So... like 30 large? That's crazy. Is that ATF/ITAR stuff or what? Because it is hard to even fathom that much money just to import a different caliber of the same model.
So the retail is $2000 ish on each gun. I would bet they make less than $200 on each gun. It is around $4k based on what I was looking at to do some importing. I've seen them as low as 1700, so I'm guessing they are probably paying closer to 1500 for them. But I see what you are saying, you are talking about the profit break even. I'm with you know.
Yeah, I am looking at what MSRP is, and what eagle has to buy and sell. See being it's a foreign company. Eagle has to get a sample permit $$, and get one gun to send to state dept for their eval, then it has to go on another form to ATF for approval. Then they can apply for an import permit for sales. Long and costly permit process.
So on imported guns mark up has to happen more than on american made guns since the manufacturer SPS makes a profit, the importer Eagle makes a profit, then it goes to distributors that make a profit, and then the dealers.
So when you look at the cost, they have to know.
Now if they knew they would sell a pile, they may be talked into it.