I have a rifle that was given to me after a relative's death. It was used to win many benchrest matches - hunting rifle class. It is a 722 with a 6mm Remington Douglas premium air gauge barrel. There is barrel erosion. I'd like to send this to a gunsmith to do this work - set barrel back 2" and rechamber. The barrel is the same diameter for about 2 1/2" ahead of recoil lug.
Anyone interested?
If I ship it across state lines do I need to have it shipped by a FFL holder?
Thanks.
Shipped by a FFL holder? Don't think so. Been about four years, but last time I shipped a barreled action to a gunsmith, I went to my local post office and sent it from Texas to a gunsmith in Oregon. Back then, I think I sent four rifles (just the barreled actions) to the Oregon gunsmith from Texas using my local post office.
Mind you, the postal clerk at the counter may reject your package if you tell her its a rifle/firearm. Happened to me about the 2nd time I shipped a rifle using my post office. But I protested and another postal employee with more experience, OK'd me shipping it. After that, I just told the clerk it was metal/machine parts to avoid a hassle.
By the way, the gunsmith I used was Mark Skaggs in Grants Falls or Pass Oregon, forget which. He has a website.....just google Mark Skaggs Gunsmithing and you'll find him. He did decent work for me and was reasonably price....but thats been a few years ago
Bugger, ship it to Dave at IT&D Custom Guns. He does great work and is very reasonable. Quick turnaround too. powdr
Mind you, the postal clerk at the counter may reject your package if you tell her its a rifle/firearm. Happened to me about the 2nd time I shipped a rifle using my post office. But I protested and another postal employee with more experience, OK'd me shipping it. After that, I just told the clerk it was metal/machine parts to avoid a hassle.
LOL, similar thing happened to me. I was trying to be straightforward and honest, so I told them what it was; the postal guy got all worked up and told me it's illegal to bring firearms into the post office. I tried to explain, but then realized he's a liberal, so I just left.
Isn't Chad Dixon in SD or ND? Very capable.
I'll see if I can locate him.
Mind you, the postal clerk at the counter may reject your package if you tell her its a rifle/firearm. Happened to me about the 2nd time I shipped a rifle using my post office. But I protested and another postal employee with more experience, OK'd me shipping it. After that, I just told the clerk it was metal/machine parts to avoid a hassle.
LOL, similar thing happened to me. I was trying to be straightforward and honest, so I told them what it was; the postal guy got all worked up and told me it's illegal to bring firearms into the post office. I tried to explain, but then realized he's a liberal, so I just left.
The guy in the local post office is a nice guy and is not judgemental.
For a long time I had an ideal situation: a regular counter man at my nearby post office was a member of my range and a big time shooter himself.
Doesn't matter what the postal guy says. It is legal to ship a long gun to an FFL. Tell them they need to read their regs!
I just sent a couple boxes of Nosler Partitions. A substitute mail person told me it's illegal to send ammunition. I said it's not ammunition. She said, "Yes it is! It says bullets right here!"
I opened one of the boxes. "See it isn't ammunition, it's just copper and lead."