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May 6, 2017, 12:41 PM | #26 | |
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May 6, 2017, 02:33 PM | #27 |
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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
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May 6, 2017, 03:28 PM | #28 |
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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.
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May 6, 2017, 04:12 PM | #29 |
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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 6, 2017, 06:14 PM | #30 |
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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.
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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?"
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May 7, 2017, 04:40 PM | #32 |
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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.
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May 7, 2017, 04:48 PM | #33 |
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May 7, 2017, 07:18 PM | #34 |
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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.
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May 7, 2017, 07:20 PM | #35 |
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The one by my home only asks if anything inside is hazardous or fragile. Anything I ship is boxed and labeled at home.
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May 8, 2017, 01:42 PM | #36 | |
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May 8, 2017, 07:55 PM | #37 |
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Commotion?
Try taking a scope through airport security in New York. Long day...
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May 9, 2017, 03:33 AM | #38 |
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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 |
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