Top 5 Selling Handguns of 2016

[Doublehelix]

The 5 Best-Selling Handguns of 2016 -- The Motley Fool

4 out of the top 5 are plastic striker-fired models (except my beloved Sig P938), and all are small compact concealed weapons. No real surprises there...

 

[gregr]

Yup, saw that article online. I`m a Glock fan to be sure, and although I love the .45 acp as a defensive weapon, I get that it`s hard to carry and adequately conceal. My Glock 21 is impossible to conceal, even my Glock 30 is tough to hide with my DeSantis IWB holster. So, for concealed carry, many times I default to my Glock 42 in the pitiful .380 cartridge. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE me some Glocks.

 

[creekside]

Anyone have any experience with an FNS 9mm compact and/or the Baretta PX4 Storm compact? I've been looking at both of these models. I've shot each one and like them both. Anything that I should be aware of before purchasing?

 

[SSGSAD]

The 5 Best-Selling Handguns of 2016 -- The Motley Fool

4 out of the top 5 are plastic striker-fired models (except my beloved Sig P938), and all are small compact concealed weapons. No real surprises there...

S&W, number ONE !!!!! No surprise, there!!!!!

 

[SEIndSAM]

S&W, number ONE !!!!! No surprise, there!!!!!

Yeah, but it says the Shield was introduced in 2005...That's not right, it was like 2012 or 2013....

 

[KellyinAvon]

A bit misleading on the G19, Gen 4 did come out in 2010, but the G19 went into production in what, 1988? Still selling Gen 3s today too.

 

[NyleRN]

Yeah, but it says the Shield was introduced in 2005...That's not right, it was like 2012 or 2013....

Yeah I think you're right. I'm think right around Sandy Hook time frame. I remember that you couldn't find them anywhere when they first came out.

 

[Alpo]

Looks like I added to the Glock statistic this year. I really like the G19. Almost as much as my H&K...

 

[KG1]

Nope. Not on the list.

 

[Ben Nelson]

Anyone have any experience with an FNS 9mm compact and/or the Baretta PX4 Storm compact? I've been looking at both of these models. I've shot each one and like them both. Anything that I should be aware of before purchasing?

I've owned an FNS 9c for over a year. It comes with three mags (a couple of 12s and a 17-rounder). Night sights and thumb safety are options. The FNS 9c replaced a Glock 19 as my EDC. I shoot it as well as the G19, it conceals better than the 19, and has better stock sights.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

The Shield comes in 9mm, 40 S&W, and .45 full auto calibers

I want a .45 full auto Shield.

 

[bwframe]

"Let's take a look back at the five top selling handguns of the year, as listed by Gunbroker.com, and what they tell us about today's American firearm market."

Does that tell us anything?

 

[Bennettjh]

I helped with two out of five this year.

 

[Bob2]

I have three of them, but none were bought in 2016

 

[BlackGun]

Looks like I added to the Glock statistic this year. I really like the G19. Almost as much as my H&K...

 

[88E30M50]

The statistics were obtained through Gunbroker.com, so it's hard to say what the new gun sales were. I didn't see any criteria on how the filtered the data, but if it's just a listing of the 5 top guns on Gunbroker, then it could mean that those 5 are the guns people got rid of the most in 2016. It's all in how you look at the data. If a gun sucks so much that the average owner sells it after a month, then you could either say that the gun is a POS and is most likely to be sold, or you could say that it's one of the best and is 12 times more popular than some others.

I simply don't trust reports that do not clearly define how they used the data and a report that's gleaned solely from one source is often inaccurate.

 

[88E30M50]

Oh, I should have mentioned that I own and love my Sig P938 but cannot imagine it being one of the top sellers out there. Not at the $650 something they tend to cost. Great gun, but more of a niche market gun.

 

[NyleRN]

The statistics were obtained through Gunbroker.com, so it's hard to say what the new gun sales were. I didn't see any criteria on how the filtered the data, but if it's just a listing of the 5 top guns on Gunbroker, then it could mean that those 5 are the guns people got rid of the most in 2016. It's all in how you look at the data. If a gun sucks so much that the average owner sells it after a month, then you could either say that the gun is a POS and is most likely to be sold, or you could say that it's one of the best and is 12 times more popular than some others.

I simply don't trust reports that do not clearly define how they used the data and a report that's gleaned solely from one source is often inaccurate.

GB separates top 5 guns sold in new and used form. The list is new.

 

[tetter]

Nope. Not on the list.

Me either! I'm so pleased.

 

[Doublehelix]

Oh, I should have mentioned that I own and love my Sig P938 but cannot imagine it being one of the top sellers out there. Not at the $650 something they tend to cost. Great gun, but more of a niche market gun.

This may be true, but I am pretty sure Sig claims that this is their top-selling gun overall. As you say, I love mine whether they sell 5 or sell 10 million, I am not parting with mine any time soon!