They'd sell like hotcakes if they were only brought back!

[Aragon]

It's sometimes amusing when someone suggests that a certain firearm would "sell like hotcakes" if only it were put back into production, even though they were typically taken off the market because they were poor sellers. Here are some of my favorites:

1. Ruger Model 44 carbine in .44M.

2. IMI Timber Wolf pump carbine in .357M.

3. Colt Python (given the price sure to be charged.)

4. Marlin Camp Carbine in 9mm or .45ACP.

5. Ruger PC9 9mm Carbine.

6. Mauser C96 Broom Handle.

7. Whitney Wolverine (made of aluminum) in .22LR.

8. Colt Woodsman in .22LR.

9. Ruger Old Army cap-n-ball revolver.

Almost all pistol caliber carbines. That's very interesting.

 

[alexander45]

I would like a camp carbine in 45 but as of right now marlin is to busy killing off products to be adding new ones, I would like to see rock island build a colt pocket Hamerless like a 1908 but in 45acp

 

[ColtPythonElite]

They quit making them because they weren't profitable.

 

[Aragon]

They quit making them because they weren't profitable.

In other words they weren't selling at the price necessary to meet their margins.

 

[Davek1977]

I'd forgotten about the Timberwolf pump....I REALLY wanted one, when I was about 12 or so Looking at Gunbroker however, the dream will remain as such, with the only examples being priced over $800

 

[bannockburn]

I think nowadays Ruger might be the only manufacturer that would bring back a discontinued gun if they thought there was enough interest (and of course profit), in it.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Ruger MkII .22 pistol

Actually MkII .5----------MkII upper with MkIII push button mag release

 

[WestKentucky]

Birdshead single action revolvers are nearly dead. Give me a birdshead Blackhawk 3.75" in .357mag please. Also the 327 fed is nearly extinct with so few remaining guns being chambered for it, the round might as well be gone.

 

[cluttonfred]

I'd like to see Smith & Wesson come out with some limited runs of their all-metal semi-auto pistols. Maybe the CS9, CS40, CS45 to start given the current wave of very small autos?

 

[chicharrones]

I don't know about hotcakes, but I would seriously consider a Timberwolf or clone, from say . . . Ruger.

 

[tarosean]

No they wouldnt....

In case you havent noticed the sea of black plastic for bargain basement pricing anytime you walk into an LGS now-a-days.

Its all about cheap crap

 

[rhinoh]

Frankly I've never seen hotcakes selling all that well...

But I'd like to see the 9mm SP101 make a comeback. With the current crop of 9mm revolvers I think it would sell like....

 

[grter]

Ah ummm hahh well I would like to see xyz gun make a comeback but umm ahhh I want to pay overseas exploitation wages and dum dee dumm and spend $80.00 to fill my big SUV to drive a block to the store and give up all my money to those nice people in Saudi Arabia who would love nothing better than to chop my head off for being and infidel, but don't worry my gas money will pay for all sorts of goodies for them to stock up in their arsenals and give out to their jihad buddies. I just love to give my money to big oil.

Oh and I want to spend my money to reward GM for mismanagement by giving them welfare from both my taxes and my pocket book. The gun companies and the second amendment can wait.

We can also wait for the cops unarmed while these fine young jihadists maraud our streets in their next glorious holy battle.

Um after that I won't be able to spare any money to buy products made by decent wage labor because it will go to medical bills because of the shape I am in from driving my handi wheelchair uh um excuse me I mean cool SUV instead of walking or using my old dusty bike to go a block to the store (Mickydees burgers.)

If they are truly popular they will sell. If they are truely popular and they don't sell it's because people don't know how to talk with their money.

I don't know if it's actually a comback but I would like to see full mil spece full auto surplus M16A1s for sale mailed to my doorstep at a decent price without any stupid useless back ground checks and draconian legal troubles. There are plenty of them all over the world and this country could use the tax and legal sales revenue from stuff we allready have available. It seems that these days they are being brought by drug lords for insane low prices.

I would also like to see the same with the good old AK platforms.

I also don't like having my hearing placed in jepardy if I hunt, go to the range, or defend myself (self defense is a right not a privilige) because some idiots in congress and the senate think a firearm that makes a loud eardrum destroying boom is more ethical and safe for the general public. Suppressors should be standard and expected. I would like to see a comeback in the suppressor market.

I also would like to see more firearms companies make parts for old and obsolete firearms now that there are cheaper easier ways to make parts that are even better.

I want Ruger and Federal to honor their commitment to make .327 magnum firearms and ammunition widely available. It is one of the few worthy new cartidges to be introduced. While they are at it make all the varietys of .32 caliber ammo to offer different power loads to .327 magnum owners. I think that would make sense.

I am pretty sure any of the above firearms, ammo, and accessories would sell like hotcakes if offered for reasonable prices.

The whole firearms industry needs a revival.

 

[bikerdoc]

I have a PC 9. I like it but I dont see it coming back in the face of 600 dollar AR's

 

[AlexanderA]

Ruger MkII .22 pistol

Actually MkII .5----------MkII upper with MkIII push button mag release

It's easy to retrofit the Mark II features on a Mark III. I've done it myself. (I'm assuming you mean that the objectionable features are the magazine disconnector and the loaded-chamber indicator.)

 

[ATLDave]

I think a Colt Detective Special would sell pretty darn well. A 6-shot small-frame snubbie? Seems like a good fit for where a lot of the market is.

 

[chicharrones]

. . . 600 dollar AR's

Right there is the ultimate pistol caliber carbine killer.

 

[chicharrones]

A 6-shot small-frame snubbie?

I'd like several makers to offer that. Taurus had their 856 for a while.

I guess snub nose revolvers are too big compared to all the pocket autos out there.

 

[2ifbyC]

As others have stated, a manufacturer brings a firearm to market to make a profit. Firearms that have been on the market and then discontinued were not profitable. The likelihood that they will be resurrected is virtually zero.

Case in point: The Luger P08. The gun fits in your hand like a glove. It has beauty and nostalgia but was not very reliable. It is a complicated firearm and costly to produce. Stoeger and Mitchell Arms both brought the classic back to market with limited success. They appealed to a narrow market and the price point was prohibitive. Therefore, the reappearance was short lived.

I have a Colt Python that is NIB. It is enjoying its life as a collector’s piece; I do not believe it will ever be remanufactured.

 

[WestKentucky]

There is one really common point in this thread, lots of people looking to ruger to satisfy our wants, myself included. I think we can watch the colt new 1903 sales and see how throwback guns will sell which will be high prices, low volumes, and insane wait times, and that is intentional. If I am a gun manufacturer who builds a gun I have 125 bucks in, plus regular overhead, so call it 150 per gun strictly in production, I also have tooling, advertising, etc so my 125 dollar gun can be estimated to cost me 200 bucks, so to sell it at a profit I'm asking 225, and my gun sells well for a while then sales drop off and I discontinue it after a year of declining sales and selling at breakeven or even at a loss. COnvince me to fire that line back up...especially if I have to buy new tooling...I'm going to ask 400 bucks for my gun now to get the tooling costs back quickly, make a little quick profit, then I have 2 options, watch the line die slowly, or shut it down at what I expect to be max profit point...yeah I'm making that 1000 piece run at 400 bucks and calling it a day.

 

[B1gGr33n]

This post got me thinking; How many manufacturers in other industries do limited edition runs of once-popular goods for nostalgia sake? I realize that they're usually priced accordingly for limited editions, and equally hyped, but it is done.

I've noticed a cropping of "Mare's Leg" style lever actions lately. What prompted their resurgence? What's to stop a manufacturer from resurrecting another cult icon?

 

[Rule3]

Hey they brought back the Savage 24 and call it the Savage 42! Got to be one of the ugliest guns ever!

Other than the Mossberg Tactical 30-30

 

[roadchoad]

I'd like to see Korean M1 Garands and Carbines brought back, de-milled M16s for sale, PCCs in abundance, all chinese and russian surplus allowed to be imported, Skids of .22 on the floor for 9 bucks a brick, NFA repealed, constitutional carry, and no ethanol gas at less than a buck a gallon.

Did I miss anything?

 

[Savage99]

They will NOT sell

Aragon,

You wrote that the following would sell:
"1. Ruger Model 44 carbine in .44M.

No interest, it's just a little blooper bullet, What's in now is long range!

2. IMI Timber Wolf pump carbine in .357M.
Blooper (I never heard of it?)

3. Colt Python (given the price sure to be charged.)
I got one when they came out. The forcing cone split open, Colt fixed it back then however they are out of business. An out of balance confection
4. Marlin Camp Carbine in 9mm or .45ACP.

5. Ruger PC9 9mm Carbine.
What's it good for? Charging mice>

Almost all pistol caliber carbines."
NO

 

[B1gGr33n]

Did I miss anything?

Nope, that pretty much covers it. Maybe the addition of American manufacturing...