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texasarmstrader.com listings across Texas
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TEXAS ARMS
TRADER

A classifieds marketplace for Texas gun owners: listings, auctions, live chat, and a forum. Run by my company, Armsfield LLC.

Role
Founder and sole engineer, Armsfield LLC
Timeline
May 2026 to present
Stack
Next.js 16 · TypeScript · Cloudflare Workers, D1, R2, Durable Objects · Prisma · Stripe · Clerk · Claude API · Vitest
Status
Live
01

BRIEFING

Texas gun owners buy and sell in scattered Facebook groups and old forums. I wanted one marketplace built for Texas: search by ZIP radius, auctions, real-time chat between buyers and sellers, a forum, and tools to catch scammers.

I built it solo by writing specs and directing AI coding agents: 1,381 commits, about 180K lines of TypeScript, 132 data models, and about 4,000 tests. It runs entirely on Cloudflare's edge (Workers, D1, R2, and Durable Objects for live chat), after two zero-data-loss migrations off Vercel and Postgres. Stripe handles Premium memberships and ad sales, and Claude Haiku moderates new listings.

Launch content on social media drew 778.5K views in the first two weeks. In that time, 180+ people signed up and posted 310+ listings.

778.5K
social views, 2 weeks
180+
sign-ups, 2 weeks
310+
listings, 2 weeks
1,381
commits
132
data models
~4K
automated tests
02

GALLERY

8 shots
Patch notes 1.1, two weeks after launch
Patch notes 1.1, two weeks after launch
778,520 views across platforms in 30 days; nearly all of it came after the Oct 22 launch
778,520 views across platforms in 30 days; nearly all of it came after the Oct 22 launch
Launch reels, led by 230K and 188K views
Launch reels, led by 230K and 188K views
Launch post: built in Texas, hard on scammers
Launch post: built in Texas, hard on scammers
Launch post: free to list, on desktop and phone
Launch post: free to list, on desktop and phone
Community forum with Hot, New, and Top ranking
Community forum with Hot, New, and Top ranking
Self-serve advertiser page with live site stats
Self-serve advertiser page with live site stats
FFL locator: 8,388 Texas dealers from ATF data
FFL locator: 8,388 Texas dealers from ATF data
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