Jayhawkhuntclub
Buckeye
directly from an individual? I know you can ship long guns that way. But I've never shipped a handgun. Thanks.
Will UPS ship a revolver...
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cellar701
Buckeye
Yes, but it is expensive because UPS internal rules require a handgun to be shipped overnight air. In my experience it is cheaper to find an ffl to ship it for you and they can use Post Office shipping. UPS FAQ should provide some details on their requirements. Last time I did the UPS option it was around 90 bucks
mike7mm08
Buckeye
UPS and FEDEX both will ship. As said must be overnight. UPS is a slightly cheaper option. They don't care what overnight service you use. They offer a late day overnight option. FEDEX requires overnight with first thing delivery. Last pistol I sent was about fifty bucks less with UPS than FEDEX. Still was around sixty some bucks. Whatever shipper you choose print out their regulations. More than once I have dealt with idiots at the counter that either did not know their regulations or just wanted to make things difficult.
writwing
Single-Sixer
Watch out for UPS. Ruger shipped my gun back with Adult Sig required. The driver forged my sig and left it in front of my garage door.
Acorn
Hunter
You have to take it to a UPS center not a store.
frankenfab
Single-Sixer
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Jayhawkhuntclub
Buckeye
Thanks for all the information!
JumpmasterC
Single-Sixer
Again, like was mentioned before...watch the tracking & try to be home for the delivery. I sent an SP101 in to Magna-Port & a 22/45 in to Ruger a few years back....both times they were just left by the front door & sat there unattended until I got home those evenings :evil: . I complained, but was told that they were "Adult Signature Required" & UPS policy doesn't allow drivers to do that...basically calling me a liar! Needless to say, I no longer use UPS for any of my shipping needs!
Xrayist
Single-Sixer
UPS states you have to declare what is inside. Whether you declare it correctly or not is up to you, but if it is lost you may be out of luck collecting on an insurance claim against them since they will claim fraud. Also if a gun is lost, that is traced to you as an owner and used in a crime, you might have some explaining to do if you filed an insurance claim and won. UPS will try and get you for insurance fraud saying you lied about what is in the box. Best advice so far is to have an FFL dealer send it USPS at about 1/4 the cost. BTW the only reason that UPS is so much is that they had a severe problem with employees stealing firearms several years ago and so they implemented that overnight rule. So each time you use them for a handgun shipment, you are paying for a problem that they could not fix.
jackruff
Bearcat
Xrayist said:
All of this is very interesting. I dropped my Ruger revolver off at a UPS store on Tuesday and it was delivered to Ruger before noon on Wednesday. They didn't ask what was in the package, and I didn't volunteer to tell them. I asked about insurance but they said since the label was already printed it would have just $100 of insurance. So I decided to take the risk. I have no idea what it cost; Ruger had sent me, by email, a pre-paid shipping label. The label's address was to "Shipping Department." It didn't say "Ruger" anywhere. Of course now it has to come back.
frankenfab
Single-Sixer
From Kanooks link:
Q: May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.
Q: May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.
I shipped my Bearcat back to Ruger by UPS and didn't have to declare what was in the box. The only questions I had to answer was if I wanted to insure it and for how much?
CraigC
Hawkeye
Policy is policy, whether they ask or not. It's your responsibility to notify them. Do not and the package gets lost and you may be out of luck.jackruff said:
This is a common misconception caused by the ATF's misleading FAQ. If you read the actual statute, you are NOT required by federal law to notify the shipper of its contents, as an individual shipping to an FFL.frankenfab said:
jackruff
Bearcat
Got an email earlier today. The revolver was shipped today and is expected to be delivered on Wednesday.
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