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

 

[Grayfox]

I have two of the Girsan MC P35 Hi-Powers and they're very good pistols. One of them is a PI Model which I do carry from time to time. I just love the Commander sized Hi-Power.

Of course if Springfield were to come out with a Detective sized SA-35, I'd buy one in a heartbeat and dump the Turkish clone. (hint, hint)

 

[Bassbob]

This is one of the main things wrong with the world today. People nowadays are willing to accept shoddy work and poor quality consumables as long as they're cheap. It ties in to the disappearance of manufacturing from the US. Look at every single thing you buy, even the American made stuff. Cars, dishwashers and other appliances, lawn equipment. All of it is much, much crappier than it was 30 years ago. Back in the day if you bought a John Deere or a Cub Cadet you knew you were getting a quality machine. Or a DeWalt tool. Or a Craftsman tool. Or a Stihl chainsaw. Literally everything. Now, at best those brands have a premium line that still isn't as good as the old stuff, but is way better than the crap line which is made in China or Vietnam. Go buy the least expensive Stihl weedeater they have at Home Depot and within 2 years you'll be bashing it off a tree because the MF'ing thing won't start.


Can manufacturing of high quality consumer goods be brought back to the US ? Not on your life. At best you'll get mediocre quality and you'll have to take out a loan for it.


Next let's look at work ethic. Your great grandpa took great pains to do highly skilled work that would last forever and that you could be proud of. Your grandpa was a machinist at Emerson Electric with an outstanding work ethic even if he did bring several of those cool old fans home one piece at a time in his lunchbox. Your dad went to work every day and took all the overtime he could get so your mom could stay home and raise you. He hated his job with a passion, but he did it well and without complaining. You do your job better than everyone else, you don't abuse sick leave, you make sure your customers are satisfied and your bosses never question you. The younger generation at your work come in most days and do their job in between looking at Tic Tac on their phones, the quality of their work is acceptable, but not really on par with yours and they have zero sense of urgency. They make the same money you do.
By the time your baby grandson hits the work force there will have to be a living wage because everyone will have forgotten what actual work is and every single thing you buy will be 100% disposable.


Welcome to the future. I'm real glad I'll be dead when it gets here.