You can label the package anything you want, as long as you declare it as a firearm when you actually ship a complete firearm. Federal law prohibits a commopn carrier from labeling the package as a firearm, however they must be aware of the fact that it is.Reserve161 wrote:Interestingly enough, I shipped my RIA .45 1911 back to their secret location
in Nevada. Their instructions to me was to label the package "precision machine
parts" I believe I at least field-stripped it and sent it that way.
The folks at RIA told me that the shipping carriers want you to ship
it ovenite to reduce theft because the package wouldn't be in their system
as long. Well, that "type of package" would each be in the system as
short a time.
Now, this was "the factory" or at least "the factory's representative" as
opposed to an individual.
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- Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:12 am
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- Thu Jun 07, 2012 7:39 pm
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Re: 'Shipping handgun for repair'
Contact the training facility for details, in most cases you can ship the handgun to yourself at their address and no need for an FFL. Otherwise you will need to use one of their guns or take your weapon with you (Via motor vehicle, checked baggage, ect).saltydog452 wrote: Related, but not quite the same, how would a person ship a handgun, or any legally owned firearm, to an out of state training facility? That place could be Gunsite, Mas in Sierra Vista, or Camp Perry, or??? These wouldn't be sent for repair but for competition a/o training. A significant bunch of ammunition would need to be sent to the same destination.
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salty