Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Dauphin County. Harrisburg is the state capital on the Susquehanna, a government, logistics and healthcare city. Dauphin County dealers run PICS alongside the federal check, and a licence is needed to carry concealed.
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 Pennsylvania 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. Pennsylvania runs its own instant check, PICS, alongside the federal check, and dealers charge a small fee for it. The firearm ships to the Pennsylvania dealer you name at checkout. Handguns must always transfer through a dealer, and there is no waiting period and no purchase permit. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Harrisburg-area buyers:
Pennsylvania requires a Licence to Carry Firearms to carry a handgun concealed or in a vehicle; open carry is lawful without one outside Philadelphia. Courthouses, schools and federal buildings remain off limits. Licences are issued by the Dauphin County Sheriff to residents 21 and over and are honoured by a number of other states.
Pennsylvania's firearms deer season opens on the Saturday after Thanksgiving with Sunday hunting and runs about two weeks, with archery from early October. Antlerless licences are sold by Wildlife Management Unit. Semi-automatic rifles may not be used for big game; manually operated centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal.
Dauphin County runs from the Susquehanna at the capital up into the ridges of the Blue Mountain; firearms season opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and no semi-automatic rifle may be used for deer.
An AR-15 here is a range and home rifle, not a deer rifle, because of the state's semi-auto rule; the game lands 211 and 230 ranges are the nearest Game Commission facilities.
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 Mechanicsburg, Camp Hill, Hershey, Harrisburg or anywhere in Dauphin County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check through PICS.
No. The dealer runs PICS and the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 and you leave once they clear.
No. Concealed carry and carrying in a vehicle need a Licence to Carry Firearms from the Dauphin County Sheriff. Open carry is lawful outside Philadelphia.
No. Semi-automatic rifles are not legal for big game; a bolt-action, lever-action or pump rifle is.
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 Dauphin County Sheriff (Licence to Carry Firearms; Philadelphia applies to the police) or a local attorney about your own situation.