Avoiding Theft

[Patrick Butler]

I agree that Registered mail is the best way to ship firearms.

The costs and limits of insurance tell you a lot about the relative safety of Registered Mail, USPS Insured Mail, UPS and FedEx.

USPS Registered Mail can be insured for up to $25,000.00, far higher than all other options. Also, the cost of that insurance is much (about half, as I remember) lower per dollar than even USPS Insured Priority Mail.

Last, I would really avoid shipping firearms during the Christmas season. The carriers often hire seasonal staff, who might be a bit less careful with your shipment and the thieves are really out at that time of year.

Patrick

Originally Posted by Pete Lester

I think the most secure form of shipping is USPS "Registered Mail", it has to be signed off at every step by the responsible employee and put in a safe while waiting for transport. UPS in my experience has been a PITA to deal with when it comes to firearms.

[Big Friend Ten (BFT)]

Originally Posted by Patrick Butler

Last, I would really avoid shipping firearms during the Christmas season. The carriers often hire seasonal staff, who might be a bit less careful with your shipment and the thieves are really out at that time of year.

Patrick

Patrick,

Your statement above is tremendously astute. Although I grumbled about the seasonal help a local Wal Marts, I never thought about those "extra" people shippers hire. Some are surely good and others, well

Thank you,
Mark