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I have been trying to ship out a double rifle today and I have run into one problem after another.

1. Where do you buy a box that you can ship a double rifle
in? USPS - No FedEx - No UPS - No

2. Went to FedEx at Office max where I have shipped guns
before. They will no longer ship firearms or ammunition

Went to UPS Store where I have shipped guns from before.
They told me that they will not ship firearms anymore.

The USPS said that they will ship it.

Now all I need is a box. Is there a place where I can buy
boxes for shipping guns?

I buy my boxes that will fit one of the plastic gun cases from uhaul. They call them gun box. $5.35 I think. Usually about 6" too long but a good fit otherwise.

Midway USA sells shipping cartons for long guns.

UPS & FedEx require that guns & ORMD be taken to their main processing centers for shipment. I would also check the services web site for valid drop-off locations since I remember that they may have some smaller terminals that won't accept them.

a regular route driver might be able pick it up but should check.

secondary shipping agents (UPS Store, OfficeMax, Mailbox etc, ...) are not supposed to be able to accept them. I would also check the services web site for valid drop-off locations since I remember that they may have some smaller terminals that won't accept them

I ship my shotguns by USPS, registered mail, insured. They require the outside box to be cardboard. They require me to use a brown paper tape to cover all seams of the box. USPS sells the tape, as do office supply houses. It is water activated. I cut the tape to length and then put it on a plastic counter top and wipe it down with a wet paper towel and then stick it on. Significant learning curve and time involved in the first time shipment. After that it was a lot easier.

For me the only thing worse than shipping it USPS is shipping it some other way.

ld1,
yet another way for them to mess with us gun fanciers,eh?
Do you mean a box to put the rifle case in, or just a cardboard box?
If I was buying a double rifle,I hope the seller wouldn't pack it in just a cardboard,no offence meant of course.I wonder if a local gunshop might have one that was bound for the dumpster after serving its initial purpose?.
If its to put a case into, they are easy enough to make if you find an old appliance box,plus some good shipping tape (not duct)
good luck
franc

Visit your local gun store and ask if they have any extra boxes laying around, I do this all the time to ship guns or cases

I ship exactly like Mike. The USPS like brown packages and the fiberglass reinforced tape. I've shipped enough items from my local PO that I have developed a rapport with the ladies there. It makes it so much nicer.

You can also go to your local gunshops. They get guns in all the time and they always have boxes laying around. Shipping supplies can be bought at a Grocery Store. The Harris Teeter carries wrapping and tape.
I take my guns to the local UPS Depot. Never have any problems.

Any D/R can't be inexpensive.
Buy a decent hard case and pack it inside securely. Then cover the hardcase with cardboard like you'd wrap a present.
Cardboard sheets can be had from places like Office-Max type stores if you can't find a used packing box of some sort to slice apart, lay flat and use.
Label the inside hardcase as well in case they do get separated.

Yes the hard case can be slip out, stolen and the box continued on it's way. So can a DR in a cardboard box be slip out, stolen and the empty cardboard box continued on it's way.
All you can do is try to prevent shipping/handling damage while in transit.

Getting in to which carrier is best/worst is simple.
Ask a dozen people who have shipped guns and which carrier they've never had a problem with.
..They all come w/risk, everyone has a favorite till they have problems with them. Till then, they're great.