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As Walt Kelly’s cartoon character Pogo so famously said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Wrapping up this three-part series on the business of the gun business (which has focused on why the shooting industry is so hard to analyze compared to other industries), we come face to face with one of the most complicating factors that distorts what little data there is on firearms sales—used guns.
November 19, 2010
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Continuing our look at the business of the gun business, the next component to consider is how the industry’s distribution channels further obfuscate sales trends and product demand. In many industries, a lot of data is collected in the distribution channel, but in the gun business, virtually none of this information is available to industry analysts.
November 18, 2010
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What is this thing we call the shooting industry or, to put it another way, what is the business of the gun business? Unlike other industries that can be analyzed, quantified, objectified and measured, the metrics of the gun business are largely unknown. It’s amazing how mysterious the industry is when you think about it. Even an industry analyst like the Insider cannot get hold of basic data that other industries take for granted.
November 12, 2010
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The shooting industry is moving south. Remington left New York for North Carolina, Para USA moved from Canada, USRAC shut down completely, then moved to FN’s factory, and now Olin’s Winchester ammunition factory is relocating from Illinois to Mississippi.
November 08, 2010
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Dave was waiting for me at The Citadel Gun & Safe shop in Las Vegas where I’d called to see if they had a Picatinny rail fore-end for a mid-length Bravo Company AR. Dave checked his inventory and allowed that, yes, by golly, he does have a Yankee Hill fore-end in stock.
October 14, 2010
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Hunting rifle sales are soft, hunting bookings are down.
October 11, 2010
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His stride is confident, his handshake firm. He wears a Western sports jacket and a black bandana caught in a silver bolo instead of a tie. He looks you in the eye and calls you sir because he’s a gentleman, a perfect gentleman. His name is John Bianchi and he’s quite literally a legend in the shooting industry.
September 28, 2010
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When confronted with a disaster, a go-bag can make high-speed evacuations go much smoother.
September 21, 2010
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Hunting rifle rebates are rife right now. Find out the inside story.
September 10, 2010
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A car and a gun illustrate the tricky nature of trademarks.
September 07, 2010
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You might have a patent, but that doesn't mean it's valid… or does it?
August 31, 2010
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Go gently into that painted night by camouflaging your rifle.
August 25, 2010
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Glock just won a trade dress suit, but Ruger's old case against AMT was all about being classy.
August 23, 2010
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Learning about the guns our troops are encountering in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 13, 2010
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I can’t help the pun—Buck may not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but they’ve got a wonderfully strong brand. Back in the day, Buck was “the” knife to own. The Buck 110 has gutted more deer, opened more boxes and whittled more corncobs than all the other hunting knives combined. In their heyday, Buck was making 100,000 knives a week.
August 04, 2010
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