r/Firearms peaks Fridays 11pm-1am UTC
r/Firearms was created on July 22, 2010, making it 16 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 315,287 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Firearms is steadily growing, with 2,290 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Firearms shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 166.0 upvotes per post across its 315,287 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.18. To reach the Hot section of r/Firearms, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Firearms receive an average of 29.4 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 11pm UTC (10 posts), 2am UTC (10 posts), and 12am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 12pm UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 2-2 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (10), Tuesday (18), Wednesday (16), Thursday (10), Friday (20), Saturday (12), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/Firearms currently has 315,287 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,290 members (0.73%), averaging 72 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Firearms in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Firearms has gained 7,080 subscribers (2.3%). Since tracking began 657 days ago, the community has added 45,192 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Firearms is steadily growing, with 2,290 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Firearms has 315,287 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/Firearms is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Firearms is steadily growing, with 2,290 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Firearms was created on July 22, 2010, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/Firearms typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Firearms is a Reddit community with 315,287 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Discuss firearms, politics, 2nd amendment news. We value freedom of speech as much as we do the right to keep and bear arms. Posts must be somewhat related to firearms and must comply with the..." The best time to post on r/Firearms is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 166.0 upvotes and 29.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 72 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/Firearms is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 21:48:52