Yes, I'm a noob... (price question)

[WC145]

I live in the Tampa Bay area, but I'm not going to mention the agency, because we are seen as very paranoid, and I dont want the agency to look even worlse. I carry a Glock model 27 while off duty, but now we are required to carry two guns. Our department doesn't want us to carry our duty weapons off duty. They have weird rules, but at least I have a job, and that is what matters to me. lol.

There are depts that issue BUGs, depts that allow BUGs, depts that require off duty carry, depts that encourage off duty carry, depts that don't address it, but I've yet to see one that requires two guns off duty. Seems odd that they require off duty carry but not with your issued weapon. How does your agency suggest you handle life off duty? What do they say about alcohol consumption, beach wear, etc? I'm still curious, feel free to PM me if you like, LEO to LEO.

 

[Mark Milton]

I'll take the information in Forbes over business week.

You seem to be mistakenly assuming that Glock makes 68 percent profit from a $500 sale.
The reality is Glock sells its products to the distributor for a given price, which is usualy one third of the sale price.

The distributor sells the gun to the retailer for a certain price which is usually two thirds of the sale price, which means that the manufacturer gets one third and the distributor gets one third.
The retailer gets one third to one tenth depending on how he prices his products.
Years ago, I lived and worked in Lexington, Kentucky where several of the bigger shops had a pricing scheme of 10 percent over their wholesale costs.
Basically, those shops made their profit off ammo, holsters and accessories.


So if a gun's retail cost is $600, the retailer bought it for $400 and the distributor got it for $200. If that's the case ,Mr. Glock doubles his money on retails sales to civillians.