The state of the US Firearms industry.
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 4:06 am
Here are production figures for the US Firearms industry.
It is interesting to note that Ruger is the overall leading firearms manufacturer (by the number of firearms sold).
Surprisingly, they sell more handguns than Smith and Wesson. While there are a lot of .22 LR handguns being sold, I was surprised at the sheer number of .380 handguns that Ruger has sold. I had no idea that the caliber was so popular.
It is also surprising to note that brands like CZ and H&K come in close to the custom gun shops like Wilson, Ed Brown, etc. I didn't realize that their numbers were so low.
http://www.carolinaguntalk.com/PDFs/US% ... rticle.pdf
It is interesting to note that Ruger is the overall leading firearms manufacturer (by the number of firearms sold).
Surprisingly, they sell more handguns than Smith and Wesson. While there are a lot of .22 LR handguns being sold, I was surprised at the sheer number of .380 handguns that Ruger has sold. I had no idea that the caliber was so popular.
It is also surprising to note that brands like CZ and H&K come in close to the custom gun shops like Wilson, Ed Brown, etc. I didn't realize that their numbers were so low.
http://www.carolinaguntalk.com/PDFs/US% ... rticle.pdf