You can buy a rifle or shotgun from us wherever you are in the UK. The law says the final handover has to happen face to face with your certificate checked, so we send the gun to a dealer near you and they hand it over. Here's the whole process, step by step.
An RFD is a Registered Firearms Dealer: a business licensed by the police to hold and transfer firearms. A Section 1 firearm or shotgun can't be posted to your door. It has to be handed over in person, by someone entitled to transfer it, to someone entitled to receive it, with the certificate checked and signed. When you buy from us at a distance, a dealer near you completes that last step. That's the transfer.
Our side is free on all new firearms: the paperwork and insured carriage to your dealer cost you nothing. Receiving dealers usually charge a small handling fee for taking the gun in and completing the handover, commonly somewhere between £15 and £40, set by them, not us. Agree it with your dealer before you order.
Most local gun shops are RFDs and take transfers in; if you have one you already use, give us their details in the order notes. If you don't, message us on WhatsApp: we send rifles all over the UK and can usually suggest a dealer near you.
If you're not sure your certificate covers the rifle you want, ask us before you order and we'll check with you.
Ammunition can't be posted: it's collected from us by appointment, the calibre must be on your certificate, and you'll need your certificate and photo ID. Air rifles are handed over in person too: collect from us or go through an RFD near you. Moderators changed in June 2026 and now post straight to your door: see our guide to the new moderator law.
No. The handover has to happen face to face with your certificate checked, which is what your local RFD does.
No. The whole purchase happens online and by post, and you collect from a dealer near you. You're always welcome by appointment, though.
Typically a few working days from your certificate reaching us, plus your dealer's booking-in time.
At checkout you pay a 20% reservation fee, not the full price; the checkout shows the balance as a deduction. The fee holds the gun and its price for 30 days under our Reservation Agreement. Once your certificate is verified and endorsed, the balance is payable and the gun is sent to your dealer. No sale or transfer takes place until then, and if the purchase can't go ahead because your certificate doesn't authorise it, talk to us: our aim is a straightforward refund, and your 14 day distance-selling cancellation right applies in the usual way.
Yes. Ex-demo and pre-owned firearms transfer exactly the same way as new ones.
Last reviewed 7 November 2026. This guide is general information, not legal advice.