BATFE 2014 Manufacturing Report - Who Made 'em and How Many

[climbnjump]

The BATFE has released its annual report on the number and types of firearms manufactured in the US for 2014. The report can be found here.

The numbers show that a total of 9,050,626 firearms of all types were manufactured in 2014 which is down slightly from the 2013 total of 10,844,792. However, compare those numbers to 2007 when a total of 3,922,613 guns were manufactured.

 

[buck460XVR]

Surprising that revolvers larger than .44 mag produced, were half again as many as revolvers between .38 and .44 mag produced.

 

[Ryanxia]

And of course in many States you can manufacture without a license for personal use without reporting it. With all the hype over 80% lower receivers I would guess there's a little more.

Pretty cool info though.

Edit: Thought there was set # you could make a year without a manufacturing license, Sam1911 set me straight (again).

 

[Llama Bob]

It's certainly nice to see all those rifles entering circulation.

 

[ATLDave]

I don't want to be a grammar/usage cop, but the phrase "half again" doesn't mean 50%. It means 50% more than the original/first number; i.e., 150%.

 

[fireman 9731]

Interesting to see the breakdown among the manufacturers. Lots of small producers out there too.

 

[Midwest]

Interesting, I like looking at this stuff..

Seems the most popular pistol caliber is up to 9mm 1,270,419 pistols

Most Exported Pistol, Glock at 31,934 pistols

Remington made 413,534 Shotguns

I see Hi Point is Beemiller of Mansfield Ohio and they produced 90,100 Pistols.

Henry Rifles is Henry RAC of Bayonne NJ made 300,312 Rifles

I see Red Jacket is still in business (Sons of Guns TV show), made 82 Rifles
.

 

[desidog]

I see Red Jacket is still in business (Sons of Guns TV show), made 82 Rifles

These are 2014 stats...

 

[Sam1911]

And of course in many States you can manufacture up to 5 a year without a license.

Up to five?



There isn't any limit on how many firearms you can make for your own use. Nor do you have to tell anyone you're doing it so they could count anyway.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Interesting that American Derringer is (was) still in business.

I would like to know the story behind some of these single gun producers, especially the guy making one .25 or .32 pistol in a year.