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Handguns in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
This report is intended to assist buyers of handguns. Handguns are used in military, law enforcement, and personal-defense applications. Handguns vary by size, caliber, and magazine size. Typical suppliers of handguns are firearms manufacturers ranging in size from medium to large.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Handguns procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Handguns market in the United States includes Military Handguns and Civilian Handguns. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-9302-Revolvers And Pistols; Other Than Those Of Heading No. 9303 Or 9304, ISIC-252-Manufacture of weapons and ammunition, NACE-25.40-Manufacture Of Weapons And Ammunition, NAICS-332994-Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing and UNSPSC-46101504-Handguns.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Handguns procurement coverage includes Pistol (A type of handgun that uses a single chamber integrated with the barrel and typically operates with a semi automatic firing mechanism fed by a removable magazine.), Revolver (A handgun featuring a rotating cylinder that houses multiple chambers, allowing sequential firing of rounds without reloading between shots.) and Caliber (The internal diameter of the handgun's barrel, typically expressed in millimeters or inches, which determines ammunition size and influences recoil, penetration, and stopping power.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Handguns procurement report as suppliers are Springfield Armory Inc., Kimber Mfg., Inc., Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC, Sig Sauer Inc. and Smith & Wesson Brand Inc..
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Handguns market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
The market pricing trends include the Market Price (2026) per handgun, a five year price forecast and a supply chain risk score. Vendor coverage includes a market share and cost structure breakdown.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Handguns market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Handguns procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Handguns market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Handguns market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Handguns?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Handguns is $804 per handgun. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 2.34 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Handguns market?
The top vendors in the Handguns market include Springfield Armory Inc., Kimber Mfg., Inc., Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC, Sig Sauer Inc. and Smith & Wesson Brand Inc..
What industries supply the Handguns market?
The top industries supplying the Handguns market are Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US, Steel Rolling & Drawing in the US, Aluminum Manufacturing in the US, Metal Stamping & Forging in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US and Plastic Pipe & Parts Manufacturing in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Handguns?
Moderate vendor risk requires careful evaluation of supplier stability. Vendors in the handgun market face a moderate level of operational and financial risk due to regulatory pressures, fluctuating demand, and high compliance requirements. While many manufacturers remain stable and well established, smaller producers may be more vulnerable to market or regulatory changes. Buyers should assess supplier financial health and production capacity before committing to long-term purchasing agreements. Conducting periodic vendor reviews can help ensure reliable supply continuity and reduce exposure to potential service disruptions.
What factors affect the price of Handguns?
Supplier reputation and market position significantly affect handgun pricing, as established manufacturers with a strong brand reputation can command higher prices due to perceived quality and reliability. For example, brands like Glock and Sig Sauer are often priced higher than lesser-known manufacturers because they have built trust among law enforcement and military buyers, which is measured through market share analysis and customer satisfaction surveys.
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