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Barrel cost

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.
Are you saying
You can ship through USPS and UPS
by using some other parcel service
BESIDES
USPS and UPS?
or are these "Other" shipping companies you suggest their own shipping service?
Such as Ontrak or something?
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To me it seems for example:
USPS would not honor any other form of label besides their own
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Last barrel I shipped through USPS
Was near $30 a 6x6x32 package
Some people cannot have UPS shipped items due to their rural areas so must be shipped USPS
 
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.
There is a lot of vendors making money on freight just like you say
 
Was that barrel price with FREE SHIPPING, or barrel price with shipping cost ?

It took a year and a month to get the barrel ??
I don't know if the barrel was $495 and shipping was free or if shipping was $495 and the barrel was free, $495 is what they charged me.

Yes, it took a year and a month to get it.

I found my original order from 07-01-24. It shows $460 for the barrel and $35 for shipping.
 
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I don't know if the barrel was $495 and shipping was free or if shipping was $495 and the barrel was free, $495 is what they charged me.

Yes, it took a year and a month to get it.

I found my original order from 07-01-24. It shows $460 for the barrel and $35 for shipping.
Thanks … Your patience is admirable :)
 
I buy the vast majority of my barrels from Chris Mackey right here on this site. He periodically resupplys and usually has a good stock of the more popular barrels, usually Bartliens and Krieger.

$440 +$35 shipping.
 

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