California “Middle Man” Firearm Transfers & Compliance

Wilde Built Tactical (WBT) accepts firearms from out-of-state dealers, GunBroker, and private individuals, reconfigures them to be California legal, and transfers them to your local FFL. If a firearm can be made compliant, we can usually be your “middle man.”

Where to Ship Your Firearm

All firearms needing compliance must ship to our Arizona warehouse:

GunBroker buyers: find our AZ warehouse by entering ZIP code 85365 and selecting “WBT AZ” as the FFL for shipment.

How It Works

1. Review the Terms & Conditions below and confirm the firearm you want can be made California legal. Have a question first? Contact us.
2. Purchase your firearm, then forward your invoice and the seller’s contact email to transfers@wbtguns.com. Include the name of the California FFL that will receive your firearm, and — if it can be made legal more than one way — your preferred compliance method. Please email from the same address used on your order.
3. Create an account on our website using the “Sign Up” link at the top right. An account with current billing and contact info keeps your order from being delayed.
4. Once your firearm arrives, we’ll email an invoice from transfers@wbtguns.com (check your spam folder). Work begins once payment is received.

How We Make It California Legal

For AR-15 and AR-10 style rifles, our standard method is the AR Maglock Gen 2 fixed-magazine system, and your magazine will be replaced with an OEM 10-round magazine. Other platforms are generally built featureless (grip fin and related changes). For the full breakdown of methods by platform, see our California Rifle Compliance Guide, or contact us about your specific firearm.

Terms & Conditions

By sending a firearm to Wilde Built Tactical, LLC, you agree to the following terms, which WBT may change at any time. WBT also reserves the right to decline any transfer.

1. No “banned by name” firearms. We cannot make a banned-by-name rifle legal for any reason. See the DOJ Assault Weapons guide (starting on page 13): AWS Guide (PDF).
2. Handguns. We cannot make off-roster semi-auto pistols roster-exempt. We can make certain revolvers Single-Action Exempt. If you are not law enforcement, we cannot make a pistol legal for sale in California. Law enforcement purchasing a pistol that needs compliance should contact us.
3. Returns. If you send an off-roster handgun, a banned-by-name firearm, or anything that cannot be made California legal, there is a $100 return fee plus shipping. You must arrange the return authorization, and the firearm will not ship back to the seller until our fee is paid.
4. Compliance configuration. AR-15/AR-10 style rifles receive our standard AR Maglock Gen 2 and an OEM 10-round magazine; other platforms are built featureless. Contact us if you have a preference or a question about your model.
5. Payment, storage & abandonment. Your firearm will not ship until services are paid through our website. Any firearm left at WBT past 30 days with no contact incurs storage fees of $60/month. Any firearm left past 180 days is considered abandoned property and forfeited.
6. Status updates. Please don’t request a status update until 2 weeks after delivery, and there’s no need to contact us to confirm delivery. Our warehouse team works first-come, first-served — we sometimes receive more than 100 firearms in a single day — and we’ll email you as soon as yours is ready.

Frequently Asked Questions