Guides
Plain-English guides from the team at Schaefer Defense — how NFA purchases actually work, what ammo specs mean, and how to get the most out of your gear. Written by the licensed dealer who does this every day, not a content farm.
Buying a Gun Online: How It Actually Works
Ships to an FFL, background check at the counter, home the same visit — the whole online-purchase process, plus what it costs and how to avoid the common snags.
Read more → GUIDENo Sales Tax Outside Texas
We only collect sales tax on orders shipped within Texas. What that saves you, how out-of-state gun purchases work, and where use tax fits in.
Read more → GUIDEHow to Buy a Suppressor
Buying your first suppressor? Since October 9, 2026 it works like any gun purchase: a Form 4473, a background check and same-day pickup. Eligibility, picking a can, the Texas notes and what could still change.
Read more → GUIDEGun Trust vs. Individual: Which Way to File Your NFA Purchase?
Trust or individual for a machine gun or destructive device: possession, family access, inheritance and switching later. Since October 9, 2026, suppressors, SBRs, SBSs and AOWs need neither.
Read more → GUIDERed Dot Footprints and Adapter Plates: What Fits What
RMR, RMSc/K, DeltaPoint Pro, ACRO and Docter footprints by pistol: which dots mount direct, which need a plate, and what's in stock today. Ships direct, no FFL.
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest 9mm Ammo In Stock Right Now
A ranking no one else can publish: the 10 cheapest in-stock 9mm loads by true cost per round, recalculated automatically from live inventory and today’s prices.
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest .45 ACP Ammo In Stock Right Now
The 10 cheapest in-stock .45 ACP loads by true cost per round — recalculated automatically from live inventory.
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest .223 & 5.56 Ammo In Stock Right Now
The 10 cheapest in-stock .223 Rem and 5.56 NATO loads by true cost per round — recalculated automatically from live inventory.
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest .300 Blackout Ammo In Stock Right Now
The Cheapest .300 Blackout Ammo In Stock Right Now Ranked from our live inventory and today’s prices. Updated as stock and pricing change. .300 Blackout is…
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest .308 Ammo In Stock Right Now
The 10 cheapest in-stock .308 Win and 7.62 NATO loads by true cost per round — recalculated automatically from live inventory.
Read more → LIVE DATAThe Cheapest 12 Gauge Shells In Stock Right Now
The 10 cheapest in-stock 12 gauge shells by true cost per shell — recalculated automatically from live inventory.
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