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Question on shipping a handgun
- Thread starter Buggydave
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Quake_Guy said:well then that is why the dealer fee is substantially greater than just the shipping cost...
Logging in a firearm for a dealer takes no longer than it is taking me to write this reply. It is very easy. All they have to record is the mfg/importer, model, caliber, type of firearm (pistol, revolver, rifle, etc) and where it came from (what distributor, what person, etc). Very simple information.
Some dealers charge a large fee because they don't want to deal with it...it can take some time to write emails, acquire/exchange copies of FFL's/DL's, etc. Not a huge amount of effort for $50....maybe takes about 30 minutes total work in extreme cases.
A friend of mine owned a gun shop a few years back, and he made upwards of $1,000 per month just doing FFL transfers for people, $20 per gun. It's easy money.
Well, I got it shipped yesterday! Took a little longer to get done only because the owner of the shop it is going to in NC was on vacation and had to wait for him to get back to e-mail the info to the store here.
BIG thanks to Alpha Dog Firearms in Tempe (Mill and Baseline) for shipping it for me. I didn't even know of this store before, but for sure will be going back for my gun needs in the future, even though there are closer stores to me. Some stores near me didn't even want to do it, and the ones who did wanted like $75-$100 to do it. Alpha Dog did it for the shipping cost only ($25). Very nice store, and the girl I dealt with couldn't be nicer. They even have a little coffee shop in the back. I highly recommend them! Also thanks to PK90 for his offer to ship it for me, just a little far for me to drive.
BIG thanks to Alpha Dog Firearms in Tempe (Mill and Baseline) for shipping it for me. I didn't even know of this store before, but for sure will be going back for my gun needs in the future, even though there are closer stores to me. Some stores near me didn't even want to do it, and the ones who did wanted like $75-$100 to do it. Alpha Dog did it for the shipping cost only ($25). Very nice store, and the girl I dealt with couldn't be nicer. They even have a little coffee shop in the back. I highly recommend them! Also thanks to PK90 for his offer to ship it for me, just a little far for me to drive.
Tim McBride
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Quake_Guy said:before this falls off, any other input regarding shipping friendly FFLs?
AJI in the East Valley is awesome.
Ballistic Therapy
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The FFL I use in Tucson charges $25 flat to ship a handgun.
He will even supply the box and pack it for you.
I have shipped lots of guns through him.
Rifles are right around $35 depending on weight to ship.
I can't believe what some FFL's want to do 10 or 15 minutes of work.
He will even supply the box and pack it for you.
I have shipped lots of guns through him.
Rifles are right around $35 depending on weight to ship.
I can't believe what some FFL's want to do 10 or 15 minutes of work.