Distributors

Zanders — live catalog on Project Parabellum

G. Zanders runs one of the larger catalogs Project Parabellum syncs, yet unlike the hub's other deep catalogs it reaches Project Parabellum through scheduled FTP file drops rather than a live API. For a dealer weighing distributor options, that pairing is the notable thing about this account: a substantial assortment delivered on a file-drop cadence instead of the on-demand polling that the other large distributors here use.

Catalog and stock counts below come from an automated sync into a shared vocabulary, which is what lets the same UPC be compared across distributors elsewhere on this site.

Products
34,893
Freshness
Synced just now

Brands Zanders lists the most of

Zanders spells manufacturer names its own way in its feed, and we resolve those spellings to one manufacturer before counting. Follow a brand through to see how much of it Zanders lists and which other distributors carry it.

Counts are active listings at the last sync. The list stops at Zanders’s largest brands, so a brand missing from it is one we have not counted here, not one Zanders does not carry.

What Zanders lists most of

Zanders describes its catalog in its own words, and we resolve those descriptions against one shared vocabulary before counting. A category below therefore means the same thing here as it does on every other distributor’s page. Counts are active listings.

Largest categories by active listings

Firearm
10,298
Parts & Components
5,063
Ammunition
3,252
Optic
2,953
Magazine
2,142
Hunting & Outdoors
2,073
Reloading
2,060
Tools & Maintenance
1,263

The list stops at Zanders’s eight largest categories. A category missing from it is one we have not counted here, not one Zanders does not carry.

How Zanders overlaps the other distributors

Each row counts distinct UPCs Zanders and that distributor both list right now. Follow a row through to the full comparison.

Shared UPCs, distributor by distributor

Shared UPCs between Zanders and each other distributor we sync, largest overlap first.
DistributorShared UPCsAt Zanders only
Zanders vs Sports South22,55812,335
Zanders vs Chattanooga Shooting17,13817,755
Zanders vs Bill Hicks Co15,91018,983
Zanders vs RSR13,57421,319
Zanders vs Lipseys10,40524,488
Zanders vs AmChar10,36524,528
Zanders vs Iron Valley10,07324,820
Zanders vs Camfour9,02225,871
Zanders vs Davidsons8,55726,336
Zanders vs Crow Shooting Supply8,30426,589
Zanders vs Orion6,92827,965
Zanders vs MGE2,85632,037
Zanders vs MSR Distribution49734,396
Zanders vs Allen Arms Tactical42534,468
Zanders vs Primary Arms37634,517

“At Zanders only” is read one row at a time: it counts UPCs Zanders lists and the distributor in that row does not. The figures do not add up across rows, and none of them is a count of what only Zanders carries anywhere — that would need every distributor weighed against every other at once, which these pairwise numbers cannot do.

What Zanders says about itself

Taken from Zanders’s own website on the dates shown, not from a directory and not from us. Follow a link to read the original. Policies change without notice, so confirm anything you will act on directly with Zanders.

Headquarters
Sparta, Illinois shop.gzanders.com, read 2026-09-04

Where they will ship it

Ships to your store
YesEvery distributor here ships to your own licensed premises — that is what a wholesale account is, not a policy any one of them publishes.
Offers drop-shipping
Yes shop.gzanders.com, read 2026-09-04

Zanders says they drop-ship but does not publish where the parcel goes. Ask them before you promise a customer a delivery address — a drop-ship programme is not the same thing as shipping to that customer’s home.

  • Drop-ship state limits

    They do not drop ship firearms to CA, do not drop ship firearms with magazines over 10-round capacity to RI, NJ, WA, CA and OR, do not drop ship ammo to CA or NY, and do not drop ship to HI or DC. shop.gzanders.com, read 2026-09-04

  • Brand drop-ship blocks

    They publish a “Drop Ship Restricted Companies” list of manufacturers that do not permit direct shipping of their products, including Glock, Ruger, Barrett, IWI, Walther and Springfield, some allowed only with manufacturer approval. shop.gzanders.com, read 2026-09-04

Opening a Zanders dealer account

Application steps

  1. Apply for a dealer account through G. Zanders' website and attach a signed FFL.
  2. Complete the business and credit application for net terms.
  3. Provide your state sales-tax or resale certificate.
  4. Wait for Zanders to verify your FFL before the account is activated.

Before you apply

  • As an FTP file drop, catalog and stock updates arrive on Zanders' schedule rather than on demand.
  • The catalog's size means the first full sync after connecting an account takes noticeably longer than for a smaller distributor, even though updates still arrive as scheduled FTP files rather than on demand.

Zanders website

Questions dealers ask about Zanders

What does Zanders list the most of?

Firearm, with 10,298 active listings. Categories are counted after Zanders's own wording is resolved to the canonical names every distributor on this site is measured in.

How many Zanders products does Project Parabellum track?

34,893 distinct UPCs at the last sync. A product Zanders lists under more than one SKU counts once.

How current are the Zanders figures on this page?

Synced just now. Every count on this page comes from that sync, and the page is rebuilt as later syncs land.

How does a dealer open a Zanders account?

In 4 steps, which are written out further down this page. Read the Zanders application steps

Can I compare Zanders against another distributor?

Yes. Zanders and Sports South both list 22,558 of the same UPCs, the largest overlap in the table above. Compare Zanders and Sports South