Question on shipping a handgun

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The FFL I use puts it in a flat rate box and ships them through the USPS.
That is the cheapest way to ship a pistol.
If I were you I would look for another FFL.
 
So far all the ones I have called have said handguns have to go 2-day air! One of the ones near me that will do it told me the same, yet when I ordered a handgun from them a while back and they told me 2-3 days, it took a week and a half for them to get it! lol
 
Your dealers are fools.

I'm in Goodyear OP if you want to drive over. My usual rate is $20 fee plus $24 shipping. I'll do it for $35 total if you mention this thread.
 
Where are you located at in Goodyear? I have to run to that side of town next week sometime. If I don't find anyone reasonable on this side.
I will call AJI tomorrow also.
 
PK90 said:
Your dealers are fools.

I'm in Goodyear OP if you want to drive over. My usual rate is $20 fee plus $24 shipping. I'll do it for $35 total if you mention this thread.
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Go with Paul here, honest and easy to work with....
And now economical, it seems
 
Buggydave said:
Where are you located at in Goodyear? I have to run to that side of town next week sometime. If I don't find anyone reasonable on this side.
I will call AJI tomorrow also.
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Estrella Ordnance
Bullard & MC85
 
Well ups and fedex are not following those rules. I tried shipping to a FFL through UPS last week and they refused to do it. I called Fedex and they refused as well. They told me it had to go from FFL to FFL. I showed them the rules and they said this is the way it is. So something is wrong here.
 
FedEx and UPS make their own rules when it comes to firearms. If you don't have a shipping account with them they tend to not me helpful. I've used FedEx to ship several handguns...it's helpful when you don't tell them whats in the box. Shipmygun.com uses FedEx; I've never had an issue when using their service.
 
17-21-23 said:
Well ups and fedex are not following those rules. I tried shipping to a FFL through UPS last week and they refused to do it. I called Fedex and they refused as well. They told me it had to go from FFL to FFL. I showed them the rules and they said this is the way it is. So something is wrong here.
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Because they have made up their own internal rules(that their staff is ill informed on) in addition to the legal requirements.
 
17-21-23 said:
I used to be if you didn't want to fly with your gun you could ship it to yourself for hunting. Not anymore.
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Unless something changed I don't know about this is still the case. It just has to be done by YOU at both ends. Can't have your buddy drop it off for you. And shipping to yourself means your name has to be the recipient but

your name
c/o abd hunting lodge
moose jaw BFE

is valid.
 
Steve_In_29 said:
Yep walk in with sealed box and ship it. They have no need to know what is in it and if asked tell them machined parts.
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That could end up being tricky. I'm fairly certain they'll run it thru a scanner and if its fully assembled, or the person watching is knowledgeable, will see it's a firearm. I know I had a problem shipping ammo to someone using UPS. Local distribution center wouldn't do it until they got a call from corporate. Give Corp a call, maybe they can help out.
 
Called AJI today and they said 25 transfer + 40-60 shipping!
Found another place not far that I didn't even know about and they said they will do it for just the cost to ship, like 25-30. I asked about a transfer fee and she said why would I charge you a transfer fee to just put a shipping label on a box and let shipping company take it, transfer fee is on the other end! I like this place already!
 
It sounds to me like there are lots of FFL's out there making good money on handling and shipping fees.
Like I said before the one I use charges a flat fee of $25 for handguns and $35-$40 for rifles.
 
TangoDown said:
That could end up being tricky. I'm fairly certain they'll run it thru a scanner and if its fully assembled, or the person watching is knowledgeable, will see it's a firearm. I know I had a problem shipping ammo to someone using UPS. Local distribution center wouldn't do it until they got a call from corporate. Give Corp a call, maybe they can help out.
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It doesn't matter what a scanner might see, as UPS/FedEx have no Corp policies against the shipment of firearms. They simply state they want you do it via Overnight delivery so it is in their system for as short a time as possible. Due to the theft their own employees commit.

A local branch refusing to ship a weapon is simply setting their own policy and it can be ignored.

Ammo is different then a firearm as it falls into a hazardous materials classification. Though that just means there should be the appropriate hazmat sticker on the box is all.
 
trying to ship guns without an FFL 4-5 years ago was a PITA, I can only imagine its gotten worse. You can follow all the rules you want, even the USPS makes stuff up on the fly. You tell them its a gun and they act like its a radioactive pitbull in the box. Its way easier to fly with a gun than ship one.

Don't dealers have to log in every gun they receive, regardless if they ship it that day?
 
Quake_Guy said:
Don't dealers have to log in every gun they receive, regardless if they ship it that day?
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Dealers are required to log all acquisition and disposition for every firearm in their shop.
 
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