How Turkey Is Capturing The Budget Hunting Firearm Market

[Talyn]

Turkey has gone from being unknown in the world of firearms manufacturing to grabbing a huge market share in the low-cost segments. At the rate they’re going, they will control a massive chunk of affordable hunting firearms sales by the end of this decade. Here’s a look at how this is playing out, and why.

Fudd Friday: How Turkey Is Capturing The Budget Hunting Firearm Market

In the year 2025, if you’re a shooter looking for an affordable hunting rifle or shotgun, one country is increasingly making a play for your dollar (or shekel, or GBP, whatever).Turkey has gone from being unknown in the world of firearms manufacturing to grabbing a huge market share in the...

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[mreed911]

Much of this is because of the exchange rate difference in the dollar and the Turkish lira. With that changing, the economics will change, too.

As for manufacturers, they have really good ones (Tisas, annd Girsan’s beretta reproduction lines) and really bad ones (Girsan’s factories for 1911’s and 2011’s).

Between the decline in the power of the dollar internationally and the fiscal effects of higher prices from tariffs, and the general year over year decline in firearm sales in the US, we’ll probably see a lot of this change.

SCCY going out of business, Watchtower filing bankruptcy, and Anderson selling assets to Ruger and closing… we’re seeing changes in domestic production in a negative direction.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Their shotguns suck so bad, I’d rather use a slingshot