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Everyone that isn't a gun hipster/enthusiast/skinflint will buy it. People like yourself (or most of us here for that matter) are no longer the primary buying demo of most of these guns.    Glock et al are not competing against the erector set skinflint universe, those two groups of buyers might as well be on different planets. And yes, people dont buy as many Gen3 these days, but shops arent stocking as much of them, either, unless they cant get anything else.

Will this competition cut into their bottom line? Probably a little, but not nearly as much as you think it will. Even back when the "DIY choose your own adventure glock clone" thing was starting to become a thing 10+ yrs ago,   most of these builders were not buying new
guns anyways.   They were getting things like LE trades for a cheap frame and they'd build something off that. That's literally a whole other secondary market vs the one most handgun manufacturers compete in at retail.    Factory clones like ruger, dagger et al?   Sure the skinflints might buy those over a normal Glock. But even that isn't a huge chunk of the market.    This isn't a "new" thing btw. Companies like Taurus have been making decent near-clones for years.   And the people shopping those generally don't cross shop anyways.    If there was one thing that was dinging glock even a little, it would only be the "Sig P365 LMNOPQ BBQ EDITION AXG" stuff going on. Sig's stuff is actually in mainstream sales and has products that are distinctly different from Glock's.

<blockquote data-quote="drgrant" data-source="post: 9458715" data-attributes="member: 859">Everyone that isn&#039;t a gun hipster/enthusiast/skinflint will buy it.&nbsp; &nbsp; People like yourself (or most of us here for that matter) are no longer the primary buying demo of most of these guns.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Glock et al are not competing against the erector set skinflint universe,&nbsp; those two groups of buyers might as well be on different planets.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; And yes,&nbsp; people dont buy as many Gen3 these days, but shops arent stocking as much of them, either, unless they cant get anything else.&nbsp; Will this competition cut into their bottom line?&nbsp; Probably a little, but not nearly as much as you think it will.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Even back when the &quot;DIY choose your own adventure glock clone&quot; thing was starting to become a thing 10+ yrs ago,&nbsp;&nbsp; most of these builders were not buying new guns anyways.&nbsp;&nbsp; They were getting things like LE trades for a cheap frame and they&#039;d build something off that.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; That&#039;s literally a whole other secondary market vs the one most handgun manufacturers compete in at retail.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Factory clones like ruger, dagger et al?&nbsp;&nbsp; Sure the skinflints might buy those over a normal Glock.&nbsp; &nbsp; But even that isn&#039;t a huge chunk of the market.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; This isn&#039;t a &quot;new&quot; thing btw.&nbsp; Companies like Taurus have been making decent near-clones for years.&nbsp;&nbsp; And the people shopping those generally don&#039;t cross shop anyways.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; If there was one thing that was dinging glock even a little, it would only be the &quot;Sig P365 LMNOPQ BBQ EDITION AXG&quot;&nbsp; stuff going on.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Sig&#039;s stuff is actually in mainstream sales and has products that are distinctly different from Glock&#039;s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drgrant, post: 9458715, member: 859"] Everyone that isn't a gun hipster/enthusiast/skinflint will buy it. People like yourself (or most of us here for that matter) are no longer the primary buying demo of most of these guns. Glock et al are not competing against the erector set skinflint universe, those two groups of buyers might as well be on different planets. And yes, people dont buy as many Gen3 these days, but shops arent stocking as much of them, either, unless they cant get anything else. Will this competition cut into their bottom line? Probably a little, but not nearly as much as you think it will. Even back when the "DIY choose your own adventure glock clone" thing was starting to become a thing 10+ yrs ago, most of these builders were not buying new guns anyways. They were getting things like LE trades for a cheap frame and they'd build something off that. That's literally a whole other secondary market vs the one most handgun manufacturers compete in at retail. Factory clones like ruger, dagger et al? Sure the skinflints might buy those over a normal Glock. But even that isn't a huge chunk of the market. This isn't a "new" thing btw. Companies like Taurus have been making decent near-clones for years. And the people shopping those generally don't cross shop anyways. If there was one thing that was dinging glock even a little, it would only be the "Sig P365 LMNOPQ BBQ EDITION AXG" stuff going on. Sig's stuff is actually in mainstream sales and has products that are distinctly different from Glock's. [/QUOTE]

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