Need Firearms Purchase or Training Assistance. P2D Firearms is your One-Stop Shop!

P2D Firearms: Instruction and Sales is Closed for Antipasto and Vino.

Name: P2D Firearms
Address: Elbert

Bill or Katie Rizzo will be rolling back in toward the end of the month. Do not send Firearms until this sign is removed.

719-749-7107

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About P2D Firearms

Our Purpose

At P2D Firearms, we are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality firearms, training, and transfers available. Our intent is to build quality firearms and ensure our customers, transferee or purchaser, know how to safely and effectively handle firearms prior to them walking out the door.

Expert Instructor

Bill Rizzo is a highly trained and experienced professional with a 30+ year Special Operations background. He is passionate about teaching and has a proven track record of success. He is certified through the Military and the NRA; he is verified by the El Paso County Sheriff's office to teach NRA Fundamental Pistol Courses, NRA CCW, CO Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) Initial and CO CHP Refresher Courses.

He is also trained and verified by CPW to teach both the basic (4 hour) and extended (12 hour) Firearm Safety Programs as required by CO SB25-003 for people who desire to purchase Specified Semiautomatic Firearms (SSF).

Chief Financial Officer

Katie Rizzo is a Teacher and the Chief Financial Officer for Peak 2 Desert Group, as well as P2D Firearms. Her passions are International travel planning and exploring!

Katie keeps the lights on for P2D Firearms through careful management of our resources.

Firearms Sales, Transfers and Training

Transfers & Shipping

We charge $35.00 for the first weapon,

plus $15.00 for Background Investigation.

Each additional weapon:

$10.00 for each Long Gun,
$20.00 for each Handgun.

Schedule an appointment.

Have your firearm shipped to us. (Scroll down for a copy of our FFL, though we are listed with a lot of Gun dealers nation wide)

See FAQs question 1 for more information.

Custom Pistols

Transfers & Shipping

Give us a call or shoot us a note and lets talk about your next build.

Training Classes

Want to learn basic pistol or rifle safety information?

Want to go more in depth in to pistol shooting and become more proficient and comfortable shooting a pistol?

Need a CO Concelaed Handgun Permit training Course (Initial or Refresher?Want to gain NRA ceritication in Pistol or CCW courses?

Check out our course list or give us a call.

NRA Gun Safety Rules

Great Deals

Training Classes

We have fairly low overhead, and dealer accounts with several distributors; give us a call or shoot us a note with the firearm for which you are looking and we will let you know the best price we can get it.

Connect with Us

Reach Out Anytime

If you have questions about our programs, feel free to leave us a message or send us a text. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

P2D Firearms

Elbert, CO | Serving Our Community

Call or Email Us: (719) 749-7107 | Guns@Peak2Desert.com

Our Hours

Today

By Appointment

Closed All Major Holidays

See our calendar on the P2D Firearms Calendar and Courses Page

FAQs

Please reach us at Guns@peak2desert.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Q1: How to purchase a firearm online?

Step 1

Purchase your firearm from any retailer in person or online.

Step Two

Call or Text me right away, so I can arrange to be present when your firearm is delivered.

Step Three

Provide a copy of our Federal Firearms License (FFL) to the seller. This information is required before they can ship your firearm to us. Also, please include your contact info to the seller so I can let you know when it arrives! (If you use Guns.com, my FFL is already on file and they take care of that.) FFL license on Home page

Step Three

Come and get it! I will give you a call after completing the process of adding your new firearm into my system (typically same day). (See hours or make an appointment.)

Fee is $35 for first transfer + $20 for each additional handgun - $10.00 for each additional long gun, and a $15.00 background check on all transactions.

NOTE: If you do not provide us with the tracking information for your firearm and it show up while no one is avaiable to receive it and we have to go to the US Post Office, UPS, FedEx or other shippers office, there is an additional fee of a minimum of $35.00. Please provide us with your tracking information as soon as you have it.

Q2: Will you match local prices?

If we are able to price match while maintaining a profit; we will price match with any local stores normal non-sales price within 30 miles.

Q3: Military & First Responder Discounts?

We offer a 20% military / first responder discount on transfers of rifles and shotguns. Unfortunately, we can only offer 5% discount for transfers of handguns (pistols, revolvers) due to the extra work required by the state of Colorado for those items. We do not offer a discount on background checks.

Q4: Questions on Colorado Laws?

Please follow for the link to Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Firearms FAQs.

Q5: Colorado Firearms Tax Info?

Colorado levies a 6.5% firearms and ammunition excise tax on retail vendor's net taxable sales of firearms, firearm precursor parts, and ammunition sold in Colorado. For more information, see CO Department of Revenue

Q6: Need Gun Safety Info?

NRA Gun Safety Rules

At the NRA, firearm education and safety is paramount—that’s why we offer a variety of programs and services to promote the safe handling, use and storage of firearms. Whether you’re a parent in search of information about firearm safety in the home, a first-time gun owner, or an old pro looking to brush up on your firearm handling skills, the NRA is here to keep you and your family safe. Explore NRA’s fundamental rules of gun safety, as well as information how to safely store a gun and good cleaning practices.

Q7: Firearms Training Offered?

P2D Firearms instructor is a 30+ year Special Forces veteran with decades of Firearms instruction to US and Foreign military personnel.

He is an NRA certified Basic Pistol and CCW instructor who is verified by the CO El Paso County Sheriff to provide Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit Course Instruction.

We offer both NRA CCW and CO CHP (Initial and Refresher) courses.

As of July 20th, we are able to offer CPW certified SB25-003 basic and extended training for the purchase of SSFs.

We can also provide basic handgun and rifle courses centered around safe gun handling and marksmanship principles.

Q8: Purchasing an SSF after SB25-003?

The CPW and County Sheriff's offices are developing a plan for background checks, training and "purchase permits" which will be good for 5 years. It is a multi agency system that will have growing pains. P2D Firearms will be one of the Firearms trainers who will be verified to conduct the training in CO once the "certification and verification" processes are established.

The basic work flow for an individual who wants to purchase a "Specified Semiautomatic Firearm" (SSF) is:

Step 1: Customer Application

Go to the Firearm Safety System application web link (will not go live until July 20) to complete an application. (We will keep you updated)

Step 2: Sheriff's Office Visit

You must provide: name-based background check and government –issued photo ID to your county Sheriff’s office.

Step 3: Sheriff Review and Eligibility Card Issuance

The sheriff reviews the documentation, determines eligibility and issues an eligibility card (EC) that is good for 5 years.

Step 4: Course & Exam

Find an approved instructor and enroll in course. You may take the course from any Verified Firearms Instructor in the state of Colorado. The instructor will verify your eligibility to take the Basic (4hrs) or Extended (12hrs) course. During this step, you will need to pass an exam and hands-on practical with a 90% or better.

Step 5: Purchase & FFL Verification

The gun dealer will confirm your eligibility in the FSS and begin the purchase process.

Remember, that we are both an FFL and a verified instructor, so we can be your one stop shop!

For more information: SEE CPW Page

Q9: What is an SSF?

SSF = Specified Semiautomatic Firearm.

An SSF is a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun with a detachable magazine, or a gas-operated handgun with a detachable magazine.

Follow link for the latest SSF list from the CO Department of Revenue: SB25-003 - SPECIFIED SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARMS GUIDANCE

Q10: Non-SSF Weapons List?

● Most semiautomatic hunting shotguns
● Rimfire .22-caliber or lower firearms, unless the firearm has a separate upper and
lower receiver
● A firearm that is manually operated by a bolt, pump, lever or slide action
● A semiautomatic firearm with a permanently affixed magazine that is limited to
15 rounds of ammunition or fewer
● A single- or double-action semiautomatic handgun that uses recoil to cycle the
action of the handgun
● A firearm that has been made permanently inoperable
● An antique firearm or curio or relic
● Certain models of firearms, as they exist and are configured on August 1, 2026 as
described in CRS 18-12-116(1)(d)(II)(e)

Q11: Are SSFs Prohibited?

No. The law requires the successful completion of a firearms safety course in order to purchase or transfer an SSF after August 1, 2026.

Q12: Existing SSF Owners?

No. This law only affects those who wish to purchase and transfer SSFs.

Q13: Hunter Ed & SSFs?

If you have already taken Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) - certified hunter education, you only need to take the Basic Course within five years before you purchase your SSF. The Basic Course is four hours in length.
Hunter education courses taken outside of Colorado must be certified in the CPW system to be counted.

The process of verifying hunters’ hunter education credentials has not changed under SB25-003.

Q14: Does CPW Teach SSF Courses?

No. CPW will not teach or provide the courses; these will be done by private individuals or
companies, with course costs being set by each instructor or company. CPW will provide course
content for the instructor or company so that all verified instructors around the state provide
the same training.

P2D Firearms is a firm that provides the training necessary to buy a SSF. We have workied with the El Paso County Sheriff and CPW to ensure we were certified prior to 20 July 2026. This will allow us to not only sell / transfer you a firearm, but also provide the training needed for SSFs. (See Q15 for more info)

Q15: SSF Law Costs & Fees

Sheriff's Office Fees vary by county Sheriff's Office: If the application is approved, a Firearms Eligibility Card is issued to the applicant.

Firearms Training and Safety Course Record Fee: $52.00 This fee is collected by Sheriff's Office and sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the fee to cover the Firearms Safety Program’s administrative costs. The commission may adjust the fee, but not more than once per year. This fee is separate from any fee assessed by the sheriff for their administrative purposes and any fee charged by a private firearms instructor for the purpose of conducting firearms training classes for applicants. You will be charged these application fees whether or not your application is approved.

P2D Firearms fee for the CPW (FSP) Basic Course (4 Hours) is $150.00, though we offer may types of discounts, with the largest for purchasing your firearm from us.

P2D Firearms Fee for the CPW FSP Extended Course (12 hours over 2 days) is $350.00, though we offer may types of discounts, with the largest for purchasing your firearm from us.

P2D Firearms: Instruction and Sales is Closed for Antipasto and Vino.

DO NOT SEND FIREARMS: Closed for teambuilding and cooking instruction.

Sheriff Verified, NRA and CPW SB25-003 certified Instructor