Feb 19, 1999
Atlanta, Georgia
- Firearm Auctions
- in the top 400 of all websites as rated by Quantcast
- the Web’s largest hunting and sport shooting auction site
- averages more than 500,000 auction listings for firearms, parts and accessories at any given time
- four million unique monthly visitors
- 2.5 million registered users
- 2005 sponsor for various NASCAR teams
- 2008 – 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck
- 2014 iOS app
- 2018 Gunbroker App removed from Apple Store
About GunBroker.com
GunBroker.com is one of the largest online auction marketplaces for firearms, parts, ammunition and shooting accessories in the United States. It launched on February 19, 1999, founded by Steven F. Urvan after eBay began restricting gun sales. Because federal law requires most firearm transfers to go through a licensed dealer, GunBroker.com works as a listing and payment platform: buyers and sellers agree on a sale online, and the gun itself ships to a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) near the buyer, who runs the background check and completes the transfer.
For collectors, hunters and sport shooters, the site has become a primary price reference for used and collectible guns. Ownership has changed in recent years. AMMO, Inc. acquired the company in 2021, when it reported about $60 million in revenue and 6 million registered users. In March 2025 AMMO, Inc. sold its ammunition manufacturing assets to Olin Winchester and renamed itself Outdoor Holding Company, keeping GunBroker.com as its core business, and on May 30, 2025 Urvan returned as chairman and CEO of the parent company under a settlement agreement. As of 2026 the marketplace remains active.
Key Facts
- February 19, 1999: GunBroker.com launches, founded by Steven F. Urvan
- 2008 to 2012: primary sponsor of the No. 23 truck in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
- 2021: acquired by AMMO, Inc.
- March 2025: parent company sells its ammunition plant to Olin Winchester and becomes Outdoor Holding Company
- May 30, 2025: founder Steven Urvan named chairman and CEO of Outdoor Holding Company
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