Does size matter?

[skiflydive]

You can't know anything about my car without knowing the model and the year.

If you want to know if a car is American made, check the VIN number. If it starts with a "1", its one of ours.

When I was shopping, I passed up several US branded cars made in Mexico. The first year of the newly revised Buick Regal was German in origin. Production for year 2 and later was moved to the USA.

Yup...you're right. My Explorer's VIN starts with 1 and the sticker in the door says it was built in the USA. The 1 tells you it was ASSEMBLED in the USA. It has a transmission from Mexico and an engine from France and a gozillion parts from all over Asia. I was just in 2 plants in Canada that are customers of mine, 1 stamping body panels and the other casting engine cradles to be shipped to the US for Chryslers and GM's that will get a 1 in the VIN.

[TriggerMan]

Yup...you're right. My Explorer's VIN starts with 1 and the sticker in the door says it was built in the USA. The 1 tells you it was ASSEMBLED in the USA. It has a transmission from Mexico and an engine from France and a gozillion parts from all over Asia. I was just in 2 plants in Canada that are customers of mine, 1 stamping body panels and the other casting engine cradles to be shipped to the US for Chryslers and GM's that will get a 1 in the VIN.

Detroit automakers build a majority of the nameplates with high domestic content. For the 2011 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 37 models have domestic parts content of 75 percent or higher. Twenty-eight of them are from a Detroit-based brand. A year ago, Detroit brands were responsible for 35 of the 47 models rated 75 percent or higher

[HDoc]

Detroit automakers build a majority of the nameplates with high domestic content. For the 2011 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 37 models have domestic parts content of 75 percent or higher. Twenty-eight of them are from a Detroit-based brand. A year ago, Detroit brands were responsible for 35 of the 47 models rated 75 percent or higher

Interesting:

• Ford F-150: 80% domestic content, down from 90% for '07
• Chevrolet Silverado 1500: 85% for '08, down from 90% for '07
• Toyota Camry/Solara: 68% for '08, down from 78% for '07
• Honda Accord: 60% for '08, down from 65% for '07
• Toyota Corolla: 50% for '09, down from 65% for '08
• Toyota Matrix: 65% for '09, down from 75% for '08
• Dodge Ram: 68% for '08, down from 72% for '07
• Honda Pilot: 70% for '09, same as '08
• Honda Civic: 70% for '08, up from 55% for '07

Cole said he wasn't surprised by the ebbing of domestic content, calling it the inevitable result of global sourcing.

"Most of the manufacturers today look at the world as a contiguous global world," he said. "Because of that, it's just a hugely different world from what we've seen in the past, and you make your decisions now on global rules instead of just domestic rules.

"The objective of any manufacturer is to be as productive as possible anywhere they manufacture, whether it's whole vehicles or parts. ... You've got to do what it takes to be profitable."

[muggsy]

What cars do you drive?

Mine's a Buick, made in Illinois at a UAW Plant.

My last five cars were Mercury Grand Marquis.

[TriggerMan]

My last five cars were Mercury Grand Marquis.

Canadian?

[U.S. Patriot]

If a bullet is 115 grain it is 115 grain. For example: A FMJ bullet does not have a jacket covering the bottom of the bullet, where a JHP bullet does. So, a FMJ bullet will have a longer OAL compared to a JHP bullet in the same weight. Also bullets can be the same weight and not the exact same shape. For example, they make a flat nose 9mm FMJ bullet.

[Wolffire99]

Cartridges with shorter overall lengths feed more reliably across the board in my experience.

The type of powder used affects OAL as well.

[TriggerMan]

My Nano seems to want 124 gr rounds. I shot 100 American Eagle 124 gr FMJ this morning without a single issue. Also shot my two mags of 124 gr Federal HST JHPs. They have always fed reliably and extracted reliably, about 175 JHP rnds so far. My Nano is reaching 900+ total rounds