Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Hillsborough County. Manchester is New Hampshire's largest city, built around the brick Amoskeag mills on the Merrimack that now hold tech and healthcare offices. Pistols ship to a Hillsborough County dealer; accessories ship to your door.
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 New Hampshire law allows.
New Hampshire has no purchase permit, no registration and no state waiting period. Buying from a dealer requires ATF Form 4473 and a federal NICS background check at the receiving FFL. Federal law sets the dealer age at 18 for long guns and 21 for handguns. Bring a valid photo ID with your current address. New Hampshire does not license gun owners. Ammunition, optics and parts can ship to a New Hampshire home address, and firearms go to the FFL you pick.
Dealers in these communities all work for Manchester-area buyers:
Since 2017, New Hampshire has allowed anyone who can legally possess a firearm to carry a handgun, openly or concealed, without a license. The optional license to carry is still issued for reciprocity. Residents apply to the police chief in their city, or to the select board or its designee in their town; non-residents apply to the Director of State Police. The license is valid for five years. Courthouses and some other locations remain restricted, so check the rules before you carry.
New Hampshire Fish and Game runs the 2026 regular firearms deer season from November 11 through December 6 in most wildlife management units, with WMU A closing earlier on November 29. Archery season opens in September, and a muzzleloader season runs from late October into November. Either-sex days differ by unit. Rifles, shotguns, handguns and muzzleloaders are legal during firearms season. Check the current Fish and Game digest for your unit.
Manchester hunters head into the wooded hills of Hillsborough and Merrimack counties, where the 2026 regular firearms deer season runs November 11 through December 6.
Permitless carry and no waiting period keep buying simple here, and Owl Brook, the Fish and Game hunter education center in Holderness, is about an hour north.
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 take a new pistol out.
Source: State wildlife agency public range lists (Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington), September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Bedford, Goffstown, Hooksett, Manchester or anywhere in Hillsborough County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Anyone who can legally own a firearm may carry without a license. The optional license from your local police chief or select board helps when you travel.
No. The dealer runs the federal NICS check when you pick up your firearm.
The regular firearms season runs November 11 through December 6, 2026, but closes November 29 in WMU A. Check the Fish and Game digest for your unit.
The public ranges on this page are run by state wildlife agencies, and most metro areas have indoor ranges that rent lanes by the hour. Bring the pistol cased and unloaded and run a box of ammunition to confirm function.
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 Local police chief or town select board (Director of State Police for non-residents) or a local attorney about your own situation.