What Guns Are The New Owners Buying?
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 9 months ago
Vice quotes David Codrea on the rush to purchase guns. It’s interesting to see what they’re buying. As for MSRs, here’s the list.
1. Ruger AR-556
2. Smith & Wesson M&P Sport II
3. Smith & Wesson M&P15
4. Springfield Saint
5. Kel-Tec Sub-2000
The real telling statistic is shotguns.
1. IWI TS12
2. Benelli M4 Tactical
3. Armscor/Rock Island Armory VR80
4. Franchi Affinity
5. Kalashnikov USA KS-12
One legitimate bird gun in the bunch. You think this says something about what people are thinking and why they’re buying?
On April 3, 2020 at 10:40 pm, George1 said:
Looks like many have correctly concluded that as things get less stable the urban areas will get interesting. Always have the proper tool for the job.
On April 4, 2020 at 12:38 am, BRVTVS said:
What surprised me is that the Marlin 1894 is outselling the 336, and the Rossi R92 (Winchester 1892 clone) is outselling the offerings from Henry.
On April 4, 2020 at 11:12 am, John said:
Good and informative. Thank you.
I will say that back in the 70’s Colt decided it was not interested in the civilian market
customers for some of its products and stopped sales in its usual high handed manner.
At that time I decided I did not care for the arrogance it displayed and decided I would
never own a Colt anything. To this day I have kept my promise.
On April 4, 2020 at 11:22 am, The Other George said:
Regarding these purchases, I had to chuckle a little at the thought of some of those shotgun choices like the IWI TS12 bullpup (or any of the listed shotguns for that matter). Not that they are not good guns, but the thought of a 12 gauge going off inside of a house is going to cause permanent hearing loss unless the user is wearing hearing protection. Those folks are in for a surprise if and when they ever get to use their new purchases.
Although shotguns IMO are likely to be the last to be confiscated in a national gun ban scenario, those shotguns WILL NOT be exempt (caps for emphasis, not for “shouting”).
By the way, we here in PA have been seeing a flood of New York license plates everywhere and we can only surmise it is due to New Yorkers trying to escape the Corona virus as well as move to a state where they can buy guns.
On April 4, 2020 at 11:47 am, Fred said:
The Ruger is a great choice for an entry level AR. Not surprised to see the S&W entry level on the list either. The Saint is next level (price wise) so those may be second or third Rifle buyers or folks with a little more money to spend. Then you get to the Sub-2000, that’s considered a survival gun, I seriously doubt those are first time buyers. And the Kalashnikov semi auto shotgun, which I would much much rather have than any bullpup shotgun, is also in the same spot as the sub2k. Yes, this says something.
On April 4, 2020 at 6:12 pm, =BCE56= said:
@ BRVTVS- Looks like Marlin’s reputation is on the rise.
In the mid ’90s I was looking for a Winchester ’92 carbine. Not impressed with Brazilian clones, and Marlin leverguns were not on my radar.
Unable to find one in .357, I got a ’94 Trapper instead.
Pretty happy with this in spite of the egregious crossbolt safety.
Current-production rifles made by Miroku have tang safeties and appear to be of high quality.
But bring lots of money
On April 5, 2020 at 3:48 am, Nosmo said:
I keep waiting for someone to make a folding stock kit for 336s and 1894s; a 16″ Trapper model with a side-folder would be a very portable combination. Take-downs, a la Jim West’s conversions, would be a (pricey) second choice.