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Damn!

This is one fun post to read!!!

Never ceases to amaze what one can learn on 16ga.

Chuck

Yes, I too have recently had to deal with these uber hoops to jump through to TRY and ship a gun(s).

USPS has to ship a long gun (shotgun/rifle) as long as certain requirements are met on the receiving end....you can ship from one state to another if you are shipping it to yourself (ex: flying to a different state to hunt, don't want the airline hassle)...
OR...you can ship the long gun to an FFL dealer in another state for a seperate party to collect after a FFL Transfer has been conducted by said FFL holder to new owner.
USPS will NOT ship a handgun.

UPS / FEDEX MAY ship handguns if shipped FROM an FFL holder TO an FFL holder, also they MAY ship long guns under same circumstance as the USPS...
The difference is the word MAY...its at thier DISCRETION. No one, not even the Federal Government, can DEMAND that they do this. That would not be constitutional.

Do I LIKE it....no.

But...those shipping companies are thier own private entities. They are entitled to do as they please. Business is business. If they choose to lose that revenue, so be it.

You can't demand a business to do anything. That's private sector privilege. It might not meet your metric of your needs, but its a reality.

Take it to the FFL dealer / gunshop YOU trust and ship it thru them. If THEY won't ship it, get vocal with them....they are supposed to be working EXPRESSLY for the gun owner.

Yes, I too have recently had to deal with these uber hoops to jump through to TRY and ship a gun(s).

USPS has to ship a long gun (shotgun/rifle) as long as certain requirements are met on the receiving end....you can ship from one state to another if you are shipping it to yourself (ex: flying to a different state to hunt, don't want the airline hassle)...
OR...you can ship the long gun to an FFL dealer in another state for a seperate party to collect after a FFL Transfer has been conducted by said FFL holder to new owner.
USPS will NOT ship a handgun.

UPS / FEDEX MAY ship handguns if shipped FROM an FFL holder TO an FFL holder, also they MAY ship long guns under same circumstance as the USPS...
The difference is the word MAY...its at thier DISCRETION. No one, not even the Federal Government, can DEMAND that they do this. That would not be constitutional.

Do I LIKE it....no.

But...those shipping companies are thier own private entities. They are entitled to do as they please. Business is business. If they choose to lose that revenue, so be it.

You can't demand a business to do anything. That's private sector privilege. It might not meet your metric of your needs, but its a reality.

Take it to the FFL dealer / gunshop YOU trust and ship it thru them. If THEY won't ship it, get vocal with them....they are supposed to be working EXPRESSLY for the gun owner.

I shipped 5 guns last month via USPS Registered, 3 day priority. Three guns to one person in Ohio. I am in Ga. The other to Vermont. One gun to Charleston, SC 110 miles from home. On the three gun shipment, it log jammed in Jacksonville where it sat for close to a week. Problem being I shipped late Thursday which means it didn't get out from home until Friday but being received in Jax on Monday. Shipment took 12 days. The other gun, ten days. Lastly, the SC gun took one week. In looking at the USPS FAQ page regarding Registered mail, it contains the warning: Don't ship registered if speed is needed regardless of method sent. In other words, priority is a waste of money. The logging in of signatures of each handler is manual which eats time, but it is the surest, most secure form. What is misleading about delivery time with the combination of Priority and Registered is the receipt received from PO gives an estimated delivery time based on Priority without the Registered Mail option considered. Gil

Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1310 Location: Western WA

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Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 1310 Location: Western WA

I’m not about to test her patience and goodwill. It’s a small hundred year old two person operation that USPS has been trying to shut down for years. It’s right down the road and we use it at least weekly with no waiting. And I pay a few dollars a month for a PO box. If we trouble her, she just might tell us to take this job and … it, and shut her window for good. The next nearest PO is a large suburban center a half hour away with a line that sometimes snakes outside the building. I’ll happily pay the LGS $35 to stay in good stead with her.

B.

I just received a mailer from the folks at Blue Book and on the back page there is an advertisement for a place called "Ship Outdoors". They claim to "save up to 70% on shipping".
Blue Book says SO is a sister business to them.
I went to their website, shipoutdoors.com, and couldn't find much information but, that having been said I am not really interested in their service because I have few guns left and they will be given to the kids and friends upon my demise.

So this may help someone or not but is mostly informational. I had no idea costs had risen so dramatically.

Regards,
Chuck