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Samick is Korean, decent quality. I have one of their longbows and have no complaints.
But not high dollar by any means.
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The early ones yes, but most of the Sage and Journey bows are made in China. The rights have been bought and sold several times over. I think Galaxy owns the rights now.
Almost all bows have materials and labor from China, unfortunately. The high-end USA bows get their billet aluminum from a Chinese exporter and CNC those here, for example. Those same manufacturers with their budget brand buy their Chinese billet aluminum with more finish done to it before importing.
The world's largest exporter of aluminum is China, by a country mile. The reason is the smelting process produces significant quantities of greenhouse gases. I'm not talking about CO2, but fluorocarbons. That makes it difficult for countries with greenhouse gas emissions cap to manufacture aluminum and is why China is doing most of the world's smelting of aluminum. I think the first person to make aluminum out of ore was a Dutch or Danish guy. I don't remember which.
So, if you buy an expensive Elite, Matthews, Bowtech, etc., China is profiting off you. The people over at archerytalk.com don't want to know this.