I haven't shipped anything in value over $12k but when it gets over 5K or so I start paying attention to who the shipper is. I double box and wrap with bubble wrap and ship USPS Registered. I may or may not insure for full value. (Try to get the Post Office to reimburse for damage to a 100+ year old gun they think is junk.) They all employ the proverbial gorilla who gets an extra watermellon if they destroy a package but with the double box it would take running over the box with an 18-wheeler to damage the gun. (I'm sure the gorilla is learning how to do that too.)

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