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December 10, 2011, 06:07 PM | #1 |
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Best way to ship a firearm nowadays?
Got a buyer for my Sig.
I'm in TX. Buyer is in NV. Trying to do this on the cheap. I am 99% sure I as an individual can ship to the buyer's FFL. (right?) Anyone know the specifics on shipping thru FedEx or UPS? Seems like the rules change from time to time |
December 10, 2011, 06:14 PM | #2 |
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Yes you can ship to an FFL as long as the FFL accepts from an individual.
Cheapest way in my experience is to pay my FFL to ship, as they can use USPS. Shipping via UPS has become expensive and such an ordeal for some. YMMV. |
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To ship a handgun via Fed-Ex or UPS you must ship priority overnight which is the most expensive way to ship a handgun. This is not Federal law it's Fed-Ex and UPS rules. I just shipped a handgun back to a customer that lives two states away and the cost for shipping was a litle over $100.00 If he could have found an FFL to receive it I could have saved him about $60.00. Do not try mailing a handgun if you do not have an FFL as you will be in violation of Federal law. Best Regards Bob Hunter www.huntercustoms.com Last edited by Hunter Customs; December 11, 2011 at 09:31 PM. |
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December 10, 2011, 06:31 PM | #4 |
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Best way to ship a firearm? A courier ala "The Transporter" who won't ask questions and will deliver the package no mater what the cost.
But yeah, you could do a FFL transfer too.
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December 10, 2011, 09:27 PM | #5 |
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USPS will not ship a firearm. I just shipped a rifle and i shipped it UPS which was the cheapest and easiest. It was $15 to ship it half way across the country. I took it first to a Fedex ship center and even though it says on their site that you can ship a gun through them, they wouldnt let me
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December 10, 2011, 09:35 PM | #6 | |
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The cheapest way I've ever used is the friendly FFL on your end using USPS for about $10-12, shipped to the FFL in the other state. Even if your FFL charges a modest fee, it is still cheaper than Fed Ex usually.
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December 11, 2011, 08:41 AM | #7 |
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I recently sent my SIG in for repair and UPS bent me over to the tune of $82.00.
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December 11, 2011, 09:04 AM | #8 | |
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If you have an FFL (dealer or gunsmith) you're comfortable doing business with, and they ship by US Postal Service, the cheapest way to ship is to pay them a transfer/handling fee and let them ship it through the mail system, insured.
You will be hard pressed to ship a typical handgun any distance in the US, yourself, for less than $50. If you have to add the FFL costs to that... Unhappily, too, not all FFLs will accept transfers from a non-FFL. While shipping it yourself by UPS or FedEx can be too expensive, if you try to use stealth methods (not telling the shipper what you're shipping), you could have difficulties if you have to make an insurance claim. (I had difficulties, in terms of time and effort, with an insurance claim even WHEN it was done right.) Quote:
The regs state that firearms or ammunition delivered to a common carrier for shipment must be accompanied by a written notice to the carrier of the contents of the shipment. I've NEVER given a shipper such a written notice, but I've always told them what was being shipped -- and paid the extra freight. I suspect that the carrier would give you trouble, if they found out -- but it if was shipped to a proper receiving party, what would happen if the Feds got involved is less clear. Last edited by Walt Sherrill; December 11, 2011 at 09:14 AM. |
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December 11, 2011, 10:02 AM | #10 |
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UPS will empty your wallet....., sorry I am off topic but back to it, use USPS.
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But, you can ship IN-STATE in some cases without involving an FFL, if your state laws don't cause you problems. Long guns by mail, even. State law control IN STATE transfers, but postal regs still allow only FFLs to ship handguns by mail. |
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I shipped a pistol within my state (less than 500 miles) via UPS and it cost me $64. I told the buyer it would be around $50, so I ended up losing $14 on my end.
I would have been better off having an FFL send it via Priority Mail. Next time. |
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oh i was told the post office will not ship firearms, i guess i was given wrong information. As far as UPS goes, i dont know how everyone is spending so much to ship them. I shipped a Lee Enfield which is a pretty long and i packed it pretty damn good so it was somewhat heavy and i only paid $15 to ship it across the country. Maybe they charge you alot more to ship a handgun
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I have not used UPS for any shipping for several years but the last I knew of they were the same as Fed-Ex. As a matter of fact it was UPS that started all this BS on shipping handguns, it had something to do with some of their employees stealing handguns that were being shipped. Best Regards Bob Hunter www.huntercustoms.com |
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I just take them to my FFL...$10, any gun, anywhere...pistol, rifle, shotgun....doesn't matter.
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I've had gun dealers tell me you can break a gun down and ship it USPS. I don't know if this is true, but if you take a 1911 for instance and field strip it, packaging each component individually does it still constitute a firearm?
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WVsig got right to the heart of the issue. (Dealers can tell you a lot of things, some of which is totally wrong.) Some folks believe that you can break a handgun down and ship the parts separately, thereby avoiding the AIR DELIVERY costs of sending a handgun by UPS or FedEx. You can't do it as far as the carrier is concerned.
As noted, the frame or receiver is the gun. You can't ship that part of a handgun through the US Postal Service unless you're an FFL. You can ship any other part of a handgun by mail, though. Want to get a slide refinished, or sights added? Just mail the slide (properly insured) to the firm or person of your choice. You can't ship ammo by mail, either. |
December 11, 2011, 11:19 PM | #23 |
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Even the term "handgun" is too broad when dealing with USPS. They will ship an antique handgun with no problem. BUT note antique, NOT Curio and Relic; they are NOT the same thing.
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However the individual or those operating a small busines such as myself do not get those breaks. That's what makes UPS or Fed-Ex reasoning on the way to ship a handgun BS. Best Regards Bob Hunter www.huntercustoms.com |
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>>I would have been better off having an FFL send it via Priority Mail.<<
Ditto that..........
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