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Native_Badger70
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How do I get an FFL to ship my shotgun
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Is there a specific reason that you can't ship it yourself? If you don't feel up to it, do a search by typing in FFL and your zip code- that should yield quite a few.
https://www.gunbroker.com/ffl/index
Usually by asking, and then paying...
Say... Did you stay in a Holiday Inn last night?
No I didn't, but last time I went thru La Grande, I didn't drink the water..
We've got good water! It comes straight out of Elgin's treatment plant!
To whom (& where) do you want to ship the shotgun? Yes, it does matter.
Neal
First (folks, that is his first post. Cut him some slack) if you are in the US, and transferring the shotgun to someone else....
You can legally MAIL an unloaded shotgun by US Mail. This is covered in the Domestic Mail Manual under Restricted Mailings, section 423.3. If a clerk gives you crap, ask for the Postmaster. See extract at bottom of this post.
If going to another state, you need to send it TO a FFL in the DESTINATION state. Person receiving the gun can go to the home page for gunbroker.com, use the "find a FFL" function- put in their zip code, pull up FFLs in that area that will receive a gun for transfer.
Put a letter in with the gun, listing your name, and name and phone number gun is going TO. Attach a xerox of your driver's license so the dealer has information he needs to log the gun in.
You can also ship by FedEx or UPS, but you will need to take it to a hub- NOT a storefront. Those are franchises, NOT UPS or FedEx.
Once you know FFL the gun is going to, if you WANT to, you can use the same search engine to find a FFL where YOU are, have them pack and ship it for a fee.
432.3 Rifles and Shotguns
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[Revise items a. through g. to read as follows:]
a. Subject to state, territory, or district regulations, rifles and shotguns may be mailed without restriction when intended for delivery within the same state of mailing. These items must:
1. Bear a “Return Service Requested” endorsement.
2. Be sent by Priority Mail Express (with “signature required”) or Registered Mail.
3. Include Signature Confirmation service or insured mail service (for more than $500) requiring a signature at delivery.
b. A rifle or shotgun owned by a non-FFL may be mailed outside the owner\u0027s state of residence by the owner to himself or herself, in care of another person in the other state where he or she intends to hunt or engage in any other lawful activity. These mailpieces must:
1. Be addressed to the owner.
2. Include the “in the care of” endorsement immediately preceding the name of the applicable temporary custodian.
3. Be opened by the rifle or shotgun owner only.
4. Be mailed using services described in 432.3a.
c. Mailing of rifles and shotguns between licensed FFL dealers, manufacturers, or importers are not restricted. These items must be mailed using those services described in 432.3a.
d. Rifles and shotguns may be mailed by a non-FFL owner domestically to a FFL dealer, manufacturer, or importer in any state. These items must be mailed using those services described in 432.3a.