Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Calhoun County. Anniston is the Model City of east Alabama, a former Army post and ordnance depot town at the foot of the Talladega mountains. Calhoun County dealers take transfers and Alabama 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 Alabama law allows.
A trigger group is a part and ships to your door in every state; the rules below apply to the rifles and lowers in the catalogue. Alabama has no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. Your Alabama dealer handles the transfer and charges their own fee. The dealer runs the federal check when you complete ATF Form 4473 at pickup. Federal age limits apply: 21 for a handgun from a dealer, 18 for a long gun.
Dealers in these communities all work for Anniston-area buyers:
Alabama has allowed permitless concealed carry since January 2023 for adults who may lawfully possess a handgun. Courthouses, schools and posted property stay off limits. The pistol permit is still issued by the Calhoun County Sheriff and remains useful for reciprocity.
Alabama's gun deer season opens in late November and runs to February 10 in most of the state, with zones A to E adjusting a few dates and the rut-timed either-sex days. Feral hogs can be hunted year-round on private land. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders and handguns are legal, and hunters report harvests through Game Check.
Calhoun County is Talladega forest foothills with the former Fort McClellan and the Choccolocco management area's state range inside the county; deer season runs to February 10.
The Choccolocco range is minutes away in the Talladega forest, which makes this one of the easiest places in Alabama to sight in a rifle.
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.
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 Oxford, Jacksonville, Weaver, Anniston or anywhere in Calhoun County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. You complete ATF Form 4473 at your dealer and the federal check is run there; there is no waiting period.
Yes, since January 2023. The Calhoun County Sheriff still issues pistol permits for travel to other states.
Gun season runs from late November to February 10 in most zones. Check the current Alabama hunting digest for Calhoun County.
A duty-weight trigger with a clean break; four and a half pounds with a full-power spring fires hard primers in the cold and gives a gloved finger a margin. Check that your state allows the rifle for deer.
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 Calhoun County Sheriff (pistol permits) or a local attorney about your own situation.