I have a good rapport with the postmaster at the office I use, I hand him 2 copies of the receiving FFL'S license, he stamps both and gives me one back and then I get my receipt. For me, it's two fold, forces USPS to acknowledge it's a long gun and gives me a receipt acknowledging the fact.
People make it way tougher than it has to be.
I lost my money on a rifle many years ago, was delivered to the FFL and wasn't what was described, I refused to take possession, we went back and forth until the seller agreed to take the rifle back on his dime. Receiving FFL simply repackaged the rifle in the same boxes it was delivered in and shipped it out. When it arrived, the stock was busted, bolt handle was bent, needless to say, I never got my refund. Last thing I purchased on Gunbroker.
You can take the easy route and be OK the majority of the time, but then there's that one time that bites you in the ass.
Re-read the first paragraph, clearly states certification
People make it way tougher than it has to be.
I lost my money on a rifle many years ago, was delivered to the FFL and wasn't what was described, I refused to take possession, we went back and forth until the seller agreed to take the rifle back on his dime. Receiving FFL simply repackaged the rifle in the same boxes it was delivered in and shipped it out. When it arrived, the stock was busted, bolt handle was bent, needless to say, I never got my refund. Last thing I purchased on Gunbroker.
You can take the easy route and be OK the majority of the time, but then there's that one time that bites you in the ass.
Re-read the first paragraph, clearly states certification
432.3 Rifles and Shotguns
Except under 431.2, unloaded rifles and shotguns are mailable. Mailers must comply with the rules and regulations under 27 CFR, Part 478, as well as state and local laws. The mailer may be required by the USPS to establish, by opening the parcel or by written certification, that the rifle or shotgun is unloaded and not ineligible for mailing. The following conditions also apply:- Subject to state, territory, or district regulations, rifles and shotguns may be mailed without restriction when intended for delivery within the same state of mailing. These items must:
- Bear a “Return Service Requested” endorsement.
- Be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.
- A rifle or shotgun owned by a non-FFL may be mailed outside the owner‘s state of residence by the owner to himself or herself, in care of another person in the other state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. These mailpieces must:
- Be addressed to the owner.
- Include the “in the care of” endorsement immediately preceding the name of the applicable temporary custodian.
- Be opened by the rifle or shotgun owner only.
- Be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.
- Mailing of rifles and shotguns between licensed FFL dealers, manufacturers, or importers are not restricted. The Postal Service recommends that these items be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.
- Rifles and shotguns may be mailed by a non-FFL owner domestically to a FFL dealer, manufacturer, or importer in any state. These items must be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.
- Except as described in 432.3a, licensed curio and relic collectors may mail firearms meeting the definition of curios or relics under 27 CFR 478.11 domestically to licensed FFL curio and relic collectors in any state. These items must be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.
- Firearms meeting the definition of a rifle or shotgun under 431.4 which are certified by the curator of a municipal, state, or federal museum, which exhibits firearms to be curios or relics of museum interest, may be accepted for mailing without restriction when mailed between governmental museums.
- Air guns (see 431.6) that do not fall within the definition of firearms under 431.1a are mailable. A shipment containing an air gun with a muzzle velocity of 400 or more feet per second (fps) must include an adult signature service under DMM 503.8. Mailers must additionally comply with all applicable state and local regulations.
