Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Different Regions, Different Demands I n Las Vegas, Nev., Jon and Amber Call, owners of Citadel Gun & Safe, have more than tripled their floor space and sales in recent years — and a significant slice of their success is due to full-capacity handguns. In late March, Jon reported that following the initial buying frenzy, things have settled a bit and small numbers of full-capacity Glocks, Springfield XDs and XDMs, and several SIG SAUER models are coming in — and more rapidly selling out. E s s e n t i a l l y, though, it is not so much a matter of acquiring what customers demand in full-capacity pistols, but simply selling what they can get — adapting to what Call terms “a new wave of customers.” “Every day we’re helping buyers who have never owned a firearm, and want one for personal and home defense. People are just scared, very worried about social and political instability, their fears of rising crime rates and the inability of police to protect them. In the absence of full-capacity pistols, they’re buying simple, strong, mostly concealable revolvers, like Smith & Wesson Airweights,” Call said. Call stated Ruger SP-101s sold briskly too, until the supply ran dry. “Many in this wave of customers have “ We can’t even keep a Taurus Judge on display — and they’re hard to get, too. never even heard of a potential gun ban. Sales are driven by fear. I spend a lot of time counseling and educating customers about safe storage and self-defense,” Call said. Call believes as long as knowledgeable customers are concerned about possible restrictive legislation, quality fullcapacity handguns will continue being snapped up as soon as they are available, but dealers should also recognize the opportunities to serve large numbers of first-time buyers. In addition to the makes and models mentioned above, he thinks compact XDs, Glock 26s and 27s, and the smaller SIGs will be in high demand. Until — or if — supply catches up with demand, Call is confident he’ll have buyers for virtually any guns he can get. ” Dealers report SIG SAUER pistols are among their best sellers, including the P229 Elite, with its 13-round (9mm) and 12-round (.40 S&W) capacity. Jon and Amber Call, of Citadel Gun & Safe, are selling to “a new wave of customers.” www.shootingindustry.com MAY 2009 41