08-13-2013, 04:00 PM
It not just about the Stoner barrel as many have confirmed where they are being made, just do a little checking . You say and I quote "If you guys read my post again, nowhere will you find the statement that AR-Stoner "6.5 Grendel" barrels are made outside the US.yet in your previous post you imply and I quote "Midway usually expects a 50% margin on their products, so do the math based on their pricing and you can get an idea of where they might be sourcing the "AR-Stoner" pipes from.
When I see a lot of their 5.56 barrels for $159.99, $119.99, or even $104.99, then figure-in even a 30% margin, there's no way those barrels are made in the US or Western/Central/Northern Europe. We're either looking at Central America or Asia is my best guess." end of quote. I am criticizing you on your post about barrels being made in S America or Asia for $99 etc etc and how could they be possibly made in the USA at that price. At least I gave you an opportunity to check prices with ESS Solutions in Rhode Island and correct your statement but you have chosen to ignore that.You state and I quote "If anyone doubts that Asian barrels and AR15 parts are in the market, I've seen Dirtier than Cheap openly advertise $99 "M4" barrels in their catalog, and have seen distributor online catalog pages for AR15 parts, including sub-standard uppers, BCG's, LPK's, fasteners, etc. from Taiwan."end quote. Please confirm where you claim distributors are importing Taiwanese parts so that we all can avoid those distributors and not keep it just to yourself as I thought the idea of a forum was to help and educate.
When I see a lot of their 5.56 barrels for $159.99, $119.99, or even $104.99, then figure-in even a 30% margin, there's no way those barrels are made in the US or Western/Central/Northern Europe. We're either looking at Central America or Asia is my best guess." end of quote. I am criticizing you on your post about barrels being made in S America or Asia for $99 etc etc and how could they be possibly made in the USA at that price. At least I gave you an opportunity to check prices with ESS Solutions in Rhode Island and correct your statement but you have chosen to ignore that.You state and I quote "If anyone doubts that Asian barrels and AR15 parts are in the market, I've seen Dirtier than Cheap openly advertise $99 "M4" barrels in their catalog, and have seen distributor online catalog pages for AR15 parts, including sub-standard uppers, BCG's, LPK's, fasteners, etc. from Taiwan."end quote. Please confirm where you claim distributors are importing Taiwanese parts so that we all can avoid those distributors and not keep it just to yourself as I thought the idea of a forum was to help and educate.