how do i get a rifle shipped?

[75johndeere]

i got a new ar-15 from a friend who moved from maine to california and its not legal down there.  how do i get it shipped from his mothers house in maine to my house in washington?

[jackelope]

either from a federal firearms license holder to another f.f.l. or if you can find a f.f.l. holder on this end that will accept a gun from a private indivdual, you can do it that way. you pay shipping and a transfer fee, usually $25 or so.

there are sideways under the table ways of doing this by shipping it to yourself, but i am not a big fan of that. i like to do things by the book when it comes to firearms

[jackelope]

most gun shops and pawn shops will do the transfer for you.

[75johndeere]

cool i get ahold of one tomorrow

[smdave]

Here is a link from Gunbroker type in your zip code and it will show you the ones closest to you.

http://www.gunbroker.com/user/DealerNetwork.asp

Dave

[75johndeere]

Have his mom UPS it to your address with her name, but in care of you.  So when she comes out to visit she'll have it


Heres some info.
http://www.thegunzone.com/ship-guns.html

from what I'm reading she would still have to have a licence.  but what if she sent it in two packages 1 with the upper and one with the lower?  is half a rifle still a firearm or is it parts?

[smdave]

The short answer is the part with the serial number must be shipped FFL to FFL.

Dave

[bobcat]

If you ship a gun to yourself you do not need an FFL. It's perfectly legal to do so and it can all be sent in one piece.

[75johndeere]

yep next month to kill some coyotes.  and i just found the passage at the bottom thanks guys