“During the pre-Obama surge, black gun dealers way over-ordered,” John May tells TTAG. “There are lots of deals out there right now. Plenty of dealers are selling AR-style rifles at cost, trying to clear out their inventory. And they’re still not moving.” You might think that Wilson Combat‘s Sales Manager would be a little concerned about the possibility of a cratering black rifle market, what with the custom gun-maker offering four products in that category: the UT-15 Tactical Carbine, M4-T Tactical Carbine, SS-15 Super Sniper and the SPR Special Purpose Rifle (hold The Jerk jokes). Not so much. May’s employer is firmly positioned at the top end of the market; all four hand-built rifles retail for $2000 and up. Bottom line: Wilson Combat’s survival doesn’t depend on volume. “We see a lot of long-term potential in the black gun market,” May says. And, to paraphrase Rick Blaine, “we’ll always have parts.”