Anyone here work with the firearms/gun/army niche? How does it convert?

Hello!

First, I am not so much and IMer. I used to do it 2 years ago, but since then I have opened my own, real, physical company manufacturing parts and accessories for firearms. I have 1k likes on a gun facebook page which posts pictures of guns. I was thinking about expanding this to other social networks like Twitter. I feel like this niche may be too "manly" for Pinterest, however. The only bit of IM i still do is Instagram. I have 3 instagrams with a total of 10k followers. Fashion, Cars, and Food niches. They are all on one IP and phone so I think it is a bit too risky to make a 4th one.

Basically, I'm wondering if guns/firearms/army niche social pages convert well? I of course sell physical products and not CPA offers.

Yes, just be sure to interact with local men who show an interest in guns. These people can be ex-military, those who recently visited a shooting range, or those who recently purchased a gun. It's a great idea and will work well if you know how to do it.

My current plan is to use Facebook ads to get 1k or 2k likes on my gun page, then grow it organically off of shares (see how that goes). I will then slowly direct them to my regional gun buying/selling groups. That is where I plan to advertise since anyone who subscribes to a buy/sell group is likely to be in "buy mode"

I'm pretty sure you're no longer able to promote this type of niche on FB.

But this niche is very profitable nonetheless.

I'm in the tactical gear manufacturing business myself. Right now I'm working FB ads to build a following and driving traffic to my ecommerce site.