Shipping an action????
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Either Fedex or UPS. Whichever will pick up faster. UPS hasn't been to bad. Anyone but USPS!
Neither UPS or FedEx will ship a firearm from an individual. They had rule changes a year or so ago. You can ship it through UPS using shipmygun.com though. You can ship it through USPS but they are hit and miss. Sometimes local gun stores will ship it for you also.
Then I must have snuck in before the rule change. I shipped my P320 via FEDEX directly to SIG for "The upgrade." It came back from SIG the same way, directly to me. Admittedly, it was much longer than 1 year ago, so the policy probably did change then.
Actually, that may have been what happened in my case when sending the P320 directly to SIG via Fedex. Of course, getting it back from them wasn't an issue at all.
Yeah if they send a shipping label then they will take it but don’t try and get all in and send one. They won’t even ship stocks or barrels if you tell them what it is. They will ship scopes though.
Shipmygun.com is the way to go. You need anything account with a special firearm shipping agreement, which you can't get without an FFL, to ship via UPS now. I believe FedEx is the same.
Assuming the FFL has such an account, they can send you a label to use.
Assuming the FFL has such an account, they can send you a label to use.
Not true. You can ship long guns or an action but not pistols.
Perfectly legal for an individual to ship a long gun through the mail. Has to be sent with adult signature required, and has to go to an FFL or to yourself (i.e. shipping it to yourself at your hunting or travel destination.)
An individual cannot send handguns through USPS.
Look at section 12.2
Also
May a nonlicensee ship a firearm through the U.S. Postal Service? | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
A nonlicensee may not transfer a firearm to a non-licensed resident of another state. A nonlicensee may mail a shotgun or rifle to a resident of their own state or to a licensee in any state. The U.S. Postal Service recommends that long guns be sent by registered mail and that no marking of any...
If you print of a label at home or work you can ship firearms with UPS. There is a place to put a description of the goods being shipped. Make sure you put firearm.
It is my understanding they won’t accept it at an ups store without a label, meaning if they have to print one out there. Also, if you have a customer service centre in your area they will gladly accept and ship firearms.
It is my understanding they won’t accept it at an ups store without a label, meaning if they have to print one out there. Also, if you have a customer service centre in your area they will gladly accept and ship firearms.
No they won’t. UPS will not ship firearms from individuals. Period.
I printed the label. And where it asked for contents I put firearm.
Well your center either didn’t know what they were shipping or they are not following the rules of their own company. I went through weeks of fighting with UPS on the phone and emails and even at their center and they said they do not ship firearms from individuals nor do they ship parts any longer. That started in 2022.
For the last year at the very least and probably more like 2 years individuals can no longer ship firearms or even firearms parts like grips or stocks (the only exception bring a scope) through UPS unless you're an FFL with a signed firearms shipping agreement or firearms products shipping agreement with them.
While you can send parts and not declare them, if the parts get damaged in transit and they find out what it is you will not see a dime of insurance as you were in violation of their shipping polices.
This happened about a year ago to a friend who had UPS damage a very high dollar custom walnut stock in transit... They found out what it was and didn't pay a dime because it wasn't shipped from an FFL firearms products shipping account.
Better read up...
Using ship my gun is a special case as they send you a label generated with their FFL shipping account, much like if you went to your local FFL and they printed the label and shipped it for you. However, it has to be handed directly to a UPS driver or picked up at a scheduled pickup as UPS stores are not supposed to be handling firearms.
While you can send parts and not declare them, if the parts get damaged in transit and they find out what it is you will not see a dime of insurance as you were in violation of their shipping polices.
This happened about a year ago to a friend who had UPS damage a very high dollar custom walnut stock in transit... They found out what it was and didn't pay a dime because it wasn't shipped from an FFL firearms products shipping account.
Better read up...
Using ship my gun is a special case as they send you a label generated with their FFL shipping account, much like if you went to your local FFL and they printed the label and shipped it for you. However, it has to be handed directly to a UPS driver or picked up at a scheduled pickup as UPS stores are not supposed to be handling firearms.
You are correct, my mistake. The UPS stores are franchises most of the time and it’s up to the owner on what firearm “accessories” they will ship. I had one that wouldn’t ship a scope. The clerk was one of those that had 6 different color hair and 3 nose rings, you know the type.
But the customer service centres have always shipped firearms for me. They are actual UPS employees working there. Like I said I have a C&R but have never provided them any proof or documentation.
The UPS Stores were never supposed to ship firearms. You were supposed to go to a center. The centers will not do it either or at least they aren’t supposed to ship firearms from individuals. You may be getting by but you are the exception and not the rule.
I searched my emails for my discussion with UPS corporate and it was in 2022 so since 2022 no individual can ship firearms or parts through UPS.
I fully believe you, I was just saying what I believed to be true. Been lucky I guess to have a good or wilfully ignorant UPS customer centre in my area.
Somone told me the other day that still works. He had a QR code from processing and paying for the label online. They didn't ask questions, just printed the label and slapped it on.
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It has for me. I’m not sure if I have been lucky or they aren’t enforcing their own rules.
I did read through their policy's after I posted and it does state they will not accept shipments from an individual. I’ll continue to do it until they tell me I can’t. I’m not breaking any laws and the contents are declared. If they accept the shipment that’s on them.
Until you ship an action or rifle and it gets lost/stolen and they tell you its not their problem because you were not supposed to ship any firearms or related parts.
Me personally, I'd rather just pay my FFL $50 bucks to box it up and ship it for me and have it shipped back to him so if anything happens my ass is covered.
