Seattleimport
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I recently bought a revolver, paying about $800 for a Beretta Laramie. I'm happy to pay this price--I love the look of the gun--but I got to wondering: what was the manufacturing cost of this weapon? What kind of margin is Beretta making?
As a single-action revolver it's a very simple device, made of just a few parts, all of which can be stamped or cast in a factory. I figure Beretta's materials & labor cost per gun is less than $50, but that's just a wild guess.
Does anybody have any hard data on the manufacturing cost of guns? Specifically, revolvers?
As a single-action revolver it's a very simple device, made of just a few parts, all of which can be stamped or cast in a factory. I figure Beretta's materials & labor cost per gun is less than $50, but that's just a wild guess.
Does anybody have any hard data on the manufacturing cost of guns? Specifically, revolvers?