UH, Kolar HAS an FFL - you can be sure of that> Secondly, USPS still takes long guns from non-FFL - ship it the most insured and secured method

 

For a high dollar gun like that, USPS Registered Mail is the most secure and cheapest way to ship it fully insured.
Before considering FedEx and UPS, keep in mind that they don’t offer insurance, only increased “declared value.”

 

And UPS and Fedex require shipment by a FFL

 

The ONLY way I would ship that gun is from an FFL. DO NOT rely on any shipping companies. You need to ship FFL to FFL to be as safe as possible.

 

Safe from WHAT?
Ship via USPS using their most secured method and insure it for the value.

 

I just shipped one yesterday at the local U.S. Post office. Just had to provide a copy of the receivers FFL. You being the sender only have to be Legal to own a long gun, no special license. AS long as you insure it above $500 signature is required on the receivers end.

 

you might consider calling Kolar and ask if they will send you a label for whomever they prefer. They likely have serious discounts applied to there FedEx and or UPS accounts.

Otherwise USPS is the way to go.

 

Usps is what I always use. I go online and pay/print out a label that avoids and issues. Priority mail w/insurance and signature required

 

In the last year I have sent 3 long guns back to Browning for the Dura Touch recall. Browning provided a prepaid UPS label. Boxed them up and dropped them off at a UPS store. They shipped directly back to me signature required. I needed no FFL assistance for these actions.
The prepaid shipping label is the secret sauce.

 

• From UPS: You can’t send off firearm shipments via UPS Drop Boxes or UPS On-Call Pickup, and you can’t drop them off at any UPS Store location.

 

Then the UPS stores must not know their own rules. All three firearms I sent were dropped off at UPS stores, no questions asked.
Maybe it was the prepaid label.

 

By UPS' own tariff, firearms are not allowed to be dropped off at these franchise locations, so you are correct - they do not know their own rules. If something was to happen, UPS has an out on refusing your claim

 

If you have your gun "scheduled" on your homeowner policy, it is covered for loss and damage. No need to spend extra money on shipping insurance. If it is just on your policy as aggregate, it is only covered for theft or destroyed in a fire.

 

This will depend on the terms of each person’s policy, and depending on the company and/or policy, there may be coverage limits that can leave you underinsured. I’d check the terms of my homeowners policy before relying on this.

 

USPS is the only way I know you can ship a long gun to an FFL if you are not an FFL. I shipped one a few months ago no issues and tracked the package and had a signature by the receiving FFL.

 

I agree on USPS.. I have a seperate policy for my guns from my insurer. I just sent my gun back for service through FedX.. Printed my own label at home, took it in, paid, no questions asked. Sent from Alaska. 4 days later it arrived. Paid more than USPS, but it can be done with no FFL. FedX recommended printing your own labels.