459 Customs is a veteran-owned and operated company specializing as a master gunsmith and craftsman in the defense and space manufacturing industry.
AccuforgeVeteran-owned and operated in Odenton, Maryland, Accuforge is a part-time gunsmithing business that repairs and maintains firearms while also creating handcrafted parts and artistically embellished firearms on its premises. Owner Chris K. Cockrum brings the shop’s hands-on work together with firearms instruction, including instructor training as an NRA Certified Training Counselor, and more than 20 years of embedded-systems design experience. Accuforge also holds an FFL-07 and has paid the associated Special Occupational Tax.BALTIMORE, MD
Mitchell DefenseVeteran-owned Mitchell Defense has manufactured AR-platform rifles in Glenside, Pennsylvania, since its founding in 2019. Founded by former Navy corpsman Nathan Mitchell, the company applies military and oil-field problem-solving to hand-assembled rifles built around accuracy, durability, and reliability, including its DOC AR-15 and Pipe Hitter AR-10 platforms. Mitchell Defense also develops purpose-built components such as its additively manufactured DualCool CP1 handguard.332994GLENSIDE, PA
Short Action Customs, LLCMark Gordon, a former U.S. Marine and trained gunsmith, founded Short Action Customs in 2009 as a one-man shop serving precision rifle shooters. The Wellington company has since grown into a CNC-equipped operation with nearly 20 acres and an on-site 860-yard range, where its team tests rifle work and develops products for the shooting community.WELLINGTON, OH
DeSantis Holster & Leather Goods CoWhat began with Gene DeSantis hand-building a holster at his kitchen table in 1972 is now DeSantis Holster & Leather Goods Co., a family-owned American manufacturer of hand-crafted firearm holsters and carry gear. The company still builds and ships from its U.S. plant, combining skilled handwork with modern design and serving customers that include elite law enforcement and the U.S. military. Its custom shop also makes special-order holsters for discontinued or uncommon firearms.AMITYVILLE, NY