Colorado SB25-003 · Last Call
The rules change Monday. Beat the deadline.
Starting August 1, Colorado requires a sheriff-issued eligibility card and an in-person safety course to buy most semi-auto rifles. Buy a covered rifle in-store before Monday, July 27 and skip the whole new process.
Last in-store day
Monday
July 27
Buy before then · skip the card
& the safety course entirely
What changes August 1
Buying covered? Do it this week.
On the Shelf Now · All on Sale
Covered rifles, in stock, priced to move.
Value to premium — every one is covered by the new rules, so buy it in-store this week and skip the process. Prices & stock change daily; while they last.
Our best-selling AR
S&W M&P15 Sport III 5.56
16″ · M-LOK · the AR more Steamboat shooters walk out with than any other.
Lowest price of entry
Diamondback DB15 5.56
16″ · M-LOK · 30-rd · bronze. USA-made, gas-impingement. Plenty in stock.
Ships with a red dot
Sig Sauer M400 Forge 5.56
Moss Green · cold-hammer-forged 16″ · includes a ROMEO-MSR red dot.
Top-shelf build
LWRC DI 5.56
Tungsten gray · 16.1″ · M-LOK · 30+1. Premium quality throughout.
Used · In-Store Only
Used counts too — same deadline.
A used semi-auto with a detachable mag falls under the new rules just like a new one. Two on the rack right now — one of each, first come first served. Call to hold one.
Covered semi-auto
Ruger Mini-14 Ranch .223
The ranch-country classic — detachable mag, covered by the new rules.
Covered semi-auto
ML-15 5.56 AR
A clean used AR-15 — covered semi-auto, ready to go before the cutoff.
Stack Cash Back On Top
Buy the rifle — then let the maker chip in.
Manufacturer rebates stack on our sale price. Here's what pairs with what you'd buy this week — and turn on Rebate Alerts so you never miss the next one.
Stacks with the M&P15
Smith & Wesson — up to $150 back
Military or law enforcement? S&W sends up to $150 back on qualifying firearms (valid GOVX ID) — right on top of our sale price on the M&P15 Sport III.
Shopping online?
Nothing changes with us — we still list and ship nationwide to your FFL, just like always. After Aug 1, Colorado simply joins the list of states with extra transfer steps (like NY and CA). Out-of-state customers see no change at all.
Get Out and Shoot
Yampa Valley Practical Shooters.
A weekly Thursday Steel Challenge all summer: shoot steel for time, beginner-friendly, .22 welcome. Every Thursday, 5:30 PM · 28610 US Hwy 40, Steamboat Springs · $10. New to it? Start at uspsa.org.
Jul
23
YVPS Steel Challenge
Thu 5:30 PM · $10 · Steamboat Springs
Jul
30
YVPS Steel Challenge
Thu 5:30 PM · $10 · Steamboat Springs
Aug
6
YVPS Steel Challenge
Thu 5:30 PM · $10 · Steamboat Springs
Aug
13
YVPS Steel Challenge
Thu 5:30 PM · $10 · Steamboat Springs
Full summer schedule (through Aug 27): Practiscore club page →
Follow: facebook.com/Yampavalleypracticalshooters
Beat the deadline: buy a covered semi-auto in-store before Monday, July 27 and skip the new eligibility card + safety course. Read the full guide →
Elk River Guns · 28610 US Hwy 40, Steamboat Springs, CO · In-store + online · SB25-003 in-store cutoff: Mon, July 27 · online sales ship nationwide as usual · general info, not legal advice — confirm with CPW & your county sheriff · rebate terms set by each manufacturer · prices & stock change daily, while supplies last · used firearms subject to prior sale.