by admin | Mar 31, 2026
Every firearm received from a distributor must be logged as an acquisition in your A&D book on the date of receipt, before the firearms are placed in inventory for sale. This means entering the manufacturer, model, caliber, and serial number for each individual...
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
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
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...
