I haven't shipped a rifle in a long time. Just got back from the Post Office and it cost me $106.00 to ship a Colt 6920 to North Carolina with $1,200.00 insurance. Priority shipping was $89.99! I even cut the box down as much as I dared to 35" long x15" wide x 8" deep.

Won't be doing that again! Fuggin highway robbery!

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Ship a handgun...!

I ship UPS. Never been anywhere near that

Over-night shipping a handgun is a real eye opener.

Damnations!!!

That is why I use USPS for handguns...

Just sent two in one Flat Rate Priority box for for $15 plus insurance....

Wow, that seems very high. I shipped a small rifle, about 7 pounds about 900 miles, and no insurance. I think it was $35.

I’ve shipped dozens, all in conusa. Can’t recall one over $50. I go usps.

Regular mail from AK on a rifle was about $50 plus insurance the other day in a big box...

But you have an FFL, and only FFL holders can lawfully ship a handgun via USPS.

But only if you have an ffl.

Details...

Besides I read on here all the time about people willing to break the gun shipping laws, so it can't be that bad!

It ain’t bad. Unless ya’ get caught.

That seems really high. I bet the depth got you.

The consequences of getting caught far outweigh any gain in the short term, IMO.

In this instance, I think so too.

Should have sent it here. The shipping would have been free...

II don't think its ever cost me more than $40 for a Long gun. I don't insure them out of my pocket, buyer pays that if they want it.
As far as shipping a handgun, my FFL will ship them for me via USPS. Even with his fee its far cheaper the Fed Ex or UPS.

What are the consequences?

Last shipped handgun had to go ups as it wouldn't fit in priority usps box....2nd day was $85 with $1600 insurance....thought he was ripping me off but from the above it seems bout right I guess.....

Felony

I did the same thing a while back and next time I'll take some vaseline with me to the Post Office so it won't hurt so bad.

They eat your shorts on insurance and over-size charges

UPS won;t cost near that

Ups requires handguns ship next day air
Anyone can do it

Yep, if the package exceeds a certain size in cubic inches prices go up drastically.

Prices vary due to type of account, commercial or other, area of destination - rural vs. urban, business vs. private residence, all kinds of things. For a private individual shipping a rifle the smaller you can get the package the better and even then prices have gone way up. When you look at prices for corporate accounts you have to wonder. I returned a 50 pound package some 7 feet long by 12 inches per side and it was $18 via UPS back to the factory on their account.

Regarding breaking laws, don't eff with the Federal government or its subsidiaries. But just remember that next day or 2nd day for handguns is only UPS and FedEx policy, and that's all I'm gonna say about that...

i find the next day/second day rule kind of a comfort. the longer a firearm is floating around out there the odds of it getting "lost in transit" go up

Recently needed to ship a rifle. USPS wanted 111$ for 2500 insured and shipped. My FFl shipped for me for 70$ with 2700$ insurance on it. He said he charged me 10$ for the hassle.

He must get one heck of a better rate. I have only ever shipped them to a Smith in the past and don’t remember it being anywhere near 111$

Threads like this just ain't no fun anymore since Bricktop left.

On a positive note, the dude behind the counter didn't give me any grief about shipping it. Probably felt bad for me by the shocked look on my face...lol

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Next time maybe disassemble it down to two smaller shipments.

I shipped a Ruger Hawkeye from New Jersey to Fairbanks, Alaska 2 day priority for $63.40 insured for $800. UPS wanted $106 and take 10 days to get there! Federal Express is outrages with their prices.

You'll be GD lucky if it gets there in under a month.

Guy sent me a m/o regular mail, took 3 weeks to get here.

Mailed a barrel in their priority mail triangle box to Tx, going on three weeks now, and still "in transit".

Took 6 days to send a package 150 miles away a week ago, that has always been a 2 day trip in the past.

Mailed a barrel to Colorado, no sign of life for the last week & a half on that one.

Mailed a Manners to just south of the Twin Cities, 250 miles away. Took 8 days, again normally a 2 day ride.

It ain't gonna get any better.......

I ship through these guys, a division of Bud's Guns. Simple, quick and the least expensive in my experience (including insurance).

https://www.shipmygun.com/go/

You should at least be getting airway robbery
for those kind of dollars.

It's not the shipping that is expensive it's the insurance.

I have a rifle floating around out there now in the USPS system. Shipped it Priority with tracking and $800 insurance. It’s going to the next State over....it’s been 12 days as of today. I filed an inquiry today to see where exactly it is...my guess is it’s folded in half in a corner of Detroit’s P.O. Glad I sprung for the insurance on this one...

Did you ship via a contract station.... those places can charge up to 300% of actual shipping costs most of that going in their pocket....I never use them and go directly to the outift...UPS etc...not a UPS Contract location.

USPS Post Office

Insurance was just under $18.00

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Had to have been the size of the box... I've shipped rifles many times and just received one last week and shipping has never been over $40 with insurance up to $1K.... I usually use a cheap plastic gun case for protection and wrap it in cardboard to sort of hide the contents.... usually it is only about 4" deep when done.... all the USPS offices use the same shipping formula for size and rates.... never had a problem with USPS shipping either. Always get there in about 3-4 days, depending on how far I ship it....

Bob

I’ve had more trouble with USPS than anybody else. The insurance seems to be about worthless as well. Never heard anyone praise it. Only, “I got fugked” or “after 6 months of fighting.....”

Bunch of .gov fugktard employees.

The alley oop


The depth always gets Beaver10 and his very best friend too.

Depth isn’t an issue for you BrownEyeBob...You Go Girl!



LMFAO 😎

You couldn't find a bigger box? Geez.. 35X15X8? That's a big reason why it was so high..

"Seems"?? HAH! The operative word there should be 'totally' (worthless).

Set up a UPS account online. There are always UPS coupon codes floating around online that you can use for 15-40% off. Then you just print the label at home, take the package to a UPS counter, and drop it off, no questions asked. If it is high insurance there is a form they will sign for you at dropoff. Only thing UPS did a few years ago is they put a $15 surcharge on any box over 48". That was just aimed at long guns. Though sometimes you can get a long gun under that size box, if you have a shorter case. UPS says that a gun has to be in a hard case or the factory box. For guns that don't have the factory box, I just get the cheap plastic cases from Bass Pro or similar for about $18 max.

Recently shipped a CZ rifle to California from Michigan. $1200 insurance and the bill came to $52.10. They charge $1.10 per $100 value for insurance. It was at the local UPS hub for 4 days in CA before being delivered. And once delivered, the stock was snapped in half at the wrist. Hard case and box it was in was not damaged at all. Of all the guns I have shipped or received, that was the only one I have ever had damaged or delayed by UPS.

The claim process was relatively smooth. Buyer had a half-assed "repair quote" written up for the full $1200 value. I think he just used his own company letterhead. It wasn't even a gunsmith company. They will pay the lowest of A) the item value B) the repair cost or C) the insured amount. They have already issued a check for $1200 + shipping reimbursement. Buyer chose to keep the gun. I did give him the option of returning it before doing the FFL paperwork. I am charging him a portion of the claim payout, for my time and efforts. CZ has a replacement stock available and will do the work. So, he will end up with the gun for about $500 total in it.

This. That is simply a huge box in which to ship a rifle and the reason the cost was so high. The length is good; but, that depth and width could have been cut almost in half. I know that sometimes we are stuck with whatever size box we have and we want to get things shipped out. Don't get me wrong, shipping prices have gone up; but, $106 for a rifle didn't need to happen. I ship a lot and find that USPS, even though their prices have risen, to be the cheapest of the three.

35X15X8, That's about the size of some, not all of the boxes plastic hard cases come in. If the depth and width were cut to approx. 35"X8"X4" like your saying doesn't leave much room for packing/padding in that box. All shipping costs are crazy high and along with the higher shipping cost you get lower/piss poor service as a bonus.

Ship long guns using USPS registered mail. Never paid more than $50. Insurance will drive the cost up. Make sure the box is fully taped everywhere. I use the brown paper reinforced tape and never had issues. I’ve always shipped to a FFL and have a copy of the recipients FFL in the box and one on me of asked for it at the post office.

Ship handguns 2nd day with Fedex. Insurance costs drive up the shipping cost real fast.

Lost too many other items in UPS land to ever try with a firearm.

Was told that USPS register mail shipping is the most secure as items stay locked up.

I'm not an FFL and my experience has been the majority of FFL's refuse to send a copy of their license to an individual. Easy enough to verify their info on the ATF's website.

And some of you obviously can't read, the insurance was less than $18.00. Fuggin Priority Mail was $89.99.

Last week I sent a barreled action and a barrel from Texas to New York.I sent it USPS Priority Mail.The package weighed 9lbs 0.4oz.The price was $38.15.Last time I shipped a rifle I used Fed Ex from Texas to Wyoming.The price was just over $20.00.I broke the rifle down and wrapped the stock and the barreled action separately to fit the box I had.So I'd say the weight was probably about the same,the length was about the same,but the box was a little thicker and over twice as wide as the package I sent through USPS.

Understood. And, like I said, I know we are often stuck with what we have. After your post I randomly grabbed a rifle box. This one happens to be for a Tikka T3x which I would say is average size. The dimensions of this box are 48.75X3X7 which leaves plenty of room for fit/ packing and padding. An exterior box to cover that one is 52X3.75X8. I just happen to have that from a shipment I recently received. Availability is usually the problem.

You speaketh the truth my friend.

Damn, I needed a smaller box! (That's what she said)

It's mainly the depth/thickness that got him I'm thinking. I shipped a Savage American Classic I sold a while back here. The factory Savage box was pretty wide compared to most. The overpack box I put it in measured 51-1/4" x 11-1/2" x 3-1/2", 12 lbs - 8.5 oz. Cost $53 to ship USPS Priority with insurance. That's about what it costs to ship a box only 8" wide.

Look at volume: his box 4200 cu in vs. mine at 2063.

I bought a rifle from a guy in Colorado a couple years ago and I asked him to put it in a cheap hard case to protect it in shipping and he agreed. Shipping was included in the price I paid him so I expected him to be frugal and buy one of those cheap plastic cases from Walmart or someplace like that- at least that is what I would have done....

He sends me an email and is complaining about shipping costing him $200 and he lost his ass on the transaction and I'm wondering what the heck went wrong here? The package shows up at my FFL a few days later and he had it packed in one of those round gun cases that look like a hard golf club bag (must have been all he had?), inside, the gun is in a hard, two gun case that must have cost $100, and all the crevices inside the gun case, and all the rest of the area around the gun case and inside the case was stuffed full of towels, blankets, rock wool insulation, and anything he could get his hands on.... the darned package must have weighed 60 lbs and seemed like the size of a minivan... suddenly, the $200 price tag was starting to seem almost reasonable. My FFL and I had a good laugh about it, but I didn't have the heart to let the seller know he could have saved a ton of money if he had just followed my simple instructions.....

The gun case he sent it in is so nice it has become my favorite case for taking guns to the range and for hunting trips.... and it's even extra long so it handles all of my guns, including shot guns....

Bob

I started using click and ship but I ship too much stuff........

Thanks foe the tip, shipped a rifle yesterday, with insurance I saved $19.00

Well...looks like it finally landed today. Sat in a warehouse in Detroit the whole time.

The last handgun I shipped from First Stop in Rapid City, in a new plano hard case eve, and they charged me $25.

Just shipped a shotgun two weeks ago in a full size plano inside cardboard at the FedEx hub was $58.00