Shipping a Rifle

[dfletcher]

When shipping a rifle through UPS do you have to demonstrate that the rifle is unloaded?

My Volquartsen Evolution had a major disaster at the range last week - pulled the trigger, gun went "bang" but the bolt didn't cycle. Some of the bolt lugs sheared off and the bolt/bolt carrier is locked in the "sort of" closed position. Empty round is stuck in the chamber. I'll have to mail it back to Volquartsen -since the bolt won't move if anyone @ UPS asked to show them that the gun is empty, I can't do that.

[ocabj]

Nope. The UPS clerk will ask and you just tell him it's unloaded. He's not going to cut the box open to check the rifle. I've shipped several rifles and a couple pistols via UPS.

[RP1911]

Nope. Just package it and seal the pakage. FedEx is now asking if the rifle is disassembled (bolt out etc.).

[dfletcher]

Nope. The UPS clerk will ask and you just tell him it's unloaded. He's not going to cut the box open to check the rifle. I've shipped several rifles and a couple pistols via UPS.

Thanks - I'll visit the UPS shipping ceter off San Bruno to send it off.