Shipping a rifle

[FinBusDev]

Can someone who has had the experience tell me the approximate cost of shipping an 11 pound bolt action rifle from NY
to Florida via UPS. Just the shipping exclusive FFL fees please.

 

[Saltwater60]

You’ll have to go through an FFL so I would ask your FFL as some add a surcharge to it for handling. I would guess the shipping alone would be $50 and make sure you get the proper insurance. Shipping charges have gone up a lot lately and as far as I know none of the shipping companies will allow you to ship not through an FFL. I’ve heard of some FFL’s charging $85 to handle and ship a rifle but not sure if that was the background check fee and all that as well but you shouldn’t need a background check.
For an estimate of the shipping costs alone go onto Fed Ex and UPS web site and do the clack auctions with the insurance for the rifles value. As long as there is no ammo there shouldn’t be a hazard shipping surcharge added to the package.

 

[ArmedCorgi]

43 Firearms | Postal Explorer

pe.usps.com

Look at section 432.3

b. A rifle or shotgun owned by a non-FFL may be mailed outside the owner‘s state of residence by the owner to himself or herself, in care of another person in the other state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. These mailpieces must: Be addressed to the owner. Include the “in the care of” endorsement immediately preceding the name of the applicable temporary custodian. Be opened by the rifle or shotgun owner only. Be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.

Or are you shipping to a buyer?

 

[thughes]

43 Firearms | Postal Explorer

pe.usps.com

Look at section 432.3

b. A rifle or shotgun owned by a non-FFL may be mailed outside the owner‘s state of residence by the owner to himself or herself, in care of another person in the other state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. These mailpieces must: Be addressed to the owner. Include the “in the care of” endorsement immediately preceding the name of the applicable temporary custodian. Be opened by the rifle or shotgun owner only. Be mailed using a class of mail, product, or Extra Service that provides tracking and signature capture at delivery.

Or are you shipping to a buyer?

As an FYI to OP: USPS allows any to any shipping of rifles (assuming you are shipping to yourself), FedEx and UPS require the destination be an FFL regardless of end recipient.

 

[FinBusDev]

Thanks all.

 

[Saltwater60]

Thanks all.

Let us know what you do and how it works out