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FFL Transfer Dealers in Wisconsin
Our Dealer Finder lists 1,026 federally licensed firearms dealers and pawnshops (32 of them pawnbrokers) in Wisconsin that are likely to handle transfers. The most listings are in Green Bay (18), Appleton (15) and Janesville (13). Listings start from ATF's public license list (October 2026), and shops can claim theirs to add transfer fees, hours and services.
Wisconsin cities with FFL dealers
- Alma (3)
- Altoona (3)
- Amery (4)
- Amherst (3)
- Antigo (3)
- Appleton (15)
- Ashland (5)
- Baldwin (4)
- Beaver Dam (5)
- Beloit (7)
- Black River Falls (6)
- Bloomer (4)
- Bonduel (3)
- Brookfield (6)
- Burlington (7)
- Cadott (3)
- Cassville (4)
- Cedar Grove (3)
- Cedarburg (3)
- Chetek (3)
- Chilton (5)
- Chippewa Falls (8)
- Clintonville (6)
- Colfax (3)
- Cottage Grove (3)
- Crandon (3)
- Cumberland (3)
- Danbury (3)
- Delavan (9)
- Durand (3)
- Eagle River (5)
- Eau Claire (11)
- Edgar (3)
- Edgerton (5)
- Elkhorn (4)
- Fond Du Lac (7)
- Fort Atkinson (4)
- Foxboro (3)
- Franksville (3)
- Friendship (3)
- Galesville (3)
- Germantown (4)
- Grafton (4)
- Grantsburg (3)
- Green Bay (18)
- Hartford (5)
- Hartland (4)
- Hayward (3)
- Holmen (4)
- Hudson (5)
- Janesville (13)
- Kenosha (10)
- Kewaskum (4)
- La Crosse (5)
- Ladysmith (5)
- Lake Mills (4)
- Lakewood (3)
- Lancaster (3)
- Lena (3)
- Loyal (3)
- Madison (8)
- Manitowoc (5)
- Marinette (7)
- Marshfield (5)
- Mauston (3)
- Medford (5)
- Menasha (4)
- Menomonee Falls (6)
- Menomonie (11)
- Merrill (3)
- Milton (3)
- Milwaukee (11)
- Monroe (9)
- Mosinee (3)
- Muskego (7)
- Necedah (3)
- Neenah (5)
- Neillsville (3)
- New Berlin (4)
- New Glarus (3)
- New London (4)
- New Richmond (3)
- Oconomowoc (4)
- Oconto (3)
- Oconto Falls (3)
- Onalaska (4)
- Oostburg (3)
- Oshkosh (13)
- Pardeeville (3)
- Pembine (3)
- Peshtigo (3)
- Phillips (4)
- Pleasant Prairie (4)
- Plymouth (5)
- Portage (3)
- Pound (3)
- Prairie Du Chien (6)
- Racine (10)
- Random Lake (3)
- Reedsburg (7)
- Rhinelander (10)
- Rice Lake (5)
- Richland Center (4)
- Ripon (3)
- River Falls (3)
- Saint Croix Falls (4)
- Shawano (6)
- Sheboygan Falls (3)
- Sparta (4)
- Stevens Point (13)
- Stoughton (4)
- Sturgeon Bay (4)
- Sun Prairie (6)
- Superior (6)
- Three Lakes (4)
- Tomah (6)
- Tomahawk (6)
- Two Rivers (3)
- Viola (4)
- Washburn (3)
- Watertown (5)
- Waukesha (7)
- Waupaca (4)
- Waupun (4)
- Wausau (7)
- Wauwatosa (3)
- Webster (4)
- West Allis (7)
- West Bend (8)
- Westby (3)
- Whitehall (3)
- Wild Rose (6)
- Wisconsin Dells (3)
- Wisconsin Rapids (5)
- Wittenberg (3)
Plus 360 listings in smaller towns. Search by ZIP above to find the ones near you.
Buying a gun in Wisconsin: good to know
- Waiting period
- None. The 48-hour handgun waiting period was repealed in 2015.
- Handgun purchase permit
- No state permit required. Licensed dealers run the federal NICS background check.
- Shipping and online purchases
- We found no notable state shipping restrictions. The usual federal rules apply: firearms ship to a licensed dealer, and handguns must go to a dealer in the buyer's home state. Check city and county rules too.
How an FFL transfer works
When you buy a gun online or from someone in another state, it ships to a local licensed dealer (an FFL) instead of your door. The dealer logs it in, you fill out ATF Form 4473 and pass the background check, and then you take it home. Dealers charge a transfer fee for this, often $20 to $75. Call first: ask whether they accept transfers from your seller, what the fee is, and whether they need the seller to email a copy of their license.