The following are reports creating using specialized tools to analyze websites and analyze the sentiment of social media posts relating to the 1911 and 2011 series pistols. It is the desire of Ronin’s Grips to set forth objective data to aid in decisionmaking for both buyers and sellers.
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- A Definitive, Data-Driven Tiered Analysis of 1911 & 2011 Manufacturers in the U.S. Market August 13, 2025For over a century, John Moses Browning’s M1911 pistol has remained an icon of firearm design, celebrated for its ergonomic excellence, unparalleled trigger, and combat-proven reliability.1 Its evolution, from the single-stack.45 ACP to the modern, high-capacity, optics-ready 2011, has spawned a market of unprecedented breadth and complexity. The U.S. market is saturated with vendors ranging ...
- The PSA Playbook: An Analysis of Palmetto State Armory’s Disruption of the U.S. Firearms Market July 24, 2025In the landscape of the American firearms industry, few companies have ascended with the velocity and disruptive impact of Palmetto State Armory (PSA). Since its inception in 2008, PSA has evolved from a humble e-commerce venture operating out of a garage into one of the largest and most influential firearms manufacturers and retailers in the ...