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Interested in opening a gun shop or shooting range? Or do you already own a business and want to learn more about your current location? NSSF Customized Market Reports are tailor-designed market templates prepared specifically for your trade area. The information in these reports will aid you in building well-targeted marketing efforts that will ultimately improve your business.
Industry Reference Guide
The 2023 edition of the NSSF Industry Reference Guide is our most comprehensive report that encompasses the shooting sports industry into one, easy-to-reference resource. A timely and efficient source of information, it includes industry trends on hunting license sales, excise taxes, NICS, FFL dealers, manufacturing reports, economic data, demographics of shooting sports participants, equipment expenditures by segment, state-by-state participation and much more.
Firearms Retailer Survey Report
The 2023 edition of the NSSF Firearms Retailer Survey Report contains trend data from 2018 and/or 2020 through 2022. The report includes responses from hundreds of firearm retailers nationwide that range in size from single proprietors to large outdoor specialty stores. Information in this report was collected through online surveys of retailers that are conducted bi-annually. The survey for the 2023 report was completed March 2023. Table of contents includes: Overview, Products Sold, Sales Trends, Sales Margins and Net Profit, Inventory, Selected Operating Measures, Markets and Customers, Website and Online Marketing, Social Media and Current Issues, Shooting Ranges and Other Offerings, Background Checks and Operating Systems.
Firearm Ownership and Sport Shooting Participation in the U.S. 2023 Edition
A 110-page report based on a study conducted by Responsive Management for the NSSF to determine regional and national participation in target and sport shooting in 2022. This biennial study is based on 3,096 completed questionnaires collected from both online and telephone surveys of U.S. residents ages 18 and older. Historical information for 2012 – 2020 is included.
Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR) Comprehensive Consumer Report – 2021 Edition (PDF)
A 70-page report based on a 12/9/21–1/2/22 survey of 2,185 owners of AR- and AK-platform modern sporting rifles. The study was conducted for NSSF by Sports Marketing Surveys USA to obtain current information regarding behaviors and interests in this segment of the firearm market.
First Time Gun Buyers
This is a 54-page report based on a study of consumers that purchased their first firearm in 2021-2024. The study was conducted by InfoManiacs, Inc. to obtain current information regarding behaviors and interests in this segment of the firearm market and to determine differences in purchase motivations and behaviors between 2021 and 2024. The study showcases subsequent purchases, training, and habits of first-time gun buyers.
Pricing – Patron Member: Free, Member: $95
2020 Firearm Consumer Personas Report
Phase I
Today’s market is different than five years ago. Keep up with your customers’ needs and motivations to help grow your business. Both the consumer persona 4-page and the full Phase-I reports are attached and available for download at no cost from NSSF and Southwick Associates. These are updates to the 2016 consumer segmentation study of firearms owners.
The Phase II report, coming later in 2021, will contain more in-depth insights regarding the purchase journey and product preferences for each of the five personas.
- NSSF Members can obtain the combined 4-page plus full Phase-I report free by logging in to the member portal and ordering the download through the online store.
- Non-Members may obtain the combined 4-page plus full Phase-I report by sending an email request to [email protected]. NOTE: Your return email address must be an industry-related business email address. Other requests will not be processed.
Need need to learn more about the unique personas for your brand or niche of the outdoor market? Contact Southwick Associates. A 15% discount is available to NSSF members.
Activating Ammunition Sales
The future of consumer research is ever changing. Online surveys are giving way to conversational, real time research and this study uses new techniques to identify shopper behavior regarding in store purchases of ammunition. This report is free for NSSF Members only and unavailable to non-members.
- NSSF Members can download this report by logging in to the member portal and ordering the download through the online store.
Multi-Generational Research Report
This report covers four different generations thoughts on politics, the Constitution, gun laws, gun ownership and participation in the shooting sports. It is important to understand the nuances among different generations so you can target your marketing and communications appropriately as one message does not always resonate evenly across different generations. NSSF members can download the full report for free in our member portal.
- NSSF Members can download this report by logging in to the member portal and ordering the download through the online store.
- Non-Members may purchase the report from the NSSF Store.
Firearm Magazine Ownership Report
Available to NSSF Members only. Log in to the member portal and order the free download through the online store
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Economic Impact of Hunting and Target Shooting
Hunting generates more than $27 billion in annual expenditures while target shooting provides nearly $17 billion in annual retail sales. Learn more about the economic impact of these activities by reviewing the following reports.
