shipping guns?
 

ok i have a ??,, my grandfather past away, who lived in alaska. and his wife wants to send me his guns, how do we go about doing this? which is the best and most reliable way to send them from alaska to idaho? any info would be really appreciated.

RE: shipping guns?
 

I've found the post office works well however you'll neen to have them mailed to a licenced firearms dealer, some do it for free, some charge a small fee. Hope this helps.

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dealer to dealer works fine and its insured. they ship through airport to airport and you pick it up at the airport

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VA HEAD HUNTER, how does that airport to airport work, don't you still have to fill out the ream of worthless paperwork?

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Pull the bolts out of the guns or at least something to keep them from being a full operational firearm and you will have Gun Parts. These are legal to ship and insurable. I've done this before and it works fine. It's the easiest way. Fed Ex and UPS suck you can't even ship parts or guns to warranty centers. Liberals are ruining this world fast.

If my government doesn't trust me with my guns why should I trust them with theirs.

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Standingpipe
Even if you take the gun apart you are required to have a FFL to ship the action or frame . The other parts you can ship legally . UPS does accept firearms but you have to have a signed copy of the dealer's FFL you are shipping to and can only ship to the address on the FFL.

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UPS would not let me ship to an FFL at all they said I had to ship from ffl to ffl or from individual to Manufacturer, This country is getting so stupid on its firearm regulations the liberals are doing everything they can to make us criminals. I told the post office exactly what I was doing and they had no problem with it at all. Just my personal experience.

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you can ship guns though the airport how else would a guy beable to take a gun to a dif state to hunt?

If you are shiping your own guns you do not need to fill out all the crap papper work.

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ELKINMTCWB, I think you are right. However I believe you have to check the firearms in to the airlines yourself. His Grandmother would be the one sending them so someone with a dealers licence would have to recieve them at the airport. There are other ways, but the fines are pertty steep!

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just go to alaska and get the guns then fly back with them, u dont have to fill out any paper work or go through any of that shipping crap.

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Halcon,
I don't know if things have changed in the last year or so, but I have mailed a shotgun in two seperate boxes without issue. I pulled a shotgun apart, boxed up the stock and action in one package, then the barrel and forearm in another. Without the barrel, it is inoperable as it is just parts. I don't know if I was suppose to do it that way, but the USPS didn't bat an eye.

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Good idea on the taking the guns apart, however I believe the action to be the one part that would be in question, if you check you can't have one shipped from the factor without a FFL.

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From a (past)FFL dealer, here is what I would do:

**Remove bolts ship seperate this only helps if the guns get stolen they are out a bolt and now ATF can put a notice to dealers alerting them to persons buying replacement bolt. Ship insured anyway
** Pay a FFL dealer at both ends..it will be next to nothing compared to value of weapons
Ship insured. A FFL dealer will ship to another FFL dealer close to you. You will have
2 responsible individuals "watching out for your interests"

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I JUST SHIPPED ONE TO GEORGIA FROM IL.
IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DOING SUCH
ISHIPPED IT FED X
THEIR RULES ARE; HAS TO GO TO A DEALER
HAS TO GO OVERNIGHT
HAS TO BE DECLARED AS A FIREARM
INSURANCE IS OPT BUT ADVISED
MIND YOU THIS WAS FOR A LONGGUN SO I CANT SPEAK TO HANDGUN BUT FIGURE THEYD BE THE SAME.
I LIKE THE GO TO AK AND GET IT IDEA MYSELF!