Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Bulloch County. Statesboro is Georgia Southern's city in the Coastal Plain, a university and agriculture town an hour from Savannah. Bulloch County dealers take transfers and Georgia adds nothing to the federal check.
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 Georgia law allows.
A trigger is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and receivers in the catalogue. Georgia has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. A Georgia Weapons Carry License does not replace the check, so plan on a short wait at the counter. The firearm ships to the Georgia dealer you name at checkout, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473 at pickup. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a rifle or shotgun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Statesboro-area buyers:
Georgia adopted permitless carry in April 2022: any lawful weapons carrier, generally an adult 21 and over who could qualify for a licence, may carry a handgun openly or concealed. The Weapons Carry License is still issued by the probate court in Bulloch County and is worth holding for reciprocity. Courthouses, jails, polling places, government buildings with security and posted private property remain off limits.
Georgia's firearms deer season runs from mid-October to mid-January statewide, with archery opening in September and a short primitive-weapons window before the guns. Centerfire rifles .22 calibre and larger, shotguns with slugs or buckshot, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal. Feral hogs can be hunted year-round on private land; read the current Georgia Hunting Regulations for Bulloch County either-sex days. The statewide limit is two antlered and ten antlerless deer, and the Northern and Southern Zones differ only in a few dates and either-sex days.
Bulloch County is Coastal Plain farmland and Ogeechee River swamp, with deer from mid-October, hogs year-round on private land and the Richmond Hill range an hour south-east.
Ogeechee swamp hogs and farm-edge deer keep local rifles busy, and the Richmond Hill DNR range is the nearest state facility.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out to test a trigger at a hundred yards.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public 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 Brooklet, Portal, Register, Statesboro or anywhere in Bulloch County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. Georgia has no purchase permit or waiting period. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at your dealer and the federal check is run there.
Yes. Since 2022 a lawful weapons carrier may carry openly or concealed without a licence. Many owners still hold a Weapons Carry License from the Bulloch County Probate Court for travel.
Firearms deer season opens in mid-October and runs to mid-January statewide. Check the current regulations for either-sex days in Bulloch County.
A two-stage or a single-stage of four pounds with a full-power spring; hog rifles get dirty and shot fast, which is duty territory more than match.
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 Bulloch County Probate Court (Georgia Weapons Carry License) or a local attorney about your own situation.