Frequently asked questions

1. what is Gunfinder?

Gunfinder is the largest search engine for hunting products in Germany. We have made it our business to make it as easy as possible for hunters and sport shooters to find a suitable offer. To do this, we search online marketplaces, exchanges and the stores of dealers. This way you can compare offers and get an overview of who currently has your desired product in stock.

2. how do the filters work?

With the help of the filters you can narrow down your search.

Condition: Choose between New, Used or New & Used
Offer type: Choose between Direct, Auction or Direct & Auction
Eligibility to buy: All products, only free products or only products that require an acquisition certificate
Caliber: choose your desired caliber
Dealers: here you can show or hide specific dealers
Price: enter a desired minimum or maximum price
Zip code: enter your zip code and select a radius, then only offers will be displayed that we know are in the corresponding radius
Check the box "immediately available" if you want to hide unavailable offers
Check the box "% offers" if you want to see only reduced articles

Please note: the filters "caliber" and "purchase authorization" are still in beta-mode, which means that there may be errors here from time to time.

3) How can I sort my search results?

With the help of the sorting on the right above the search results you can sort them by different criteria. You can choose between relevance, cheapest first, most expensive first and newest first.

4. what is the advanced search?

If you want to define your search even more precisely, you can use the advanced search. Here you can search for specific groups of words or exclude terms. If you want you can use these parameters directly in the search bar:

1) If you put terms between two quotation marks (" ") only those results will be displayed in which the terms appear in this exact order, e.g. "Hornady 8x57" unleaded. In this case, "Hornady 8x57" must appear in the offer exactly one after the other, the term lead-free can appear in the offer independently.

2) With a hyphen (-) in front of a search term you can exclude it, e.g. Sauer Artemis -Flinte. In this case, results for Sauer Artemis will be displayed in which the word shotgun does not appear.

5. what is the notepad?

If you find an offer you like, you have the possibility to bookmark it. Just click on the bookmark symbol right below the offer. Later you can retrieve and manage your notepad via "My Gunfinder" (directly below the search line).

6. how do saved searches work?

If you want to be informed as soon as there are new results for a certain search, you can save them. To do this, after you have created the search with the corresponding term and the appropriate filters, click on "Save search" above the search results. We will then ask you for your e-mail address and send you a confirmation e-mail, in which you confirm by clicking on the link that it really is your e-mail address. After that we will send you an update once a day, as soon as there are new offers for your search. The new results will always be displayed first.

You can manage your saved searches at any time under "My Gunfinder", but only in the browser in which they were created. If you can't use it anymore, you have the possibility to stop the notifications in the update email.

7) Why are my notepad and my saved searches not displayed?

The functions of "My Gunfinder" are linked to your browser. That means, as soon as you use Gunfinder with another computer or with another browser, the results will not be displayed anymore. The same happens when you clear the cache in your browser. As soon as you use the browser in which the notepad was created, it will be displayed again.