The Lone Haranguer
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Are sales to law enforcement (notably the recent ones to the FBI and BATFE) included in the figures? A look at the numbers for civilian sales only would be interesting.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Glock sales skyrocket
Atlanta Business Chronicle
GEN3 is not going anywhere. This is straight from Glock, Deutsch-Wagram, Austria:Perhaps people fear the Gen3s will be phased out and want to buy one before that happens.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=13&t=91249&page=3# There is absolutely no intention of terminating Gen3 production.
# Gen4 was developed because of perceived market demand; Glock does not see a real LE/Mil need for the Gen4.
You can get NEW Glocks, in a real Brick & Mortar STORE, for less than $500 now.
No worries, we'll just let it disappear into cyberspace.
This makes more sense than anything.Perhaps people fear the Gen3s will be phased out and want to buy one before that happens. It is possible the Gen4 is inadvertently boosting sales of the Gen3.
I would estimate it's due to the Gen4 release
[The Gen4s are getting a lot of bad press concerning the new double spring assembly. Glock issued a "fix" for the models who were breaking assemblies or failing to cycle. If you get a Gen4, be sure to find out what models are affected and make sure they have the "corrected" spring assemblies.
Great idea....could very well have influenced the sales alsoPerhaps people fear the Gen3s will be phased out and want to buy one before that happens. It is possible the Gen4 is inadvertently boosting sales of the Gen3.
I noticed a price spike as well, I was seeing new ones sell for $489, now they are $550. Lots of armed American citizens out there, its a beautiful thing.
Same here. $499-$550. Around $650 for the 17L/24/34/35.but the gen3 prices have remained the same.