Ship Action + Barrel to Smith -- How to?

[Drewel]

I’m am wanting to mail a action and barrel to my gun smith. With everything changing so fast what is the current best way to do this?

Thanks Bill.

 

[butchlambert]

For me, I use USPS.

 

[DangerRanger]

For me, ups or FedEx

 

[watercam]

I like UPS. Assuming the barrel is being fitted to the action you will pay slightly less for the trip to them as the box will be smaller. Consider a triangle shaped box if you can fine one big enough. Do NOT us a round tube, they cost more to ship. Be sure and have a copy of their FFL to show the shipper so that there is no question that the recipient is allowed to receive it (them).

 

[243Lapua]

FED EX in the triangular shipping container. INSURED

 

[Edd]

I’m am wanting to mail a action and barrel to my gun smith. With everything changing so fast what is the current best way to do this?

Thanks Bill.

I don't know if it is the best but I pack the parts is a McMillan stock box and ship it UPS. If it is too long to fit in the box when it is finished, he will ship it back to me dis-assembled.

 

[Ranger188]

I just shipped my action and barrel off to my smith.
If shipping the trigger, take off and wrap separately.
Us UPS or Fed-Ex Make sure you insure it.
Most important thing is to wrap everything tight.
You don't want anything to move in the box....
Packing and tape are very cheap compared to a claim or
loss of merchandise.

 

[oht]

Ask the gunsmith your shipping to.

 

[Bc'z]

For me, I use USPS.

I'm with Butch here, most of my outgoing packages have been arriving ahead of schedule.

 

[Rob01]

USPS would be the last thing I would use now. Every package I have used them for over the past month has been days late. I have one right now that was supposed to have been delivered on Thursday last week. Still no delivery date. Just in the system. Take your chances if you like.

I would use UPS. Use them for all the shipping of firearm related items and they do well.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I have an action wrench in the mail now that in 14 days hasn’t crossed Michigan yet. I could have walked it there faster.

 

[Bill K]

Ask the gunsmith your shipping to.

He will tell you how he likes it best done. I have always found USPS is best, wrapped tight, bolt out of reciever, so nothing moves around and then into the smallest cardboard container I can fit it into, and that box wrapped super good on the outside, so it will not break open, by the gorillas handling it. Then add some extra insurance to the package and have a signature required on the shipment.

 

[Twicepop]

I just sent a barreled action out through UPS and it arrived exactly when they said it would. On the other hand I have package coming, being sent through the USPS. The tracker I got from the vendor originally said it was going to be delivered last Wednesday. All the tracker will say now is package will be late, in transit.

 

[rockrat]

Had some business mail take 17 Days from Oklahoma to Colorado. Another package thru USPS took one day from MO to CO, then 14 days to go another 250 miles

 

[Edd]

How many days it takes to get there isn't a concern to me because it lays there for months after it arrives.

 

[Rob01]

But it doesn’t get in line for that long wait until it gets there so any delay allows others to be in front of you and a longer wait.

 

[Edd]

But it doesn’t get in line for that long wait until it gets there so any delay allows others to be in front of you and a longer wait.

It does get in line before it gets there. I always send him an email to inform him what I am sending and ask what his current wait time is. But I don't think Gunsmiths complete their Jobs in a strict "as they are written on the book" order anyway. I think a lot of smaller quicker jobs done in between chambering and threading jobs.

 

[Rob01]

Maybe where you go they work with emails but not everywhere. They get in line when they get logged in the book. If you are inline with an email then no need to ship it for months. LOL

 

[Jdne5b]

Another vote for fully insured UPS or FedEx. Waaaay too many packages MIA with USPS right now. They've all showed so far, but some were 2 weeks late.

 

[jpx2rk]

I shipped/mailed a 10/22 to Joe Chacon in TX via the USPS (18 months ago) in a cheapo rifle case that was inside the original cardboard box the rifle case was shipped in. Joe shipped it back the same way with no issues. Granted, times have changed but it worked for me.