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Thanks for the thorough answer! My impression was largely based on Gus van Sant's movie "Elephant", where the boys bought some real badass looking rifles over t

• Merad 10y ago
  Interesting. Well, I don't know what the movie portrays, but there are two ways that I know of to legally order a gun and have it delivered to your door (though I doubt either is exciting enough for a movie). * You can get a Curio & Relic (C&R) license from the ATF which is basically a collectors license. It applies to eligible guns (i.e. not machine guns or SBRs) > 50 years old such as [0]. When you do an online/mail order the seller will require you to send a copy of your C&R license before shipping. * Some guns aren't legally considered to be firearms by the ATF. This primarily (only?) applies to replicas of black powder guns [1][2]. Any other purchase must be sent to a licensed dealer, and when you pick it up from them you'll do the same paperwork as when purchased directly off their shelves. [0]: https://www.classicfirearms.com/m9130-hex-receiver-russian-mosin-nagant-rifle-arsenal-refinished https://www.classicfirearms.com/m9130-hex-receiver-russian-m... [1]: http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/black-powder/traditional-rifles-shotguns|/pc/104792580/c/104701680/sc/104641380/pedersoli-traditional-hawken-percussion-rifle/1608685.uts http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/black-powder/traditi... [2]: http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/black-powder/black-powder-revolvers|/pc/104792580/c/104701680/sc/567338580/pietta-model-confederate-navy-caliber-black-powder-revolver/740536.uts http://www.cabelas.com/product/shooting/black-powder/black-p...