Shipping a Pistol

[shoot summ]

$50-$75 for a transfer? My FFL charges $10. I would look elsewhere. $20 is typical around here.

Transfer fee on each end, and shipping, overnight shipping is expensive.

Most good shops will do transfers for $10-$20, any more than that and you should look around for another shop to do it.

 

[lowendrider]

When I had to mail my Smith back they sent me a shipping label and I dropped it off at a Fedex myself. When they mailed it back to me it had to go to a dealer where I picked it up.

 

[terry603]

I am not positive, but if you disassemble it, you can ship in multiple packages as parts,which is legal.

the part with the serial number must go to a FFL dealer

 

[kbs2244]

Drive down and pick it up.
It is time for you to visit him anyway.

 

[darkk]

Lots of answers. You CAN ship in the mail, I just wouldn't want it passing through that many hands. That being said, does your father have a weapons permit? The gun is considered a relic (really old) from 1895 and older. To qualify it has to use ammo not readily available on the market. Cap and ball, black powder etc. I would just stop at any local gun shop and ask what would be the best way for your situation and eliminate legal problems later.

 

[rustythread]

1. Depending on condition, it is likely too valuable to ship in an informal fashion. Do it right, and have the shipper include at least $1000 in insurance payable to you or Dad. Take a look at typical ranges of Luger prices on some of the online sites such as Gunsamerica.
2. Haven't kept up on the regs, but used to be that anything using a cartridge still commercially available has to be treated same as a new firearm. Your Luger is very likely to be a 9mm, one of the most-used calibers today around the world.

 

[cvorkian]

Go visit pops and then return with it checked in your baggage!

Easy!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Road trip!!!!!

Damn straight. There is no way I would trust a shipper to handle a family heirloom and war relic to any of them.

 

[seagravedriver]

This is the best answer by far.

1. You get to see dad.

2. No background check required for the 'transfer'

3. That 'anonymous' old pistol stays out of the government's databases, and cannot be traced to you. NEVER underestimate this opsec advantage.

'nuff said.

Best answer! I only wish I could see my dad, that option ended in 91. See him while you can, and get the pistol. It is yours, and keep it out of other hands. And don't risk going askew of the law. Too much **** can happen now days.

 

[kool55]

I agree.

 

[Pointbock]

paging Bricktop!


(24 hr campfire reference for anyone who hangs out there)

fwiw - my money is on HoseB

 

[darkk]

Go visit pops and then return with it checked in your baggage!

Easy!

best answer, and legal...

 

[Shadowdog500]

from BATFE website http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html#shipping-firearms-carrier

Q: May a nonlicensee ship a firearm by common or contract carrier?
A nonlicensee may ship a firearm by a common or contract carrier to a resident of his or her own State or to a licensee in any State. A common or contract carrier must be used to ship a handgun. In addition, Federal law requires that the carrier be notified that the shipment contains a firearm and prohibits common or contract carriers from requiring or causing any label to be placed on any package indicating that it contains a firearm.

[18 U.S.C. 922(a)(2)(A), 922(a) (3), 922(a)(5) and 922(e), 27 CFR 478.31 and 478.30]




If he is shipping it to you in another state, he probably has to send it to an FFL near you.

Gunbroker points out the same thing.

I would also check the gun laws in your state. Some require that they be registered.

I would also talk with someone who really knows what they are talking about and not do an "ask the audience" on a garage forum.

If you do it wrong and get caught, there will be hell to pay!

 

[seagravedriver]

The is Garage Journal, not Gun Journal;-) But the same brotherhood would exist there as well. Do the right thing, you don't want to meet Eric Holder!

 

[ManxRacer]

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All the unserialized parts may. But the serialized parts cannot. The serialized parts are the ATF controlled piece.

All of the necessary info has already been posted but I just wanted to comment on this particular comment. The statement is patently false. The OP is talking about a Luger. I am a Luger collector. Practically every part on a Luger, including the firing pin, has part or all of the serial number stamped on it. The only part of a Luger controlled by the BATFE is the receiver.

 

[ddawg16]

And you can tell who reads all the posts before posting and who does not........

And...I concure with the road trip.....but you didn't hear that from me.....

 

[GirlnAgarage]

All of the necessary info has already been posted but I just wanted to comment on this particular comment. The statement is patently false. The OP is talking about a Luger. I am a Luger collector. Practically every part on a Luger, including the firing pin, has part or all of the serial number stamped on it. The only part of a Luger controlled by the BATFE is the receiver.

The point of my reply - you can't part it out and ship.