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Barrel cost

butchlambert said:
Sir, the very vast majority of us buy one at a time. How much do you charge to ship one at a time?
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The last individual barrel I shipped was $10.08
(Sorry about rounding down the .08)

I just shipped a barrel attached to a whole da’gum rifle and it was $23 with 5K in insurance.

I’m telling y’all…. Some vendors are making money on freight. Create a couple of accounts with shipping services and you’ll see. Heck, most of them pick it up off your front porch and take it to UPS/USPS for you.

Boxes could get you, but every barrel I’ve ever ordered came in a box, and every gunsmith I know has a stack of them he can’t wait to burn. So that’s moot.
 
Clancy said:
The last individual barrel I shipped was $10.08
(Sorry about rounding down the .08)

I just shipped a barrel attached to a whole da’gum rifle and it was $23 with 5K in insurance.

I’m telling y’all…. Some vendors are making money on freight. Create a couple of accounts with shipping services and you’ll see. Heck, most of them pick it up off your front porch and take it to UPS/USPS for you.
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I see that you are in Texas. Will you handle my shipping?
You said,"I just shipped a barrel attached to a whole da’gum rifle and it was $23 with 5K in insurance". Will you share how you did this please!
 
butchlambert said:
I see that you are in Texas. Will you handle my shipping?
You said,"I just shipped a barrel attached to a whole da’gum rifle and it was $23 with 5K in insurance". Will you share how you did this please!
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Last time bud…. Register with a shipping service or two or three. It is a small fraction of the price.

Here’s a great example…. I needed to ship some dies back in the early summer. I was in a hurry to get to work, and they didn’t fit in a medium flat rate. The UPS store wanted $28 and we no longer have a customer counter…. So I decided I’d wait until after work. Printed a label at home (I think it was shippo but it’s been a couple of months) and it was $6.30.

This all came to light for me when I was ordering from tackle warehouse in like 2014 and I couldn’t figure out how they were cheaper on baits but also had free 2 day shipping.

I did some digging and here we are…. You guys act like I just discovered a new element or something. I just found a better way to ship stuff, like millions of other people.

I will say, if you just need an excuse to think I’m crazy…. I only live about 7-10 miles from hubs or distribution centers for all 3 major carriers. So, a guy that lives in the middle of nowhere may or may not experience higher rates. I don’t know.
 
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Clancy said:
Last time bud…. Register with a shipping service or two or three. It is a small fraction of the price.

Here’s a great example…. I needed to ship some dies back in the early summer. I was in a hurry to get to work, and they didn’t fit in a medium flat rate. The UPS store wanted $28 and we no longer have a customer counter…. So I decided I’d wait until after work. Printed a label at home (I think it was shippo but it’s been a couple of months) and it was $6.30.

This all came to light for me when I was ordering from tackle warehouse in like 2014 and I couldn’t figure out how they were cheaper on baits but also had free 2 day shipping.

I did some digging and here we are…. You guys act like I just discovered a new element or something. I just found a better way to ship stuff, like millions of other people.
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Young feller, an example of insurance with USPS click in ship I believe is $12.15 +$1.85 per hundred for over $600. So $5,000 would be what? I understand that you own a huge company that ships thousands of barrels, but we are speaking of raggedly ass masses that ship one item at a time.
 
butchlambert said:
Young feller, an example of insurance with USPS click in ship I believe is $12.15 +$1.85 per hundred for over $600. So $5,000 would be what? I understand that you own a huge company that ships thousands of barrels, but we are speaking of raggedly ass masses that ship one item at a time.
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I don’t own a company nor do I ship thousands of barrels. I ship one at a time, maybe two. Order the same way.

I give up. Charge whatever you want. Sorry I tried to help.
 
butchlambert said:
Good info is what we want,
"But I do ship a ton of barrels, and buy at least that many".
So 4,000 lbs of barrels-say about 800 barrels a year. Yes sir, that is a lot!
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Ok…. Here’s some good info from Oxford.

ton (noun)
informal
a large number or amount.
 
Chuckle chuckle- from the leftist site-Wiki
A short ton is 2,000 pounds. Having received several barrels that had 5 pounds weight on them make about 400 barrels per ton or if you receive and ship tons?
This post is about barrel price though and shipping is just a part of this, My cost on barrels is lower than some, but for my use and not for resale.
 
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Can't wait to read the next 600 posts...I'll be back in an hour. Carry on!
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urbanrifleman said:
Oh, I have free shipping.

You do realize it's not free right? Haha
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Yea, personally I don’t think you charge enough for Wilson dies especially given the fact that they ship free, but I’m going to keep buying them until you go up!

@butchlambert I’m sorry I forgot to answer the insurance question…. Yes, both UPS and USPS have crazy insurance rates. They don’t pay up without an act of congress either. Insure through the handler or a private firm. Pennies on the dollar.
 
Clancy said:
Yea, personally I don’t think you charge enough for Wilson dies especially given the fact that they ship free, but I’m going to keep buying them until you go up!

@butchlambert I’m sorry I forgot to answer the insurance question…. Yes, both UPS and USPS have crazy insurance rates. They don’t pay up without an act of congress either. Insure through the handler or a private firm. Pennies on the dollar.
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You are correct on the insurance! Why should we pay to cover their F**ups! And yes, they very seldom pay a claim.
 
butchlambert said:
Larry, consider this. A company has to pay a person to ship, pay for a container and packing on top of the actual USPS,UPS or other shipping price. Shipping multiple barrels at one time will reduce your cost, but most of us can only afford 1 at a time.
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Yep


Bruno’s had a good sale on Kriegers a while back
I picked up a HV 7mm for $375 shipped.
 
butchlambert said:
Sir, where do you get your freight info on barrels? If anybody shows $25 or less for shipping a barrel blank, they are getting the balance in their retail price for the product. You may drive a delivery truck, but you don't ship barrels!
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Right on, Butch. You beat me to the computer keys.
 
Clancy said:
His website shows $470 for shouldered stainless prefits. Each. Am I at the wrong place?
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Right site. I got “Nutted” drop ins. And Bradley’s Barrels hold their own in competition.
And $470 for a chambered/shouldered prefit is an excellent price.
 
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