Well I used Fed EX. I had a copy of the FFL from TX it was being shipped to. I told them it was a rifle being sent for repairs.
Clerk asked if it was a complete rifle I said yes. He said they would not ship without a "label" not sure what that label is.
Luckily a friend with me chimed in and said it was a gun in parts and not a working gun. Clerk said " I think that should be OK.then
He processed the deal and never asked for the FFL info from TX and cost $36.00 to ship with $3000.00 insurance AZ to TX.
I guess the trick is it is a non working gun in "PARTS"
Thanks for all your input.
The only time I used FEDEX was when a manufacturer (Charter Arms) once sent me a pre-paid shipping label to return the gun to the factory under warranty repair.
I also use USPS Priority Mail, as there's no reason to lie about the parcel's contents - and EVERYBODY who handles the parcel during it's processing from here to there has to sign for it (making the parcel traceable).
Postal Service personnel may not open mail sealed against inspection except under the circumstances described in ASM 274 (google).
By those USPS Regulations, US Postal Clerks are required to ask only a few specific questions about the mailability of a parcel's contents, like:
“Does this parcel contain anything fragile, liquid, perishable, or potentially hazardous, including lithium batteries and perfume ? ”
I
ALWAYS answer "fragile", and have already so marked the parcel on all sides/ends.
Since many long guns also have a relatively heavy, narrow end (barrel/muzzle), besides wrapping securely, I usually re-inforce both carton ends (inside) with a thin (1/4") plywood layer, cut to fit, to prevent the barrel end from breaking through the cardboard packaging.
