Top ten handguns built in the US

The list is compiled from reports to the ATF for the year 2011

Sturm Ruger handgun A Sturm, Ruger & Co. handgun (photo courtesy: Armslist.com)

By Russell Mills

Handgun sales continue to boom, and 2011 was a banner year for firearms manufacturers.

KRMG has obtained a list of the top ten handguns manufactured in the U.S. in 2011, the latest year for which numbers are available from reports compiled by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

The list included a newcomer, the Glock, which cracked the top ten in U.S. production for the first time.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. reported manufacturing 610,925 handguns at its Arizona plant in 2011.

The full list:

  1. Sturm, Ruger & Co.
  2. Smith & Wesson
  3. Sig Sauer
  4. Taurus
  5. Kimber
  6. Beretta
  7. Kel Tec
  8. Beemiller
  9. Saeilo
  10. Glock

You can see a slideshow of the top ten here.