Shipping firearms to myself?

[SideShow Bob]

Then he is effectively doubling the chances of getting his vehicle or things stored in the vehicle stolen.

Rent a cargo van, get a Walmart sleeping bag & mattress pad Eat, sleep, wear adult diapers and only exit the vehicle to gas up just like that astronaut did??. I heard she made good time for that cross country trip.
Or he could get a buddy to go on a road trip to co-drive.

[JohnnyDrama]

Other than DC, what states are you worried about transporting through? Illinois can be avoided with a southern route.

Is Virginia bad?

I see a route of DC to Virginia to Tennessee to Kentucky to Missouri to Kansas to Colorado.

You could get to west Virginia to limit mileage in Virginia without going to Maryland.

This.

Y'all make it sound like the trip is a run through post-apocalyptic-Australian-Outback.

I would avoid air travel at the moment due to the unreliable nature of service these days. Having them shipped to myself would be my first choice. I heard it may be less expensive to rent a moving van than a car. That depends on where you're going though.

[Ah Pook]

I would take a boat trip, but that's me...

I love boat trips...but they never end well for me.

I usually try to stay in less traveled areas. Not sure how many firearms we are talking about. I have never had a problem "discretely" bringing them into a motel room. Hit Wally World for some gym bags.

[Wulf202]

Then he is effectively doubling the chances of getting his vehicle or things stored in the vehicle stolen.

Nope. Skipping the crime ridden areas pretty much makes it a wash. I would sleep at a rest area before stopping in st Louis again. Also rural areas hotels care less about bringing in gun cases.


So to the task at hand, I suggest grey man. Living in apartments for decades has created some funny habits of mine. pistols and rifles that can be broken down and put in large luggage. Pack towels and blankets for packaging materials. A large cooler is great for ammo. Large double rifle cases fit inside snowboard bags. Tennis bags fit shorty's just fine.

The cooler gives you the excuse to use a luggage cart.

Colorado plates gives you a story about the snowboarding stuff. omit the contents as if its obvious.

[colorider]

Guitar branded stickers work awesome on a Pelican case ! Been to major Resort/casinos in Vegas using this method. No locks on the case while rolling through on the way to my room. Locks give a bad vibe to security and the desk dudes.
also helps to not look nervous, suspicious or like you are trying to get away with anything.

[Great-Kazoo]

Guitar branded stickers work awesome on a Pelican case ! Been to major Resort/casinos in Vegas using this method. No locks on the case while rolling through on the way to my room. Locks give a bad vibe to security and the desk dudes.
also helps to not look nervous, suspicious or like you are trying to get away with anything.

I've used a golf bag, complete with the club covers. Not even a second look.


Back the the OP's question. If it's say 3-4 guns, fly home with them. IF one was confident about an actual flight being on time, not cancelled. Like say sidetracked to O'Hare, due to weather, or covid.

If not, i'd have a rental already reserved, fly out, drive back. Pay the 1 way not returned to original pick up and call it good.

[Mtneer]

So here's how it sorted out. There is a great local shop in Maryland that does consignment and only takes a 15% cut; they got a half dozen of the funky stuff that I didn't want to deal with. I shipped a bunch of ammo via UPS Ground; well packaged and mixed in with other stuff over several boxes. Guy actually asked me "Is there lead in this box?" Nope just tools and books; okay.

Dad had a nice hard case that fit two long guns and a couple pistols. Flying back with that was fairly simple. I'll need to take the empty case back for the next visit to retrieve the last from the safe. Then I have to figure out how to sell the gun safe in the DC area.

So what fits in a hard case? Ruger Precision 22 and Ruger Precision 6mm Creedmor (scopes sent with ammo); guess I'm a long-range shooter now. An old cheap derringer with some family history. A Sig P229 Legion w/red dot...suhweeet gun. And as soon as I opened the soft case, my wife proclaimed "That's mine" when I showed her the 1968 Colt Python.

[MrPrena]

So here's how it sorted out. There is a great local shop in Maryland that does consignment and only takes a 15% cut; they got a half dozen of the funky stuff that I didn't want to deal with. I shipped a bunch of ammo via UPS Ground; well packaged and mixed in with other stuff over several boxes. Guy actually asked me "Is there lead in this box?" Nope just tools and books; okay.

Dad had a nice hard case that fit two long guns and a couple pistols. Flying back with that was fairly simple. I'll need to take the empty case back for the next visit to retrieve the last from the safe. Then I have to figure out how to sell the gun safe in the DC area.

So what fits in a hard case? Ruger Precision 22 and Ruger Precision 6mm Creedmor (scopes sent with ammo); guess I'm a long-range shooter now. An old cheap derringer with some family history. A Sig P229 Legion w/red dot...suhweeet gun. And as soon as I opened the soft case, my wife proclaimed "That's mine" when I showed her the 1968 Colt Python.

^ Very nice!