Barrel Extension Shipping Issue

[Major Tom]

Well, I have shipped pistols and rifles via USPS with no problems what so ever. All shipped over night (expensive), signature requiered and insured for full amount. All my local Post Office asks is am I shipping lithium batteries, toxic liquids or perfume (of all things). Now my friend in Calif. went to his P.O. and they specifically asked if there was a firearm in his package (there was). Refused his shipment! Fed-Ex did same to him.
As for lugers, the upper cannon does have serial numbers and can be fired with no lower receiver. Put a round in the chamber and press the trigger bar....BANG! But, I would assume the local P.O. clerk would not know that.

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

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As for lugers, the upper cannon does have serial numbers and can be fired with no lower receiver. Put a round in the chamber and press the trigger bar....BANG! But, I would assume the local P.O. clerk would not know that.

As do many firearms and receivers - you can fire a T94 Nambu this way. A 1st Gen SAA Colt can hit the hammer and if a round is under the hammer it may go off.

[physoft]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

Well, I have shipped pistols and rifles via USPS with no problems what so ever. All shipped over night (expensive), signature requiered and insured for full amount. All my local Post Office asks is am I shipping lithium batteries, toxic liquids or perfume (of all things). Now my friend in Calif. went to his P.O. and they specifically asked if there was a firearm in his package (there was). Refused his shipment! Fed-Ex did same to him.
As for lugers, the upper cannon does have serial numbers and can be fired with no lower receiver. Put a round in the chamber and press the trigger bar....BANG! But, I would assume the local P.O. clerk would not know that.

Clerk probably would not know that and that's why I assume many get away with it. But why risk losing your firearm over it? Also, I am in CA....God help me....and I expect to get asked if I am shipping a firearm.

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by Major Tom

Well, I have shipped pistols and rifles via USPS with no problems what so ever. All shipped over night (expensive), signature requiered and insured for full amount. All my local Post Office asks is am I shipping lithium batteries, toxic liquids or perfume (of all things). Now my friend in Calif. went to his P.O. and they specifically asked if there was a firearm in his package (there was). Refused his shipment! Fed-Ex did same to him.
As for lugers, the upper cannon does have serial numbers and can be fired with no lower receiver. Put a round in the chamber and press the trigger bar....BANG! But, I would assume the local P.O. clerk would not know that.

Yes,
and you can put a shotgun shell in a pipe and hit it with a pointy hammer and it will go off too! that does not make the pipe a firearm!

And not all luger receivers have serial numbers.