About VanCo Arms
Practical experience supporting working rifle programs and professional users is at the core of VanCo Arms.
VanCo Arms, LLC was built around real-world experience using, maintaining, and supporting duty rifles in extreme environments.
Our company’s focus is helping agencies and professional users build more reliable, sustainable, and professionally managed rifle programs through practical armorer training, equipment support, and operationally informed recommendations.
Unlike organizations that only evaluate equipment from a bench or catalog perspective, we approach rifle systems from both an armorer and end-user standpoint. Recommendations are informed not only by maintenance and inspection experience, but also by extensive real-world use of the equipment itself.
What Sets Us Apart
VanCo Arms focuses on practical support informed by real-world operational and armory experience rather than brand loyalty or manufacturer-driven recommendations.
The emphasis is helping agencies and professional users build reliable, accurate, sustainable rifle systems that function well as a complete package from the rifle itself to optics, mounting solutions, suppressors, and supporting equipment.
Recommendations are based on practical application, long-term performance, maintainability, and what actually works in professional use environments.
Background
VanCo Arms was founded by Matt Barth, a full-time law enforcement sergeant with extensive experience in SWAT operations, firearms instruction, and armory management.
His background includes years supporting agency firearms and less lethal programs, maintaining large inventories of duty weapons, conducting inspections and diagnostics, developing preventative maintenance practices, and evaluating equipment under real-world use conditions.
That experience has been shaped through years of operational experience, thousands of hours of firearms and tactical training, and extensive work with duty rifles in both instructional and operational environments.
This background influences the practical and application-focused approach behind VanCo Arms armorer courses and equipment recommendations.