UPS Store Won't Ship Any "Gun" Parts - Page 2

FrankenMauser · May 6, 2017, 12:41 PM

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Gee wizz! Easy to fix!
Get box,
Package item,
Go online,
Pay and print label at ups.com
Attach label to box
Drop box into a UPS drop box
Done!

Show me a drop box that a packaged rifle stock will fit inside.

dakota.potts · May 6, 2017, 02:33 PM

I went to USPS first but the scope would not fit inside a standard priority box (too long). I also dislike having to disarm while in place. I shipped some DVDs to a fellow through UPS and he received them soaking wet with a beat up box (I let them package at the store)

Looks like I'll be going USPS for shipping from now on, wherever possible

Berserker · May 6, 2017, 03:28 PM

UPS stores are different than UPS. They won't ship guns, but regular UPS service centers will. Though I haven't expereince scrutiny of small stuff. I went in with a rifle, before I knew the difference. The long box got their attention.

junglebob · May 6, 2017, 04:12 PM

Handloader101 mentioned in his post #21 about packaging it yourself, buying postage online and dropping it in a UPS drop box. This should save you some money over what the UPS Store would charge. If no drop box is nearby and/or
you have something big like a rifle stock, you could drop it off at a Staples office supply store. No charge if it has the paid shipping label on it, cheaper than what they charge too. I think UPS stores may take packages with prepaid shipping labels as well.

FrankenMauser · May 6, 2017, 06:14 PM

Doesn't get around the issue, junglebob.
They are not supposed to accept a package without asking what's in it.
At that point, the two options are:
1. Lie or bend the truth.
2. Walk out and go elsewhere.

TXAZ · May 6, 2017, 06:36 PM

Counter attendant: What are you shipping today sir?

Gun enthusiast: "100 precision double Ogives, 12 small metal parts, 2 castings, a hand carved camera mount and 4 springs." (most parts of a handgun except 'the gun" and 100 brass projectiles)

Counter attendant: "What's a double Ogive?"

Gun enthusiast: "It is an arch shaped precision part a machinist makes that can help determine the results of an unexpected transient resulting in a very high pressure impulse in a pipe for a few thousandths of a second, where the results are monitored and recorded locally and from afar, followed by appropriate corrections to the overall system."

Counter attendant: <Puzzled look> < Another Puzzled look> "Of course. How bout them Cowboys?"

22-rimfire · May 7, 2017, 04:40 PM

So, take the scope to a UPS center. Why precisely did you have to tell the UPS store that you were shipping a scope? The problem is with that UPS store.

ammo.crafter · May 7, 2017, 04:48 PM

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Hole puncher

Damon555 · May 7, 2017, 07:18 PM

There's no reason to lie when they ask you what's in the box....The usual answer is "finished machine parts".......which is exactly what many gun related items are.

FAS1 · May 7, 2017, 07:20 PM

The one by my home only asks if anything inside is hazardous or fragile. Anything I ship is boxed and labeled at home.

dakota.potts · May 8, 2017, 01:42 PM

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Why precisely did you have to tell the UPS store that you were shipping a scope?

I don't have my own packing materials at home and just wanted to drop it by at lunch and have them pack it and ship it. Saves me some hassle and allows me to state that it was packed at the shipping location instead of by me. So I brought it by in the original box, taped up all around, to be packed. Didn't realize having a scope would cause such a commotion.

FrankenMauser · May 8, 2017, 07:55 PM

Commotion?
Try taking a scope through airport security in New York.

Long day...

Prof Young · May 9, 2017, 03:33 AM

As I understand the law you must be an FFL to mail guns via the US postal service.

On the other hand our local UPS is via a hardware store and I've shipped guns out of there on three occasions with no problems at all.

Life is Good
Prof Young

May 6, 2017, 02:33 PM	#27
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	I went to USPS first but the scope would not fit inside a standard priority box (too long). I also dislike having to disarm while in place. I shipped some DVDs to a fellow through UPS and he received them soaking wet with a beat up box (I let them package at the store) Looks like I'll be going USPS for shipping from now on, wherever possible __________________ Certified Gunsmith (On Hiatus) Certified Armorer - H&K and Glock Among Others You can find my writings at my website, pottsprecision.com.

May 6, 2017, 06:14 PM	#30
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Doesn't get around the issue, junglebob. They are not supposed to accept a package without asking what's in it. At that point, the two options are: 1. Lie or bend the truth. 2. Walk out and go elsewhere. __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 6, 2017, 06:36 PM	#31
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Counter attendant: What are you shipping today sir? Gun enthusiast: "100 precision double Ogives, 12 small metal parts, 2 castings, a hand carved camera mount and 4 springs." (most parts of a handgun except 'the gun" and 100 brass projectiles) Counter attendant: "What's a double Ogive?" Gun enthusiast: "It is an arch shaped precision part a machinist makes that can help determine the results of an unexpected transient resulting in a very high pressure impulse in a pipe for a few thousandths of a second, where the results are monitored and recorded locally and from afar, followed by appropriate corrections to the overall system." Counter attendant: <Puzzled look> < Another Puzzled look> "Of course. How bout them Cowboys?" __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

May 7, 2017, 04:48 PM	#33
ammo.crafter Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2006 Location: The Keystone State Posts: 1,970	ups Description: Hole puncher __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". --Thomas Jefferson

May 8, 2017, 07:55 PM	#37
FrankenMauser Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2008 Location: In the valley above the plain Posts: 13,424	Commotion? Try taking a scope through airport security in New York. Long day... __________________ Don't even try it. It's even worse than the internet would lead you to believe.

May 6, 2017, 03:28 PM	#28
Berserker Junior member Join Date: April 6, 2015 Location: WI & UP Posts: 284	UPS stores are different than UPS. They won't ship guns, but regular UPS service centers will. Though I haven't expereince scrutiny of small stuff. I went in with a rifle, before I knew the difference. The long box got their attention.

May 6, 2017, 04:12 PM	#29
junglebob Member Join Date: December 16, 2004 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 85	Handloader101 mentioned in his post #21 about packaging it yourself, buying postage online and dropping it in a UPS drop box. This should save you some money over what the UPS Store would charge. If no drop box is nearby and/or you have something big like a rifle stock, you could drop it off at a Staples office supply store. No charge if it has the paid shipping label on it, cheaper than what they charge too. I think UPS stores may take packages with prepaid shipping labels as well.

May 7, 2017, 04:40 PM	#32
22-rimfire Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 5,323	So, take the scope to a UPS center. Why precisely did you have to tell the UPS store that you were shipping a scope? The problem is with that UPS store.

May 7, 2017, 07:18 PM	#34
Damon555 Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2012 Posts: 384	There's no reason to lie when they ask you what's in the box....The usual answer is "finished machine parts".......which is exactly what many gun related items are.

May 7, 2017, 07:20 PM	#35
FAS1 Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2010 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 541	The one by my home only asks if anything inside is hazardous or fragile. Anything I ship is boxed and labeled at home.

May 9, 2017, 03:33 AM	#38
Prof Young Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2007 Location: Illinois - down state Posts: 2,404	Must be FFL to use USPS . . . . As I understand the law you must be an FFL to mail guns via the US postal service. On the other hand our local UPS is via a hardware store and I've shipped guns out of there on three occasions with no problems at all. Life is Good Prof Young