Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Cumberland County. Portland is Maine's largest city, a working harbor on Casco Bay with fishing wharves, ferries to the islands and an old brick waterfront. Parts ship to your door; pistols ship to a Cumberland County dealer after Maine's waiting period.
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 requires a 72-hour waiting period between an agreed firearm sale and delivery to the buyer. A federal court paused the law in 2025, but the First Circuit reversed that ruling in April 2026 and the law is in effect while a Supreme Court petition is pending. There is no purchase permit or registration. Dealer sales require ATF Form 4473 and a NICS check, with federal ages of 18 for long guns and 21 for handguns. Bring a valid photo ID with your current address.
Dealers in these communities all work for Portland-area buyers:
Maine allows adults 21 and older who can legally possess a firearm to carry a concealed handgun without a permit. Adults 18 to 20 may also carry without a permit if they are on active duty or honorably discharged from the Armed Forces or National Guard; others in that age group need a permit. The optional concealed handgun permit is handled by Maine State Police, or by the police chief in some towns for their residents. The permit helps with reciprocity outside Maine.
Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife holds a residents-only firearms deer day on October 31, 2026, then opens the general firearms season to everyone from November 2 through November 28. Archery and expanded archery seasons run earlier and later, and muzzleloader seasons follow in late November and December in some districts. Antlerless deer need an any-deer permit drawn by wildlife management district. There is no Sunday hunting. Check the current IF&W rules before you hunt.
Portland is inside Maine's expanded archery area, while firearms hunters head inland to Cumberland, York and Oxford counties; the IF&W range at Fryeburg and Summerhaven in Augusta are the nearest state ranges.
Maine's 72-hour waiting period applies to pistols and not to parts, and coastal salt air makes stainless and coated parts worth the money.
The public ranges below are run or officially listed by state wildlife agencies and state forests near the cities we cover. Most ask for a hunting or fishing license, an access permit or a small daily fee, and some close for the season, so check the agency page before you go to test a rebuilt pistol.
Source: State wildlife agency public range lists (Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming), September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in South Portland, Westbrook, Falmouth, Portland or anywhere in Cumberland County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Yes. Maine has a 72-hour waiting period between an agreed sale and delivery. The First Circuit upheld it in April 2026, and a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court is pending.
Not if you are 21 or older and can legally own a gun, or 18 to 20 with qualifying military service. Maine State Police issue the optional permit.
The residents-only day is October 31, and the general firearms season runs November 2 through 28, 2026. There is no Sunday hunting in Maine.
Bare steel pins, springs, the striker and the extractor rust if left wet; nitrided or stainless parts resist it. Dry the pistol after a wet day and oil the rails and barrel lightly, never the striker channel.
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 buying guide and check with Maine State Police (or the municipal police chief in some towns) or a local attorney about your own situation.