Lipseys vs Orion
Both catalogs are synced into one shared vocabulary, so the same UPC can be counted on either side and matched across them. We show catalog figures from Lipseys only to approved dealers, so the overlap between these two is not shown on this public page.
| Lipseys | Orion | |
|---|---|---|
| Active SKUs | Products info visible to approved dealers | 16,021 |
| Distinct UPCs | Products info visible to approved dealers | 16,019 |
| Uptime | Products info visible to approved dealers | 100% |
| Integration | API | API |
| Freshness | Products info visible to approved dealers |
Lipseys and Orion catalog overlap
We show catalog figures from Lipseys only to approved dealers, not 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.
| Lipseys | Orion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ships to your store | Yes | Yes |
| Offers drop-shipping | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ships to your customer's FFL | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ships to your customer's address | Not stated | Not stated |
| Ships NFA items to a receiving SOT | Not stated | Not 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.
Lipseys
Lipsey's is a wholesale distributor selling to licensed firearms retailers, and it markets a line it calls "Exclusive Firearms", models it describes as produced specifically for its own distribution. Project Parabellum connects to Lipsey's through each dealer's own account, so what that connection returns is available to signed-in dealers who have linked a Lipsey's account rather than on this page.
Orion
Orion Wholesale runs a general-line catalog roughly in the middle of the size range Project Parabellum syncs, connected through a dealer API on the same schedule as the rest of the API-connected distributors. Its scope stays broad rather than specializing in one category, which is the main reason a dealer would add it alongside a more focused distributor in their mix.
Applying for a dealer account
- Apply for a Lipseys dealer account — Lipsey's catalog data is available to signed-in dealers who connect their own Lipsey's account, rather than on the public page.
- Apply for a Orion dealer account — The general-line catalog makes this a reasonable single account for a dealer not chasing a specific specialty.
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.