Picked up by FedEx in Pittsboro, NC to go back to Vudoo for testing but FedEx never scanned it in. Thought maybe they lost it at first to give them the benefit of the doubt but then the same driver claims he came 4 days in a row after he already picked it up but it wasn't ready. Which is not true, we were home. It was ready the first day he came and that was the last it was seen. It was in the Vudoo box and has a 22" black MTU barrel and the medium bolt. All black. Barreled action only, no chassis. Reported to Police, Fed Ex and it is in the NCIC database as stolen. Vudoo also engaged the ATF. Serial is T3932. Please notify police if you come across it or see someone trying to sell it.
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Sorry to hear that but in the future you got to bring those to a hub and they give you a printed proof of shipping. It's not perfect but it helps cover you and prove FedEx has it. There is one down on Atlantic Ave in Raleigh that is set to take in firearms. That is where I sent my Vudoo out from. It's about a 45 minute drive for me but more about piece of mind. Hopefully they find your Vudoo.
I sent my receiver (not barreled, just the receiver in a small nondescript box) back to Vudoo for rebarreling. I dropped it into a FedEx dropbox outside a business in Apex, recording a video of the process showing the business, the dropbox outside the business, the shipping label on the shipped box, and the box disappearing into the drop.
UPS has "access points" all over the place - UPS-specific, not the abominable franchise places that refuse to touch anything that might be welded to a pipe and called a firearm. With manufacturer-supplied labels, it has been easy to use the access point in an auto parts store near my home. The FedEx drop boxes aren't big enough to drop a barreled action into, probably not a good idea anyway, and Rob's advice about using a hub is the best approach.
Good idea about checking various forums.
Finally: I have gotten an impression that firearms shipped via FedEx go "missing" more often than with UPS or USPS. Am I mistaken?
UPS has "access points" all over the place - UPS-specific, not the abominable franchise places that refuse to touch anything that might be welded to a pipe and called a firearm. With manufacturer-supplied labels, it has been easy to use the access point in an auto parts store near my home. The FedEx drop boxes aren't big enough to drop a barreled action into, probably not a good idea anyway, and Rob's advice about using a hub is the best approach.
Good idea about checking various forums.
Finally: I have gotten an impression that firearms shipped via FedEx go "missing" more often than with UPS or USPS. Am I mistaken?
Not a bad idea so look here.
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Given what you posted above, it seems the driver is the weak like here. I would use LE to apply pressure.
If he took it to an FFL, I'm assuming the serial number would pop up as stolen. The way the ATF has been acting towards FFLs lately, I doubt any one would take a trade without running the serial number. I figured a private sale would be more likely. And chances are the driver/thief knows guns and recognized the ship-to address.
Did the driver actually show up at your house 4 days in a row
I would think Fed-x would be able to truck their trucks
I hope you get your voodoo back soon
I would think Fed-x would be able to truck their trucks
I hope you get your voodoo back soon
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One of the things I noticed on FedEx packages I was receiving that had tracking is that the driver takes a photo of the package being delivered. That photo is also included on the tracking delivery e-mail showing it was delivered. I don't know if this is a company wide practice or only a local area practice.
It would seem that if they do it for delivery, they would also do it for package pickup.
It would seem that if they do it for delivery, they would also do it for package pickup.
Sure it wasn’t stolen by a sneaky porch pirate before FedEx got there? But just to clarify he picked it up scanned it for the pickup but never updated after? I’m a little slow this morning.
Fedex Ground ( not express) is made up of small contract companies. While I believe FedEx still background checks the drivers ultimately the employee quality is not what it used to be when it was owner/operators. If you’re going to ship with fedex ground it better not be obvious what’s inside the package. There are plenty of great people working that job but the potential for shit birds is much higher than with UPS.
No, we were home each of the days the driver claimed to come out for the package after he already picked it up. No door tags left even if we werent home. But we were.
This is completely not how fedex works. Fedex and UPS no longer allow this. IIRC you need to FFL both ends. There was a kerfuffle about rule changes a year or two ago. Even the regional HQ method I don't think works. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
Not at all true. Fed Ex is the only one that will do this now. UPS and USPS require an FFL on each end. Not Fed Ex. I'm not lying about this whole thing. Vudoo set up the pick up directly with Fed Ex. I have a Fed Ex tracking number. But it was never scanned in by anyone. Call Vudoo or any other gun company if you dont believe me.
That’s not true either. Neither fed ex or ups will allow you to ship a firearm from individual to FFL but if you have a return ticket label then it’s going on their FFL so you as an individual can drop it off to send. You can ship rifles and shotguns usps to an FFL from an individual but pistols need to go FFL.
I didnt know that. So if I sold a rifle on Gunbroker, for example. I could ship it myself to the buyers FFL of choice? Is that right?
One more question. I called a local gun store today and asked if someone came in to sell a firearm, do they check to see if it is stolen.
They told me NO! Could that be true also or maybe I just got the wrong person on the phone. I would hope they can check before they buy.
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Yes you can ship it USPS but not UPS or Fed Ex. A backdoor to that though is if you use a shipping company like Shipmygun.com, which is run by Bud's Gun Shop, you can ship it UPS yourself going under their FFL.
Maybe you got the right person and they thought you were trying to sell a hot gun and could jam your ass up.
An FFL holder will only check if they have to log it in their book last thing, they want is a stolen gun that they logged in. and if they take possession to transfer or ship, they will log it in.
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Just an FYI - most local LE will not run a serial # for an FFL ( because NCIC is supposed to only be used for official LE business ) - HOWEVER - starting this fall , ATF NICS will begin allowing FFL's to run serial numbers to check for stolen. We have been asking them to do this at ATF training sessions for at least 10 years, but it will only begin this fall. So, no, most firearms taken in are not checked for stolen ( at least around my AO ).
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