Post 9-11 that data is no longer in the report.
in 2000 i was able to re-parse the .pdf data in excel
and change the sort from an alphabetical list to a quantity sort:
heres the top 19 rifle manufacturers for 2000
# RIFLEs MFG -----LICENSE NAME
304395 -------------STURM RUGER & CO INC
287418 -------------THE MARLIN FIREARMS CO
190018 -------------REMINGTON ARMS CO, INC
158136 -------------SAVAGE ARMS, INC
127922 -------------WRIGHT PRODUCTS
116616 -------------US REPEATING ARMS COMPANY
61387 ---------------ARGUS PUBLICATIONS INC
60231 ---------------REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY, INC
57753 ---------------H & R 1871 INC NEW ENGLAND FIREARMS CO
39932 ---------------BUSHMASTER FIREARMS BFI/QUALITY PARTS CO
29950 ---------------COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO INC
19468 ---------------CENTURY ARMS INC
17182 ---------------THOMPSON CENTER ARMS CO INC
12390 ---------------BEEMILLER INC
11846 ---------------KEYSTONE SPORTING ARMS INC
9506 ----------------SPRINGFIELD INC
8475 ----------------ARMALITE INC
7965 ----------------ACROMETAL COMPANIES, INC
5869 ----------------DEFENSE PROCUREMENT MFG SERVICES INC
I find it kind of interesting that Bushmaster, Colt and DPMS
make such popular AR15 product
"Point one is that these weapons are not made for hunting. They are not made for self-defense. They were designed by armies to kill a lot of people quickly. They are never used by good people, who certainly have a right to bear arms."
Charles Schumer on the Senate floor, July 13th, 2004
heres the 2000 US pistol manufacturing data:
TOTAL______LICENSE NAME
233598______STURM RUGER & CO INC
116664______BRYCO ARMS
90532______BERETTA U S A CORPORATION
70015______SMITH & WESSON CORP
61957______SOUTHWEST METAL FINISHING LLC
49670______BEEMILLER INC
49075______KIMBER MFG INC
42447______KEL TEC CNC INDUSTRIES INC
28723______DAVIS INDUSTRIES
26470______COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO INC
23021______SPRINGFIELD INC
21584______PHOENIX ARMS
20391______SMITH & WESSON CORP
18996______ARMS TECHNOLOGY INC
10786______TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING INC
9329______THOMPSON CENTER ARMS CO INC
8500______MUELLER, WALTER W MUELLER, JEFFREY W
8150______BLACK CREEK INC
7790______HASKELL MANUFACTURING INC
7491______LEINAD INC
here is the total number of guns manufactured in 2000:
rifles:
1,583,042
revolvers:
318,960
pistols:
962,901
shotguns:
898,442
machineguns:
47,400
other NFA:
32,269
misc:
30,196
Thats 3,873,210 guns made in the USA in 2000,
188,460 were exported
3,684,750 were produced for US sales in 2000
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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I spoke too soon.� There is a more recent report to 20001/02 at:
http://www.atf.gov/pub/fire-explo_pub/firearmscommerce/index.htm and
linked from the ATF page:
http://www.atf.gov/pub/
Thank Google for finding it.
Phil
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