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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 401–440 of 440 gun shops in California.
Listed on the profile. Blank means not listed.
| Shop | Transfers |
|---|---|
| The Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, ammo retailer | Not listed |
| The Shootist Also: gunsmith | Not listed |
| The Shootist Also: gunsmith | Not listed |
| The Target Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed |
| TK Firearms Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Top Gun Armory Also: gunsmith | Not listed |
| Traders Loan & Jewelry, Inc. Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Trigger Happy Sporting Goods | Not listed |
| Triggernomics Also: gunsmith | ✓ |
| Triple A's Sporting Goods LLC | ✓ |
| Turner's Outdoorsman Also: firearm instructor | Not listed |
| Turner's Outdoorsman | Not listed |
| Turner's Outdoorsman | Not listed |
| Turner's Outdoorsman Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Turner's Outdoorsman Also: firearm instructor | Not listed |
| Turner's Outdoorsman-Chino Hills | Not listed |
| U.S. Firearms Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed |
| U.S. Gunner | ✓ |
| UG Imports | Not listed |
| Uncle Ed's Outfitters Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed |
| US Patriot Armory Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Valley Gun Also: gunsmith | ✓ |
| Valley Jewelry & Loan | Not listed |
| Vandenberg SFB Rod & Gun Club Also: shooting range | ✓ |
| VC Armory Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | ✓ |
| VC Defense Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed |
| Warrior Bladeworks Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Warrior One Guns and Ammo Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Western Firearms Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | Not listed |
| Westside Arms | ✓ |
| White Horse Tactical Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Wild Bill’s Old West Trading Co. Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Wing & Barrel Ranch Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ |
| Winn Corps | Not listed |
| Winn Corps, Inc. Also: ammo retailer | Not listed |
| Wood River L&T Inc Also: gunsmith | Not listed |
| Woodland Firearms Also: ammo retailer | ✓ |
| Young's Gun and Ammo Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | ✓ |
| Zak's Guns LLC Also: firearm instructor | ✓ |
| Zombie Arms & Ammunition Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | 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.