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I sent my gun out FedEx Priority Thursday afternoon and by noon yesterday Dewey had received it, looked it over, and called to talk about it. Not bad for 38 bucks.
SRH
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I sent my gun out FedEx Priority Thursday afternoon and by noon yesterday Dewey had received it, looked it over, and called to talk about it. Not bad for 38 bucks.
SRH
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i sent a gun to Brad Bachelder Wednesday pm via FX with signature required from LI/NY and it was delivered and signed for by 11am Friday. 28.00. packed it myself, broke down, box within a larger box with ample bubble wrap around all.
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I sent my gun out FedEx Priority Thursday afternoon and by noon yesterday Dewey had received it, looked it over, and called to talk about it. Not bad for 38 bucks.
SRH The woman at FedEx insisted that it must be sent overnight per FedEx policy because it's a firearm. Is everyone here telling the shipper that they are shipping firearms?
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Sidelock
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I've always found USPS 3-day Priority is what has priced well for me, purchasing insurance that actually pays for losses. The key to good pricing even here is to limit the length of the box to avoid "over size" charges. So always break down a double gun into two pieces, and wrap separately then package into one box. Sometimes it even makes sense with a rifle to take the barreled action out of the stock to minimize overall length.
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Cost savings is just an added bonus when breaking guns down to ship. The real advantage is the reduced chance of a broken stock. I always break guns down for shipping whenever practical.
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Joe,
When I take the gun to have it shipped I have it already packaged and sealed up. I tell no one anything. Then again, I don't use an "official" FedEx facility. I ship from a local choke tube manufacturer's offices. They ship USPS and UPS daily as well, so however I want to send it I can. Also, since there are many packages coming in and going out each day, nobody asks anything. I have found that things go much smoother from someplace like that than from one of the "official" places.
SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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Sidelock
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Cost savings is just an added bonus when breaking guns down to ship. The real advantage is the reduced chance of a broken stock. I always break guns down for shipping whenever practical.
100% agree. SRH
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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I have shipped over 750 guns since I was licensed in 2000. I have never bought insurance. Instead I pack well, using bubble wrap, good cardboard and break the gun down when possible. Rarely have I had to buy much supplies either as I use what the guns came into my shop with. I have shipped guns from $600 to $6000 in selling value. Never had one claim and every package has gone through just like the mail you receive every day, but never use the post office for shipping. Think about it. Over the last 20 or 30 years or more, how many of your "bills" have been lost? I use this excellent delivery record to my advantage. I estimate my savings over those 15 years at about $15,000 to $18,000 and counting. Average shipping cost is $16 to $18 per package, once in a while $20 to $22 for a remote delivery. The fear factor has made a lot of money for shippers if you think about all the unused insurance fees people have purchased. Now, if you only ship one gun every couple years or so I guess it doesn't matter what you do.
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I sent my gun out FedEx Priority Thursday afternoon and by noon yesterday Dewey had received it, looked it over, and called to talk about it. Not bad for 38 bucks.
SRH The woman at FedEx insisted that it must be sent overnight per FedEx policy because it's a firearm. Is everyone here telling the shipper that they are shipping firearms? Looks like the overnight requirement applies to handguns, not long guns. Fedex per NRA
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