luger shipping

idler · 07-16-2024, 06:38 PM

i have a few lugers for sale.
i have a c&r ffl. but i am unshure how to ship snce the latest changes in ups shipping rules changes. what are the best ways to ship?

Edward Tinker · 07-16-2024, 07:38 PM

Several ways - UPS or FedEx go to their hub.
Get an account and have them come to your house or drop off to a driver.

Pay a gun store to ship for you

gunbugs · 07-17-2024, 03:42 AM

As an FFL you can use the post office. I do it all the time. You fill out a PS form 1508 and hand it to the person at the counter when you give them the packages. You can print out blank forms from PDF files online and have it filled out in advance. I've mailed hundreds of handguns that way.

idler · 07-17-2024, 09:31 AM

thanks that helps a lot .

velodog455~ · 07-17-2024, 10:19 AM

Just to clarify, as a 01 FFL holder you can ship via the post office.

As a C&R holder though you can't send handguns through the U.S. Postal Service, but you can send long guns (as long as they are C&R eligible).

Ben M. · 07-17-2024, 03:54 PM

Yes. For UPS or Fed Ex...go to their hub, as ET says.

Do not use one of those local "mail box" type places.

ithacaartist · 07-17-2024, 08:33 PM

In some states, 01 FFL to 01 FFL is the only way allowed. When I first got into collecting, I obtained 03 FFL (C&R) applications. Then I found out its use for sending/receiving guns via USPS would not be possible. Its only advantage is to obtain a discount from ammo outlets. But now, any ammo must be picked up after it arrives at your dealer.

One can send handguns via UPS or FedEx only to an FFL. But last I checked, they need to be sent overnight--and both charge around eighty bucks for the service. Your 01 FFL dealer can send them for ~$15 via a medium flat rate box, so that's been my choice all along. Whether or not the dealer will charge for doing so depends on how much of a greedy "Richard" they are. Mine didn't charge for outgoing transfers, and since the guns were already on my permit, no paperwork was necessary when picking them back up later.

I don't know if the background check for an 03 FFL is as "colonoscopic" as for an 01. Throughout the country, it's a patchwork of varying/conflicting rules and regs--or a lack thereof, and reciprocity of carry permits among states is just as crazy.

Some uniformity of rational, evidence-based regulations would be good, I think.

velodog455~ · 07-18-2024, 09:27 AM

As a C&R holder, my local dealer will ship a handgun for me to any legal recipient for $30 via USPS Flat Rate (I have to do the packaging), unless the handgun is exceptionally large, in which case it costs a bit more.

Still much cheaper than using UPS or Fed-Ex, and their hubs are 15 miles away from me. The Post Office is only 3 miles away. No brainer for me.

Mac Cat · 07-18-2024, 10:16 AM

It smart to work with a trusted local FFL shop.
Even better if they are gunsmiths!

07-16-2024, 06:38 PM	#1
idler User Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	luger shipping i have a few lugers for sale. i have a c&r ffl. but i am unshure how to ship snce the latest changes in ups shipping rules changes. what are the best ways to ship?

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idler User Join Date: May 2017 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	shipping luger thanks that helps a lot .

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,346 Thanks: 7,273 Thanked 2,578 Times in 1,365 Posts	In some states, 01 FFL to 01 FFL is the only way allowed. When I first got into collecting, I obtained 03 FFL (C&R) applications. Then I found out its use for sending/receiving guns via USPS would not be possible. Its only advantage is to obtain a discount from ammo outlets. But now, any ammo must be picked up after it arrives at your dealer. One can send handguns via UPS or FedEx only to an FFL. But last I checked, they need to be sent overnight--and both charge around eighty bucks for the service. Your 01 FFL dealer can send them for ~$15 via a medium flat rate box, so that's been my choice all along. Whether or not the dealer will charge for doing so depends on how much of a greedy "Richard" they are. Mine didn't charge for outgoing transfers, and since the guns were already on my permit, no paperwork was necessary when picking them back up later. I don't know if the background check for an 03 FFL is as "colonoscopic" as for an 01. Throughout the country, it's a patchwork of varying/conflicting rules and regs--or a lack thereof, and reciprocity of carry permits among states is just as crazy. Some uniformity of rational, evidence-based regulations would be good, I think. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,933 Thanks: 2,032 Thanked 4,530 Times in 2,092 Posts	Several ways - UPS or FedEx go to their hub. Get an account and have them come to your house or drop off to a driver. Pay a gun store to ship for you

07-17-2024, 03:42 AM	#3
gunbugs Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska. Home of the best moose. Posts: 658 Thanks: 365 Thanked 1,176 Times in 393 Posts	As an FFL you can use the post office. I do it all the time. You fill out a PS form 1508 and hand it to the person at the counter when you give them the packages. You can print out blank forms from PDF files online and have it filled out in advance. I've mailed hundreds of handguns that way.

07-17-2024, 10:19 AM	#5
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 76 Thanks: 18 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	Just to clarify, as a 01 FFL holder you can ship via the post office. As a C&R holder though you can't send handguns through the U.S. Postal Service, but you can send long guns (as long as they are C&R eligible).

07-17-2024, 03:54 PM	#6
Ben M. User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Retired to Naples, FL. Posts: 488 Thanks: 90 Thanked 123 Times in 83 Posts	Yes. For UPS or Fed Ex...go to their hub, as ET says. Do not use one of those local "mail box" type places.

07-18-2024, 09:27 AM	#8
velodog455~ User Join Date: Aug 2023 Posts: 76 Thanks: 18 Thanked 58 Times in 35 Posts	As a C&R holder, my local dealer will ship a handgun for me to any legal recipient for $30 via USPS Flat Rate (I have to do the packaging), unless the handgun is exceptionally large, in which case it costs a bit more. Still much cheaper than using UPS or Fed-Ex, and their hubs are 15 miles away from me. The Post Office is only 3 miles away. No brainer for me.

07-18-2024, 10:16 AM	#9
Mac Cat Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 727 Thanks: 2,091 Thanked 606 Times in 327 Posts	It smart to work with a trusted local FFL shop. Even better if they are gunsmiths!