SHIPPING A HANDGUN

[johnny blaze]

I am expecting to receive a revolver that I purchased.
My question is - do revolvers have to be shipped next day delivery.
It is coming from out of state. If they ship it on Friday and it has to be shipped next day, is it delivered to the FFL on Saturday, or would it be delivered on the next Monday?
I have read both ways, that handguns have to be shipped next day, and that it does not have to be shipped next day.
The reason that I ask is that I am really looking forward to receiving the revolver.

 

[P0832177]

First off how was it shipped? Hopefully you got a tracking #, and that will reveal the estimated delivery date.

 

[BigO01]

If a non FFL sends it off to a manufacture say for repairs using UPS they will make you ship it overnight air , it is their rule not a LAW .

FFL Dealers can use the US Post Office and it can be shipped ground it is called a dealer to dealer transfer . Dealer last year told me that he often gets guns in the next day even using ground Postal service and that it very rarely takes three days . This is in MO so being in the middle of the country helps .

What FedX does I have no idea ?

 

[jwerlc]

Not at all

Handguns, or any guns for that matter, do not have any regulated delivery time. Most are shipped priority and insured, because it it is a practical compromise price-wise between the expense of overnight and the time frame of parcel post or 1st class. But it is up to the buyer/seller to negotiate the shipping time frame if there is a preference. Usual practice is handguns are shipped USPS Priority and insured, and long guns ship UPS.

This is my experience and opinion, having half of my guns shipped to me from the various sellers.

 

[johnny blaze]

Thanks for the replies. I have not received confirmation that it shipped as of yet. Was told that it will probably ship on Thursday or Friday.
This is a dealer to dealer transfer.
So the next day shipping is not a law. I am glad that you straightened that out for me.
So, if it is shipped on Friday, I probably will not get it till Monday or possibly Tuesday. What a bummer.

 

[Gator]

UPS and FedEx mandate next day air, so since yours is a dealer to dealer transfer it will take longer since dealers can use USPS, which is cheaper for them. We non-dealers do not have the USPS option

 

[jmtgsx]

I have used fed ex ground on three seperate occasions in the last year, and yes, I did declare the contents (pistols all three times). The rate is dependant upon how far its going (shipping zones?) and how much insurance. Taken 2 days for all three instances. No eyebrows raised or nothing. I went into a hub by the airport and asked for the cheapest way to ship a pistol, like do you guys have second day air or something. She called up a supervisor who said Ground was fine. She said, "I thought so, but was just making sure." Cost less than $20.00 all three times.

 

[tydephan]

Man I don't understand it. I've read all sorts of crazy things on the internet about shipping handguns.

I recently completed a great trade with a guy in Arizona. He used an FFL to ship his out. It cost him $60 or so.

I was going to ship mine to him via UPS. I declared the contents and said I would like to next day it (as this was part of the agreement) and they said ok that will be $114.

"Ummmm...No thanks." I asked if it could be sent via 2-day and she said yes...for $39. "Sold!"

I think that she must have quoted me the "By 10 a.m." price, but she didn't give me any other options and I didn't think about them having different prices based on when during the day it is delivered.

I 2-dayed it and all was well.

 

[atomchaser]

If you read the UPS or Fedex's own regulations, they require overnight on handguns. If they lose it and you didn't ship it overnight, they aren't going to pay up. If you ask a counter agent, and they tell you different and you ship it that way, make sure you get the agent's name. It might enable to you to get paid if they lose it. The reason they want it shipped overnight is to minimize the amount of time that it is in their employees hands and subject to theft. Someone from Fedex or UPS posted a few months ago about how to prevent theft from their fellow workers. Using a bigger box (especially something like an Amway box (or similar company that sends a lot of low cost junk throught the system) and labeling multiple sides of the box. A common theft technique is to overlabel your box so that it goes to a different address. Multiple addresses on the box make it more difficult.

 

[meef]

Also note the fact that FedEx will not insure your handgun for more than $500. I shipped a pristine Colt Python that was worth more than twice that and they informed me that $500 was the ceiling for such an item. Really frosted my backside. But it's their ballpark, and you're gonna play by their rules. For all they care, if you don't like it, you can drive it cross country and deliver it in person.