Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Pulaski County. Somerset is the Lake Cumberland city of south-central Kentucky, a boat-building and tourism town on the edge of the national forest. Pulaski County dealers take transfers and Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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. Kentucky has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun. The firearm ships to the Kentucky dealer you name, who charges their own transfer fee. The dealer runs the federal background check when you complete ATF Form 4473.
Dealers in these communities all work for Somerset-area buyers:
Kentucky has allowed permitless concealed carry since June 2019 for adults 21 and over who are not prohibited, and open carry is lawful. The concealed deadly weapon licence is still issued by the State Police through the Pulaski County Sheriff and adds reciprocity. Schools, courthouses, police stations and posted property remain off limits.
Kentucky's modern gun deer season opens on the second Saturday in November and runs sixteen days in Zones 1 and 2 and ten days in Zones 3 and 4. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal statewide. Since March 2026 a free range permit is needed to shoot at Fish and Wildlife managed ranges.
Pulaski County is Lake Cumberland and Daniel Boone National Forest country, Zone 2 with a sixteen-day gun season from the second Saturday in November and big public tracts on the forest.
The Daniel Boone forest is the public ground, and the state's WMA ranges now need the free range permit; the Miller Welch range near Richmond is the nearest.
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 Burnside, Ferguson, Science Hill, Somerset or anywhere in Pulaski 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 leave once it clears.
Yes, since 2019 for adults 21 and over who are not prohibited. Licences are still issued for travel.
Check the KDFWR zone map; Zones 1 and 2 get a sixteen-day gun season and Zones 3 and 4 ten days.
A two-stage of three and a half to four pounds with a full-power spring, on a bolt rifle or an AR where the state allows it; the wall gives a gloved finger a margin.
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 Kentucky State Police (concealed deadly weapon licences, applications via the Pulaski County Sheriff) or a local attorney about your own situation.