Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Cape Girardeau County. Cape Girardeau sits on a bluff above the Mississippi at the southeastern corner of Missouri, a river city of about 40,000 with a regional hospital network and Southeast Missouri State University at its centre. Firearms ship to licensed FFL dealers throughout Cape Girardeau County.
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.
Missouri requires no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period, and state law preempts local firearm ordinances. Your dealer runs the federal NICS check and the transfer is generally finished within the hour. Federal age rules apply at a dealer counter: 21 for a handgun, 18 for a rifle or shotgun. Missouri has no restriction on magazine capacity or on ordinary semiautomatic rifles. Firearms you order from us ship to the Missouri dealer you name, who completes ATF Form 4473 with you and charges their own transfer fee.
Dealers in these communities all work for Cape Girardeau-area buyers:
Missouri has allowed permitless concealed carry since 2017 for adults 19 and over who may lawfully possess a handgun, and open carry is lawful subject to local rules. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff issues the concealed carry permit in three-year, five-year and lifetime versions, and it is worth holding for reciprocity and for some location exemptions. Schools, courthouses, police stations, polling places, bars and posted private property are restricted. Missouri requires you to leave when an owner asks, and refusing can become trespass.
The Department of Conservation runs a firearms deer season that opens in mid November for the main portion, preceded by archery from mid September and followed by late antlerless and alternative methods portions into January. Centerfire rifles, shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and archery gear are legal during the firearms portion. Permits are sold over the counter, antler point restrictions apply in many counties, and chronic wasting disease management zones add mandatory sampling and carcass movement rules in parts of the state. Read the current MDC regulations for your county.
Cape Girardeau County sits where the Ozark foothills meet the Mississippi River bottoms, which puts hardwood ridges and river bottom crop ground within the same drive. Antler point restrictions apply in many Missouri counties, so check the current MDC regulations before the November opener.
The November firearms opener is close to a local holiday here, and the mix of bottomland fields and Ozark timber means most people own both a flat-shooting rifle and something short for the brush.
The ranges below are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest in the states we cover. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours move with the season, so check the agency page before you drive out.
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.
Capacity: 8 | Barrel Length: 3.62
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Jackson, Scott City, Chaffee, Cape Girardeau or anywhere in Cape Girardeau County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
No. There is no purchase permit, no registration and no waiting period. The federal background check at the dealer is the only step.
Missouri allows permitless concealed carry at 19 and over for those who may lawfully possess a handgun. The Cape Girardeau County Sheriff issues an optional permit.
Antler point restrictions apply in many Missouri counties, and CWD management zones add sampling and carcass rules. Check the current MDC regulations for your county.
In many states yes, in calibres such as .350 Legend, .450 Bushmaster, 6.5 Grendel or .308 Winchester. Some states allow .223 or 5.56 for deer and others do not, so check the current regulations on legal calibres before you buy.
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 Cape Girardeau County Sheriff or a local attorney about your own situation.