Shipping and packaging long gun sales

[DuggerWebster]

So I'm selling and then needing to be packaging and shipping some long guns.
Any quick advice on this.. Best shipping Co. Insurance, FFL's also generic packing that works best for folks?

Thanks for any help. I do appreciate it.
Jesse

[Craig Larter]

This is the box I use, high quality
https://www.cameronpackaging.com/gun....html#TakeDown

[Dylan Rhodes]

Originally Posted by Craig Larter

This is the box I use, high quality
https://www.cameronpackaging.com/gun....html#TakeDown

I spent 2 hours once looking for the sources of these boxes. This is excellent, thank you.

[Phil C]

These are the boxes I use. I also buy micro fiber towels from Costco and use rubber bands not tape to hold the towels in place and protect the individual pieces. Followed my bubble wrap also held on with rubber bands.
Finally I tape the box closed using a water activating packing tape.

[Keavin Nelson]

Originally Posted by Phillip Carr

These are the boxes I use. I also buy micro fiber towels from Costco and use rubber bands not tape to hold the towels in place and protect the individual pieces. Followed my bubble wrap also held on with rubber bands.
Finally I tape the box closed using a water activating packing tape.

I seem to recall one particular packgage the had pecans as the packing, worked very well!!!!!!

[J. Scott Hanes]

I bought a bundle from U-Line of 36x10x4 boxes (25 to a bundle). They work ok, but the box shown above is superior. Also use peanuts salvaged from incoming shipments and air bags to fill gaps around a very generous amount of bubble-wrap on the individual pieces. The only shortcoming of the boxes I have is that there is a full-length seam to seal and it requires more packing to keep the seam solid so it is not pushed in under handling. Still, every shipment I have sent out arrived unscathed. Can't say the same for some incoming guns.

I like Phil's method of using rubber bands instead of tape around the bubble-wrap.

[Keith Sirmans]

Cheap plastic hardshell foam lined case

[J. A. EARLY]

Carrier: I only use USPS. I have never had a problem. Just remember you do not have to declare it is a gun to avoid a hassle at the window, but you must ship to a FFL holder, and you do not have to pay one to ship it for you.

[Mike Franzen]

Originally Posted by Jerry Harlow

: you must ship to a FFL holder, and you do not have to pay one to ship it for you.

Could you explain this?

[J. A. EARLY]

Originally Posted by Mike Franzen

Could you explain this?

A non FFL holder cannot ship directly to another non FFL holder. In other word, a private sale through the mail, or any other method. But an individual can ship to a FFL holder that must log it into his books as received, and a background check is done for modern guns when the person picks it up. Many people believe that one has to go to a FFL holder to have them ship it to another FFL holder, thereby about doubling one's cost to ship, as the shipping FFL holder never does it free.