Arizona is #6 state for gun manufacturing

[Suck My Glock]

Here is a list ranking states according to manufacturing of firearms. Az comes in #6.

-Firearms manufactured in 2021: 699,100 (5.1% of domestic production)
-2021 manufacturing by firearm type: 89.4% handguns, 3.5% rifles, 7.1% misc.
-Total gunmakers in 2021: 192 (5.9% of all U.S. gunmakers)
-Largest gunmaker: Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.; Prescott, AZ (86.3% of statewide firearm manufacturing)
-Annual economic output of gun and ammo industry: $1 billion (13th highest of 50 states)
-Jobs directly supported by gun and ammo industry: 4,981 (11th most of 50 states)


#5 Texas
#4 N. Carolina
#3 Georgia
#2 New Hampshire
#1 Missouri


https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets ... 927&ei=107

Among the surprises in the data;...the largest manufacturer in Florida was NOT KelTec, but rather SCCY. Apparently pumping low priced pistols of only slightly better than Saturday Night Specials can lead to greater success.

[kenpoprofessor]

I have to wonder if they actually have a true representation of the "manufacturers" . I know a machinist that mills lowers for POF and a couple of others, but the name on the lower is that of a known manufacturer. How many of those are having their stuff made by someone else and just stamping their name on them?

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

[Suck My Glock]

I have to wonder if they actually have a true representation of the "manufacturers" . I know a machinist that mills lowers for POF and a couple of others, but the name on the lower is that of a known manufacturer. How many of those are having their stuff made by someone else and just stamping their name on them?

Have a great, gun carryin', Kenpo day

Clyde

Interesting you should mention that, because the #1 manufacturer in Commiefornia, Senga Engineering, is an outfit I've never heard of and who doesn't put their name on any firearms. It seems they simply manufacture polymer components for other weapon companies. But they are an FFL holder for manufacturing, and I guess they report to ATF every year that they made X number of receivers or frames.

[smithers599]

We gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers.

[MarkItZero]

Worth noting that MA and CT are not on this list. Those states were historically built on gun manufacturing.

[Suck My Glock]

Worth noting that MA and CT are not on this list. Those states were historically built on gun manufacturing.

Although Taxachussets still has Savage,...when S&W used to be their big gun maker. Why the phuk is Savage still there? Makes me not want to own a Savage product.

[MarkItZero]

Worth noting that MA and CT are not on this list. Those states were historically built on gun manufacturing.

Although Taxachussets still has Savage,...when S&W used to be their big gun maker. Why the phuk is Savage still there? Makes me not want to own a Savage product.

MA also lost Kahr a few years ago.

[xerts1191]

Nice