Shotgun Workshop August 26
Shotguns are cool. There’s double barrel side by side, double barrel over & under, pump, semi-automatic, bullpup, and “other firearm” shotguns. All cool. All fun. All different. All with different … Read more
Firearms
Firearms for Rent Update
We’ve got a lot of firearms for rent on our range. We regularly take an inventory to see which firearms are oldest, used the most, used the least, and are … Read more
Right to Bear: Why Switch from USCCA
SharpShooters has been an official USCCA partner for as long as I can remember, and long before I took over operations here. Earlier this month, we left USCCA and joined … Read more
Custom Laser Engraving While You Wait
Last summer, we invested in some machinery to enable us to create custom holsters to fit your specific carry firearm with it’s individual light, optic, trigger guard, angle, etc. That … Read more
ATF Q&A: The Pistol Brace Rule
Like many law abiding citizens and FFL firearms dealers, we have questions about the ATF’s new rule about pistol braced firearms. After a recent FFL training webinar that the ATF … Read more
The ATF Pistol Brace “Rule”
We knew it was coming. It got delayed. It got changed. Last week, it got published. Finally, after over a year of mystery and rumor, the ATF has published its … Read more
Pay with Cash or Card? That is the Question
Back in September, the ISO (International Standards Organization), Mastercard, Visa, and American Express agreed to create and implement a new MCC (merchant category code) strictly for gun dealers. Well, we’re … Read more
Instant Financing via Credova
We hope you are now aware that Mastercard, Visa, American Express, the ISO, anti-constitution politicians, and the “big banks” have collaborated to track our purchases at gun stores. They’ve created … Read more
60-Day Layaway
A few weeks ago, we shared the news that MasterCard, Visa, and American Express were planning to adopt a new Merchant Category Code (MCC) created by the International Standards Organization … Read more
2nd Amendment: MC, Visa, and ATF
There are certain elements of the U.S. population who are hell bent on eliminating the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. They will never, ever stop. Last week, information made … Read more
Here’s Why Gun Sales Continue to Increase
NICS background checks for individual firearm purchases in the US jumped 40% from 2019 to 2020. That number is evidence of a trend in the American firearms industry: more people … Read more
The 2-22-2022 Sale that ENDS on 2-22-2022
Tuesday 2-22-2022 may not exactly slide off the tongue, but since that date is a “ubiquitous palindrome date,” we’re going to commemorate it by creating a sale so simple you’ll never forget it.
ATF to Launch eForms for Suppressors
If you have been hoping and yearning for eForms for suppressors, this is THE news you’ve been waiting for. The wait time to take your suppressor home just went from 8-10 months to perhaps 1 or 2 months.
There’s More to Suppressors than Silence
There are (at least) five benefits to using suppressors when firing a gun.
Having a Gun Does Not Make You Safe
The typical “summer slow down” continued through August, right up until last weekend, when all hell broke loose in Afghanistan. That day, and everyday since, foot traffic in our doors has been up 70% from where it was the previous 8 weeks. Why? Because the world is a less safe place than it was just over a week ago. Here’s what’s just happened, and where it seems to be headed.
Build Your AR15 with Josh Mallet
Josh will teach you everything there is to know about how an AR15 rifle should work, what might break first, and how best to service, operate, maintain, and upgrade your rifle. If you’re even thinking about building an AR15, then you probably have some idea of how many different options there are. Josh has experience with just about all of them.
Rifle or Pistol: Which Would You Prefer?
An 18 year old can serve in the US military, and be issued an M-4 automatic rifle. That same 18 year old can buy an AR-10 (.308) with a 30 round magazine. That same 18 year old cannot purchase a .22 caliber pistol or .22 ammo. Until now.
The First Rule of Gun Store Safety
If you’re reading this article, you most likely know, or at least have heard, the four rules of firearm safety. However, there’s another rule that most people don’t know about until they work in a gun store or at a gun range. It’s about gun store safety, or how to act in a gun store.
Will AR Pistol Stabilizing Braces Be Grandfathered In?
UPDATE: The ATF will “set forth factors considered when evaluating firearms with a attached stabilizing brace to determine whether they are considered firearms under NFA or Gun Control Act to … Read more
Yes, We Can Process Your FFL Transfer
People ask us the question quite a bit, almost every day: “Do you handle my firearm FFL transfer?” The answer is yes, for all firearms including “NFA Items” such as suppressors, short barreled rifles, and and automatic weapons. After that very short conversation, the next question we get is, “OK, well how does that process work?” That’s what we’re getting to in this article: how to do a firearms / FFL transfer.
