anticus Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 Inheriting my father in law’s firearms. The guns are in Pennsylvania and we live in Missouri. Any suggestions on the best way to ship them ? All conventional pieces, no NFA stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppgcowboy Posted June 15, 2023 Report Share Posted June 15, 2023 B, double E, double R, u, n Beerrun. Road trip. Depending on how many there are. In today's environment, it scares me to think about shipping anything firearms related. Then there are the shipping and receiving between ffls to add to the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 The Hope Diamond was shipped via USPS Registered Mail however I think a beer run road trip is more fun. I certainly would not trust UPS or FedEx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer Posted June 19, 2023 Report Share Posted June 19, 2023 Usps rules only allows long guns to be shipped to or from a manufacturere or dealer. Pistols require both parties to be dealer/manufacturer. Ups and fed ex allow person to person Shipping for long guns. Pistols require 2nd day air in both cases. You can ignore rules, its not a law, but if you violate the rules and you try to collect on an insurance claim they will deny you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 (edited) On 6/19/2023 at 6:59 PM, deerslayer said: Usps rules only allows long guns to be shipped to or from a manufacturere or dealer. Pistols require both parties to be dealer/manufacturer. Ups and fed ex allow person to person Shipping for long guns. Pistols require 2nd day air in both cases. You can ignore rules, its not a law, but if you violate the rules and you try to collect on an insurance claim they will deny you. Everything deerslayer says is true. As far as collecting on a claim from UPS, they have more ways to deny a claim than you could ever imagine. It like a catch 22 deal with them. If its lost you must not have labeled it correctly, if it damaged you did not package it correctly. I had a fine shotgun damaged by UPS which was very well packaged, double boxed, padded etc. It also had a very large boot print on the carton. The fore end was broken in half where the boot print was. Obviously someone stood on the box. The UPS rep came and examined the gun and packaging and said I would hear from them. Yes I did...not packaged well enough they said and claim denied. Fortunately Briley who had shiped the gun back to me replaced the fore arm, although it was not their fault. As far as 2nd day air for handguns and the associated charges UPS imposes, that is a total joke. As a dealer I have ordered handguns from a wholesale distributor that is less than 100 miles from me. That gun was never anywhere near a plane. UPS is anti-gun but they have no qualms when it comes to making money on gun shipments. Just my 2 cents. Edited June 21, 2023 by Tiz grammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted June 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 I have reasons to not want to go Oregon Trail with Dad’s shooting irons. But it looks like a one way rental overland is the best option. I’ve driven much longer distances in my time (I’m 72) but that was a long time ago. My main concern is security while traveling. It can be done in two days comfortably, It’s the overnite stay that worries me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiz Posted June 20, 2023 Report Share Posted June 20, 2023 1 hour ago, anticus said: I have reasons to not want to go Oregon Trail with Dad’s shooting irons. But it looks like a one way rental overland is the best option. I’ve driven much longer distances in my time (I’m 72) but that was a long time ago. My main concern is security while traveling. It can be done in two days comfortably, It’s the overnite stay that worries me. Keep in mind you will be well armed so security may not be a issue.😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 😄 That’s true ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerslayer Posted June 30, 2023 Report Share Posted June 30, 2023 Collectible insurance agency will write a policy that covers you while you travel with firearms. I made use of that recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted July 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 (edited) Thanks for the tip ! Edited July 4, 2023 by anticus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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