Firearm Transfers

Wilde Built Tactical (WBT) accepts firearm transfers from other retailers and private individuals for pickup at our San Diego store in La Mesa, near the center of San Diego County. Bought a firearm from another online seller? We can receive it and transfer it to you.

Before you buy elsewhere: it’s often cheaper to buy the firearm directly through WBT. Contact us and ask if we can price match.

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

How It Works

1. Confirm the firearm you’re buying is California legal. If it isn’t, see Middle Man Transfers — we can help.
2. Place your order with the seller, then create an account on our website and email a copy of your invoice to transfers@wbtguns.com.
3. Need our FFL sent to your seller? Email transfers@wbtguns.com with your name, the vendor/seller name, your order number, the vendor’s contact email, and the type of gun you bought.
4. Once your firearm arrives, it may take 2–5 business days to log it in and prepare it for DROS. We’ll email an invoice.
5. Pay your invoice, and we’ll then schedule your DROS appointment. We must have all required documents before we can start DROS — please don’t call or show up until your appointment is scheduled.

Sending Your Firearm

All Sellers

Transfers must ship via a common carrier such as FedEx or UPS with adult signature required. Pistols must come via express; rifles can ship ground. Never ship firearms via USPS.

FFL Holders / Retailers

Need a copy of our FFL? Email ffl@wbtguns.com. The following are required — without them we cannot transfer the firearm to your customer:

1. A copy of your FFL.
2. CFLC firearms shipment approval. New to the CFLC program? Learn more here.
3. An invoice showing the customer’s name, phone, and email, plus the sale price of the firearm.
4. The firearm must be California legal before it arrives.

Private Sellers

Include a legible copy of the front and back of your current state-issued ID, plus your phone number and email in case we need to reach you. Also include a bill of sale or invoice with the buyer’s info. Private parties do not need a CFLC approval letter. Do not ship via USPS.

Is Your Firearm California Legal?

Please make sure the gun you’re buying is California legal before it ships. The resources below are guides only and are not legal advice — contact us if you have any doubt.

• Pistols: must appear exactly on the CA DOJ Roster of approved handguns and not be classified as an assault pistol. See the CA pistol flow chart.
• Rifles: see the CA rifle flow chart.
• Shotguns: see the CA shotgun flow chart.

Fees & Taxes

Taxes: sales tax 8.5% + excise tax 11%. We’re required by law to collect sales tax on the purchase price of the gun if it wasn’t already paid — this requires an invoice showing the tax has been paid. No exceptions.

Terms & Conditions

1. Your gun must be 100% California legal before it arrives at WBT, including a 10-round (or less) magazine and a CA-approved lock. If it arrives without a compliant lock and magazine, you’ll need to buy them from WBT before pickup. Questions about legality? Contact us.
2. Pistols must appear exactly on the CA Roster and not be an assault pistol (see the legality section above).
3. Rifles must be configured California legal (see the rifle flow chart above).
4. Shotguns must be California legal (see the shotgun flow chart above).
5. If you send an off-roster handgun that can’t be transferred to you, a $125 fee still applies, plus return shipping. You must arrange the return authorization, and the gun won’t ship back until that fee is paid in cash (we cannot accept credit/debit for this service fee).
6. If WBT receives an illegal rifle, shotgun, or assault pistol on your behalf, it will be shipped out of state at your expense. We’ll contact you about compliance and payment options. Minimum charge for this is $250.
7. You agree to pick up your firearm within 90 days of its arrival. Any firearm left past 90 days with no communication is forfeited to WBT and sold to cover accrued storage fees. This is not a personal storage unit — please be respectful of our space and time.
8. If you are not eligible to own a firearm, a $150 fee applies to return it to the seller. If you are not eligible to receive the firearm, it must be returned to the seller — it cannot be transferred to anyone else.
9. WBT does not release firearms with an “Undetermined” status from the DES/DROS system.
10. Please wait for a call or email from WBT to arrange your DROS appointment. Do not come to the store without an appointment.
11. DROS requirements are listed here: WBT DROS Requirements.
12. Your name must be on the invoice that accompanied the firearm. No exceptions.

Frequently Asked Questions