Sam Alexander

I was also looking at that stealth additive manufacturing one.

I could get a Pole 30 and a Polonium for $200 less than this one suppressor.

I was talking to a guy at the last event I went to, and he has an FFL up by Tulsa.

And he was telling me like, yep, we're going to start making suppressors.

And I think we can make the center fire ones for about 350 out the door and the rim fire ones for right at 100.

That's a big deal because when you're dealing with something that's normal, you're talking 150% tax on something.

Yeah.

It drastically drives down demand.

It does.

Yeah.

Demand has been artificially low for these things for their entire existence, pretty much.

And it's only been shrinking lately because of inflation and the fact that $200 isn't what $200 used to be.

And now that it's zero, then you can actually have a healthy supply and demand curve and things might actually...

Because it was the exact cost of a Thompson submachine gun.

I think the companies that are going to be in the best position are the ones that are OEMing suppressors for larger manufacturers.

Because they're going to be able to do better margins, do higher volume, and those companies like Ruger, Remington, Sig, whether they're making them in-house or not, they'll be at a better place to offer them at a lower price point than some of these other companies that are doing innovative things.

their stuff is going to be more expensive for the long term because they still have to run higher margins to keep the company afloat.

So your best stuff is still going to be expensive.

Good stuff may yet get pretty cheap.

So I like it.