There have been several past threads concerning questions on shipping firearms.  Here's an excellent article on the subject that covers the Federal requirements in plain language.  It does not address specific state requirements for intrastate shipping.  I believe most, but not all, allow intrastate shipping without requiring an FFL.

BTW, I've been an FFL licensee for over 40 years & can verify the author knows his stuff.  Note that he's a firearms attorney.

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Wayne

Marlinguy,

Good comments.  I also do not leave the package open & bring an additional copy of my FFL, although I’ve never been asked for it at the north Austin FedEx facility I use.

Another recommendation.  Stamp or write FRAGILE on several locations on the outside of the box.  Since I ship a good number of firearms, I had a large self-inking stamp made & stamp all sides.  I think it helps.  Of course, a Sharpie works just as well.

BTW, when discussing shipping firearms with a FedEx representative a few years ago, he commented that handlers & deliver drivers assume a long skinny box contains a firearm even though it’s not identified as such on the outside, especially if it’s being sent to a sporting goods, firearm or gunsmithing business, which leads me to a final suggestion.

Sending a firearm to Bob’s Firearm Shop or Fred’s Gunsmithing Service for example is not a good idea & clearly identifies the box as containing a firearm.  It’s not the name of the business that counts but the physical address.  So, send it to BFS or FGS.

Wayne

marlinguy wrote on Jul 14^th, 2024 at 9:36am:


Another excellent suggestion.  I do the same when possible.  Unfortunately many of the rifles I ship require unusually long screwdrivers to reach the inline stock bolt which most of my customers don't have.  And if they do, without special precautions, the blade (tip) can easily find itself between the bolt head & wood, cracking the stock when attempting to tighten.

Wayne

I have shaped a block of wood to fit between the tangs so as to avoid that kind of damage.