Get to Know Rio Verde Arms…
As a licensed machine gun dealer and SOT I have been manufacturing mostly M-16’s for potential law enforcement and government sales. It never occurred to me to build AR-15’s for the general public. One day while browsing a gun store I witnessed a new shooter get dejected by the salesperson. The customer wanted an AR-15 but was told unless he had $3000 to spend he would only be buying garbage. I later told this customer that the sales person was greatly mistaken and not to stop looking. I told him there is no reason he could not obtain a quality rifle for around $800.
On the way home it hit me! I am already building M-16’s so why not build AR-15’s. I was already doing business with parts suppliers. I started building. My mission was to build basic, good quality guns for the 99% of the folks out there who use them for target shooting and home defense. I wanted to build a gun that was as solid as what I had while serving in the Marine Corps. I also wanted to make sure to treat the new shooter with the respect they deserve and answer all their questions without making them feel ignorant. No frills. I started small. Building in my spare time for friends and basically breaking even. Then friends of friends wanted them so I started making a small profit. Then more and more and more. My best sales people are my customers.
So now I am all in. I build all the rifles myself. I do not do special orders. Rio Verde Arms is the Henry Ford of rifles. It is affordable and goes bang every time. I have yet to have a single rifle come back.
-Andy Gervase