pistol shipping question
Lately I've been helping and old friend try and sell some of his collection. There quite a few nice Colts and Smiths that we are auctioning off on the dark side. My question is how do you guys ship nice pistols with the factory box? I recently sold some Pythons to a collector and he requested that I oil them up good, wrap them in a produce bag and place them in the original factory box. This seemed like a good idea and it worked out well since the foam didn't absorb the oil, and it was protected from wear by the bag. What do you fellas do? Thanks in advance.
Todd
Todd
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I know the rules for normal shipping on pistols but was wondering if I can ship a black powder pistol thru the US mail as a non FFL holder? I've searched but must be using the wrong words. Thanks.
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I use bubble wrap to wrap the guns I mail handguns priopity mail with extra insurance so I can track the package. It usually costs around $25.00. You must have a FFL to mail handguns. 0 -
I have not shipped a collector grade revolver, but that is the way Colt sent them out to start with, heavily oiled in a plastic bag in the box. 0 -
IF original box is wood maybe that would be ok But NOT in paper box
that box will be ruined IMHO IF really nice I would bubble wrap in two different sections of big box
EDITDAN R the post below mine has the best advise Never thought about that you can send USPS which better for me when shipping Parts which I sell alot of0 -
I always ship accessories, boxes, spare mags, scopes, etc.. directly to the new owner in a separate package than the firearm that is going through an unknown FFL shop where items can get lost, misplaced, ignored or taken. A medium or large flat rate USPS box is cheap enough, provides insurance and tracking and gets these items directly to the new owner.
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