Welcome to Citizen Arms, where owner Steve Adelmann’s primary focus is to maximize the AR platform’s reliability, accuracy and practicality. Citizen Arms is a North Carolina-based Type 07 FFL & Class II SOT that’s been producing finely-tuned, customized, precision firearms since 2009.
California residents: Sadly, due to recent legislation passed in your state (AB 1263 & SB 704), beginning 1 Jan 2026, Citizen Arms products and services will no longer be sold or offered in California. This includes our custom upper receiver assemblies and all gunsmithing work. If these laws are repealed or otherwise invalidated through the court system, we’ll do our best to resume serving our many, great California customers.
Current services include full builds on customer-provided lower receivers, accurizing/repairing/reconfiguring customer-owned ARs, custom upper receiver assemblies and applying custom finishes. Current lead time for most work is about 2 months, but critical needs, such as servicing of duty firearms for LEOs, can sometimes be worked in more quickly.
Be sure to check out our “Sale Items” page for occasional deals on new and lightly used (tested) firearms, NFA items and Citizen Arms gear.
All customized firearms and upper builds are fully tuned, accurized and tested for function and accuracy and all work is backed. Services on other semi-auto platforms are offered on a space-available basis.
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