Comments on: Shipping Guns and Gun Parts

By: BWJones

BWJones — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:14:23 +0000

Indeed and thank you for the tips. I also will not use UPS due to a number of problems with them. The latest was two days ago when I had a rifle shipped with explicit instructions on the Pelican case to leave it at the UPS facility where I would pick it up. It has stickers all over it saying HOLD FOR CUSTOMER AT FACILITY with my name and cell phone number on it and paperwork saying it is a firearm. So, what does UPS do? They drop a Pelican 1750 case off right on the front porch where they left it propped up against the wall for the whole world to see. No telling how many hours it sat there…

By: Tom Mc (aceball)

Tom Mc (aceball) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:37:35 +0000

How about this… Ship the bolt, cylinder, slide, or whatever in a separate package or different carrier. If stolen or lost the thieves do not end up with functional a firearm. Personally, I store my guns in one safe and secure bolts, etc. in a seperate safe. If the firearms are stolen, the culprit(s) are likely to get caught searching for parts, first from local shops and then on the net. Just a thought for some added piece of mind.

Tom (aceball) Mc

By: Bob White

Bob White — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:51:38 +0000

Thanks for all the info! I had so much trouble shipping I ended up buying one of these postal scales and just printed the labels from home and dropped them off. Lot less red tape. I'm glad someone wrote about all the correct rules and regulations though! This will help me alot.