Shipping a barreled action to a gunsmith

[Kyguy]

My understanding is that this is false.

Whatever part has the SN is "the firearm" by law. In a bolt gun this is almost always the receiver. So a stripped barreled action is still a firearm by law.

This would be correct.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Pull the stock, bolt and trigger. It ain’t a gun at that point. Send it and don’t think twice about it.

That’s not true.

 

[coast range]

My understanding is that this is false.

Whatever part has the SN is "the firearm" by law. In a bolt gun this is almost always the receiver. So a stripped barreled action is still a firearm by law.

Fair point. You’re definitely correct, so are you tellling on yourself?

 

[V00D00]

Thousands of guns are shipped daily. It’s not that serious.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Pull the stock, scope, and trigger...check with your Smith to see if he needs the bolt to check headspace.

Get a pool noodle...split down the side and wrap the barrel and action with it..box it up add packing matetial so there is no slop in the box. I like 3" shipping tubes. Ship UPS if asked "metal parts for machining".
No way in hell I would trust USPS to ship anything.

Forgot to add...Staples has a good size selection of shipping tubes.

Just shipped a barrelled action last month.

 

[bnewt3]

so are you tellling on yourself?

Im not following your meaning.

 

[coast range]

Im not following your meaning.

Oh I was just curious if you were always declaring when shipping a partial firearm. I really don’t do it much but have in the past as per recommendation of gunsmiths

 

[Kyguy]

Pull the stock, scope, and trigger...check with your Smith to see if he needs the bolt to check headspace.

Get a pool noodle...split down the side and wrap the barrel and action with it..box it up add packing matetial so there is no slop in the box. I like 3" shipping tubes. Ship UPS if asked "metal parts for machining".
No way in hell I would trust USPS to ship anything.

Forgot to add...Staples has a good size selection of shipping tubes.

Just shipped a barrelled action last month.

That's great advice to get a claim denied if something gets damaged. Just saying.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

That's great advice to get a claim denied if something gets damaged. Just saying.

Absolutely. It’s beyond stupid to lie on a form, whether it’s a federal one, or just one of the private carrier’s forms.

It took me one transaction to educate my local post office concerning shipping a firearm. And that’s in one of the bluest parts of Virginia. I’ve bought and resold about eight firearms over the last couple of years. And shipped at least another eight off for gunsmith work.

For shipping ammo, I setup a shipper’s account with UPS.

 

[bnewt3]

Oh I was just curious if you were always declaring when shipping a partial firearm. I really don’t do it much but have in the past as per recommendation of gunsmiths

OHHHHHH, yeah ive never shipped a firearm

Thus the reason ive made no comments or given advice on how to do it.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

That's great advice to get a claim denied if something gets damaged. Just saying.

Use UPS pay for appropriate level on insurance. Never had issued with UPS and I have been sending stuff to my smith for over decade...never had issue.

I wouldnt trust USPS to deliver my junk mail. They lost 9 Billion last year. You think they gonna honor a claim? Or even put any effort into resolving it. Folks need to quit using them so they shut it down...we are just pissing away tax dollars on a failed service.

 

[Sccritterkiller]

Absolutely. It’s beyond stupid to lie on a form, whether it’s a federal one, or just one of the private carrier’s forms.

I never lie...is it not metal parts that need machining? Vauge description yes, lie no.

I don't have time to traing a goverment employee on how to do there job. They have to book and they are too damn lazy to use it.

 

[bartholomew]

Apologies if this has been discussed before, but a quick search didn’t show me anything. I’m looking to ship a rifle off to get cut and threaded out of state. The gunsmith recommended using USPS, which I don’t have a problem with.

My question is what all do I need to do to ship to him? I would think I would need to provide some of his FFL information to USPS. He said I didn’t need to provide any of that, I just needed to put it a box and ship it.

What has y’all’s experience been when doing this?

Obviously however I ship it I would get package tracking and insurance.

Appreciate the feedback in advance.

Mike

I just went through this for a chop and thread. I removed stock and bolt. Stuck it in a fly rod tube inside of a rectangular adjustable length cardboard box from walmart. Filled gaps with packing paper and tape.

Instructions to the smith and check in the box. Address on outside of box, no other indication of contents. Dropped off at USPS and requested signature upon receipt. Smith mailed it back to my front door six inches shorter and threaded, packaged the same way I sent it. No issues.