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[long coat]

If the company is the manufacturer they can send it to the customer. Like when you get a new pistol and have to send it in for warranty work they can send it back to you and not a FFL.
As far as keeping it and having the s# ran by some LEO, that may cause some trouble, but you didn't take it, they gave it to you.

OP you did the right thing. I may asked for a good deal on it and keep it.

 

[bonkers1919]

I have thought about your "dilemma" for 2 days now. My conclusion, By you doing the correct thing, you my friend are my new hero.

 

[223 Gunner]

I have thought about your "dilemma" for 2 days now. My conclusion, By you doing the correct thing, you my friend are my new hero.

There really was nothing here to "think" about. Doing the right thing is ALWAYS the best course of action.

 

[6mm Shoot]

Don't send me anything like that. I don't want to know how honest I am. I really don't know what I would do. Good for the guy they sent it to. He knows just how honest he is.

 

[miguel]

You know, I wonder what the law actually is on something like this. I know for "regular" stuff, if you receive something you didn't order you're under no legal obligation to return it. I know shipping a firearm directly to a non-FFL is a no-no, but receiving it? Is that covered somewhere?

This doesn't say, "except for guns" but who knows? https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise

 

[belgarthe]

I have to say Gratz on the gun but make sure your ass is covered.

 

[russc2542]

No doubt some people just about crapped bricks when you called in and told them what happened.

A repairer sending a gun back to you after repairs probably doesn't require a background check because they aren't giving the gun to a new person. I bet if you sent a gun to be fixed then asked them to return it to a different address they wouldn't be quite so obliging.

 

[Hookeye]

The reward is a good night's sleep.
Nothing else needed.

 

[WestSider]

Who cares about the legalities of keeping the rifle.... OP you did the right thing, period.

 

[Hookeye]

Back when Ruger was new on the 3 screw safety mod my dad, FFL holder, sent a few back.
One took a long time to return. Winter now starting, went to back porch to get shovel and there was a box from Ruger.
Who knows how long it sat there...........mailman dropped it off. Could have been weeks, or months.
Was fine, and IIRC just said SR Industries or something, plain brown box.

Hokey Smokes!

 

[Hookeye]

Cool story (OP).
Certainly an eye opener!
But IMHO there was no choice to be made.
Not yours is not yours.

The shock/laugh value of calling them up, was good enough
Good story too, unless you tell it to a lib.

I wouldn't do that LOL.
Well maybe, if it was a really bad lib, where such a story could cause them to go all Scanners and pop.

 

[Dog1]

Nicely done OP.

I just had a similar experience a month ago. Ordered a Glock Gen 4 trigger from Suarez Tactical. Box shows up and out rolls a trigger and a really nice Ti coated threaded barrel. The receipt was for some poor fellow in Texas. The Trigger was for a Gen 3 not a 4, like I ordered.

I called them, they were a bit taken back at the mistake. The girl I talked to asked if I would hold for a minute. I said yes.

Next person on the line was Gabe Suarez himself. We chatted, he apologized and he asked what Glocks I have. I told him I have a Gen 3 and 4 19.

So he says-Keep the trigger for the Gen 3, I'll email you a return lable and I will make sure to get the Gen 4 trigger sent out today.

I told him thanks, but let me pay for the Gen 3 trigger. He said absolutely not, you called with our mistake. Not a lot would once the barrel fell out. It's my personal way of saying thanks for being honest.

What can I say, I was floored and said thanks very much.