Shipping handguns

[LEADHEAD]

Since it is under warranty, ask the manufacturer for a shipping label. they will email you one.

 

[Grelber]

According to the law, they don't have to go next day or second day. That is company policy for ups and fedex.

Yep.
Other thing, as long as you stay within Indiana the law does not require an ffl to be involved on either end. Shippers are all free to set their own policies though.

 

[Grelber]

$40, Wow, that is very reasonable from what I found. Which FFL do you use?

Buck and Jake's at Evansville, but USPO supplies the packages free & it was within state so they probably made better than 50% profit. I'm ok with it but it ain't like it is not good business.

 

[JettaKnight]

Since it is under warranty, ask the manufacturer for a shipping label. they will email you one.

Um, no.

Anyone know the rules, off the top of your head, for shipping firearms back to the manufacturer. My revolver has a locked up cylinder and the manufacturer will fix it under their lifetime warranty. Unfortunately, they won't cover the shipping TO them, only back to me.

 

[ryknoll3]

According to the law, they don't have to go next day or second day. That is company policy for ups and fedex.

It's a way for them to make more money. Period. Because there isn't any competition and they have you over a barrel.

The next/day second day thing probably started when ups started electronically tracking those packages and there is less chance of theft and greater chance to find out where the gun ended up.

Nowadays every package is tracked and they could easily do away with the policy.

True, that's why the policy is in place, to make money. If Congress would open USPS to allowing the shipping of handguns by average Joe's, especially if we could use Priority Mail like the FFL's do, you'd see the policies of UPS and FedEx most likely change.

If someone chose to ship in violation of their policies, you would be denied any potential insurance claim if your gun never showed up to its destination.