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I was looking at a bolt rifle on guns international web site was about to pull the trigger when shop/owner emailed me the S&H would be $150.00 from Illinois to Alaska seems double what it should be. Is it about right or not, maybe I am out of touch?
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He's ass raping you. That's more like triple what USPS should be.
Might be right for 2nd day air Fed ex or UPS, but even that seems pretty stiff as a rifle is 10 or so pounds
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$45 to $65 USPS priority.
Fedex and UPS will be nearly double.
$150? See 458’s comment above.
For long guns, USPS really is the cheapest coming up here, despite my general disdain for the entity.
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As an FFL, almost all of the guns I have bought outside AK for the last several years came from either the manufacturer or Whiitaker's. Derrick ships to AK for free...
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He's ass raping you. That's more like triple what USPS should be.
Might be right for 2nd day air Fed ex or UPS, but even that seems pretty stiff as a rifle is 10 or so pounds Not thinking you are touching strongly enough on the sphincter aspect...
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Thanks
That’s what I was thinking. Problem is I can’t just go to Whitaker’s or Buds and find the same gun. I am looking at a 7x57 in a 98 mauser in my price range. (Cheap) Bummer if I have to pass on this rifle because of this BS.
Thanks again for all the help.
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I want a 7x57 in a bad way.
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Insurance is a factor, beside the actual shipping price. I USPS a rifle to New York a couple weeks ago. Price of Priority mail and insurance was $86.50+the hardcase and box.
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I want a 7x57 in a bad way. 98s in 7x57 are a long way from rare...
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Insurance is a factor, beside the actual shipping price. I USPS a rifle to New York a couple weeks ago. Price of Priority mail and insurance was $86.50+the hardcase and box. Yup, but they make their money off the little people and pass the savings on to Amazon.
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I know with UPS if they use a box that is slightly larger than necessary it makes the price about double. There is one dealer who will NOT use smaller boxes and insists upon using UPS, so I gotta really want what he has bad to pull the trigger.
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I just shipped a $900.00 model 70 to Alaska for $62.00 insured by USPS Priority Mail...
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I think I paid $28 to ship myself a rifle from Kotzebue to Denver last spring, including insurance for $900. Regular PP . Took a couple weeks IIRC. FFL dealer fees and faster delivery will increase that of course. Fed EX and UPS fees are rapacious.
Even so, $150 seems excessive.
I think it is cheaper (subsidized) to ship things out of Alaska, than to Alaska as well. Could be wrong...
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A USPS shipment I got from NY last summer had a bunch of guns in two boxes and was well under $150, IIRC.
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I know I am getting screwed because the rifle is only $400.00 for replacement cost.. So insurance can't be much.
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What is special about the particular 7x57 you are looking at?
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Mainly it is in the range that I want to spend.
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