Question about gun shipping charges

[B. Dudley]

Shipping rates are going up as of late. But it varies based on location and weight of course.

I always use usps. Priority mail usually and sometimes express mail. Insurance used to be different for the different services, now it is all the same. They also used to give an on-line discount. Not so anymore.

But, you can usually ship a gun priority mail anywhere in the country for less than $50. Sometimes as cheap as $15.00 if it is within a few states of your location. But that does not factor in insurance.

[edgarspencer]

Phil, I just shipped out a gun for work, via UPS. Insurance ($5000) $49.50
16lbs, 11x50x4, $12.65, Delivery Surcharge $3.75, Additional Handling $10.85. That one I can't figure out. In addition to what? Not handling it?
I Figure about a buck per hundred on Insurance, so I don't know why they charged you so much. I take all my UPS directly to the Desk at the UPS Hanger at the airport. (it's only 7 miles away)

[Jeff Higgins]

We ship both long guns and handguns out on a weekly basis. I have noticed both UPS and Fed-Ex have raised their prices quite a bit. Ups and Fed-Ex state you must ship handguns two day even though it is not what the law requires. If they don't get it there in two days their attitude is O'well sorry about that. But no refund.