How many gun shops are in Montana?

There are 1,857 firearms businesses in Montana, including gun shops, ranges, gunsmiths, trainers, and sporting goods stores.

Where can I go shooting in Montana?

Montana has 186 shooting ranges and locations listed in our directory, including indoor ranges, outdoor ranges, and public land areas.

What can you hunt in Montana?

Outstanding elk hunting on vast public land. Mule deer and whitetail deer. Pronghorn antelope. Mountain lion and black bear. Bighorn sheep and mountain goat (limited tags). Upland birds—pheasant, grouse, Hungarian partridge.

Montana Gun Shops, Ranges & Gunsmiths

Firearms Law Profile

Constitutional Carry (2021)2A: A

Constitutional carry since February 2021. No gun-free zones expansion (HB 102). Second Amendment sanctuary ethos.

FFLs: 834

Ownership: 66.3%

Castle DoctrineYes

Stand Your GroundYes

State PreemptionYes

Red Flag / ERPONo

Waiting PeriodNone

Universal BGCNo

NFA ItemsYes

Assault Weapons BanNo

Magazine LimitNone

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Montana has the highest gun ownership rate in America. Rural character dominates. From Missoula to Miles City, firearms are part of daily life. Massive public land access. HB 102 expanded carry rights.

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1,868 total

Dealers506

Manufacturers254

dealer195

hunting166

gun_business115

Ranges104

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About Montana

Where freedom still means freedom

Find FFLs, gunsmiths, and ranges across Big Sky Country - from Missoula to Billings, Great Falls to Bozeman.

This directory connects you with 1,857+ firearms businesses, 186+ shooting locations, 563 upcoming events, and the Montana firearms community.

"Last Best Place" mentality. Ranching and frontier heritage. Fiercely independent. Practical firearm ownership. Red flag law prohibition (2025). Wildlife as way of life.

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02 // HERITAGE

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Heritage & History

Montana's firearms legacy

Montana Firearms History: From Territorial Laws to Constitutional Carry

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Montana sits in a peculiar place in American firearms history — a state that opened with one of the earliest concealed carry bans on the frontier ...

03 // BROWSE

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Firearms Directory

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186+ locations

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563 upcoming

04 // SPORTS

#04

Hunting & Shooting Sports

Traditions, competitions, and opportunities

Hunting in Montana

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Montana holds over 30 million acres of public land, which means the hunting access situation here is genuinely different from most of the country. You...

Shooting Sports in Montana

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Montana doesn't have the population density to support the volume of matches you'd find in Colorado or Arizona, but the clubs that exist here are acti...

05 // CITIES

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Montana Cities

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Billings

106 businesses

Kalispell

94 businesses

Missoula

94 businesses

Bozeman

85 businesses

Great Falls

85 businesses

Helena

83 businesses

Hamilton

46 businesses

Belgrade

44 businesses

Butte

41 businesses

Livingston

34 businesses

Columbia Falls

32 businesses

Libby

27 businesses

06 // ACCESS

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Access & Getting Started

Public lands, ranges, and newcomer resources

Public Land & Range Access in Montana

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Montana is roughly 29% federal land and another 5% or so state land, which adds up to well over 30 million acres where the public has legal access. Fo...

Getting Started in Montana

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Buying a firearm in Montana follows the same federal process as every other state. You fill out ATF Form 4473, the dealer runs a NICS background check...

07 // EXPLORE

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Getting Started

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Gun shows, competitions, training classes, and club shoots across Montana.

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Indoor ranges, outdoor clubs, and public land shooting areas with maps and directions.

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08 // CULTURE

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Community & Culture

What makes Montana unique

Montana's Firearms Culture

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Montana's relationship with firearms is less ideological than it is geographic. At 66.3% ownership rate — one of the highest in the country — guns are...

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Rg Gun Works

firearms dealer

Anaconda, MT

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Bowhunter Education Classroom Course - Kalispell, MT

Kalispell, MT

training

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Trap & 5-Stand Practice

Helena, MT

match

Apr27

Monthly Board Meeting

Missoula, MT

club-meeting

State Handbook

Montana Firearms History: From Territorial Laws to Constitutional Carry

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Montana sits in a peculiar place in American firearms history — a state that opened with one of the earliest concealed carry bans on the frontier and closed the 20th century with some of the most permissive gun laws in the country. That arc isn't a c

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"Last Best Place" mentality. Ranching and frontier heritage. Fiercely independent. Practical firearm ownership. Red flag law prohibition (2025). Wildlife as way of life.

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