Demand for ARs might have slowed down, but I don't think they are just sitting around rotting on the shelves.
The LGS I sometimes visit has several all priced over $1K. They seem to just sit and sit which can be expected for a AR collection where the better guns are worth around $600. I figure they will be there for a long time.we have a few FFL's on here, maybe they can chime in on how well they are moving now-a-days.
Cause every time I walk into a LGS, it seems like the black rifles are just collecting dust. It will only get worse over the next couple months too, as hunting season is fast approaching.
others will pick up the slack
They're also going to stop selling semiautomatic pistols.
They're changing their sales strategy. They want to cater only to sportsmen. Which is insulting because their implication is that MSR's aren't useful for hunting.
Did you not read the article? The CEO states that is the reason for the change. You think they're selling more budget pump action turkey and deer guns than ARs? Or at the very least making a greater profit margin on those firearms? Yeah, right.OH BS....it has been shown again and again - if it doesn't sell in a given time period it costs them money and they stop selling it - doesn't matter if it is an AR, a certain hot sauce or a brand of cell phone
I read the article. The only statement from Walmart is this:Did you not read the article? The CEO states that is the reason for the change. You think they're selling more budget pump action turkey and deer guns than ARs? Or at the very least making a greater profit margin on those firearms? Yeah, right.
Of course they are selling more Pump shot guns and deer rifles than ARs. I don't think you have a handle on their customer base.Did you not read the article? The CEO states that is the reason for the change. You think they're selling more budget pump action turkey and deer guns than ARs? Or at the very least making a greater profit margin on those firearms? Yeah, right.
Walmart Gun Sales: Stores To Stop Selling Assault, Sporting Rifles Due To Low Demand
By Julia Glum @superjulia [email protected] on August 26 2015 3:36 PM EDT
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the largest gun retailer in the United States, confirmed Wednesday it will stop selling assault and sporting rifles at its stores. Although the decision came amid an ongoing national discussion about gun control, spokesman Kory Lundberg told Forbes it was not politically motivated.
"We previously carried modern sporting rifles in less than a third of our stores,” Lundberg said. “Our merchandising decisions are driven largely by customer demand. In our everyday course of doing business, we are continually reviewing and adjusting our product assortment to meet our customers’ needs."
Wal-Mart has previously taken action to reduce the number of weapons it sells. Wal-Mart has not sold handguns since 1993. In 2006, the retailer decided to stop selling guns in a third of its stores based on "diminished customer relevancy and demand in these markets," the retailer told the New York Times at the time. But it expanded its gun and ammunition stock three years later.
$800 is being generous as some of the AR's Walmart had were going for over $1000. No one is going to go to Walmart to buy $1000 AR when they could go elsewhere and buy one for $600.Walmart selling ARs never really made any sense in the first place. Walmart's whole business strategy is selling inexpensive products in high volume. Walmart customers go there specifically because they want to save money. The firearms that are attractive to these people are budget guns like the Maverick shotgun, Savage Axis, and Marlin 22s, not $800 ARs.
I thought someone on here said that Walmart was the largest seller of AR's in the U.S. Maybe I'm wrong.
http://www.ibtimes.com/walmart-gun-...ssault-sporting-rifles-due-low-demand-2069928
At my LGS, they are well stocked with ARs at all price points. The majority of AR sales for the past year or so have either been the low price entry level guns like the S&W Sport or the higher end Daniel Defense and above rifles. The middle range AR market has tanked.we have a few FFL's on here, maybe they can chime in on how well they are moving now-a-days.
Cause every time I walk into a LGS, it seems like the black rifles are just collecting dust. It will only get worse over the next couple months too, as hunting season is fast approaching.