Global Sports Rifle Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Sports Rifle market size is predicted to grow from US$ 1829 million in 2025 to US$ 2705 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2025 to 2031.

Sports Rifles are shoulder firearms with long barrels and rifled bores. They are commonly long and require two-hand hold. Popular shooting games using this type of gun are four position small bore, gallery riffle shooting, benchrest shooting, high power rifle (aka Across the Course), biathlon (combination of shooting and cross-country skiing), fullbore target shooting (shooting ranges are at 300- 1200 meters), field target (more popular in UK) and many more. The term "modern sporting rifle" was coined to describe today's very popular semiautomatic rifle designs, including the AR-15 and its offspring. These rifles are used by hunters, competitors, a lot of Americans seeking home-defense guns and by many others who simply enjoy going to the range.

Global key manufacturers of sports rifle include Sturm, Ruger & Co., Smith & Wesson, Henry Repeating Arms etc. The top 3 companies hold a share about 32%. Americas is the largest market, with a share about 75%. In terms of product type, Rimfire Bolt Action Rifle is the largest segment, with a share over 43%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Hunting, with a share of 41%.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Sports Rifle Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Sports Rifle sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Sports Rifle sales for 2025 through 2031. With Sports Rifle sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Sports Rifle industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Sports Rifle landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Sports Rifle portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Sports Rifle market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Sports Rifle and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Sports Rifle.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Sports Rifle market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Center Fire Bolt Action Rifle
Center Fire Semi-automatic Rifle
Rimfire Bolt Action Rifle
Rimfire Semi-automatic Rifle
Lever Action Rifle
Others

Segmentation by Application:
Hunting
Shooting Sports
Others

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
Howa Machinery
J G. Anschutz
Beretta Holding
Browning Arms
Smith & Wesson
Sturm, Ruger & Co.
Colt CZ Group
(Winchester) Olin Corporation
Sig Sauer
Henry Repeating Arms
Bushmaster
Daniel Defense
Diamondback Firearms

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Sports Rifle market?

What factors are driving Sports Rifle market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Sports Rifle market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Sports Rifle break out by Type, by Application?

Please note: The report will take approximately 2 business days to prepare and deliver.