Will tariffs impact imported firearm price?

[fmyth]

Reading this thread just caused me to buy another Tikka. Stainless lite, 6.5 PRC, $612 from Eurooptic. Used a 10% off coupon and was surprised it's allowed on an already discounted firearm.

How can I get one of those 10% off coupons? I'm thinking of buying the same rifle.

 

[NDGuy]

And get ready for ammo shortages and substantial price increases...

Example 1 - PMC from South Korea was hit with a 25% tariff and is a major supplier of the most popular options for 5.56/223 ammo, as well as 9mm and many other calibers. This tariff increases the cost to 1000 rounds of 5.56 by about $100, and 1000 rounds 9mm about $50. At that point they simply cannot compete in the market against US manufacturing and most likely would slowly exit the market over the next year with the most popular products drying up first. Also, PMC's mother company, Poongsan Corporation, supplies US ammo manufacturers with a huge portion of copper strip used to make ammunition, which will drive up cost of US manufactures.

Example 2 - Prvi Partizan in Serbia was hit with a 37% tariff, and is a key supplier of metric rifle calibers, economical handgun ammo, and 5.56 FMJ ammo. This 37% tariff, if it holds, will totally force them out of business and you will see this manufacturer totally exit the US market over the next 6 months.

Example 3 - Igman in Bosnia, a key supplier of 7.62x39 and 7.62x51 ammo was hit with a 36% tariff, which increases the cost of 1000 rounds of 7.62x39 by about $180. No one will import it at all if this cost is added.

Example 4 - Sellier & Bellot in the EU (Czech Republic) was hit with a 20% tariff. This drives the cost of their basic 9mm FMJ ammo up $40 per 1000 and affects other products in a similar way, and at that point they cannot compete in the market on many popular products.

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Well shit, glad I don’t need anything really bad. But man, thinking of buying another tikka and more ammo just because.

 

[Hunter609]

How can I get one of those 10% off coupons? I'm thinking of buying the same rifle.

I emailed a couple weeks ago and got the stainless 6.5prc for $599 plus shipping

 

[cowdisciple]

How can I get one of those 10% off coupons? I'm thinking of buying the same rifle.

I'm not sure! I got it in an email as like a bounce back coupon.

 

[OMB]

And get ready for ammo shortages and substantial price increases...

Example 1 - PMC from South Korea was hit with a 25% tariff and is a major supplier of the most popular options for 5.56/223 ammo, as well as 9mm and many other calibers. This tariff increases the cost to 1000 rounds of 5.56 by about $100, and 1000 rounds 9mm about $50. At that point they simply cannot compete in the market against US manufacturing and most likely would slowly exit the market over the next year with the most popular products drying up first. Also, PMC's mother company, Poongsan Corporation, supplies US ammo manufacturers with a huge portion of copper strip used to make ammunition, which will drive up cost of US manufactures.

Example 2 - Prvi Partizan in Serbia was hit with a 37% tariff, and is a key supplier of metric rifle calibers, economical handgun ammo, and 5.56 FMJ ammo. This 37% tariff, if it holds, will totally force them out of business and you will see this manufacturer totally exit the US market over the next 6 months.

Example 3 - Igman in Bosnia, a key supplier of 7.62x39 and 7.62x51 ammo was hit with a 36% tariff, which increases the cost of 1000 rounds of 7.62x39 by about $180. No one will import it at all if this cost is added.

Example 4 - Sellier & Bellot in the EU (Czech Republic) was hit with a 20% tariff. This drives the cost of their basic 9mm FMJ ammo up $40 per 1000 and affects other products in a similar way, and at that point they cannot compete in the market on many popular products.

Source:

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The ol Sam Gabbert "I'm just shooting it to you straight" email, the same Sam Gabbert that canceled customer orders of 7.62x39 ammo around the time of the Russia import bans and then relisted at a much higher price.

Not saying there won't be tariff effects on guns and ammo, but there isn't a lot of light between Sam Gabbert "telling it like it is" and Sam Gabbert trying to move ammo.