Anyone Else Heard This??? Gun companies can't keep up with demand?

[M67]

i have a buddy that works at elmore's and he said last year they sold about a million guns total. and this yeah for the months of jan. and jeb. they sold a million guns.. pretty crazy!

Please tell me you're talking about Ruger selling that many guns because I'm with the rest of the guys here and I'll call BS on Elmores selling that many.


As for people not beleiving the gun companies are backordered like a SOB right now, give them a call. Hell, I had to call Colt 3 times before someone answered (after being on hold for 40 minutes 2 out of those 3 times). S&W/TC is still a freaking nightmare to get a hold of.

Hell, call Daniel Defense and check the status of their ARs. LMT is 24 weeks backordered, Spikes is 4-6 months.

 

[04DarkShadowGT]

Please tell me you're talking about Ruger selling that many guns because I'm with the rest of the guys here and I'll call BS on Elmores selling that many.


As for people not beleiving the gun companies are backordered like a SOB right now, give them a call. Hell, I had to call Colt 3 times before someone answered (after being on hold for 40 minutes 2 out of those 3 times). S&W/TC is still a freaking nightmare to get a hold of.

Hell, call Daniel Defense and check the status of their ARs. LMT is 24 weeks backordered, Spikes is 4-6 months.

That makes sense, never thought that is what he meant.

 

[greyhound47]

Im going to call major BS on that. There are 9 weeks from Jan 1 until February 29th. That is 111,000 guns a week or 18,500 guns a day figuring a six day week.

Their normal business hours are 10 to 6 or an 8 hour day. That would mean they are selling over 2,300 guns an hour.

The way you boiled this down is PRICELESS!

 

[actaeon277]

No company stops accepting orders for a month. Not if they want to stay in business.
Saturdays and Sundays are madhouses at the gun stores.

Oops, I meant
No company stops accepting.... without good reason.
You don't just make it up, someone will take your business.
Therefore.. must be real.


Just look at all the business being done.

 

[doctrpt]

I don't remember Coke making a killing on that fiasco. I remember they took quite a beating over the whole stupid thing. New Coke did suck.

My recollection is the same as yours. Coke to a heck of a PR hit with the NEW Coke thing. People really hated new Coke, and then they went back to the original formula and labeled the new Coke with a different name. I am just glad that Coke Zero took off....

 

[223 Gunner]

I remember the whole coke thing. The "New Coke" tasted a lot like Pepsi.

As far as the OP, on the evening news tonight (WTHR) they stated that Indiana gun sales is on the rise with 346,000 guns sold this past year, and that LGS are having a hard time keeping up with demand.

 

[blamecharles]

Just saw this come across Facebook from Cheaper than dirt.

"We heard a rumor today about Smith & Wesson following Ruger's lead and suspending accepting new orders. CTD Suzanne gave them a call and was told, "We have not suspended orders for new firearms, but we have started working third shift and still can't keep up." ...just thought y'all might like to know!"

So its not just Ruger.