driftrider

My brother got skunked this year during the MN rifle season, and he has three rifle tags that he wants to convert to ML tags, but he does not have a ML to hunt with. He mentioned this to me and I got to thinking that I have a couple extra ML's laying around in excellent condition that I don't use anymore since I got my Savage 10ML-II, one of which would make an excellent Christmas gift. I would like to send him my Traditions inline as a Christmas surprise, but I'm not sure how to ship it to him. I know that shipping a ML direct is legal without using an FFL transfer in most states, but I'd like to know if there are any MN specific laws regulating this, and should I use UPS or USPS. I want to avoid any hassle from ignorant shipping clerks, so I need to know how to declare it to make sure they don't have a panic attack. I plan to pack it in the box that my Savage came in (the Traditions box got ruined when my water heater burst a couple years ago), and I'm going to wrap it to conceal the "SavageArms" logo so no one gets any ideas. So is there anything I need to know to make this happen?

Thanks,

Mike

bronko22000

I don't think MN has any restrictions but wait for one of the memebers from thereto answer. If it were me, I'd go to Walmart and get a roll of the plain brown wrapping paper and wrap the box in that. Also I would send it via US Mail Priority Mail.

UncleNorby

MLs are shipped in the mail/ground carriersall the time. That's how I got mine from Cabela's.

Call a carrier like UPS or FedEx and ask them what you need to do. It's painless I'm sure. I would insure the package however.

cayugad

I ship my rifles UPS (United Parcel Service) as our post office and me have came to some real disagreements on muzzleloaders (yet they have delivered them to my door).

I box them, wrap them in brown paper, make sure all the corners are package taped real well, insure it, and when they ask me what is in the box I tell them "Sporting Goods." I do not tell them its a muzzleloader or firearm. None of their business anyway as long as it is not dangerous to the company. If they ask is it a firearm I tell them no. Because by law a muzzleloader is not a true firearm. I never have a problem shipping my guns all over the place this way.

One time I told the shipper it was a pipe, some wood, and some metal parts I was shipping.. was I wrong?

bronko22000

LOL that's funny Dave. And no you weren't wrong

Buck Hunter 1

X 2 for cayugad. It ain't loaded so ship it. UPS, FedExor any other except USPS.

Semisane

I think it's a "harvesting tool".