Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing small arms ammunition.

Businesses classified here include

• Ammunition, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
• BB shot manufacturing
• Blank cartridges (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Bullet jackets and cores (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Cartridge cases for ammunition (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Cartridges (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Cores, bullet (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
• Jackets, bullet (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
• Paper shells (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Pellets, air rifle and pistol, manufacturing
• Percussion caps (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), ammunition, manufacturing
• Shells, small arms (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less), manufacturing
• Shot, BB, manufacturing
• Shot, lead, manufacturing
• Shot, pellet, manufacturing
• Shot, steel, manufacturing
• Shotgun shells manufacturing
• Small arms ammunition (i.e., 30 mm. or less, 1.18 inch or less) manufacturing
• Wads, ammunition, manufacturing

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 332992), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for small arms ammunition manufacturing

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Small
• Ammunition
• Works
• Forge
• Precision
• Machine
• Steel
• Made

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for small arms ammunition manufacturing

1. Texas 13 locations
2. Missouri 11 locations
3. Florida 10 locations
4. Arizona 9 locations
5. Montana 9 locations
6. Georgia 8 locations
7. Pennsylvania 8 locations
8. California 7 locations
9. Utah 7 locations
10. Alabama 6 locations

All 24 states

• Alabama (6)
• Arizona (9)
• Arkansas (6)
• California (7)
• Colorado (3)
• Florida (10)
• Georgia (8)
• Idaho (6)
• Illinois (5)
• Kansas (5)
• Mississippi (3)
• Missouri (11)
• Montana (9)
• Nebraska (5)
• Nevada (4)
• North Carolina (4)
• Ohio (6)
• Oregon (5)
• Pennsylvania (8)
• South Dakota (4)
• Texas (13)
• Utah (7)
• Washington (3)
• Wisconsin (3)

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