Most of the postal employees (from what I have seen) do not know their own procedures. My local Post office knows me now from all the transfers I have taken in. I still occasionally run across an employee that does not know what to do. I had one USPS lady try to tell me I had to disassemble the handgun.urnoodle wrote:That's good to know. If it was illegal the post office didn't think so. There were at least 2 other postal employees overheard the conversation that didn't say anything. When the postal worker asked what was in the box I told her it was a handgun. She asked me if I was an FFL and I told her no. I gave her the FFL contact information and informed her that my FFL had placed paperwork inside the box and sealed it. No other questions were asked and the postal worker applied the postage and accepted the box.mrvmax wrote:Both you and your FFL violated Postal Service regs so I would not do this again. Only an FFL can mail handguns via USPS and when the FFL mails a handgun he is required to present a PS1508 with the shipment.urnoodle wrote:I shipped a handgun to my father to pick up at his FFL. I put it in a USPS one rate priority box but left it unsealed and took it to my FFL. My FFL photocopied his license and put it in the box and sealed it. He then logged it into his book and gave it back to me to take to the post office. Cost me $10 for the transfer fee and approx $15 priority rate postage that's it. It was easier than I thought.
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- Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:36 pm
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- Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:54 pm
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Re: Advice for shipping a firearm via UPS or FedEx
USPS rules, there are more but this explains most of it:
http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm
http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c4_009.htm
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:52 pm
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You can use UPS or FedEx but they will make you ship it overnight. FYI you are supposed to tell them it is a handgun when you ship it, I am sure not all people do that. An FFL can mail it via USPS flat rate which will be the cheapest way to ship.mikey1969 wrote:I need to return a firearm to Taurus in Florida ....... can anyone help me on what proceedures i need to observe when doing so ...... is there special documents that need to be prepared ??
appreciate any advice you guys can offer
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:50 pm
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Re: Advice for shipping a firearm via UPS or FedEx
Both you and your FFL violated Postal Service regs so I would not do this again. Only an FFL can mail handguns via USPS and when the FFL mails a handgun he is required to present a PS1508 with the shipment.urnoodle wrote:I shipped a handgun to my father to pick up at his FFL. I put it in a USPS one rate priority box but left it unsealed and took it to my FFL. My FFL photocopied his license and put it in the box and sealed it. He then logged it into his book and gave it back to me to take to the post office. Cost me $10 for the transfer fee and approx $15 priority rate postage that's it. It was easier than I thought.