Chiropteran
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Originally posted by: Phlargo
I hope people use it to buy American goods and services. It seems a real shame to spend it on foreign made goods. Now... where can I find something that I actually want that's made here ;-)
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Brovane
Married with 2 kids so I should be looking at $1800. With no credit card debt just a mortgage I got my eye on H&K USP Elite .45ACP.
I want to say you should buy something American, but that's a good choice. I'd go with a Tactical instead though. Quiet shooting is so much more fun.
Hey, come on now...guns are one of the few things we're still REALLY good at making. It's not like a TV, if you can't find an American gun you like, you're not looking hard enough
I have quite a few American guns, but they're generally just toys (aside from my ARs, M1As, and other rifles.) But my American handguns (Kimber, Wilson Combat) are just high end showpieces. Neither are reliable enough to carry or bet your life on. For real life, I'll go with the European standards of H&K, Sig Sauer, Glock, and Walther.
Good guns are like good cars: they come from Europe.
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Brovane
Married with 2 kids so I should be looking at $1800. With no credit card debt just a mortgage I got my eye on H&K USP Elite .45ACP.
I want to say you should buy something American, but that's a good choice. I'd go with a Tactical instead though. Quiet shooting is so much more fun.
Hey, come on now...guns are one of the few things we're still REALLY good at making. It's not like a TV, if you can't find an American gun you like, you're not looking hard enough
I have quite a few American guns, but they're generally just toys (aside from my ARs, M1As, and other rifles.) But my American handguns (Kimber, Wilson Combat) are just high end showpieces. Neither are reliable enough to carry or bet your life on. For real life, I'll go with the European standards of H&K, Sig Sauer, Glock, and Walther.
Good guns are like good cars: they come from Europe.
Well I don't know about guns, I like Sigs and Glocks, but I also like Smith and Wesson. On the other hand, I do know cars...and good cars don't come from Europe. Cars with a lot of complicated and unreliable features that you have no earthly need for come from Europe. If that's how they make guns, count me out
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Nebor
Originally posted by: Brovane
Married with 2 kids so I should be looking at $1800. With no credit card debt just a mortgage I got my eye on H&K USP Elite .45ACP.
I want to say you should buy something American, but that's a good choice. I'd go with a Tactical instead though. Quiet shooting is so much more fun.
Hey, come on now...guns are one of the few things we're still REALLY good at making. It's not like a TV, if you can't find an American gun you like, you're not looking hard enough
I have quite a few American guns, but they're generally just toys (aside from my ARs, M1As, and other rifles.) But my American handguns (Kimber, Wilson Combat) are just high end showpieces. Neither are reliable enough to carry or bet your life on. For real life, I'll go with the European standards of H&K, Sig Sauer, Glock, and Walther.
Good guns are like good cars: they come from Europe.
Do you have an Audi? Your repairs should be covered by the warranty unless it's more than 4 years old and in that case...time to get a new one.Originally posted by: Robor
If by 'good cars' you mean poor reliability and high maintenance costs then you are correct. Mine has seen the shop over and over and it's always high cost for the parts and high for labor. Cup holder broken? That'll be $300. Rear view mirror? $500. Compressor? $500+ labor. Cooling fan? $600. Water pump? $300. I could go on. Fine German engineering my ass! :|
Edit: We will either use the rebate to pay down the CC or put it toward a new 'fridge.
Originally posted by: jpeyton
If you want to get a better return, go to your bank's major branch (usually in the city/downtown) and covert the $1800 to Euros. Deposit that.Originally posted by: child of wonder
My family's $1800 check is going straight to the savings account.