What Manufacturer-Sells Most Firearms in U.S.?

[Tomcat47]

Looking on the internet for the answer to this question:

What Firearm Manufacture Makes/Sells Most Firearms in The U.S. / Worldwide?

I find a ton of opinionated best guess and stark results on the topic. Find plenty of most popular gun,caliber,etc.etc.etc.

I am sure there are some real numbers by manufacture somewhere.....

I am guessing Mossberg, Glock, Colt, Beretta.....?

This is firearms sold....not type! (incl.pistols,rifles,shotguns,revolvers)

Probably not, just a guess as of now.

 

[Remo223]

For pistols I would guess springfield(xd plus 1911 sales gotta be high). long guns(rifles AND shotguns) i will go with remington.

 

[CYANIDEGENOCIDE]

cerberus group

 

[JohnBiltz]

Kel-Tec is supposed to be the third largest gunmaker in the US and I've heard that in more than one place. I've wondered who one and two are since I thought colt, ruger, S&W and possibly Remington were all bigger.

 

[jgiehl]

I found this on the Shooting Industry Magazine website:
http://www.shootingindustry.com/Pages/SpecialReport.html
It's three years old though.



2008 U.S. Production

The top U.S. firearms manufacturers in 2008 were:
• Ruger: 599,202 (+29.14%)
• Smith & Wesson: 558,235 (+6.62%)
• Remington Arms: 498,730 (-4.43%).
The top handgun manufacturers:
• Smith & Wesson: 519,789 (+4.19%)
• Ruger: 336,235 (+40.91%)
• SIG SAUER: 123,756 (+10.84%).
The top rifle producers:
• Ruger: 261,663 (+17.39%)
• Marlin Firearms: 198,225 (-13%)
• Remington Arms: 160,967 (-43.24%).
The top three shotgun companies:
• Mossberg/Maverick Arms: 339,913 (+7.21%)
• Remington Arms: 337,763 (+41.77%)
• H&R 1871: 57,345 (-21.6%).

 

[Skylerbone]

Cerberus Freedom Group to be exact for U.S. sales. Remington, Bushmaster, DPMS and Marlin all fall under their banner.

 

[oneounceload]

And just where does FN fall in the world-wide scheme of things? Or the Russians and their AK world-wide sales? Or the Chinese? Seems most of the folks here love their Russian/Chinese cheap guns, and FN now owns several major brands, and sells more guns to the gov't than anyone

 

[Birdmang]

I wouldn't count surplus as a brand.

 

[22-rimfire]

Here's a link for 2009 production compliments of Dfariswheel in another thread. http://www.atf.gov/statistics/download/afmer/2009-firearms-manufacturers-export-report.pdf
I believe Remington is the top manufacturer of firearms in the USA.

 

[ArmedLiberal]

Ruger, baby. Ruger all the way.

 

[Sam Cade]

On a yearly basis?

Taurus out sells everyone by a HUGE amount, they are the largest manufacturer of handguns in the world, most of that production goes to the US.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated is only worth about $150 million, Taurus is worth well over $400 million.

The entire freedom group combined is worth about $850 million.

 

[Tomcat47]

I Speculated Taurus was in the top.

Also I think that $850 million number would possibly include there machine tool division Taurus Wotan?? maybe?

I am digging for real numbers......like the 2008 production numbers.

$400 million.... wow

 

[Sam Cade]

There was an article in Shooting Industry (I think) that had total number of firearms produced by manufacturer in it a few months back.

 

[Ala Dan]

Apples To Oranges-

as all of them are doing well~!

 

[Jumping Frog]

The ATF publishes statistics for # firearms by manufacturer for firearms manufactured in the US, but I have never been able to find good, hard numbers for # firearms imported by importer.

 

[daorhgih]

Big Two.

Texas Ranger Dispatch magazine, 2/2010. In its 25+ years of manufacture Glock has sold over 6,500,000 guns in the U.S. In its 100+ years of manufacture the 1911 platform has only sold <5,000,000. These numbers do not include placement of MIL / LEO weapons.

 

[Apocalypse-Now]

there's exact numbers somewhere online from the ATF. i think s&w is near the top.

 

[ripp]

$ is one thing, number of guns sold is another. If Bryco, Jennings, Raven, Phoenix brands are still being made, then they surely outsell the high dollar group.