received mine yesterday and put them to the test, the bars are made in the states and the handles formed in Taiwan. I was impressed with the strength of the bars, however I'm not impressed with the USA made quality control. The first bar I hit with a hammer I was not happy, it felt like nothing happened until the handle finally bottomed out, The handle was not slid on all the way it was about 1.5 inches from bottoming out. I thought that the handle and the striker plate were supposed to be all one piece.
All in All I give the bars a 10 out of 10, I give quality control 5 out of 10 .