Firearm shipping rates

[MThuntr]

Anyone ship a firearm lately?
Things went wild with UPS earlier this week

$45.42 UPS ground
$20.50 additional fees (45% extra fees!)
$8.05 insurance
Rifle shipped is $73.97

Last time i shipped a rifle it was $45 total

Guess I'm getting to the "back in my day" stage of my life

 

[p_ham]

You got lucky ups even took it.

 

[MThuntr]

You got lucky ups even took it.

This was an FFL to FFL so I managed to get it on the truck. Also those rates went up.

 

[p_ham]

This was an FFL to FFL so I managed to get it on the truck. Also those rates went up.

They want $60 a month from me for a business account for firearms. They're saying they'll only do pickup and there's additional fees on top of that.

 

[noharleyyet]

They want $60 a month from me for a business account for firearms. They're saying they'll only do pickup and there's additional fees on top of that.

Next build I'm meeting you in Vegas...it's cheaper

 

[p_ham]

Next build I'm meeting you in Vegas...it's cheaper

No kidding

 

[MThuntr]

Next build I'm meeting you in Vegas...it's cheaper

Make a weekend of it

 

[millerkiller77]

Next build I'm meeting you in Vegas...it's cheaper

Great idea, except stay in Tahoe , I won't even roll my windows down going through vegas. What dump its become.

 

[millerkiller77]

Last rifle I shipped a few weeks ago was $52 USPS including signature and insurance. CA to ID

I used to use UPS and labeled the contents as barreled actions, one of the managers at the UPS store told me no matter how much I insured it for UPS would not cover any type of loss because it's a prohibited item (from a private party). Long guns have to go through USPS if you do not have a FFL.
And yes, the shipping rate increases have far outpaced fuel price increases. It's a load of Bullshit price gouging imo

 

[Potsie]

They want $60 a month from me for a business account for firearms. They're saying they'll only do pickup and there's additional fees on top of that.

Guess it’s road trip season to Fallon for the RUM. Because there ain’t ANYTHING that’s half way.

 

[p_ham]

Guess it’s road trip season to Fallon for the RUM. Because there ain’t ANYTHING that’s half way.

Mcdermitt is 3hrs.


I'm working on getting flat rates for USPS, and figuring out how to handle sending shipping labels to streamline things.

I won't do business with UPS anymore.