Shipping gun stocks ,Surprise !

[jonbearman]

Mine weighed 4.8 pounds from new york to wyoming and it cost with no extra insurance 48.60 so beware when including shipping on larger items. I almost vapor locked.

 

[JMayo]

Anything over 22" has 15.oo+ tacked on. That's why i don't sell tails in a tube.

 

[long40shot]

USPS?

 

[ISS]

I can't wait until I have to ship my CERUS stock to Alex Sitman and back, and then to Bc'z and back...

 

[Bc'z]

Mine weighed 4.8 pounds from new york to wyoming and it cost with no extra insurance 48.60 so beware when including shipping on larger items. I almost vapor locked.

PM sent

 

[Mr.Spradlin]

They also have a minimum weight for box dimensions. Say your box is 36x8x8 and weighs 5 pounds. They have a minimum charge of say 27 pounds for that size box.

Shipping is getting to be pain in the ass

 

[Kevin1990]

Mine weighed 4.8 pounds from new york to wyoming and it cost with no extra insurance 48.60 so beware when including shipping on larger items. I almost vapor locked.

I'm in Macedon NY as well, I feel like that's a good deal. I only use USPS though

 

[DShortt]

They also have a minimum weight for box dimensions. Say your box is 36x8x8 and weighs 5 pounds. They have a minimum charge of say 27 pounds for that size box.

Shipping is getting to be pain in the ass

Wouldn't be so bad if it actually arrived when it was supposed to.

Chaps my posterior.

 

[ISS]

Bc'z,

you should use the laughing emoji, except it's not really funny...

 

[Fast14riot]

There are ways to make it hurt less. A common sized box I use for shipping stocks is a 40"x6"x6". This size does not incure additional handling charges from UPS and with judicious amount of bubble wrap and/or ethafoam can fit any F/class stock on the market with plenty of room for padding. I work in online retail and ship tens of thousands of dollars worth of UPS labels weekly, of fragile goods. Pirate Ship or creating a UPS account attached to a CC is a good way to get reduced cost over retail counter pricing.

Best method is to use as small of a box as feasible, allowing 1" padding on all sides and it should fit very snug into said box with no movement whatsoever. You do not want your stock to become a loose cannon inside the box.

 

[dusterdave173]

Pirateship.com is EASY as falling out of a tree--you get a decent discount and still use your choice USPS or UPS each time you ship they give you the choice and price for each--simply select--hit print label and you are set--
Buy your tape gun and tape etc from Amazon--a very good shipping scale is $32 on Amazon
and you are set to ship almost anything Get some of the nylon stripping tape as well as normal clear tape===Be SURE and tape over your labels--don't cheat when you enter box size or weight if caught by UPS the penalty is horrible--you will only do it once I promise

 

[OMW57]

When my Cerus stock needed to go to Alex Sitman, I save all the shipping costs by driving there & handing everything to him in person! And driving out a second time when it was finished!
Not sure how much I "saved" BUT, It was a real pleasure to meet Alex in person!

 

[1813benny]

When my Cerus stock needed to go to Alex Sitman, I save all the shipping costs by driving there & handing everything to him in person! And driving out a second time when it was finished!
Not sure how much I "saved" BUT, It was a real pleasure to meet Alex in person!

Seeing Alex is indeed a pleasure…

 

[paperpuncher]

Check Pirateship huge discounts through ups and usps Shipped a stock for 13 bucks

 

[Shooter13]

I can't wait until I have to ship my CERUS stock to Alex Sitman and back, and then to Bc'z and back...

Why not have it go from Alex to Brett? Or did I miss a step?

 

[Shooter13]

Check Pirateship huge discounts through ups and usps Shipped a stock for 13 bucks

I've been telling them about pirateship.com for a while and I'm not sure anyone listens LOL

 

[Tommie]

They also have a minimum weight for box dimensions. Say your box is 36x8x8 and weighs 5 pounds. They have a minimum charge of say 27 pounds for that size box.

Shipping is getting to be pain in the ass

It’s called dimensional weight. Two factors are critical in shipping. Weight and volume. Size takes up space (go figure) in the plane, truck, whatever. An extreme example would be shipping 10 pounds of styrofoam packing peanuts which would take up tremendous space for the relatively low weight.

 

[ISS]

Alex needs the complete rifle to do the bedding and sanding work. Bc'z just wants the stock for the finish coat.

 

[Clancy]

Check Pirateship huge discounts through ups and usps Shipped a stock for 13 bucks

Last time I tried to tell people this…. I got flamed.

But yes, all it takes is a handful of various shipping accounts and you can always find a decent price.

 

[Emmett Dibble]

There are ways to make it hurt less. A common sized box I use for shipping stocks is a 40"x6"x6". This size does not incure additional handling charges from UPS and with judicious amount of bubble wrap and/or ethafoam can fit any F/class stock on the market with plenty of room for padding. I work in online retail and ship tens of thousands of dollars worth of UPS labels weekly, of fragile goods. Pirate Ship or creating a UPS account attached to a CC is a good way to get reduced cost over retail counter pricing.

Best method is to use as small of a box as feasible, allowing 1" padding on all sides and it should fit very snug into said box with no movement whatsoever. You do not want your stock to become a loose cannon inside the box.

Creating a UPS account for the win… I have had one for 10 years and it doesn’t get any easier.