My humble collection through the years with a bit of cowboy flavor! I don’t have many but what I have is plenty and can’t think of much I want to have, at least from the options available in California! Unless maybe some old-school stuff that might come my way 😁
For those wondering from the top:

Geissele Super Duty
Platypus Comp
Cimarron Evil Roy
Cimarron 1873 short barrel rifle
Glock 17
P365
Colt 1911

All the essentials

Hi all,

I'm a CA resident that just got my FFL 03.

I know that I can't buy handguns and have them shipped to me. I have to acquire them in person.

Could I buy a C&R handgun online, ship to a dealer in Nevada, and pick it up while I'm on a Vegas trip?

I bought a handgun on June 2026 and after the 10 day waiting period I got it handed to me. 10 days ago I bought a rifle and today I was told I was on
DELAY DELIVERY
DO NOT RELEASE THE FIREARM
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Anyone know why that happened or what I should expect?

Never even knew this could happen, but got home from the range and my AR10’s BCG had closed with the cable wedged on one side of the bolt head. Couldn’t budge it with the charging handle. Googled a solution (separating upper from lower and VERY carefully hammering back the rearmost part of the BCG with a padded punch). Definitely don’t want that happening again with any of my ARs. Found this PVC tubing on Amazon which slips over the cables and almost doubles their thickness: 1/4” inner diameter, 3/8” outer diameter (almost the same as the base diameter of a .223 Remington casing). I think this should make it impossible for the bolt to get past the cable again.

(And yeah, I know I could just not use the cables when transporting my guns, but I like to travel “overzealous cop-proof” - I’d prefer not to be part of a drawn out, costly court test case just to prove a point).

I want to buy a 2011 but don’t want to drop the 3k+ to have an FFL transfer one to me via SSE. I see that Sig is releasing the P211 in CA right around 2k and was wondering if anyone has had any prior experience with it. Is it worth the money?

Got the P320 Legion PPT for $750
First Sig and Smith & Wesson.

I’m thinking about putting aside 100 bucks a week from my weekly hobby budget so I can save up to get a Kimber 2k11 Target. Seems like it’ll have to save up for 35 weeks. In the mean time I’ll have to visit some gun ranges that have them for rental so I can convince myself that it’s not worth it. I’ll probably get an aftermarket ported barrel so I can have the stock barrel without having to send it off to be cut. It would probably just be a range toy and possibly added to my CCW so I can have options. Any other recommendations that I should check out?

Dummies question, besides a staccato is there any other california compliant 2011? Something that isn't so expensive?

I've never purchased a firearm online and I've been eyeing a AR pistol for quite some time. I'm wondering what the peoples favorite FFL dealer is based off price for their transfers are. I know that price can range form dealer to dealer. I'm in Southern California between LA & OC but i also wouldn't mind driving towards San Bern county either

My second-favorite gun: Winchester Model 1911 SL. Grandpa traded a leather jacket for this when he got back from WWII. Winchester's first auto-loading shotgun, also nicknamed "the widowmaker" because of the unique, population-culling charging design requiring the operator to grab the barrel and rack it backwards toward the stock.

Grandpa had it refinished back in the late 70's/early 80's. It still runs and drives, and it kicks like a mule with double-aught buck. It would be my most favorite gun if it didn't have such a wallop.

Have been looking to get started down this rabbit hole and when i found the hellcat pro 3.7 for $499, I took it as a sign and pulled the trigger. Passed the FSC, then started the paperwork.

While I stare at the clock for the next 864,000 seconds, what products should I be considering/researching for my next purchase(s) in this journey?

What did you with you knew when you first started out that you learned down the road / the hard way?

Considering FFL03 + COE & CCW in future

What else?

Weekend trainer for the kiddo.

Mag disconnect fell out while cleaning. Mags drop free now.

What am I missing? Besides a brace

Anyone have experience buying from Camdon? I have some questions regarding their AR pistol builds. So im assuming when they say they ship it with sled its just so its still a single shot when its DROS’d?. Andi can just take it out? And taking the sled out will make it semi? Still have maglock and i keep brace on and 10round mag and i should be good?

Someone was saying it’s super tough and people get denied a lot and that they don’t release the info on how many have been issued.

I recently bought a SIG P211 GT5 now that it’s on the California roster, and I’m currently waiting out the 10-day waiting period. I was pretty set on the GT5 because I wanted a full-size, duty-style pistol that I could use as a range gun and potentially get into competition with.

The thing is, I recently came across the bronze Kimber 2K11 Pro Royal with the 4.25-inch barrel, and honestly, that thing looks incredible. Now I’m starting to have a little buyer’s remorse before I’ve even picked up my SIG.

I went with the GT5 because I wanted something that felt more like a full-size service pistol, but the Kimber looks great, and I’m wondering how much of a difference there really is in how flat they shoot. Part of me feels like the Kimber could shoot just as flat while having that shorter barrel and better-looking finish.

For those who have experience with either or both, did I make the right call going with the GT5? How do they compare in terms of recoil, shooting flat, overall feel, and versatility for the range and competition?

I know I haven’t even picked up the GT5 yet, so maybe I’m just overthinking it, but I’m curious to hear what people think. Would you stick with the GT5, or would the 2K11 Pro Royal be worth considering instead?

Also I know having both would be ideal but I’m not about to drop another 2k + for another pistol right now haha

Which I'm okay with because I can use the current name. The original will just be a part of my lore.

Yesterday I did an update but it got hijacked for the wrong reason and I stuffed it with too many things. Instead I'm going to do it this way so I can share the more important things we've been working on since its fairly important.

Privacy changes...

• Updated all users to be private from the main page so it shows a generic user in the classifieds section. All badges are hidden until they login.
  • Note: Forum is not affected so people can follow conversations.
• Vendors will still show
• We're seeing a large influx of bots, agents, and crawlers hitting the site pulling down loads of information. This lead to the priority to update the site to remove usernames.
• If you mark and item sold, it will obfuscate your username from everyone except for you and staff.
• This helps the community with price discovery when people ask in the forums.
• You can now request feedback directly in your DM's hit the button fill it out.
  • It's now easier to leave feedback or request feedback.
• This is on all accounts.
• Check out CA2A.com too, where we update the latest happenings...

We added a merch store to help support our match sponsorships. Please consider an upgrade or a shirt to rep when you're at the range... We'll be at the Glizzy Match next, where we'll be giving away our new Graphene CLP wipes to all competitors.

My cousin’s landlord is Anti-2a.. it’s his wife’s grandparents. He can’t store his shotgun/rifle without hiding it and he wants it stored safely. I have a safe and offered to let him store it here. I told him he has to get a case and lock it where only he knows the combination. Is this legal? We are both law abiding citizens with no felonies.

TLDR- my cousins in laws started crying when they found out there was a Beretta 1301 and a BCM rifle in the house, can he store them at my house in my safe?

S&W Model 10-14 38 +P, goddamn im obsessed with the bluing on this perty lil thang