Orion Arms Corp

Orion Arms Corp, which also operates under the name Orion Wholesale, is a privately held distributor for the shooting sports industry. Founded in 1976, the company is headquartered in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and has approximately 20 employees. Orion Wholesale serves as a nationwide distributor for more than 120 product lines, including major firearms manufacturers like Sturm, Ruger & Company.

As an operating company, Orion Arms is a federally licensed firearms dealer and manufacturer. Its business is focused on the wholesale distribution of firearms, ammunition, gun parts, optics, and related accessories to retail dealers across the United States. The company supplies a wide range of products, including handguns, rifles, shotguns, and tactical gear.

The company’s patent litigation posture is that of an operating company defending its business. It has been named as a defendant in one tracked patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This aligns with its status as a product distributor being sued for alleged infringement rather than an entity asserting patents. The single case filed against it is in the Indiana Southern District Court, where the company is based.

The notable case, Rare Breed Triggers Inc et al. v. Orion Arms Corp, filed in February 2026, is part of a broader litigation campaign initiated by Rare Breed Triggers. Rare Breed, through its intellectual property holding company, has sued multiple distributors and manufacturers over alleged patent infringement related to "forced reset triggers" (FRTs). This wave of litigation followed a settlement between Rare Breed and the U.S. Department of Justice concerning the regulatory classification of FRTs, which included a condition that Rare Breed would enforce its patents.