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Gun shops in California
- A standard transfer
- $80median of 84 shops; more than twice the national $35
- Shops that show transfers
- 183of 440 gun shops in California: 42% here, 41% nationally
Gun shops in California
Showing 301–400 of 440 gun shops in California.
Listed on the profile. Blank means not listed.
| Shop | Transfers | Transfer fee | Used guns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlaws Armory of Canyon Lake Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| P2K Sports Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| Pacific Outfitters | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pacific Sporting Arms | Not listed | Not listed | ✓ |
| Palmdale Pawn Shop | ✓ | $60.00 | ✓ |
| Pawn, Inc. | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| PC GUNS AND AMMO | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Peninsula Guns and Tactical Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Perrine Firearms Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Perry's Sporting Goods Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| Personal Protection Academy Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| PORT ARMS Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Portside Armory | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Portside Munitions Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pragma Dynamics LLC | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| PRAXIS Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Prime Kinetic Solutions LLC Also: gun manufacturer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Progressive Accuracy Training Group Also: firearm instructor, shooting range | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Protection Plus Tactics Also: firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| RAG Firearms | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Raincross Armory | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ramona Shootists' Emporium Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Red Rifle Ltd. | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Redding Guns Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | ✓ |
| Redlands Pawn Inc | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| Redlands Pawn Inc Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| Redwood Firearms Collective Also: firearm instructor | ✓ | $100.00 | Not listed |
| Refined Recoil Inc. Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Requiem Arms Also: gunsmith | ✓ | $80.00 | Not listed |
| Rescue74CPR Also: firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Revolution Weapon Works LLC Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Revolvr Dynamics Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rick’s AV Pawn Shop | ✓ | $80.00 | ✓ |
| Rifle Supply Also: gunsmith | ✓ | $100.00 | Not listed |
| Rifle Supply Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| RifleGear Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Riflenetics | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rinkor Arms Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| River City Gun Exchange Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Riverbank Armory | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| RMI Outdoors Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Rogers Defense Also: firearm instructor | ✓ | $75.00 | Not listed |
| Roosters Firearms Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Roosters Firearms Also: firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Route 66 Guns & Ammo Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | $75.00 | ✓ |
| Route 66 Shooting Sports Park Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | ✓ | $37.19 | Not listed |
| Royal Loan | ✓ | $90.00 | ✓ |
| Russell Tactical Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sacramento Gun Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | $125.00 | Not listed |
| San Diego Guns Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | $165.00 | ✓ |
| Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Scott Torres Gunsmith Arms & Ammo Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| Shafer's Ace Hardware | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Shooter Ready Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Shooter's Paradise of Yuba City Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Shooters Paradise of Oxnard Also: shooting range, gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | $100.00 | Not listed |
| Shooters Paradise of Oxnard Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| ShootSoCal Firearms & Training Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Shop Black Rifle Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sierra Arms Corp Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sierra Mountain Firearms Also: firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sierra Outdoor Outfitter Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Simi Jewelers & Pawnbrokers | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Skunk Bear Tactical Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Slide & Cylinder Firearms Training Also: firearm instructor | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Smokin Barrel Gun Store and Shooting Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Smokin' Barrel Firearms Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| SoCal Armory Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | ✓ | $60.00 | Not listed |
| SoCalGunBroker Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | ✓ |
| Solar Tactical Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | $100.00 | ✓ |
| Southern California Gun Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | $100.00 | ✓ |
| Southern Shooters Supply Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Southern Shooters Supply Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Spartan Tactical | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Speed Shooters International | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sportsman's Arms Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stage Stop Gun Shop Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | ✓ | $75.00 | Not listed |
| Sticks and Stones Arms | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| STORMIN NORMAN GUNWORKS Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Susan's Armory | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Sutter Orchard Supply | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| T&A Armory LLC Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| Tactical Arms Group - Gun Shop (New and Consignment) Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| TacticCAL Gun Store Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ | $150.00 | Not listed |
| Tap Rack Bang Training Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Taran Tactical Innovations Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Taran Tactical Innovations Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Teng Artillery Vault Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The .45 Shop | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Armory | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Beaumont Indoor Shooting Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Firing Line Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Firing Pin Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Fresno Hock Shoppe Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | ✓ |
| The Gun Range Also: shooting range | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Gun Range San Diego Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Gun Works | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Guns Store Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Heavy Machine Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
| The Outdoorsman Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed | Not listed |
What a transfer costs in California
In California, gun shops list a median standard transfer fee of $80 (84 shops), more than twice the national $35. 183 of the 440 gun shops listed in California show transfers on their pages.
| California | Nationally | |
|---|---|---|
| A standard transfer | $8084 shops | $352,738 shops |
| Each additional firearm | $2322 shops | $10228 shops |
| An NFA transfer | Too few listings | $95425 shops |
| A private-party transfer | $1035 shops | $35170 shops |
Questions to ask before a transfer
- Is the fee per firearm or per transfer, and does a handgun cost the same as a long gun?
- What does each additional firearm in the same transfer cost?
- Is the background check fee included, or charged on top?
- Do you transfer NFA items such as suppressors, and what does that cost?
- Will you handle a private-party transfer, and must both people come in?
- How long will you hold a firearm, and is there a storage or denial fee?
From what each gun shop’s USA Arms page shows: its transfer fee, and the lowest general price it lists for each other kind of transfer, in this state and nationwide. A state figure needs 10 shops listing the price. Prices are what shops list, not quotes, and state background check fees and taxes may be added. Figures as of October 30, 2026. Transfer fees in every state
California gun shops at a glance
USA Arms lists 440 gun shops in California, 4.3% of the national total and the 4th most of 50 states. Among cities of 50,000 or more, Bakersfield has the most (13), followed by Orange (10) and San Diego (9).
- gun shops listed
- 440
- of the national total
- 4.3%
- of 50 states by count
- 4th
Cities of 50,000+ with the most gun shops
Counts are gun shops in the USA Arms directory; a business with several roles counts once in each. City figures cover only cities of 50,000 or more residents; a smaller town may have more. Rates are per 100,000 residents using 2020 Census population.