Steve J Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 $98 to ship a handgun FedEX priority overnight from Texas to Iowa. WTH? I know the last time I did it a couple years ago it was like $35. Granted, that was within Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellM Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 yea, its crazy. I was going to ship a sig to get some trigger work done but it was 200.00 there and back. Crazy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Stevens Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 You can get a FFL to ship it USPS for a very reasonable price. I try to cultivate a few good friends at gunshops and pawn shops who do the USPS shipping for free. I pay for the postage, box it up, and carry it to the post office. Also I normally ship UPS second day air for 25-30 bucks give or take a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 UPS has a Next-Day-Air-Saver that guarantees delivery by 3:00 pm instead of the normal 10:00 am. Saves a few bucks, and still complies with their reg's. I shipped a gun from Ohio to Jax, FL for $75, and another one from Ohio to El Paso, TX that cost $79. (wonder if I could ship myself to FLA for $75....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellM Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 UPS has a Next-Day-Air-Saver that guarantees delivery by 3:00 pm instead of the normal 10:00 am. Saves a few bucks, and still complies with their reg's. I shipped a gun from Ohio to Jax, FL for $75, and another one from Ohio to El Paso, TX that cost $79. (wonder if I could ship myself to FLA for $75....) Yeah, saver is cool if they offer it. When my SIG was going to gray guns UPS didnt offer saver to their location from Toledo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Boudrie Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 UPS allows you to ship non-operational parts (uppers, lowers) via standard service. If you are using a small enough shop that you can rely on them to mate them upon receipt, you can send two packages using a cheaper class of service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbean Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 UPS allows you to ship non-operational parts (uppers, lowers) via standard service. If you are using a small enough shop that you can rely on them to mate them upon receipt, you can send two packages using a cheaper class of service. My understanding has always been that the frame is considered a gun, and requires the same shipping as an assembled gun. Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankfan79 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Always ship through a FFL. Last one I shipped was less than $20 with insurance. It goes Priority Mail via USPS. Edited January 4, 2012 by hankfan79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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