Del-Ton made the announcement on several online sites.

Sadly, another AR manufacturer / parts supplier going away.

FYI, they are selling off inventory at good prices for buyers.

That's a shame but with as many makers of the ar-15, it is bound to happen to some. M wife has a DTI carbine years ago and loved it. As she got older the cartridge was too much for her to handle and we sold it to get something better for her.

Right now, my LGS has several (I mean several) used ARs in the $300 range. The market is saturated and there is a lot of competition in that cheap bottom tier rung.

And for at least the next 4 years, the market will grow softer and more stagnt

True dat. The last time Trump was president we had 3 local gun shops close up due to diminished demand.
The next 4 years will be a stock up opportunity.

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Originally posted by jljones:
Right now, my LGS has several (I mean several) used ARs in the $300 range. The market is saturated and there is a lot of competition in that cheap bottom tier rung.

Basically, PSA ate their lunch. Into the dustbin of history alongside Olympic Arms and a few others, probably soon to be joined by Aero if their recent problems are any indicator. A lot of the smaller manufacturers who focused on selling cheap AR's won't make it, and honestly, that's ok.

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Originally posted by jljones:
And for at least the next 4 years, the market will grow softer and more stagnt

I intend to use this time period to lay in a really good supply of guns, parts, and ammo. If the past is any indicator, this will not be a time to sell guns without losing your ass, but it will be a fantastic time to buy.

Warning: This is a tangent - The loudmouth manager at Surplus Arms and Ammo in Tacoma lost me forever as a customer back in 2017 when he went on a tirade about Trump because they suffered their worst sales numbers in something like a decade's time. "Say what you will about Obama, but he was the best thing to ever happen to this business." Fuck you, too, buddy. Tired of the 2A community supporting Democrats because they profit like crazy off panic buying. I get it, but there's a big picture here.

Those aren’t 2A supporters smudge, just greedy people wanting more money.

They’d welcome more cancer if they sold treatment supplies.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:


Warning: This is a tangent - The loudmouth manager at Surplus Arms and Ammo in Tacoma lost me forever as a customer back in 2017 when he went on a tirade about Trump because they suffered their worst sales numbers in something like a decade's time. "Say what you will about Obama, but he was the best thing to ever happen to this business." Fuck you, too, buddy. Tired of the 2A community supporting Democrats because they profit like crazy off panic buying. I get it, but there's a big picture here.

My old boss had a saying he liked to use-

“Fuck that guy”

I know more than a couple gun shops that spend money hand over fist in the good times, and suffer during the slumps. I know of at least one that may fold this time.

Update on Del-Ton; they are closed now. I wasn't a customer, but one brother brought parts and gadgets from them.

https://www.guns.com/news/2025...del-ton-closes-doors

OP here - I'm curious who is going to end up with the inventory "scraps"?

CDNN / Every Gun Part?

Good question: I was on the lookout for a detachable carrying handle, but they always showed as out of stock.

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Originally posted by Glynn863:
OP here - I'm curious who is going to end up with the inventory "scraps"?

CDNN / Every Gun Part?

It depends. If the bank winds up sexing anything for outstanding debt, often it goes to an auction house, or it’s sold to an auction site online. From there, other companies or vendors buy the parts and put them on the market.

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Originally posted by P220 Smudge:


Warning: This is a tangent - The loudmouth manager at Surplus Arms and Ammo in Tacoma lost me forever as a customer back in 2017 when he went on a tirade about Trump because they suffered their worst sales numbers in something like a decade's time. "Say what you will about Obama, but he was the best thing to ever happen to this business." Fuck you, too, buddy. Tired of the 2A community supporting Democrats because they profit like crazy off panic buying. I get it, but there's a big picture here.

Boy that really worked out for us here in Washington.

Numrich?

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Originally posted by Glynn863:
OP here - I'm curious who is going to end up with the inventory "scraps"?

CDNN / Every Gun Part?

I bought from Del-Ton maybe once or twice in the early days, I was still a high school kid back then and it was during a time when they have a website but still had to call in with a credit card to place an order.

And that about sums up all the memories I've had with them.

The present AR market is just way too saturated that I feel they've been long forgotten even before we learned the news of their closure.