealer lot will have on the Mulroney sticker the percentages of the cars origin to include parts and assembly.
My new Tesla is truly an American car, what did not come from the USA was Canada and Mexico. Less than 5% if memory serves was from other than USA, Mexico and Canada.