I prefer to buy American. All but one of the automobiles I have owned in my life have been American. That was a 1967 VW Beetle that was bought for me by my mother when I was young. But in today's economy and with my budget I have to be a bit more frugal. So with my other purchases I tend to look for value at an affordable price. That tends to leave the American equation out of the options I can come up with. I have yet to be disappointed with any my my foreign made muzzle loader choices. So in the end, I refuse to pay twice as much, or more, for something just because it was made in America if I feel I can get a reliable product at a much better price from a foreign manufacturer.