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 boats, island ferries and the brick blocks of the Old Port above them. More than a third of the state's population lives within half an hour of the peninsula. Orders ship to FFL dealers around the area.
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 Portland-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.
Portland lies in WMD 24, the south coastal strip, where towns are built up and much of the deer harvest comes from archery seasons rather than the November firearms week.
Suburban deer are thick from Cape Elizabeth to Falmouth, Scarborough Marsh draws sea ducks and geese, and local shooters use club ranges inland toward Gray and Windham.
The public ranges on the city pages are run or listed by the state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest, chosen by distance from each city. Licenses, passes and hours are set by the agency.
Source: State wildlife agency and public-land range listings, 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.
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 Portland 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.
Ruger does not currently make shotguns; the catalog carries 12-gauge pumps and semi-autos from other makers, with nontoxic shot and a plug required for waterfowl.
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 your town police chief, or the Maine State Police for towns without a police department or a local attorney about your own situation.