Best way to ship a sear pack?

[cmshoot]

I flew to LaGuardia in December of 94 with a Grendel 380 and extra loaded mag. I had to get a metal lock box for it and check in early so they could confirm I packed it right AND hanf a big red tag on the suitcase before putting it in checked through baggage. In Atlanta nobody thought anything about it. But in NYC when the baggage claim people saw that tag they acted like there was human organs in it. Nobody wanted to touch it. I still remember the guy asking "Are you a cop? " When I told him I wasn't he just said
"Nevermind I don't wanna know nothing else. "
Point here is that the red tag on the suitcase is a flashing "Steal Me" sign.

Every year I fly to Montana. Big hard case with a pricey rifle, suppressor, 2 handguns, and ammo in it. Good thing is, the case is large and heavy enough, with 4 steel padlocks, that it wouldn’t be easy to steal.

 

[jester757]

Modifying the housing for the 21 ejector is easy as hell. I did mine on a mill. 5-10 minutes tops. All you’re doing is making a cut to allow the ejector to pivot in the housing as the carrier slides forward and aft.

 

[rockyfatcat]

I am having a gun built and need to ship a HK Sear in a pack. To the smith… I am a little worried about shipping a $45,000 object via the USPS Registered mail… I had to go to 3 different post offices before they would accept the last time I shipped a rifle.. it was a monster pain in the butt.

Any suggestions?

From where, to where? It might be easier to charter a general aviation aircraft and have the gunsmith meet him at the local airport.

 

[l33571]

USPS Registered Mail. Read the basics page.

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/Registered-Mail-The-Basics

 

[jonsmith6391]

How far is the gunsmith from you? I almost thought you were joking when you mentioned shipping with USPS (no offense). I would use UPS long before them; far too much risk there.

You could potentially pay a shipper/driver, like a sprinter van transporter, to hand-deliver it IF that is legal on an NFA item and it’s a reputable transporter with insurance to cover if anything happens. Heck, put it in a padlocked case with a code that the gunsmith knows.

I think cmshoot or others more wise could speak on the legality of the transporter idea above.