Ship-My-Gun® shipping service ?

[Lmo1131]

Has anyone used Ship-My-Gun® to ship a handgun (or any gun for that matter)?

Gun Shipping - Fast, Legal, Affordable

www.shipmygun.com

Ship My Gun® is a branch of Bud's Gun Shop; they facilitate "FFL to FFL" firearms shipments where the sending party does not have access to an FFL (or one that is unwilling to handle shipping hassles).

I ask this question as I am attempting to have a family 'heirloom' Colt Cobra shipped from Wisconsin to California. The problem I have encountered is that none of the FFLs that I have talked to in Wisconsin seem to be willing to deal with the hassle of dealing with shipping firearms anywhere, let alone California. California is notoriously difficult to import firearms into, but this old pistol is 70 years old and can be brought into the state as a "relic/curio"; my local FFL here has done out-of-state transactions like this several times.

California, oddly enough, does not require that weapon be shipped from an FFL ... but UPS and FedEx do. California only requires that firearms shipped to California be received by a FFL.

2nd-Day Air from Wisconsin, to California: $19.95

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[manifest destiny]

Interesting... Have any Wisconsin FFL's explained why they won't ship? I would think any FFL would be in-the-know regarding shipping and receiving firearms. Could the receiving FFL in Cali send a pre-paid shipping label/box/packaging for the Wisconsin FFL to use? I wonder if Ship My Gun is insuring the contents because $19.95 seems crazy cheap.

 

[Lmo1131]

Have any Wisconsin FFL's explained why they won't ship?

Simply too much trouble to deal with.

I would think any FFL would be in-the-know regarding shipping and receiving firearms.

The "receiving" part is straight forward enough. The "shipping" part involves registering with Calif. Dept. of Justice (no fee to do so), and requesting a 'Letter of Approval' which is emailed to the sending FFL; a printed copy must be enclosed with the firearm. The LOA provides the receiving FFL with a number issued to that particular weapon. So yeah ... it's a hassle. Even more of a hassle if the gun shows up without the Letter of Approval. Back it goes to the sender, etc., etc.

I wonder if Ship My Gun is insuring the contents because $19.95 seems crazy cheap.

Ship My Gun does insure. Their low rate is probably the benefit of being associated with Bud's Gun Shop's huge shipping volume.

What I'm waiting to hear is if SMG will provide the needed "Letter of Approval" that has to be included, in the box, with the pistol.

 

[marvin02]

Not the same as the Brownell's service but:

Gun Shipping - Fast, Legal, Affordable

www.shipmygun.com

This web site provides shipping for both handguns and rifles.

Insurance is extra, they only include the UPS $100 minimum unless you pay extra.

Their FAQ

Gun Shipping Faqs

www.shipmygun.com

I have not used this service, just posting here for others looking for shipping methods.

 

[Mgderf]

Buds Gin Shop has been in business for quite a while, and generally enjoy a positive feedback from their customers.
If Ship My Gun is affiliated with Buds Guns, I would like to believe that they would be good to go.
Maybe not...

 

[MrSmitty]

Has anyone used Ship-My-Gun® to ship a handgun (or any gun for that matter)?

Gun Shipping - Fast, Legal, Affordable

www.shipmygun.com

Ship My Gun® is a branch of Bud's Gun Shop; they facilitate "FFL to FFL" firearms shipments where the sending party does not have access to an FFL (or one that is unwilling to handle shipping hassles).

I ask this question as I am attempting to have a family 'heirloom' Colt Cobra shipped from Wisconsin to California. The problem I have encountered is that none of the FFLs that I have talked to in Wisconsin seem to be willing to deal with the hassle of dealing with shipping firearms anywhere, let alone California. California is notoriously difficult to import firearms into, but this old pistol is 70 years old and can be brought into the state as a "relic/curio"; my local FFL here has done out-of-state transactions like this several times.

California, oddly enough, does not require that weapon be shipped from an FFL ... but UPS and FedEx do. California only requires that firearms shipped to California be received by a FFL.

2nd-Day Air from Wisconsin, to California: $19.95

Mods: if there is a more appropriate forum for this question please move this. Thx.

It would be better, and cheaper to just move to Wisconsin, and get out of Commiephornia, of course Wisconsin, with the exception of America’s REAL team Da PACK, is close to being commieland…

 

[MrSmitty]

Buds Gin Shop
Mgderf.. is this an offshoot liquor business of Buds?

 

[Mgderf]

It would be better, and cheaper to just move to Wisconsin, and get out of Commiephornia, of course Wisconsin, with the exception of America’s REAL team Da PACK, is close to being commieland…

What do you expect from a bunch of self-proclaimed "Cheese Heads"?

 

[Mgderf]

Buds Gin Shop
Mgderf.. is this an offshoot liquor business of Buds?

Damned autocorrect

 

[MrSmitty]

Damned autocorrect

I would totally shop there!!!!

 

[Mgderf]

I would totally shop there!!!!

At a place called "Damned autocorrect"?

 

[manifest destiny]

At a place called "Damned autocorrect"?

I would have to at least browse the aisles in a strore with that name.