Honest firearms,
straight talk, right down the road.
Locally-owned, state and federally licensed. We buy, sell and trade firearms and related items. Special orders and repairs welcome. Happy to educate. Our goal is to keep our neighbors safely and properly equipped for the range or the wild.
What's On The Shelf
A rotating look at what's caught our eye lately — swing by to see it in person.
Desert Tech Package Raffle
Desert Tech SRSM2 / Leupold Mark 4HD / American Rifle Co Rings — Drawing 9/19/2026. Only 100 tickets sold.
Microtech Akris
Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol Black Multicam
WRSA 250 Years of Freedom Shirt
Inventory changes fast — call ahead to confirm availability before you make the trip.
Full-service, start to finish
From special ordering your first purchase to trading it in towards your next, we have you covered. Upgrades, repairs and maintenance are in our wheelhouse.
Firearms & Collections
We specialize in used firearms and welcome special orders — most shops won't, we will.
- Buy, sell, trade — single guns or full collections
- Honest, transparent offers
- New firearm special orders welcome
- Firearms appraisals for estate or insurance purposes
Gunsmithing
Licensed gunsmith services for repairs, upgrades, and finish work.
- Trigger & sight installation
- Scope mounting, bedding, bore sighting
- Barrel threading & Cerakote finishing
- NY Compliance and Mag Pinning
Safety Courses
Whether your goal is to get comfortable around firearms, get your NYS Pistol Permit or learn to become a better shooter, get the training you need.
- NYS 18 Hour Pistol Permit Class
- Hands-on, no-bs instruction
- Inquire for rates and availabilities
Wallkill River Small Arms is proud to partner with First & Last Resort Self-Defense, an organization committed to helping people become better prepared for life's challenges.
First & Last Resort embraces the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms while recognizing that a firearm is a last-resort choice. Its broader mission is to build the knowledge, judgment, fitness, skills, and confidence needed to manage difficult situations responsibly.
Transfers Made Easy
Private, online or out of state, we can help you take legal possession of your new long-gun, handgun or ammunition.
- Long Gun — $40 per, plus state fees
- Handgun — $50 per, plus state fees
- Ammunition — $20 per case, plus state fees
From a garage to a brick and mortar
What started as an email list passed around by word of mouth grew into a full-service shop — built on the kind of knowledgeable, no-bs customer service we're known for today. We're competitors, hunters, reloaders, and collectors, and we're devoted to helping the law-abiding, responsible citizen be properly armed for hunting, competition, or self-defense.
The Beginning
Started selling firearms and sporting goods out of a residential garage.
The Expansion
Partitioned off a small showroom inside the garage — a big improvement at the time.
Getting Official
Wallkill River Small Arms, LLC was incorporated.
Getting Commercial
A speak-easy gun shop only goes so far. We obtained a commercial location and began renovations.
Open for Business
Renovations complete, licenses issued, inventory on the shelves — open to the public.
Still Growing
Constantly signing on with new distributors and manufacturers. Don't see it in the shop? Ask — we can probably get it.
Run by people who actually shoot
Frank Riess
I've been around guns for a long time; well over three decades. Maybe since I was half-a-decade old. I started with a single shot Chipmunk that was a gift from my father. I've been competing since a very young age and have experience in many disciplines — NRA High Power, Small Bore, Bullseye, Bowling Pins, USPSA, 3 Gun, Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, PRS Rimfire, Steel Challenge to name a few. I pride myself on being a well-rounded shooter that's pretty darn proficient with whatever I pick up.
These days something seems to always get in between me and a big match that I wish I was at. You're far more likely to find me on some backyard range involved in an impromptu contest betting "you can't hit that." Even though I'm not competing like I should, I'm still immersed in guns. Whether I'm teaching a private one-on-one lesson, repairing someone's grandfather's gun or researching the value or significance of an old relic, the industry is always within arms-reach.
If I give you my two cents, it's from experience. If I don't know the answer to your question, I'll tell you that. Oh, and that Chipmunk rifle, it's now in the service of my daughter and she rarely misses a target or an opportunity to shoot it!
Remington
While he still has the final say in your stay, he is approaching retirement and as such he may just watch you from the camera. With his eyes closed. It's not that he doesn't want to see you, he would just rather dream about you.
Hickory
Our other black lab on staff. Overly friendly and incurably goofy, Hickory thinks every customer walked in just to see him — and he's not wrong.
At the corner of Route 300 & Plains Rd
Stop in, call ahead, or send us a note — we're easy to deal with.
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Wallkill, NY 12589 Intersection of Route 300 & Plains Rd