SHIPPING GUN PARTS BY MAIL

[diver dan]

I am asking this because of other question below.Is it all right to ship a gun barrel by USPS in a plain box with NO PROBLEMS ? and be LEGAL, dont want to get in ANY PROBLEMS with this.What would I say is in box if asked ?

 

[Vigilant]

Yes legal, the only thing you cannot ship is the “firearm” part, be it receiver, frame, trigger pack, whatever part goes on 4473 is the part USPS won’t ship for a mere mortal.(save some longgun regs I’m not familiar with)

 

[maxipum]

That depends on what you’re shipping, I’m a ffl 03 and all the guns I handle are shipped usps. Long gun or handgun.

 

[sloughfoot]

Machined parts can be shipped without restriction. There is no requirement that you have to state what the end use of those machined parts is intended to be.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I am asking this because of other question below.Is it all right to ship a gun barrel by USPS in a plain box with NO PROBLEMS ? and be LEGAL, dont want to get in ANY PROBLEMS with this.What would I say is in box if asked ?

As long as it's not the barrel of a Ruger pre-Mk or any of the Mk or 22/45 pistols - all it is is parts and legal to ship. Provided not illegal to receive in the state it's going, too. And don't ship it internationally.

 

[anvil]

I am retired window clerk , no problems mailing that thru Post Office. I handled lots of gun parts, even to international destinations. Customs marked as "machine parts"by mailer. Post Office mailed long guns -- no problem. Handguns had to be mailed from FFL holder to FFL holder
I also had printed copy of postal regulations at my station for when the other clerks would say "you can't mail that",, and I had to correct them by "
You read this"

 

[FlatSixShooter]

Unlike ARs, where the lower receiver is the registered firearm, some barrelled uppers, like a Sig 556, 551, Etc ARE the registered components. Even tho the Sig 55x lowers have the trigger /hammer group just like an AR.

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