Al, If it is so obvious, then there is a problem. Did you write “Gun” on the side of it or something?
Never put anything on a package or in an address to even suggest the contents may be a firearm.
If a gun breaks down, ship it broken down and well wrapped & padded. An assembled gun is just asking to be broken (which is what happened to this trojan by the way).
Boxes inside of boxes are a good idea too. One for barrel, one for back half and then both inside of one larger box.
Taking the proper precausions will nearly always avoid damage from handling. Short of being run over by a truck or getting plain lost, you will be good.
Some would be surprised the condition that some guns show up to me as shipped from their owners. I have, more than once, had to call an owner and say “good thing we were replacing the stock anyway, because it is broken“.
Understandably, an individual may not have the materials on hand to pack something this well regularly like a business would (or should). But then again, there are many individuals that take the time to build wooded boxes to ship their guns.
It all just boils down to how much you care about the gun you are shipping and it not getting damaged.
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B. Dudley
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