Posted on 02/21/2023 8:18:47 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Post-Covid, firearm sales at the retail level soared to record levels. According to National Shooting Sports Foundation, the 2022 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) totaled 16.4 million. While NICS checks aren't related to actual firearms sales, it's a proxy for gun demand.
A new monthly report from GunGenius, which uses data from Gunbroker, reveals the top-selling firearms sold online in 2022:
Here are the top-selling handguns from last year.
Here are the top-selling rifles.
And top top-selling shotguns.
Also, the top gunmakers last year.
We have covered soaring NICS checks in the last few years but have yet to shine a light on what Americans have been panic-buying. This report offers some insight into buying trends.
Love our Springfield XDs. Great pistols.
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Maybe, but not in my neck of the woods. These are my last 2 additions. One in .300 Blackout and one in.22Lr. Both are a blast. The .300 Blackout is my nightstand gun.
Mr. GG2 just found out about reloads in composite pistols Monday afternoon at our rural property. He bought some off his buddy for cheap practice rounds. I told him months ago I thought it was a bad idea. OK in a rifle if he’s using his own reloads that he makes but not in a Springfield Armory XDE.
Long story short, I run through 3-4 mags in my new Ruger SR22 and then he starts firing his XDE and the 4th round blew up in the gun. I’m standing behind him calling out hits and misses when he bends over and says “something really bad just happened”. I turn him around and there’s powder burns on his right hand and some nicks on his arms and one on his face. Fortunately God dearly loves Mr. GG2 so he still has his fingers but he won’t be laying any vinyl planks with that hand this week. The gun is tango uniform.
The Springfield Armory warranty expressly states reload accidents void the warranty but our gunsmith said they’re pretty good about overlooking the poor fools who shoot reloads in a composite weapon. So were sending the gun in pieces back to the factory in the hopes they’ll replace it. Just goes to show even a weapons expert can mess up.
“and pretty inaccurate.”
The new ones with the heaver barrel are actually pretty accurate. The problem used to be the barrel was too light. They are still not sniper rifles but you can generally hit what you shoot at with one.
I have a new one. I do not want a used, 25 year old one unless the barrel has been changed.
One of the big reasons people buy them is that work with any ammunition, never jamb, and never wear out. They are rated for either .223 or 5.56 letting use either. They are comfortable to shoot.
Also, and do not discount this, they look a little bit like great granddad’s hunting rifle, not a “Scary assault rifle” so anti gun neighbors don’t run away screaming and call the police if you take it out of your vehicle after coming home from the shooting range.
And when you do, the fifty pound boxes are a devil to deal with.
Nice, particularly like the .300 Blackout.
Flash suppressor, pistol grip, bayonet lug, and >10 rd magazine capacity.
As far as I can tell, the plain-jane Ruger Ranch Rifle with none of these features remains one of the few semi-auto rifles that's legal in all 50 states.
I think the numbers are skewed by the variance in AR15 weapons out there and countless manufacturers producing them.
Separately, none of them would make the list except Springfield but if we were to add them up together under "AR15 Platform (various manufacturers)" the numbers would be much different.
Very nice!
Not as badly as Winchester..
I think a large percentage of “assault rifles” fall under the heading of privately built weapons.
That, and the SKS. Pistol grips must kill a lot of people.
Some day, when I leave NY, I’ll be able to buy one. Then it will most likely be lost in a boating accident.
My solution to that has been to look at my firearms (rifles, shotguns, and pistols ) and say “OK, currently the stock is pretty good”, now it is time to stock up on ammunition in 1000 round lots.
Takes a little time but I am getting there, object is 5000 rounds per weapon.
Nice summary!
I think you’re spot on, I thought the same thing on looking at the list.
Gunbroker buyers are much more sophisticated buyers than the average gun buyer in my opinion.
I suspect their population is quite different than gun buyers as a group.
Not going to say how many of the guns on each of those lists I own so as not to provoke ATFFBICIADHS etc.. to raid my home.
Just going to say this:
If I had to pick 3, a Remington 700, Remington 870 and SigSauer AR10 would definitely be on my list.
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