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The Armory Custom Tools with Triggers™
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AO Sword Firearms is a federally licensed firearms dealer in the San Diego area offering high quality, affordable custom guns, a comprehensive stock of production firearms, and skilled gunsmithing services. We have the widest selection of AR15 components in San Diego County in stock - from 50 varieties of stock to every individual spring and pin.

We've been selling suppressors to TN residents covered by the injunction since Aug 13. On Oct 9, the ATF expanded the re...
10/10/2026

We've been selling suppressors to TN residents covered by the injunction since Aug 13. On Oct 9, the ATF expanded the regulations and applied it to all Americans, plus short barreled fi****ms and AOWs. However, many states have laws that still require NFA registration, so nothing changes for their residents.

In the green states, suppressors can be purchased from local dealers with just a 4473 - or manufactured by private individuals without a form 1! Plus, many of those states allow SBRs, SBSs, AOW's, and transfers between individuals, too! Check your local laws; some states don't have suppressor regulations, but still specifically call out other NFA items, creating a no-go trap.

10/09/2026

Breakdown: What the 10/9 ATF NFA Open Letter means for you! Purchasing, transferring and making your own suppressors, short barreled fi****ms, and AOW's!

ATF Official Letter: NFA NOT REQUIRED for Suppressors, Short Barrel Rifles/Shotguns, or AOW's! We will post a video expl...
10/09/2026

ATF Official Letter: NFA NOT REQUIRED for Suppressors, Short Barrel Rifles/Shotguns, or AOW's! We will post a video explaining the news very soon, but TLDR:
- All lawful residents of free states eligible to own a gun qualify
- GCA restrictions on transfer of SBR/SBS still apply but will not be enforced
- State law still applies, this is Federal only, so if you're in a suppressor registration state, you're still stuck.

Lots of questions remaining. We will keep you updated!

Full text here: https://www.atf.gov/media/30961/download

10/04/2026

Marge recently discovered the Internet, and she happily reports finding a new route to the shop!

The Armory
5019 Hixson Pike
Hixson,TN 37343

250th Anniversary shirts just dropped! "Land of the free, because of the brave." Shirt colors available: hunter green, g...
09/30/2026

250th Anniversary shirts just dropped! "Land of the free, because of the brave." Shirt colors available: hunter green, graphite gray, white, blue, and even Tennessee Vols orange! All in stock at the shop under twenty bones.

09/25/2026

Breaking in a custom Lima Six Para belt-fed AR in 12.5" "pistol" length. Semiauto only for break in, then we swap out the buffer and dial in the adjustable gas for a reset assisted fire rate of ~700 rounds per minute!

"If you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." 😄

We are now offering short barrel Para configurations for the Lima Six, giving you reset-assisted 5.56 belt-fed firepowe...
09/23/2026

We are now offering short barrel Para configurations for the Lima Six, giving you reset-assisted 5.56 belt-fed firepower in a "pistol" platform. Come configure one to your personal specs at 5019 Hixson Pike - Chattanooga, TN!

Sometimes bad things happen to good guns, but it doesn't have to be the end. Complete refinish jobs can run over $1000, ...
09/12/2026

Sometimes bad things happen to good guns, but it doesn't have to be the end. Complete refinish jobs can run over $1000, but sometimes a good rust remediation and spot blue can turn tragedy into tolerable - especially when the piece has sentimental value.

This customer was so happy to have his grandfather's gun restored to presentable condition at a reasonable price after it developed rust and pitting in several spots while sitting in a garage safe. Other attempts to fix it only made it worse, so be brought it to The Armory!

08/31/2026

The Lima Six is the newest innovation in belt-fed AR platforms. Unlike everything else on the market jamming a belt fed system into a short AR upper, the Lima Six uses a stretched upper receiver.

The result: real M249 SAW components allowing the full bolt travel required for reliable stripping of belt-fed linked ammo. Paired with a specially tuned assisted reset trigger, and you have full auto fire rates from a fully legal belt fed 5.56.

Yours exclusively at Armory Guns in Hixson, on the north end of Chattanooga.

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5019 Hixson Pike
Hixson, TN
37343

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+16197494867

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