This reports are always a fun project to sort thru
The BATFE records them by license number and saves the chart out as a pdf
there is an interesting caveat:
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.
yeah!! Gov't we are important bold uppercase text formats!
so unlike every other legal report, in this document, the receivers are counted WITH the complete rifles
I usually spend an evening pushing the pdf text into columns in excel and then i can sort by more relevant methods
such as creating a top 100 list by # of guns produced
heres the top 100 rifle manufacturers for 2006:
_______Rifles
_______Manufactured
Rank___Y 2006_______License Name________________State
01_______226761_______MARLIN FIREARMS COMPANY, THE_______CT
02_______196466_______STURM, RUGER & COMPANY, INC_______NH
03_______172034_______REMINGTON ARMS CO INC_______NY
04_______132687_______REMINGTON ARMS CO INC_______KY
05_______122438_______SAVAGE ARMS, INC_______MA
06_______106243_______ARGUS PUBLICATIONS INC_______NY
07________67869_______H&R 1871, LLC_______MA
08________59566_______THOMPSON CENTER ARMS CO INC_______NH
09________47466_______DEFENSE PROCUREMENT MFG SERVICES INC_______MN
10________42212_______KEYSTONE SPORTING ARMS INC_______PA
11________41430_______BUSHMASTER FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL LLC_______ME
12________26912_______O F MOSSBERG & SONS INC_______CT
13________22120_______STAG ARMS LLC_______CT
14________21522_______LEGACY SPORTS INTERNATIONAL LLC_______NV
15________17554_______ROCK RIVER ARMS INC_______IL
16________16273_______CENTURY ARMS INC_______VT
17________16035_______BUSHMASTER FIREARMS BFI/QUALITY PARTS CO_______ME
18________15400_______BEEMILLER INC_______OH
19________13675_______SPRINGFIELD INC_______IL
20________10758_______ARMALITE INC_______IL
21_________9653_______KIMBER MFG INC_______NY
22_________8480_______COLT DEFENSE LLC_______CT
23_________7542_______KEL TEC CNC INDUSTRIES INC_______FL
24_________7334_______OLYMPIC ARMS INC_______WA
25_________5941_______VULCAN ARMS INC_______MN
26_________5628_______ATEK MANUFACTURING LLC_______MN
27_________5593_______SAEILO, INC_______MA
28_________4650_______SMITH & WESSON CORP_______MA
29_________4356_______AERO PRECISION INC_______WA
30_________4139_______ROGUE RIFLE COMPANY, INC_______ID
31_________3754_______ARSENAL USA I, LLC_______TX
32_________3606_______BARRETT FIREARMS MFG INC_______TN
33_________3534_______DOUBLE STAR CORP_______KY
34_________3372_______D C INDUSTRIES INC_______MN
35_________2803_______COOPER FIREARMS OF MONTANA INC_______MT
36_________2558_______SUPERIOR ARMS, INC_______IA
37_________2394_______LAUER, STEVEN MICHAEL_______WI
38_________2161_______CMMG INC_______MO
39_________2115_______J L D ENTERPRISES INC_______CT
40_________1967_______BUSHMASTER FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL LLC_______AZ
41_________1807_______GROVE, TODD ANDREW_______OH
42_________1707_______AMEETEC ARMS LLC_______AZ
43_________1584_______ARSENAL INC_______NV
44_________1406_______BUSHMASTER FIREARMS INC_______AZ
45_________1292_______DS ARMS INC_______IL
46_________1268_______SABRE DEFENCE INDUSTRIES LLC_______TN
47_________1029_______DOUBLE DEUCE INC_______IA
48_________1004_______MAGNUM RESEARCH, INC_______MN
49__________997_______H S PRECISION INC_______SD
50_________679_______ARMS TECHNOLOGY INC_______UT
51_________634_______POWDER RIVER RIFLE CO INC_______MT
52_________557_______HIGH STANDARD MANUFACTURING CO INC_______TX
53_________538_______COBB MANUFACTURING INC_______GA
54_________530_______DAKOTA ARMS, INC_______SD
55_________515_______ZDF IMPORT/EXPORT, LLC_______UT
56_________506_______MONTANA RIFLE CO_______MT
57_________501_______BAT MACHINE CO INC_______ID
58_________479_______BEATY, DAVID LEE_______AZ
59_________434_______EXCEL INDUSTRIES INC_______CA
60_________405_______ALLIED ARMAMENT, INC._______OR
61_________395_______CAVALRY ARMS CORP_______AZ
62_________383_______KELBLY'S RIFLE RANGE INC_______OH
63_________363_______TNW FIREARMS INC_______OR
64_________360_______LRB OF LONG ISLAND INC_______NY
65_________349_______ANDREWSKI, STANLEY J JR_______NH
67_________333_______WILSONS GUN SHOP INC_______AR
68_________315_______EWBANK MANUFACTURING INC_______AZ
69_________300_______LEINAD INC_______TN
70_________283_______K B I INC_______PA
71_________277_______AWI LLC_______CO
72_________275_______LEWIS MACHINE & TOOL CO_______IL
73_________268_______CALICO LIGHT WEAPON SYSTEMS_______OR
74_________262_______BOBCAT WEAPONS INC_______AZ
75_________259_______MC KEE, INC_______MD
76_________247_______NOSLER, INC_______OR
77_________230_______LAWTON MACHINE LLC_______MT
78_________228_______SPIKE'S TACTICAL LLC_______FL
79_________203_______THOMPSON, RICHARD N_______FL
80_________197_______ED BROWN CUSTOM, INC_______MO
81_________191_______WISE LITE ARMS INC_______TX
82_________187_______MCMILLAN BROS RIFLE CO, INC_______AZ
83_________181_______WILSON TACTICAL LLC_______AR
84_________179_______SNS INDUSTRIES INC_______WA
85_________171_______BALOGH JAMES_______OH
86_________160_______MELVIN FORBES ENTERPRISES LLC_______WV
87_________144_______DURDA, CHESTER GEORGE_______AZ
89_________138_______SAWYER, STEVEN RANDOLPH_______MN
90_________137_______JP ENTERPRISES INC_______MN
91_________128_______FRIEND, MICHAEL L_______OK
92_________121_______SERBU FIREARMS INC_______FL
93_________118_______SAFETY HARBOR FIREARMS INC_______FL
94_________114_______RALEIGH, DARIN EUGENE_______MO
95_________109_______RHINELAND ARMS INC_______TX
96_________103_______E & L MANUFACTURING INC_______OR
97_________102_______WILD WEST GUNS, LLC_______AK
98__________97_______LAND WARFARE RESOURCES CORP_______VA
99__________92_______POULIOTTE, GEORGE R & POULIOTTE, BETTY F_______FL
100_________87_______HORN, CHRISTOPHER & KIM_______AZ