Founded in 1995
- Class 2 manufacturer
- 1989 Super-Shorty
– designed & built as a favor - 1995 Founded by Mark Serbu in Tampa, Florida
– 1990 Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida - June 9th, 1999 BFG-50 Serbu’s first rifle design
Serbu Firearms, Inc.
6019 W Chelsea St
Tampa, FL 33634
813-243-8899
About Serbu Firearms
Serbu Firearms is a Tampa, Florida, manufacturer founded and owned by Mark Serbu, a mechanical engineer who earned his B.S. from the University of South Florida in 1990 and worked building flight simulators. He started the firearms business part-time in 1995 and left his simulator job in 1999 to run it full-time. Serbu is best known for .50 BMG rifles, including the single-shot bolt-action BFG-50, the semi-automatic BFG-50A, and the single-shot break-action RN-50, as well as the Super-Shorty, a compact 12- or 20-gauge pump shotgun with front and rear pistol grips.
The Super-Shorty is regulated under the National Firearms Act as an “Any Other Weapon” (AOW) and has since been discontinued. Serbu drew national attention in 2013 when it refused to sell BFG-50A rifles to the New York City Police Department after New York’s SAFE Act classified the rifle as an assault weapon. For NFA collectors and .50 BMG shooters, Serbu is a familiar name among Class 2 manufacturers.
Key Facts
- 1990: Mark Serbu earns a mechanical engineering degree from the University of South Florida
- 1995: Serbu Firearms founded as a part-time business in Tampa
- 1999: Mark Serbu goes full-time with the company
- 2013: Company refuses to sell BFG-50A rifles to the NYPD after the NY SAFE Act
- Super-Shorty AOW shotgun later discontinued
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- NFA Buyers Guide.com covers AOWs and other NFA items
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