The following are reports creating using specialized tools to analyze websites and analyze the sentiment of social media posts relating to the US Small Arms Market. 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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• Most Discussed Firearms in US Social Media For Q1-Q3 2025 September 1, 2025
  This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the most discussed firearms within the United States consumer market for the first three quarters of 2025. By synthesizing social media discussion volume from key online communities, this analysis identifies the platforms, models, and market trends that are capturing the highest share of consumer voice. The findings indicate ...
• The Digital Armory: A Consumer’s Guide to the Top 50 U.S. Online Firearms Retailers August 14, 2025
  The market for firearms, ammunition, and accessories has undergone a profound transformation, shifting from the local gun store counter to the vast, complex digital marketplace. This evolution has empowered consumers with unprecedented choice and access to competitive pricing. However, it has also created a bewildering landscape of hundreds of online vendors, each vying for attention. ...
• A Post-Mortem of Pioneer Arms USA (Pioneer Arms Poland Seems to Still be in Business August 8, 2025
  This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Polish firearms manufacturer Pioneer Arms Corp. (PAC) and its presence in the United States civilian market. The findings are based on a thorough review of corporate history, product specifications, market data, and extensive consumer sentiment analysis. The current operational status of the company is bifurcated. As of September ...
• A Post-Mortem Analysis of SCCY Industries August 6, 2025
  The sudden and complete collapse of SCCY Industries, a company that as recently as 2022 ranked in the top 10 of U.S. pistol manufacturers by volume, serves as a critical case study for the modern firearms industry.1 For years, the Daytona Beach, Florida-based gun maker carved out a significant market share by producing compact, concealable ...
• Foreign Military Surplus 7.62x39mm Ammunition in the U.S. Market: A 30-Year Analysis of Performance, Sentiment, and Availability July 29, 2025
  The American civilian market for 7.62x39mm ammunition has been defined by a deep reliance on foreign military surplus and foreign commercial production for the past three decades. This report provides an exhaustive analysis of this market, segmenting its history into three distinct periods dictated by U.S. geopolitical and trade policy: The “Chinese Era” (pre-1994), The ...
• Custom AK Builders in the US: A Five-Year Social Media Sentiment Analysis  July 29, 2025
  Revised July 29, 2025 8:00pm US Eastern The purpose of this report is to provide objective information on a curated list of AK builders created with input from members of theakforum.net. A reader should treat this as background information to help form an opinion about whether to use a vendor but it should not be treated ...
• Palmetto State Armory’s AK Redemption Arc: An Engineering and Market Analysis July 24, 2025
  The American-made AK-pattern rifle has long been an elusive prize for domestic firearms manufacturers. For decades, the U.S. civilian market has been dominated by imported rifles from former combloc nations, whose state-owned arsenals perfected the art of mass-producing the Kalashnikov. These factories, steeped in a specific manufacturing tradition, produced rifles known for their legendary reliability, ...
• The PSA Playbook: An Analysis of Palmetto State Armory’s Disruption of the U.S. Firearms Market July 24, 2025
  In 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 ...
• A Post-Mortem Analysis of Kalashnikov USA: From Market Leader to Bankruptcy July 24, 2025
  On May 6, 2024, RWC Group, LLC, the parent company doing business as Kalashnikov USA (KUSA), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Florida.1 This event marked the beginning of the end for a company once poised to dominate the U.S. market for domestically produced AK-pattern firearms. However, the attempt at ...
• The Top 10 Features US AK Buyers Look For July 23, 2025
  The modern American AK buyer is not a passive or uninformed consumer. They are active participants in a rich and dynamic media ecosystem that they leverage to conduct extensive pre-purchase research. This consumer is characterized by a high level of knowledge and a healthy skepticism toward marketing claims, preferring to trust community-vetted sources and data-driven ...
• The Kalashnikov Premium: An Analysis of the AR-15 & AK-47 Civilian Market Price Inversion July 20, 2025
  The United States civilian firearms market has witnessed a fundamental and counterintuitive inversion in the pricing structure of its two most popular modern sporting rifles: the AR-15 and the AK-47. For decades, the AR-15 was positioned as the premium, higher-cost platform, while the AK-47 was its affordable, utilitarian counterpart. Today, the opposite is true; a ...
• Performance Ranking the Top 50 Vendors in the AK-47 US Market July 17, 2025
  To aid buyers in understanding the greater AK/AK-47 firearm and accessory market, in the US this post is a companion to another post that looks at AK firearm brands in the US and social media standing. This post focuses on report performance of firearms and accessories and selection is based on the volume of mentions ...
• Cutting Through The Fluff – The US Civilian AK Market: A 5-Year Analysis of Consumer Sentiment and Brand Performance (2020-2025) July 16, 2025
  Ever get tired of trying to figure out what AK vendors might be worth buying a rifle from in the US? Well, I did but the thing is that I have the tools and experience to do something about it – namely a formal customer sentiment analysis. What I did was to have my analytics ...