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Gun shops in Kentucky
- A standard transfer
- $30median of 21 shops; $5 less than the national $35
- Shops that show transfers
- 50of 170 gun shops in Kentucky: 29% here, 39% nationally
Gun shops in Kentucky
Showing 1–100 of 170 gun shops in Kentucky.
Listed on the profile. Blank means not listed.
| Shop | Transfers | Used guns |
|---|---|---|
| 270 Tactical Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| A1 Gun | Not listed | Not listed |
| Accurate Armory Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Akylex Gunsmithing and Arms Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Angry Chicken Outdoors Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed |
| APK Arms LLC Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Arcane Armory Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed |
| Armor-Hyde Technologies, LLC Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Atlas Development Group, LLC Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Auctions By Cooper | Not listed | Not listed |
| Axolotl Arms Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Axolotl Arms Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bad Bull Muzzleloaders Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Badwoods Outdoors | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ballard County Co-op | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bartlett Reloaders | Not listed | Not listed |
| Benton Hardware | ✓ | Not listed |
| Billet Precision Rifles Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Black Ash Tactical | Not listed | Not listed |
| Blaine's Guns and Bows Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Blue Collar Boys Afield Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bolin Firearms Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Border Wall Firearms LLC Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Borders Sporting Goods | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bowling Green Fine Jewelry and Pawn | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brandenburg Guns Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bucks Run Guns | Not listed | Not listed |
| Buckshot and Lead | Not listed | Not listed |
| Buds Gun Shop Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bullets Pawn | ✓ | Not listed |
| Bullitt County Pawn | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bullpup Unlimited Inc Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Bypass Pawn LLC | Not listed | ✓ |
| C & C Firearms and Outdoors | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cabela's in Lexington, KY | Not listed | ✓ |
| Cash Express Pawn | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cash Express Pawn - Downtown Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Caskeys Inc | Not listed | Not listed |
| Center Target Firearms Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Cherokee Custom Coatings Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed |
| Copperhead Gun & Range Also: shooting range, ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Cottingham True Value Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Crossroads Shooting Sports | Not listed | Not listed |
| Custom Shooting Technologies, Inc. Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| D-K Production Group LLC Also: gun manufacturer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dan’s Discount Jewelry & Pawn | ✓ | ✓ |
| Derby City Pawn | ✓ | Not listed |
| DFC Arms Also: gunsmith, firearm instructor | ✓ | Not listed |
| Dixie Pawn | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dominion Outdoors Kentucky Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Double O Weaponry LLC Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Drake's Farm Service | Not listed | Not listed |
| Eagle Hill Armoury, LLC | ✓ | Not listed |
| Egunco Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Elizabeth town Gun and Sporting Co. Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Elizabethtown Gun & Sporting Co Also: firearm instructor, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Evans Gold Gun & Pawn LLC | Not listed | Not listed |
| Everything Concealed Carry Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| EZ Cash Pawn | Not listed | Not listed |
| Falder's Farm, Home and Industry Supply Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Falders INC. | Not listed | Not listed |
| Fannin Firearms Legacy Also: gunsmith, ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| FirstChoice FireArms, Inc. Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Ford Brothers, Inc. | ✓ | Not listed |
| Gamaliel Shooting Supply Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Gilbert's Gun Shop LLC Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| GilbertsGuns.com Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| GROH FIREARMS Also: firearm instructor | Not listed | ✓ |
| Gun Monkey Firearms Also: shooting range, firearm instructor, ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Gunzinc.com | Not listed | Not listed |
| Half Priced Guns | Not listed | Not listed |
| Haywood Shooting Supply | Not listed | Not listed |
| Homestead Defense | Not listed | Not listed |
| Honey Badger Haus Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hoosier Gun Works Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Horn’s Insurance, Real Estate & Auctioneering Inc. | Not listed | Not listed |
| Humphrey Double H Farms Enterprises Inc. Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| HWY 60 Pawn | ✓ | ✓ |
| Icon Marketing Group Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| J&M Pawn | Not listed | Not listed |
| JB ARSENAL Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| JDM Gunsmithing Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Kentucky Lake Outdoors | Not listed | Not listed |
| Kentucky Regulators Gun Club Also: shooting range | Not listed | Not listed |
| Kentucky Tactical LLC Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| KJA Manufacturing Also: gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Knob Creek Gun Range Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed |
| KYGUNCO Also: shooting range, ammo retailer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Labascus Armory Also: firearm instructor, gunsmith | ✓ | Not listed |
| Leitchfield Pawn & Gun Also: ammo retailer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Lewis Drake & Associates Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| Louisville Armory Also: firearm instructor, shooting range | ✓ | Not listed |
| Louisville Armory Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | Not listed | Not listed |
| Madisonville Gun Company Also: shooting range, firearm instructor | ✓ | Not listed |
| McClintock Outdoor Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | ✓ |
| Meridian Ordnance LLC Also: gunsmith | Not listed | Not listed |
| Midwest Distributors | Not listed | Not listed |
| Mike's Gun Shop Also: ammo retailer | Not listed | Not listed |
| MOD1 Customs Also: gunsmith, gun manufacturer | ✓ | Not listed |
| Moon Auction Group | Not listed | Not listed |
What a transfer costs in Kentucky
In Kentucky, gun shops list a median standard transfer fee of $30 (21 shops), $5 less than the national $35. 50 of the 170 gun shops listed in Kentucky show transfers on their pages.
| Kentucky | Nationally | |
|---|---|---|
| A standard transfer | $3021 shops | $352,699 shops |
| Each additional firearm | Too few listings | $10227 shops |
| An NFA transfer | Too few listings | $100423 shops |
| A private-party transfer | Too few listings | $35157 shops |
Questions to ask before a transfer
- Is the fee per firearm or per transfer, and does a handgun cost the same as a long gun?
- What does each additional firearm in the same transfer cost?
- Is the background check fee included, or charged on top?
- Do you transfer NFA items such as suppressors, and what does that cost?
- Will you handle a private-party transfer, and must both people come in?
- How long will you hold a firearm, and is there a storage or denial fee?
From what each gun shop’s USA Arms page shows: its transfer fee, and the lowest general price it lists for each other kind of transfer, in this state and nationwide. A state figure needs 10 shops listing the price. Prices are what shops list, not quotes, and state background check fees and taxes may be added. Figures as of October 21, 2026. Transfer fees in every state
Kentucky gun shops at a glance
USA Arms lists 170 gun shops in Kentucky, 1.6% of the national total and the 22nd most of 50 states. Among cities of 50,000 or more, Louisville has the most (16), followed by Lexington-Fayette (4).
- gun shops listed
- 170
- of the national total
- 1.6%
- of 50 states by count
- 22nd
Cities of 50,000+ with the most gun shops
Counts are gun shops in the USA Arms directory; a business with several roles counts once in each. City figures cover only cities of 50,000 or more residents; a smaller town may have more. Rates are per 100,000 residents using 2020 Census population.