I will be moving across country in a month or so for a new job and need to figure out how I'm going to move my collection. The facts: the move is from west coast to PA; I have about 50 longarms and handful of handguns; moving them myself is NOT an option and yes I am aware of risks of using a moving company. The long guns are inexpensive milsurps and I have a Sackup for each as well as the box I took each home in from the store. My new employer is paying for them move. I'm interested in hearing experiences and advice on moving my collection.
My options as I see them are: Option 1) pack as many will fit in my safe in Sackups and have the moving company move them. The downside is I believe they will be itemized along with household goods which would then reveal to the wife my many "extracurricular" purchases..can't have that happen. But maybe I can get the driver to itemize separately? Option 2: Make totally separate arrangements to have them moved but that would probably mean I would have to pay for moving them (not totally averse to that so long as it's not crazy money) and I don't have a clue about what companies to call to arrange that. Any advice on that? Does anyone have any experience with using a regular old moving company to move a large collection? Or are there outfits that specialize in moving collections that I should focus on?
For those who have gone through this...what requirements were imposed with respect to storage while moving? Were you required, or prohibited, from putting them in a safe? Were they otherwise required to be locked or secured? Ammo...Any things to know about using a third party like a moving company to move ammo? Thanks in advance for any and all comments and information. Obviously this must all be done in a legal, secure, and hopefully cost effective way.
My options as I see them are: Option 1) pack as many will fit in my safe in Sackups and have the moving company move them. The downside is I believe they will be itemized along with household goods which would then reveal to the wife my many "extracurricular" purchases..can't have that happen. But maybe I can get the driver to itemize separately? Option 2: Make totally separate arrangements to have them moved but that would probably mean I would have to pay for moving them (not totally averse to that so long as it's not crazy money) and I don't have a clue about what companies to call to arrange that. Any advice on that? Does anyone have any experience with using a regular old moving company to move a large collection? Or are there outfits that specialize in moving collections that I should focus on?
For those who have gone through this...what requirements were imposed with respect to storage while moving? Were you required, or prohibited, from putting them in a safe? Were they otherwise required to be locked or secured? Ammo...Any things to know about using a third party like a moving company to move ammo? Thanks in advance for any and all comments and information. Obviously this must all be done in a legal, secure, and hopefully cost effective way.