Ship Handgun to myself

[buckeye4rnr]

I've read through all of the shipping policies from the carries and it seems like UPS might be my best bet.

Anyone done it recently? FedEx told me to f myself and USPS is a big no on handguns.

I'm shipping it back to Ohio so I can use it while there but my itinerary doesn't have me coming straight back here so I can't fly with it.

[UncleDave]

Hmmm. I've shipped handguns through FedEx before with no problems.

[crashdown]

Fedex and keep quiet about the contents.

[n8tive97]

Hmmm. I've shipped handguns through FedEx before with no problems.

Yup me too. Have to ship it to yourself via an FFL

[n8tive97]

Fedex and keep quiet about the contents.

Becareful with this. Memphis has xray machines in their HUB

[mbl]

5 years ago I used UPS to ship a handgun to myself. I shipped it from CO to Alaska. I was required to ship over night. The ATF website had some good info on this and specifically showed that this was legal. I printed out the ATF stuff and the UPS policy pages and took it with me when I went to the UPS facility to ship. I did have to show this info to the UPS person before they agreed to help me!

From your description, I believe this is allowed, but that was my experience 5 years ago. Check the ATF site and be prepared to help "educate" the UPS or FedEx workers.

[00tec]

You going through a 'forbidden' state on the way back?

[brutal]

Pretty sure any FedEx or UPS distribution hub drop-off or company owned store is required. The franchise and many in-store counters won't accept them.

[jerrymrc]

UPS has stopped doing this about 3 years ago. Your best bet would be to go ask but you might be disappointed. The girls that our hub used to have were great and knew the rules. I never had an issue but the last time I did it she looked at me and said "you know we are not supposed to do this anymore" She shipped it but it was a big no-no trying to send it back from Portland.

[n8tive97]

An employee of FedEx tried to ship a gun undeclared, it was wither picked up by an x-ray machine or a a dog. He was terminated by FedEx and fined and charges were pressed by the ATF. I don't know any more than that. He may have tried to ship it in a state that didn't allow the particular gun or for trafficking firearms, again I am not sure.
Not worth the risk to me. However, FedEx and UPS are some of the biggest drug traffickers in the US due to the chances of them not catching all of the packages shipped in a short amount of time. Some wild stuff gets through these companies.