Firearms ship to your Maine FFL dealer
Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Kennebec County. Waterville is the Kennebec valley's second city, with Colby College on Mayflower Hill above a downtown rebuilt around it. The old Hathaway shirt mill on the river now holds apartments and offices.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Maine law allows.
Maine has no permit to purchase, no owner identification card and no gun registration. You order, the firearm goes to a licensed dealer, and at the counter you show photo ID, fill out ATF Form 4473 and the dealer runs a federal background check. Maine adds a 72-hour waiting period between the agreement and the handover under Title 25, section 2016; it was blocked by a federal court in 2025, then allowed to take effect again in April 2026 while the case is appealed, so ask your dealer where it stands. Dealers sell long guns from age 18 and handguns from 21.
Dealers in these communities all work for Waterville-area buyers:
Maine has allowed permitless concealed carry since October 2015. If you are 21 or older and not barred from having a firearm you may carry concealed without a permit, and 18 to 20 year olds may do so if they are on active duty or honorably discharged from the armed forces or National Guard. Anyone carrying without a permit must tell an officer about the handgun at a stop. The optional concealed handgun permit is issued by your town police chief, or by the Chief of the Maine State Police for towns without a department and for nonresidents. It runs four years and needs proof of a handgun safety course.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife runs deer by Wildlife Management District, of which there are 29. In 2026 the firearms season on deer opens with a residents-only Saturday on October 31 and runs November 2 to November 28, with a youth day October 23 and 24 and the statewide muzzleloader season November 30 to December 5. Sunday hunting is not allowed anywhere in Maine. Any centerfire rifle is legal; .17 and .22 rimfire cartridges are not, except .22 rimfire magnum. Muzzleloaders must be .40 caliber or larger. Two pieces of hunter orange are required.
Waterville is in WMD 23. The Kennebec and Sebasticook valleys around it are farm and woodlot country, and antlerless permits here are usually easier to draw than in the north.
China Lake, Messalonskee and the Belgrade chain sit just west, and the Kennebec below Winslow holds ducks through the early season.
Maine's wildlife department runs only two public shooting ranges, at Summerhaven in Augusta and at Fryeburg on the Major Sanborn Wildlife Management Area, and both are free when a range safety officer is on duty. Everything else on the department's range finder is a private club with its own membership and hours, so call ahead before you drive.
Source: Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife shooting range pages, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Capacity: 8 | Barrel Length: 3.0
Capacity: 8 | Barrel Length: 3.62
Capacity: 11 | Barrel Length: 3.4
Capacity: 10 | Barrel Length: 3.9
Capacity: 17 | Barrel Length: 4.27
Capacity: 13 | Barrel Length: 3.1
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Winslow, Fairfield, Oakland, Waterville or anywhere in Kennebec County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Maine has no permit to purchase and no owner identification card. You pass a federal background check and sign Form 4473 at the licensed dealer near Waterville that receives your order.
Yes. Title 25, section 2016 puts 72 hours between the agreement and the handover of a firearm. A federal court blocked it in 2025, the First Circuit allowed it to take effect again in April 2026, and the case is still being appealed, so confirm the current practice with your dealer.
Not the county. In Maine the permit comes from the police chief of the town where you live, or from the Chief of the Maine State Police if your town has no police department. Adults 21 and over may carry concealed without any permit.
We ship every firearm to a licensed dealer near Waterville that you choose at checkout. The dealer runs the background check, applies the waiting period where it is required, and hands the gun over. Ammunition and gear ship to your door.
Transfer fees are set by each dealer and commonly run $25 to $50 per firearm. Ask the dealer near Waterville what they charge before you order.
The only ranges the state itself runs are Summerhaven in Augusta and the Fryeburg range on the Major Sanborn Wildlife Management Area, both free when a range safety officer is on duty. Everything else is a club range, and the wildlife department's range finder lists them by town.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our Maine gun law overview and check with your town police chief, or the Maine State Police for towns without a police department or a local attorney about your own situation.
