shipping revolvers

[Packrat]

IMO, shipping with USPS is one of the best, Shipped a revolver to Wahington State, arrived early
Of course I'm in Arizona where our PO is still American

 

[jack]

No po is american all union dummies (LOL) Some follow usps rules some don't don;t ask don't tell but if a problem no insurance on illegally shipped items

 

[Bad Karma]

Why are you even telling them anything?
If you box it and take it to them for postage, the question is regarding anything liquid, hazardous or perishable. The correct, and only answer required, is no.

If you use Click and Ship, box it, weigh it, and answer the question. Print the label, tape it to the box and be done with it. Most you have to say is have a nice day.

Never forget the “Have a nice day.” Seems like some postal workers struggle with that.

 

[Coolhand]

That probably has something to do with the term going postal .

 

[Rifleman1776]

I checked onlne only ffl can. All handguns even antique cannot be shipped usps. Airfreight for me is 75 bucks.

Not correct. Exempt firearms like our ml and c&b pistols can be shipped USPS as easy as any other item. I use the online click and ship, usually with a flat rate box. Never a problem. Going to the post office can be a whole 'nuther story. You may encounter a po clerks who is ignorant and/or just likes to give a hard time. There is no arguing with those types. Do it from home.

 

[poker]

I bought a bp pistol from out west and the seller shipped it usps. A few days later I got a call from a usps postal inspector in St Paul. He asked me if I was expecting a package from (the sellers name). I said yes. Then he asked me whats in that package. I told him its a muzzleloading pistol, and as far as I was aware should be perfectly legal to ship. He then asked if I minded them opening the package to check. I told him to go ahead, and asked him why all this special treatment. He then told me that it was all due to the barrel was sticking out the side of the box and the package handlers notified him. He would look in the package and call me back. He called back in a few minutes and said everythings cool and theyd repackage if necessary and get it on its way to me. It arrived with the hole taped up, no cushioning whatsoever, but as expected and undamaged. It just goes to show how idiotic some shippers can be, and that its perfectly legal to ship bp firearms.

 

[45D]

I bought a bp pistol from out west and the seller shipped it usps. A few days later I got a call from a usps postal inspector in St Paul. He asked me if I was expecting a package from (the sellers name). I said yes. Then he asked me whats in that package. I told him its a muzzleloading pistol, and as far as I was aware should be perfectly legal to ship. He then asked if I minded them opening the package to check. I told him to go ahead, and asked him why all this special treatment. He then told me that it was all due to the barrel was sticking out the side of the box and the package handlers notified him. He would look in the package and call me back. He called back in a few minutes and said everythings cool and theyd repackage if necessary and get it on its way to me. It arrived with the hole taped up, no cushioning whatsoever, but as expected and undamaged. It just goes to show how idiotic some shippers can be, and that its perfectly legal to ship bp firearms.

Yep, I get them all the time with the barrel sticking out!! People these days don't know how to pack anything!!!

 

[BlackRock52]

Did not know about stamps,com

I keep hearing FedEx will not ship except for FFL's. Locally, the service center says "Not an issue". If the receiving state allows BP Handguns(Michigan used to but now is FFL to FFL) - then Pack case(s) in sturdy cardboard box (perhaps with cushioning around case(s). Then, go to FedEx website enter data to create own label complete with desired level of insurance -- print -- and deliver to a FedEx shipping site. Get a receipt for tracking. (If they print the label then they will ask ?'s and give you a form to sign.) USPS can be off-n-on. My last attempt I was told by clerk "We cannot ship firearms..." I asked to speak to super and she said no problem -- just do not identify contents. UPS seems to actively discourage firearm shipments and there LOTS of stories about firearms arriving broken (think Ace Ventura) or just disappear. I will not use them -- even for parts

 

[BlackRock52]

I bought a bp pistol from out west and the seller shipped it usps. A few days later I got a call from a usps postal inspector in St Paul. He asked me if I was expecting a package from (the sellers name). I said yes. Then he asked me whats in that package. I told him its a muzzleloading pistol, and as far as I was aware should be perfectly legal to ship. He then asked if I minded them opening the package to check. I told him to go ahead, and asked him why all this special treatment. He then told me that it was all due to the barrel was sticking out the side of the box and the package handlers notified him. He would look in the package and call me back. He called back in a few minutes and said everythings cool and theyd repackage if necessary and get it on its way to me. It arrived with the hole taped up, no cushioning whatsoever, but as expected and undamaged. It just goes to show how idiotic some shippers can be, and that its perfectly legal to ship bp firearms.

"perfectly legal to ship bp firearms." Not to every state and in some states not to certain counties unless shipment is FFL to FFL. Best source of shipping info is Old South Firearms. At the bottom of their website in the blue bar click on "Shipping Policy".
Here's a link: Old South Firearms, LLC
I have found their info very reliable

 

[CWKNOX]

I’ll have to remember that one. I’ve thought about telling them some off the wall stuff as well. Maybe a #6 wire stretcher. If I ever send one to California It will be the flux capacitor for a ballot machine.

I ship from cali-woo and its always a tool

 

[user 48679]

I have shipped revolvers through USPS. They asked if it was a gun, I said no.

Clerk bias - USPS Postal Clerks are only supposed to ask a few standard mailability questions about parcels, like: "Are the contents hazardous, flammable, explosive, liquid, fragile, perishable, or have batteries"

Nobody needs to lie, just keep their mouths closed - if the clerk keeps on, I speak to the Postmaster (who may know postal regs better than a clerk).

Remember, even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it didn't open it's mouth.

I have heard that USPS has re-classified muzzleloaders as "firearms" - but the USPS Regs still state that antiques & replica muzzleloaders carry an exemption, and are mailable.

Some state's, however, restrict accepting BP guns in the mail - so check the destination state's restrictions prior to mailing.

 

[user 43911]

USPS has been great for me, items have been getting to the destination quickly .
I once had to return a revolver to S&W , they asked me not to put company name on the box and not put what was in the box, I declared it to be an "11.43mm rotary hole punch".

 

[A34]

I ship online through the USPS website, priority mail with tracking and insure the package. Most times it's cheaper than Fedex/UPS. Have not had a problem yet. Shipped one last week.

 

[BlackRock52]

USPS has been great for me, items have been getting to the destination quickly .
I once had to return a revolver to S&W , they asked me not to put company name on the box and not put what was in the box, I declared it to be an "11.43mm rotary hole punch".

Agree -- Only problem with USPS has been with heavy rifles. Last one was supposed to be 5 days. Took a month. Went all over the country. I suspect cuz it was extra long and heavy it sat around until a truck was headed in my direction -- sort of. By all over I mean it started in Oregon. Then to Iowa, to Minneapolis, to Detroit, to Philly, to Grand Rapids, MI, to me in the UP. AT each location it sat for 2-3 days plus weekends. On arrival box beat up but hard case protected the rifle...

 

[TrophyGuy]

Ship firearms often and you are sure ti encounter some issue. I just completed a private transaction to sell a handgun to an out of town buyer. UPS or DHL were my only options even shipping FFL to FFL. UPS requires 2nd day air, presumably to reduce transit time and exposure to theft from their own employees. 2nd day air with $1,500 of insurance totaled $104. UPS then proceeded to ship by overland truck which took 1 week. Purchaser paid but I felt bilked.

 

[A34]

Ship firearms often and you are sure ti encounter some issue. I just completed a private transaction to sell a handgun to an out of town buyer. UPS or DHL were my only options even shipping FFL to FFL. UPS requires 2nd day air, presumably to reduce transit time and exposure to theft from their own employees. 2nd day air with $1,500 of insurance totaled $104. UPS then proceeded to ship by overland truck which took 1 week. Purchaser paid but I felt bilked.

I shipped some ammo about a year ago via ups. I applied the required labeling, and sure enough, it disappeared. Getting the claim settled was a major pain, and I still lost money because dummy me didn't insure for full value.

 

[BlackRock52]

I shipped some ammo about a year ago via ups. I applied the required labeling, and sure enough, it disappeared. Getting the claim settled was a major pain, and I still lost money because dummy me didn't insure for full value.

And that's their response to the broken/damaged firearm -- perhaps an antique/collectible -- "That's what insurance is for..." Big deal if the desired firearm now ruined/non-usable. Total a**h**es... Will not use them and if shipping to me I ask for FedEx or USPS

 

[SLOTHEAD]

I joined 'stamps.com'. I packed the revolver. Weighed the box. Put postage and type of mail. Put in box receptacle at PO. Got to Texas destination in 5 days. Did the same for revolver cylinders. Only bad thing is now I have a monthly fee on Stamps.com. Need to terminate the subscription or sell something else. Still got 2 revolvers to sell soon.

What two revolvers do you have left to sell?

 

[jack]

I used shipping easy cost 38 bucks for 5 handguns with insurance

 

[Sam squanch]

You cannot send any concealable weapon through USPS. Antique, or replica. But that may change, per the ruling by the judge that possession of a handgun on PO property is legal. I just have anything I buy sent to my local gun store, so I can pick it up. Better than the neighborhood meth monkeys stealing it from the mailbox….