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Old 06-16-2006, 09:50 AM
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KBacon
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Default RE: Is quality what it used to be??

For the most part... we are partly to blame... everyone wants the best equipment.. but they also want it as cheap as possible.

Some is better.. some is not.. just like everything in this world. The price of labor and raw materials is sky rocketing. All CEOs/stock holders are screaming for higher profits... so they raise the price and try to make it as cheap as possible. NO Way should a decent set of camo cost $300+.. or "long underwear" $100+... ect... Decent tree stands are all $250+...

Hell all a bow is made from is a couple chunks of machined aluminum, and couple sticks of fiberglass w/ a some strings thrown in... and one of the first things you have to do is buy a new set of strings becausethe cheap stock ones stretch soo bad.... and one of the first things you have to do is buy a new set of strings becausethe cheap stock ones stretch soo bad....

Buy a pair of "quality" $150 Rocky hunting boots.. and have the soles disentegrate in 2yrs w/ very little use. Will never own another pair.

As far as firearms are concerned... good wood is getting harder and harder to find = more $$$... And a good blue job requires extensive polishing... = more $$$

So in general I think prices are higher and quality is degrading as fast as the companies can get away with.
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