by admin | Mar 31, 2026
Serialized firearms must be tracked individually — one record per unique serial number — rather than by quantity like standard retail inventory. Each serialized record links to the A&D book entry, purchase history, and any associated 4473. Non-serialized items...
by admin | Mar 31, 2026
A gun shop physical inventory count involves scanning or manually entering every serialized firearm on hand and cross-referencing against your A&D book to find discrepancies — firearms present but not recorded, or A&D entries with no corresponding firearm....
by admin | Mar 31, 2026
Firearms inventory shrinkage is particularly serious because every discrepancy between your physical inventory and A&D book is a potential ATF violation. Prevention starts with tight receiving procedures (logging every firearm immediately on arrival), regular...
by admin | Mar 31, 2026
Ammunition should be tracked as non-serialized inventory by caliber, brand, and box size with reorder points set for your most popular SKUs. If you sell ammo at both a retail counter and a range, maintain one unified inventory so your on-hand quantity is always...
by admin | Mar 31, 2026
When a manufacturer issues a safety recall, you need to identify every affected firearm in your inventory — including serialized units already sold to customers — by make, model, and serial number range. A firearms POS with serialized tracking allows you to run this...