How many of what types of firearms are sold?

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I was wondering if anyone knows the numbers, or a link, for what percentage of the various firearm types are actually sold? For example, (blank) percentage are handguns - % semi's/revolvers, percent rifles, shotguns, military-style semi's, machine guns, etc. And not what percentage of the actual money comes from selling which firearms, but the percentage of the actual number of firearms sold, in the U.S.? I was just really curious.
 
http://www.atf.treas.gov/firearms/stats/index.htm

Closest gathering of available information I've ever found and as you can see it's a few years in catching up (2005 latest year of info on display). Even then you'll have to do some figuring as they are listed by mfg, then by type.

I suppose that if you are a member of the NSSF, http://www.nssf.org/ you can gain some access to pertinant information concerning how many of these, how many of those, etc.
Access a statistical library (see a preview) of exclusive research publications, analysis and figures before they are released to the general industry. The library includes import and hunting license sales indices, production statistics, weekly point-of-sale market updates, exclusive trade report data, and NSSF's series of "Industry Intelligence Reports" that provide the latest research on important topics in the industry.
 
Even then you'll have to do some figuring as they are listed by mfg, then by type.
Nah - first page lists them by type - pistol/revolver, then groups by caliber, then rifles, shotguns.
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ANNUAL FIREARMS MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT REPORT 
YEAR 2005** 
MANUFACTURED 
 
   PISTOLS                   REVOLVERS 
TO .22 139,475           TO .22 68,856 
TO .25 10,455             TO .32 75,337  
TO .32 29,024             TO .357 MAG 68,476 
TO .380 107,386         TO .38 SPEC 110,486 
TO 9MM 369,236         TO .44 MAG 44,405 
TO .50 273,731           TO .50 67,935 
  
TOTAL 929,307            TOTAL 435,495 
 
RIFLES 1,431,366 
SHOTGUNS 709,313 
MISC. FIREARMS 23,179 

EXPORTED 
PISTOLS 28,358 
REVOLVERS 57,391 
 
RIFLES 92,113 
SHOTGUNS 46,129 
MISC. FIREARMS 7,988 

PREPARED BY EYR 10/01/2007 
 
 '***   FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS REPORT ONLY, "PRODUCTION" IS DEFINED AS: 
       FIREARMS, INCLUDING SEPARATE FRAMES OR RECEIVERS, ACTIONS OR 
       BARRELED ACTIONS, MANUFACTURED AND DISPOSED OF IN COMMERCE 
       DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR.
 
The one problem with the ATF data is that it is only for U.S. manufacturers.
 
www.shootingindustry.com/Pages/SpecRep1.html

"Imports, long a part of the U.S. firearm market, are an important element in the recent sales surge. Using U.S. manufacturing data from the ATF and import numbers from the Foreign Trade Division (page 42), there were 4,858,493 firearms available for sale in the United States in 2005. "

The top manufacturers in 2005, the numbers of firearms they produced and their change from 2004, were:


• Remington Arms: 611,383 (+3.2%)
• Ruger: 413,655 (-7.17%)
• Smith & Wesson: 310,202 (+31.71%)


The top handgun manufacturers:
• Smith & Wesson: 310,202 (+31.71%)
• Ruger: 184,008 (-2.8%)
• Springfield: 126,188 (+10.07%).


The top rifle producers in 2005 were:
• Remington: 302,272 (+10.42%)
• Ruger: 218,180 (-12.34%)
• Marlin: 205,479 (+9.91%).


The top three shotgun companies:
• Remington: 309,112 (-3.31%)
• Mossberg: 199,852 (-4.06%
• H&R 1871: 86,958 (-25.26%).
 
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