Purchasing Firearms or Ammunition

Please note you have to be a resident in the Republic of Ireland to purchase guns or ammunition from mcbrides.ie

After browsing our online store and selecting a suitable firearm or air rifle, you will be brought through the checkout process where you will be requested to pay for the gun.

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Once the purchase process is complete, and you have paid for the item, a member of our sales team will contact you within the next working day, either by phone or email.

This is then the process you will have to go through before your gun will be available for you to collect from our shop:
Front of Irish Gun License

A bill of sale will be supplied to the customer by email or fax containing the following information:

  • Customer’s name
  • Customer’s address
  • Gun make and model
  • Gun calibre
  • Gun serial number
  • Dealer ID of the gun shop
  • Pulse ID of the gun shop
  • Signature of mcbrides.ie staff member

 

  1. The customer will then present this document to their local Garda station and fill out a gun license application form (click here and see where your local station is)
  2. You will then receive a reply to your application after approximately three weeks. This will either state that you have been granted a firearms licence or not
  3. If you have been granted a license, you will then have to go to your local post office and pay the fee for this licence, for example €80 for a three year gun license.
  4. Once you have this proof of payment, the firearm can be collected from mcbrides.ie in Athlone, on presentation of this document or you can wait until you get your licence, i.e. three to four working days, and collect the firearm from us then.*

Find out more information on firearm licensing and the application form on the Garda website.

Please note

  • Firearms can only be collected from our premises – mcbrides.ie in Athlone 
  • The name of the person on the gun license has to be present when collecting the firearm
  • As well as presenting the gun license, another form of photo identification (passport or driving license) has to be shown to secure collection of the firearm
  • If you are not granted a gun license we will fully refund the price of the gun purchased through mcbrides.ie

* The proof of payment form or gun license has to be fully legible by a member of our sales team. It is at their discretion whether or not it is legible. 

Process for purchasing ammunition on mcbrides.ie

Please note ammunition can only be purchased for a firearm that you have a license for. You cannot purchase ammunition for a firearm that you do not have a valid license for.

After browsing our online store and selecting the suitable ammunition for your firearm, you will be brought through the checkout process where you will be requested to pay for the ammunition.

Once the purchase process is complete, and you have paid for the item, a member of our sales team will contact you within the next working day, either by phone or email.

This is then the process you will have to go through before your ammunition will be ready for delivery or available for you to collect from our shop:

    • Supply us with your Firearms Licence** details by one of the following methods:
    • Scan & email both sides of your licence to info@mcbrides.ie or WhatsApp them to 087 269 6647
    • PLEASE SUPPLY YOUR EIRCODE AS WELL FOR THE COURIERS (https://finder.eircode.ie/#/)
    • Call into our shop in Athlone and present it to a member of our sales team

Alternatively

Once you have proof of payment (see step four above), the ammunition can be collected from mcbrides.ie (Contact Us) on presentation of this document or you can wait until you get your licence, i.e. three to four working days, and collect the ammunition from us then. Alternatively we can arrange secure delivery of the ammunition once we receive either document by email**

Please note

  • Ammunition will only be delivered to the address on your gun license
  • The name of the person on the gun license has to be present at time of delivery
  • As well as presenting the gun license, another form of photo identification (passport or driving license) has to be shown to secure delivery of the ammunition
  • Once you have sent us a copy of your gun licence it will be stored on our secure system for all future ammunition purchases for your licensed gun
  • If you are not granted a firearms license we will fully refund the price of the ammunition purchased through mcbrides.ie

** The proof of payment form or gun license has to be fully legible by a member of our sales team. The legibility of this document is at the discretion of our sales team.