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5 Best Selling Handguns of 2017

The PMR-30 is the only one on that list that surprises me. The rest, not so much. I guess Kel-Tec is far more popular in free states where you can actually buy them.
 
amm5061 said:
The PMR-30 is the only one on that list that surprises me. The rest, not so much. I guess Kel-Tec is far more popular in free states where you can actually buy them.
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I don't know anyone that has a PMR-30.
My friends are all smart enough to know that .22WMR is a next-to-useless chambering, and for the same price you can reload and shoot centerfire calibers such as 9mm and .38sp.

I am surprised that the S&W Shield isn't in the top 5, they must have sold a zillion of them, especially when they were giving a $75 rebate.
 
Zappa said:
I don't know anyone that has a PMR-30.
My friends are all smart enough to know that .22WMR is a next-to-useless chambering, and for the same price you can reload and shoot centerfire calibers such as 9mm and .38sp.

I am surprised that the S&W Shield isn't in the top 5, they must have sold a zillion of them, especially when they were giving a $75 rebate.
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They may have lumped the shield in with the M&P? I don't know why, but who knows. I think they just make shit up for these articles sometimes.

Edit: the Shield 9 is in the top 5. I just went back and looked. The image shown is the full size M&P 9 2.0 for some reason, but the article says Shield for the entry. Can't count on Yahoo to get anything right.
 
amm5061 said:
They may have lumped the shield in with the M&P? I don't know why, but who knows. I think they just make shit up for these articles sometimes.

Edit: the Shield 9 is in the top 5. I just went back and looked. The image shown is the full size M&P 9 2.0 for some reason, but the article says Shield for the entry. Can't count on Yahoo to get anything right.
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OK, that's what confused me.
So at least they confirm what we already guessed, S&W sold a metric sh*tload of Shields, probably due to the rebates.
I bought a .45 version myself and a buddy of mine bought two 9mm versions, one with and one without the thumb safety.
So now that everyone who wanted a Shield pretty much has one now, it didn't help S&W's bottom line very much because they killed their profits with the rebates.
BTW, PSA is still selling the 9mm Shield for $249, and the Ruger LCP (.380) is selling for $169.
 
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Wonder why they limited it to just semi auto handguns? I want to know what handguns in general are best selling
 
I'm personally surprised the G19 is still that popular with all the micro-9's out there. 938 is a head-shaker. I get that some people like a 1911-style, but I never thought that many would go with a 1911 micro-9. Especially at the much higher price-point than a Shield or G43.
 
I wouldn't take this too seriously. They basically averaged the monthly top 5 pistols from Gunbroker. It's not really good data at all.
 
keltec pistols are pretty bad. I like the su16 rifle though. I have one and it is fun to shoot, and quality is not bad
 
PaulR said:
No surprises at all on those top 5.
Kel-Tec, isn't that the gun George Z made famous?
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Oh yeah!! Everyone hates on them but they do get the job done!! It sure did dish out some justice for Trayvon pretty well.

I have one for shits and giggles because it’s cheap. Other than a really long double action only trigger, it’s ok.
 
I had a P32 that, after a trip to the factory, was flawless. I had a P11 the same way. I had a P3AT that worked fine, but was a few oz too light to be reliable. Bodyguard seemed a better alternative.

I have a 9mm rifle from them that is damned accurate. Scary accurate. And reliable.

I'd not make them a first-choice in a lot of arenas. (The pistols were all only-one-of-a-category at the times I bought them.) But they did go bang with regularity.
 
I guess I really am in the minority not liking Rugers. My buddy picked up a Ruger 1911 in 10mm and that was the only Ruger I have ever shot that didn't seem like junk to me. I would (and probably will) buy an XD all day over their crap.

Happy that the 938 is on there. I have a 238 but, same deal. Great little gun.
 
read the methodology of the person who wrote the article. He got his data by skimming Gunbroker.com.

The PMR-30 is generally not available through distribution. Someone is siphoning off the PMR-30 and selling them on gunbroker. I know of dealers who had to buy off gunbroker because they could not get form distribution. I had to wait for 6 months to finally be offered one through distribution and I had to take a S&W Shield in 40SW Performance Center also to get the PMR-30.

A lot of 938s were discontinued and went on super sale. I suspect a lot of dealers bought them and could not sell locally and pushed them on GM

The Shield has the same story. Great distributor pricing/sale resulting in lots of GB posts.

The only data that looks real is the G19 data. GB is NOT a good source for overall sales by model.
 
I like Ruger's 1911s but can't say I care for the pistols. The revolvers I like too as well as the Mark IV standard but I can take or leave the rest. Still on the fence about the Sig p238/p938...Shield I just can't rack so no interest there...at this point though for me, I really don't need another gun....not that it ever stops me...
 
Laura said:
I like Ruger's 1911s but can't say I care for the pistols. The revolvers I like too as well as the Mark IV standard but I can take or leave the rest. Still on the fence about the Sig p238/p938...Shield I just can't rack so no interest there...at this point though for me, I really don't need another gun....not that it ever stops me...
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Good point about the Mark IV, forgot about that one. Not a big .22 guy, but those are nice.
 
Dennis in MA said:
I'm personally surprised the G19 is still that popular with all the micro-9's out there. 938 is a head-shaker. I get that some people like a 1911-style, but I never thought that many would go with a 1911 micro-9. Especially at the much higher price-point than a Shield or G43.
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The Glock 19 is the do everything well handgun, and no too many others come close. I would bet in actual sales it out sells all but the P320 combined.

CrackPot said:
read the methodology of the person who wrote the article. He got his data by skimming Gunbroker.com.

GB is NOT a good source for overall sales by model.
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Yeah, this story is garbage, written by someone who knows very little about the industry.
 
xjma99 said:
Wonder why they limited it to just semi auto handguns? I want to know what handguns in general are best selling
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Because judging by the photo of "The Shield," the person that wrote the article probably doesn't know the first thing about guns....I'm guessing...
 
Laura said:
Because judging by the photo of "The Shield," the person that wrote the article probably doesn't know the first thing about guns....I'm guessing...
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Ok, you may have a point. I was giving the benefit of the doubt. My bad.
 

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