I wonder why USPS balks at shipping antique rifles ? (I know they won't ship modern handguns...) UPS will ship ALL antique arms.
Last time I shipped a shotgun, I wrapped the barrels in bubble wrap & slid them into a rigid cardboard shipping tube. I removed the locks (it was a sidelock hammer gun) and bubble wrapped the heck out of the action/buttstock. Then, in a small cardboard box, I placed the forearm and the locks, each one bubble wrapped. Then, all three parcels were packed into a typical shipping box (firmly packed with packing peanuts).
I would have loved to had seen the look on the person's face when they opened it - I'm sure they thought I was nuts ! It was sent to a gunsmith - to repair hammer damage (probably caused during a previous shipment) and lock work.
It certainly arrived safely !
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