Shipping a firearm??

[Pholley526]

With the wealth of knowledge here I am sure a few people will be able to help. I need to ship a ruger super red hawk back to ruger, reading the ups website it basically states I can’t take it to the ups store? And I need to have it packaged and picked up from the house? If I were to take it to an ffl and have them ship it would they do a 4473(?). And and all helpnwpuld be appreciated. I am tempted just to take it to a smith around town if anybody knows their way around a Ruger.

 

[Kahrnut]

Call Ruger customer service: 336-949-5200 ; {M-F: 8-5 E/T}; ask for a pre-paid label (email, & print); have serial # ready, they'll start a repair ticket. Usually a FedEx label, you can schedule a pickup, from your home, or drop it off at a facility.

 

[Pholley526]

I got an rma however they didn’t mention anything about a prepaid label. They can just ship it back to my house?

 

[MegaFan]

Yes, if you ship a gun to the manufacturer/factory for repair, they can mail it directly back to you.

 

[TheGman]

Drop at a UPS facility or FedEx facility

No you cannot go to UPS store they are pinkos I was told I could not ship a scope to Leupold as its a “gun part”.

And as is stated manufacturer can ship direct to you at home, signature required.

 

[mojo]

I use fedex. Never had an issue.

 

[greg vess]

If it's for service under warranty call Ruger and they will issue a service number and a call tag for Fed Ex or someone to come to your house and pick up the package. I did it and they just shipped it to a authorized repairman and they will ship it right back to you when they are done. IF it goes to the Ruger facility chances are the will ship it back to a FFL and then do a transfer. In my case I was shipping to a Gunsmith at a gun shop so no FFL transfer was needed. I was surprised when the box came back. I didn't know what it was to begin with. I opened it up and Christmas time. Yippy! I hated having to ship one of my babies off. It's like I left my child with someone I didn't even see or meet. EEEEKKK!

 

[gh1950]

Depends on how tight you are with your local FFL.

FFL can ship to a manufacturer/repair station using USPS. There's a letter you have to take to USPS and a righteous FFL will not charge you anything. He doesn't have to "log" it in.

 

[greg vess]

Depends on how tight you are with your local FFL.

FFL can ship to a manufacturer/repair station using USPS. There's a letter you have to take to USPS and a righteous FFL will not charge you anything. He doesn't have to "log" it in.

I suppose since I was in direct conference with the repair location it was a straight repair and ship. I didn't know the FFL that repaired the gun it was in a different state. The gun manufacturer issued a service repair number. Then they issued a call tag ( request for shipper to pick up a package at a specific location ) and sent me a cop of the service request. They also emailed me a shipping label with the address of the the authorized repair location. Fed Ex came and picked up the package and I signed showing the package was picked up. I assume they shipped it to that repair location because they called me to question me on the problem. Four days later the gun showed back up at my door and I signed for it. So I am not real certain on the legalities of the process. I just no that I didn't need to use an FFL for the warranty work on my gun. Now that process probably could be completely different with a different manufacturer.

 

[Kahrnut]

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