My question is not how to properly pack the gun but where do you get a nice heavy duty box to put the gun in.

Chuck:

Give me the length of the barrels that are on the gun and I will make a 3/4" pine box and send it to you to put a gun into . You will need packing material to separate the frame/stock from the barrels. I have made many pine boxes and shipped many guns with NEVER a problem . Shipping a gun that cost thousands , is worth the cost of USPS insured /certified mail to insure SAFE travel of a valuable gun. With a card board box you run the risk of damaged barrels and the FIGHT to get reimbursed for the loss of a gun . Not worth the fight .As they say----" the view is not worth the climb ."

Allan

Buy a hard plastic take down case. It comes with a piece of faom you can cut out the shape of your gun. The easiest way to cut out the shape is with an electric knife. It is al little expensive up fornt but it can be used over and over for years and is the least likely box to be destoryed by the freight company whether it be UPS, Fedex, etc.

Barrels only plastic pipe is good. Bubble wrap the barrels, turn wood end plugs on the lathe fix them with deck screws. Whole gun, plastic case inside cardboard case filled out with foam peanuts.

Good pack job's worth more than insurance

William Davis

Have received a shipment from Mr Swanson. Box was so nice that I sanded, oiled, hinged and installed a latch for goodies. Hope he list something else I can afford. Bob

Chuck, if you're looking for cardboard, these might fit the bill http://www.cameronpackaging.com/gun_...ustom_fit.html

When do you need it? I'd be glad to build you one (if something should happen where Allan couldn't). It would just be a few weeks till I could get to it.

Feel free to give me a ring tomorrow.

BTW- Hope the therapy is going well for you.

Marcus

Take the box from Allan Swanson and you'll have the best gun box I've ever seen, I have several. When I sent a gun to Brad to be refinished part of the agreement was that he ship the gun back to me in the same box. Thanks Allan!

Marc, thanks for the link and offer to build a box. I've been in contact with Allan. Thanks for all the replies, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who had questions on what to use to ship guns. As most have said, it's also important to properly separate the parts and pack them well.

How about a picture of the Pine boxes you guys make?
It's not too heavy?

Thx

Tom

Chuck, the last time I shipped I went to a U-Haul moving and storage rental shop. They gave me a VERY heavy duty cardboard box the receive their trailer hitches in. It was just about perfect for gun shipment.

Allen, could you make me one of your shipping boxes out of burl walnut? :rolleyes: