Acquisition of ammunition and weapons in Germany

We deliver exclusively and in accordance with legal regulations and our terms and conditions.

Please note that the billing address must be the same as the delivery address and must match the address on your identity card.

The statements presented here refer to the Weapons Act and are not intended to be exhaustive.

Important: When placing an order, please always send us the necessary documents in advance as a scan via email to: office@shootingequipment.de

Free weapons

This includes air rifles and CO2 guns (up to 7.5 joules), which are available to those 18 years of age or older. Official proof of age is required for purchase. Please send us a copy of your ID card (front and back) or official proof of age by email or post, including your customer and order details.

By email: Please send your proof of age to office@shootingequipment.de

By mail: Please send your proof of age in a stamped envelope to: SE ShootingEquipment GmbH, Lehenweg 6, 88281 Schlier

Shipping: These weapons will be shipped via DHL with identity verification. Delivery will only be made in person to the recipient upon presentation of identification.

Weapons requiring a permit

Long guns
Original hunting license, original firearms ownership permit (WBK) by registered mail with return receipt requested, or an officially certified copy or extract of the hunting license by mail. (The certification date must be no more than 14 days old.)

When acquired with a sports shooter’s firearms license or “old yellow” firearms license.

• Single-shot long guns with rifled and smoothbore barrels
• The applicant may only acquire two firearms per six-month period

Handguns
Original firearms license with pre-entry, sent by registered mail with return receipt requested.

You will receive the original documents back after registration or entry.

The acquisition of interchangeable and replacement barrels, interchangeable cylinders, insert barrels and systems, as well as various inserts. If the “base firearm” is already registered in the acquirer’s firearms license, the following firearm parts can be acquired and possessed under the specified conditions without a further permit. The acquisition must be reported to the authorities within 14 days and entered in the firearms license.

• Interchangeable and replacement barrels of the same or smaller caliber compared to the “basic weapon”, including the interchangeable breechblocks required for these barrels (conversion systems).
• Interchangeable drums from which only ammunition can be fired that has the same or a smaller projectile diameter and the same or a smaller maximum permissible service gas pressure compared to the ammunition intended for the “basic weapon”.
• Insert barrels and associated breechblocks (insert systems) and inserts that fire ammunition with smaller dimensions than the base weapon (e.g. finishing shot devices, reducing sleeves, loading cartridges)

The basis for this is the regulation in Annex 2 to the Weapons Act, Section 2, Subsection 2, Item 2.

Shipping: These weapons will be shipped via DHL with identity verification. Delivery will only be made in person to the recipient upon presentation of identification.

Ammunition requiring a permit

Long guns
Original hunting license, original firearms ownership permit (WBK) by registered mail with return receipt requested, or an officially certified copy or extract of the hunting license by mail. (The certification date must be no more than 14 days old.)

For handguns:
Original firearms license or original ammunition acquisition permit, or an officially certified copy, not older than 14 days, of all pages.

Please send letters only to: SE ShootingEquipment GmbH, Lehenweg 6, 88281 Schlier

Shipping: This ammunition will be shipped overnight with personal delivery.

Allgemeiner Hinweis:

Storage requirements: Please observe the storage regulations for your purchased firearm and ammunition. Even individual cartridges must be kept under lock and key!

Prohibition of carrying imitation firearms – Section 42a of the Weapons Act
It is prohibited to carry imitation firearms, bladed weapons as defined in Annex 1 Section 1 Subsection 2 No. 1.1 or knives with a locking blade (one-handed knives) or fixed-blade knives with a blade length exceeding 12 cm.

Imitation firearms are firearms which, according to their external form, give the overall impression of firearms (Annex 1 Section 1 Subsection 1 No. 2.1) and in which no hot gases are used to propel the projectiles, replicas of firearms with the appearance of firearms according to number 1 or rendered unusable firearms with the appearance of firearms according to number 1.

Excluded are items that are clearly intended for play (e.g., cap guns) or for traditional events (e.g., carnival, shooting festival parades) based on their overall appearance, or that are or are intended to be part of a culturally and historically significant collection within the meaning of Section 17, or firearms for which a permit to carry is required under Section 10 Paragraph 4 (e.g., gas and signal weapons, compressed air and compressed gas weapons).

The prohibition on carrying weapons does not apply to transport in a sealed container (e.g., shrink-wrapped packaging, lockable gun case) if a legitimate interest exists. A legitimate interest always exists if carrying the items is related to the exercise of a profession, the maintenance of customs, sports, or serves a generally recognized purpose, thus constituting socially acceptable use.

Shooters and other gun buyers:

The acquisition of long guns, handguns, and ammunition requires a firearms ownership license (WBK) or ammunition acquisition permit. The issuing authority enters the type of firearm and the authorization to acquire ammunition into the WBK after verifying the holder’s need, firearms expertise (test), and reliability (pre-entry). When you purchase a firearm, we will enter the type, manufacturer, model, and serial number. The acquisition must be reported to the issuing authority within 14 working days.

As proof of need and expertise, shooters receive a certificate from their clubs confirming regular participation in shooting practice. Holders of a NEW yellow firearms license for sport shooters can acquire single-shot long guns with smoothbore and rifled barrels, repeating long guns with rifled barrels, single-shot handguns for cartridge ammunition, and multi-shot percussion long guns and percussion handguns, as well as the corresponding ammunition (excluding powder), even without prior registration.

Hunter:

With a valid hunting license, you can purchase long guns and the corresponding ammunition. Long guns must be registered with the relevant authority within 14 working days.

Danger! Hunters must also apply for a firearms possession license with pre-entry for the purchase of handguns and their ammunition.