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I coordinated my Father's 50th birthday gift. All of us kids pooled the money together to buy him a Henry Golden Boy .22LR. I live in Texas and he lives in California. Here is how I did it:
I called around until I found a shop near him that had the rifle in stock.
I called them told them what I wanted to do.
The owner said I can just send him a check for the gun, and once he gets the check to have my dad come by and fill out the paperwork and wait the mandatory waiting period and then just go pickup the gun.
So then I mailed the guy a check.
Once he had the check I sent my dad a card with a picture of the gun, and directions to the gun shop.

He filled out the paperwork, waited, and now its his gun.

It was really easy. Its going to be a lot easier if you are willing to not actually put the gun in the gift box to be unwrapped.