Davidsons vs MSR Distribution

Both catalogs are synced into one shared vocabulary, so the same UPC can be counted on either side and matched across them. Davidsons asks that their catalog figures be shown to approved dealers, so the overlap between these two is shown there rather than here.

Catalog size, overlap, feed uptime, and integration type for Davidsons and MSR Distribution.
DavidsonsMSR Distribution
Active SKUsProducts info visible to approved dealers2,554
Distinct UPCsProducts info visible to approved dealers2,482
UptimeProducts info visible to approved dealers100%
IntegrationAPIFTP
FreshnessProducts info visible to approved dealersSynced 22 minutes ago

Davidsons and MSR Distribution catalog overlap

Davidsons asks that their catalog figures be shown to approved dealers rather than on a public page, so this section is available once your dealer account is approved. Create an account.

Where each one will ship it

Taken from each company’s own site on the dates shown on their individual pages. Running a drop-ship programme and naming where the parcel goes are separate questions, and most distributors answer only the first — so “Not stated” below means they have not published it, not that they refuse.

Drop-ship programme and shipping destinations for Davidsons and MSR Distribution.
DavidsonsMSR Distribution
Ships to your storeYesYes
Offers drop-shippingNot statedYes source
Ships to your customer's FFLNot statedYes source
Ships to your customer's addressNot statedNot stated
Ships NFA items to a receiving SOTNot statedNot stated

Every distributor here ships to your own licensed premises — that is what a wholesale account is, not a policy any one of them publishes. Confirm anything you will act on directly with the distributor.

Davidsons

Davidson's is a wholesale distributor selling to licensed firearms retailers, and Project Parabellum syncs their catalog on the same automated schedule as the other API-connected distributors here. Under the terms Davidson's sets for their data, what that sync returns is available inside a dealer account rather than on this page — so unlike the other distributors on this hub, the figures below are shown to signed-in dealers only.

How to open a Davidsons dealer account

MSR Distribution

MSR Distribution runs one of the smallest catalogs Project Parabellum syncs, delivered as scheduled file drops the same way MGE's and Zanders' feeds are rather than through a live API. A sync pass here finishes quickly given the size, and in practice it works as a niche or supplemental source rather than a catalog broad enough to anchor a storefront on its own.

How to open a MSR Distribution dealer account

Applying for a dealer account

  • Apply for a Davidsons dealer accountDavidson's catalog data is available to signed-in dealer accounts rather than on the public page, at Davidson's request.
  • Apply for a MSR Distribution dealer accountThe catalog's small size makes this a supplemental account rather than a dealer's primary distributor. As an FTP file drop, updates land on MSR's publishing schedule rather than on demand.

Both links leave this site. Applications are submitted to, reviewed by, and approved by the distributor themselves — Project Parabellum is not part of that process and cannot speed it up or vouch for you.

Project Parabellum is not affiliated with Davidsons or MSR Distribution, and neither distributor reviews or supplies this page.

The counts here are our own measurements of the feeds we sync, refreshed hourly. They describe what each distributor sends us, which is not the same thing as everything either company sells, and they will differ from figures published elsewhere.