Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Monmouth County. Freehold is the Monmouth County seat, known for Freehold Raceway and the Revolutionary War battlefield at Monmouth Battlefield State Park. Horse farms and woodlots around town hold a strong deer herd.
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 New Jersey law allows.
New Jersey requires a permit before any dealer transfer. For rifles and shotguns you need a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card (FPIC), available at 18; the initial card costs $50 plus fingerprinting. Each handgun needs its own Permit to Purchase a Handgun ($25), available at 21, valid 90 days with an automatic 90-day renewal. Both are filed online through the NJSP Firearms Application and Registration System to your local police department. You may buy one handgun per 30 days unless you hold an exemption, and the dealer runs a background check through the State Police before release.
Dealers in these communities all work for Freehold-area buyers:
New Jersey issues a Permit to Carry a Handgun, applied for online through the State Police portal and processed by the municipal police chief where you live, or by the NJSP Firearms Investigation Unit if the State Police cover your town. Applicants need four references, CCARE range qualification with a certified instructor, and a list of every handgun they will carry. The fee is $226 and permits run two years. Carry is barred in many sensitive places under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-4.6, parts of which are still in court, and hollow point ammunition may not be carried in public.
New Jersey deer hunting is shotgun, muzzleloader and bow only; centerfire and rimfire rifles are not legal for deer. The 2026 Six-Day Firearm season runs December 7-12, with Permit Shotgun and Permit Muzzleloader seasons set by Deer Management Zone and regulation set in the 2026-27 Hunting Digest. Shotguns must be 10 to 20 gauge, hold no more than three shells, and fire slugs or buckshot from #4 to #000. Muzzleloading rifles must be .44 caliber or larger with black powder or a substitute. Black bear season runs in Zones 1-5 in October and December.
Turkey Swamp WMA sits just south of Freehold and has an archery range, while Assunpink WMA to the west has a Fish & Wildlife shotgun range and open deer ground.
Western Monmouth hunters split time between Turkey Swamp and Assunpink WMAs during the shotgun and muzzleloader seasons.
These ranges are run by NJDEP Fish & Wildlife on Wildlife Management Areas. At least one person in the shooting party needs a valid New Jersey hunting license for the gear in use, and handguns are not allowed on any of them.
Source: NJDEP Fish & Wildlife WMA shooting range list, 2026-27 Hunting Digest, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Freehold Township, Manalapan, Howell, Freehold or anywhere in Monmouth County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Yes. You pay online and the firearm ships to a New Jersey licensed dealer you choose. The dealer checks your FPIC or handgun purchase permit, confirms the item is legal in New Jersey, and runs the State Police background check before release.
You need an FPIC plus a Permit to Purchase a Handgun for each handgun, filed online through the NJSP Firearms Application and Registration System to the police department that covers your address. Each permit costs $25 and is valid for up to 180 days.
No. The catalog is a national distributor list, and some items, such as rifles that meet New Jersey's assault firearm definition and magazines over 10 rounds, cannot be transferred to New Jersey residents. Confirm with your New Jersey dealer before you order.
No. New Jersey dealers require an FPIC, a handgun purchase permit or a carry permit to sell handgun ammunition or ammunition usable in both handguns and long guns.
No. Centerfire and rimfire rifles are not legal for deer anywhere in New Jersey. Use a 10 to 20 gauge shotgun with slugs or legal buckshot, a muzzleloader, or a bow, and check your Deer Management Zone in the current digest.
A 12 or 20 gauge with a rifled barrel and sabot slugs is the common choice, since rifles are not legal for deer. Buckshot must be between #4 and #000, and the gun may hold no more than three shells.
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 New Jersey gun law overview and check with your municipal police department (or NJSP station) serving Monmouth County or a local attorney about your own situation.