Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Boone County. Columbia is the University of Missouri's city halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, with a large medical and insurance economy. Boone County dealers take transfers and Missouri adds no permit or wait.
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 Missouri law allows.
A stripped or complete lower receiver is the serialized part of an AR-15 and is a firearm under federal law, so it follows the rules below exactly as a complete rifle does; lower parts kits, triggers, stocks and grips ship to your door. Missouri has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The firearm ships to the Missouri dealer you name at checkout. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Columbia-area buyers:
Missouri has allowed permitless concealed carry since January 2017 for adults 19 and over, and 18-year-olds with military service. Courthouses, schools, polling places, government meetings and posted property stay off limits. The concealed carry permit is still issued by the Boone County Sheriff and adds reciprocity in other states.
Missouri's November firearms portion of deer season opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving week and runs eleven days, with antlerless and alternative-methods portions after it. The Department of Conservation does not allow hog hunting on its conservation areas. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal, and many counties have an antler-point restriction.
Boone County is Missouri River bluff and prairie farmland with an antler-point restriction; the November firearms portion opens the Saturday before Thanksgiving week.
The Busch and Henges ranges near St. Louis and the Parma Woods range near Kansas City are the nearest Conservation Department rifle facilities, each about an hour and a half away.
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 zero a new build.
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 Ashland, Hallsville, Centralia, Columbia or anywhere in Boone County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 and you take the gun once it clears.
Yes, for adults 19 and over who may lawfully possess a firearm. The Boone County Sheriff still issues permits for travel.
The November portion opens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving week. Check the current MDC regulations for the antler-point rule in Boone County.
With the right upper, in most states yes. Where the state limits deer rifles to straight-walled cartridges, a .350 Legend or .450 Bushmaster upper on the same lower is the answer.
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 Boone County Sheriff (concealed carry permits) or a local attorney about your own situation.