Has anyone had experience mailing/ups BP revokvers? I just bought 2 and want to mail them home. Does UPS HAVE any issues mailing it from me to me.
I am finding that the big hurdle is not shipping the revolvers to me but, I am not registered to ship it such as Dixie, Old South, EMF, Midway. So, I broke down the pistols and will pack them in a locked hard sided case and check them at the airport as revolver parts. And I don't have to use a TSA lock. Let you know what happens.
Why would you need to be registered?I am finding that the big hurdle is not shipping the revolvers to me but, I am not registered to ship it such as Dixie, Old South, EMF, Midway. So, I broke down the pistols and will pack them in a locked hard sided case and check them at the airport as revolver parts. And I don't have to use a TSA lock. Let you know what happens.
And no, you don’t need a curio and relic license to ship what the BATF calls antique firearms. Every day of the week there are pre1899 Colts, Remington and hell, you name it being shipped all over the country. They’re antiques and the Federal Government has no interest in them. At all.You asked if UPS has any issues mailing pistols/revolvers. Below is a link to their issues with it. Declare it as a Pre1898/BP replica and theyll ship directly to you. As far as USPS goes, read (18 U.S.C. § 1715) before ‘not declaring a pistol’ via USPS. You even need a ‘Curio/Relic License’ to ship an antique pistol with them as I understand it (per my local postmaster). The BATF has a hotline if you're at all wobbly about breaking federal law. Or as above, just don't worry about it.
UPS - Firearms
And no, you don’t need a curio and relic license to ship what the BATF calls antique firearms. Every day of the week there are pre1899 Colts, Remington and hell, you name it being shipped all over the country. They’re antiques and the Federal Government has no interest in them. At all.
Interesting. Ignorance has been bliss. Would almost seem to carry over to original revolvers, which at some point in time had commercial replacement parts converting them to something other than cap and ball. Have not heard of any ‘test’ cases on this topic with USPS, but that doesn’t mean they are not out there.Ok. I give. But as I didnt think this up on my own, I’ll make one final contribution. Ask the BATF about replica antique revolvers that can be readily converted to fire modern cartridges (via commercially available conversion cylinders). These are specifically exempted in Federal Code as antique firearms for shipping purposes. All that means is it cant be shipped USPS. I do concede they are often shipped that way. It may not be commonly enforced but I’m shipping BP revolvers that will take a conversion cylinder (Colt, Uberti, etc.) via UPS.
I’ve talked to the BATF on the specific part of the Code in parenthesis below. It was put there specifically FOR replica antique revolvers that can be converted.
US Code 431.3 Antique Firearm
Antique firearm means any muzzle loading rifle/shotgun/pistol, which is designed to use black powder or a black powder substitute, and which cannot use fixed ammunition (except those that incorporate a firearm frame or receiver, any firearm which is converted into a muzzle loading weapon, or any muzzle loading weapon which can be readily converted to fire fixed ammunition by replacing the barrel, bolt, breechblock, or any combination thereof); or any firearm (including those with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system) manufactured on or before 1898, or any replica thereof,
- Is not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition.
- Uses rimfire or conventional centerfire fixed ammunition that is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade.
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