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Originally Posted by Frank Ettin
I should add that for any guns, and only those guns, which are Curios and Relics (generally more than 50 years old), if, but only if, you have a federal C&R license (03 FFL), you could pick them up.
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...and this is a good time to mention that
03 Collector (or C&R) FFL's may NOT lawfully mail handguns or receive them by mail, unless they are legal antiques (this category includes handguns made before 1899, and black powder percussion replicas and muzzleloaders). Publication 52 parts 432.2.a and 432.3.h conspicuously excludes licensed collectors from the list of parties who may lawfully mail modern handguns or receive them by mail; see the links I posted earlier. This includes mailing them to yourself.
Given that UPS and FedEx require handgun shipments to go via Next Day Air, packing all of them in a big locking case and checking it through the airport actually MIGHT be cheaper and more convenient, assuming you are somehow able to lawfully take possession in CA. (Transporting firearms on commercial airlines is also beyond the scope of this thread; however, firearms are treated differently than other checked baggage, and transporting firearms by air may be less hassle than you think.)