The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - As the price goes up, does the quality go up?

platform · February 25, 2014, 10:02 PM

I was just discussing this on another board.

There is a notion of 'cheaper quality' as result of manufacturing process improvement.
A continuously improved manufacturing would result in 'cheaper quality'. This can manifest itself as 'improved' quality at the same 'infaltion adjust price' or 'significantly better quality' at a higher price

I believe a particular product design, can make it easier or harder to take advantage of 'cheaper quality'.

for example a glock or Sig 2022 designs take a much better advantage of cheaper quality, than say a 1911 for 10mm cartridge.

Because 1911 requires specialized 'tuning' to achieve quality. So it s quality is 'more expensive' then for other designs.

So you can get the 'same objective quality on average' at a significant discount if you are choosing a design that takes advantage of modern manufacturing and materials (because they do not require post-manufacturing tuning)

February 25, 2014, 10:02 PM	#4
platform Member Join Date: June 23, 2007 Posts: 93	I was just discussing this on another board. There is a notion of 'cheaper quality' as result of manufacturing process improvement. A continuously improved manufacturing would result in 'cheaper quality'. This can manifest itself as 'improved' quality at the same 'infaltion adjust price' or 'significantly better quality' at a higher price I believe a particular product design, can make it easier or harder to take advantage of 'cheaper quality'. for example a glock or Sig 2022 designs take a much better advantage of cheaper quality, than say a 1911 for 10mm cartridge. Because 1911 requires specialized 'tuning' to achieve quality. So it s quality is 'more expensive' then for other designs. So you can get the 'same objective quality on average' at a significant discount if you are choosing a design that takes advantage of modern manufacturing and materials (because they do not require post-manufacturing tuning)