Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Let me tell you a story about the USPS!

High Country and myself were doing a deal here on the campfire for a shotgun. I'll take it was said, emails and phone numbers were exchanged. Money changed hands and the gun was MAILED! And I waited and waited and waited somemore. During this time High Country and I stayed in touch. The tracking number was not in the USPS system???? So more phone calls and High Country got the post master involed. Now the gun shows up and all is well. Just wonder where the gun was. High Country was great to deal with, so everyone remember that for the future. Just watch out for the USPS.

Just shipped a rifle today to Lubbockdave. It is insured but hoping he gets it soon. TM

My best wishes that all goes well. Never can tell with the goverment running things.

I've heard way more stories of guns being lost or damaged from UPS than the USPS.

It's always fun to bash to post office, but I've generally been pretty impressed with our postal workers up here.

Priority Mail, deliver confirmation. Works super.

USPS normally only puts the number in the system after it's delivered. It's really not tracking - but a delivery confirmation number.

Yep.

And Yep again.

Yep, I'll take USPS over UPS any day! The last rifle I shipped via Priority Mail was under $20.00 and was delivered in two days! I couldn't even begin to count the number of items I've shipped/received over the past several years and I can recall exactly one that was delayed on account of USPS. I did have a money order get lost that was in a regular envelope, but they replaced it without much hassle.

The last time I shipped a gun through UPS they charged me a freak'n Hazmat fee! Figure that one out!....

FWIW:

Both United Parcel Service and the Post Office have treated me very.

Never a problem with either one.

BMT

Maybe you forgot to unload it...kidding.

What I hate the most is buying a firearm, sending a Postal Money Order because they are the most secure, and then having to wait for the firearm to get here. I just hate waiting for a firearm, because I'm always so pumped that I'm getting another one.
I'm waiting on one from Wisconson right now, and the guy said he'd "probably" ship it out (last) Monday...well, it's Wednesday, and still no email that he's shipped it. Course, I'm like a kid in a candy store when it comes to getting guns in the mail.
So if you sell someone a gun, send it as soon as you can!

Yes, the ever popular "We have your stuff and don't know where it is" It's one of the irksome things about the USPS system.

I have had very good luck with usps priority and I have mailed hundreds of packages inlcuding scopes ,rifles etc. Often I am surprised how fast the package gets clear across the country! The great part is priority is barely more than parcel sometimes even less depending on package size. Insurance is the key thing always get insurance unless it very inexpensive stuff that doesn't need it.Whe insured the package has to be signed for, Dleivery confirmation doesn't do much of anything for you. I don't use it because the insurance does more for you.

That is what I use almost exclusively.

The gun was mailed on nov. 22 and showed up today. And to top things off this was my first internet purchase. But all ended up well. I got the gun. Can't wait to bust some clay birds. I guess it was just one of those things that happens.

I just did a deal with the USPS. I shipped the USPS MO Friday at noon priority with delivery confirmation. The delivery confirmation showed the package accepted at my local PO at the time I dropped it off. It was delivered cross country on Monday. Gun was shipped same way and the DC showed it was dropped off on Tuesday, made it to cross country and delivered Thursday. The DC number in this case worked like the UPS tracking number. I believe the only difference is the USPS is not updated until the carrier returns to the PO where UPS is 'live' updates.

I had a guy make me some prototype grips for my bow, his wife shipped them from ID at the end of April (unfortunately not insured or w/ tracking #) I have yet to receive these grips.

Another great experience with the USPS.

Guys, I work for the USPS & for what it's worth, I would NEVER send or have sent to me, anything I value without first demanding the ins., & del. con. tracking. The usps sorting facilities use a computerized sorting system that is not 100% accurate. How do I know this? I swear,I can't go 2 months without running across a piece going from hawaii to austrailia via my rural route in wisconsin. Some odd pieces going between countries in europe occasionaly detour over to me as well.
dh1, your correct in that the scanners we use are collectors that are downloaded upon returning to the office.

In over 10 years mailing/receiving firearms through the USPS I've only had one minor claim and it was handled within 60 days..


UPS, on the other hand, ......well let's just say I avoid them like the plague (for firearms only, otherwise no beef)

Yes, Priority... I forgot to mention that.. Plus, I insure everything..