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Posted: 7/6/2011 7:44:21 PM EDT
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Where does a fella like myself find a box to ship curio guns he wants to sell?
Thanks in advance guys! |
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You can buy them here as well:
rifle boxes but you have to buy them in packs of 15 UPS brown stores also usually have them for sale with there boxes and you can buy them seperately |
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That's what I use. By the time you have them shipped to you, they cost about $10 each, but it's worth it to me to have good, sturdy boxes and not have to go begging. BTW, I like these better than the Uline boxes, since they open along the entire length. That makes them much easier to pack with wadded up newspaper. THe Uline boxes just open on the end. |
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.........That makes them much easier to pack with wadded up newspaper..... NEVER use newspaper as packing material.......it is mark of a shipping novice. It never ceases to amaze me that some fudd shipped a $2,500 gun in a used cardboard box with yesterdays birdcage liner and sealed it with three strips of duct tape. (and thought he did a good job  )
I'm an FFL and unwrap about a hundred firearms a month. The ONLY ones with damage are the ones where some moron used newspaper to try and pad his gun. Since it compresses and doesn't spring back, newspaper is terrible for filling voids and is just as bad for padding or cushioning purposes. If you must use paper then get Kraft paper or something intended for packaging. Bubble wrap and packing peanuts are cheap compared to the damage a firearm can get in transit. To test if you have packed correctly, shake the box like a rabid ape on crack for at least thirty seconds (it will duplicate the treatment that it will get at every UPS/FedEx/USPS depot before it gets to it's destination. If you can feel the gun move/slide/bounce around inside the box....open it up and add more fill or bubble wrap. If shipping a rifle make a "cap" for the muzzle out of cardboard.....if the gun can move around inside the box the muzzle WILL wear a hole in the side of the box and stick out. Both UPS & FedEx have guides on how to pack....it would be wise to use them. If for some reason you decide to use newspaper, you damned well better get full value insurance and ship only through USPS. Why USPS? UPS & FedEx will deny your claim since you used newspaper. USPS will generally pay since they don't need to make a profit and don't care if they suffer a loss. |
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.........That makes them much easier to pack with wadded up newspaper..... NEVER use newspaper as packing material.......it is mark of a shipping novice. It never ceases to amaze me that some fudd shipped a $2,500 gun in a used cardboard box with yesterdays birdcage liner and sealed it with three strips of duct tape. (and thought he did a good job )
I'm an FFL and unwrap about a hundred firearms a month. The ONLY ones with damage are the ones where some moron used newspaper to try and pad his gun. Since it compresses and doesn't spring back, newspaper is terrible for filling voids and is just as bad for padding or cushioning purposes. If you must use paper then get Kraft paper or something intended for packaging. Bubble wrap and packing peanuts are cheap compared to the damage a firearm can get in transit. To test if you have packed correctly, shake the box like a rabid ape on crack for at least thirty seconds (it will duplicate the treatment that it will get at every UPS/FedEx/USPS depot before it gets to it's destination. If you can feel the gun move/slide/bounce around inside the box....open it up and add more fill or bubble wrap. If shipping a rifle make a "cap" for the muzzle out of cardboard.....if the gun can move around inside the box the muzzle WILL wear a hole in the side of the box and stick out. Both UPS & FedEx have guides on how to pack....it would be wise to use them. If for some reason you decide to use newspaper, you damned well better get full value insurance and ship only through USPS. Why USPS? UPS & FedEx will deny your claim since you used newspaper. USPS will generally pay since they don't need to make a profit and don't care if they suffer a loss. I couldn't disagree more. I started packing with newspaper when I worked in the shipping department of a large camera store back in the 1980s. Leica packed all their stuff with newspaper. I figured if it was good enough for the most expensive (and most persnicity) 35mm camera company in the world, it was good enough for me. I actually don't use yesterday's bird liner. I get end rolls of newsprint from the printing plant and use that. Fresh newsprint, with no ink. I've used it for years to pack everything from guns to cameras to stereos to guitars. It's especially good for guitars and I've shipped fragile/expensive guitars all over the world with no problems. It's great stuff. Done right, it absolutely fills every void and allows NO MOVEMENT. As you say, it's movement inside the box that causes shipping damage. Packing peanuts are the absolute worst for this. Plus little bits of packing peanuts get into every part of the gun and create an absolute mess on the receiving end. So, in short, I believe you're 100 percent wrong. Sure, a couple of pieces of newspaper tossed in the box is no way to pack a gun, but if you fill it solid it is nearly impossible for the gun to get damaged when packed with newspaper. Again, I've shipped all manner of merchandise packed with wadded up newsprint. Never had a problem and get positive comments from eBay customers about my packing all the time. ETA: as for bubble wrap, it's fine but too damn expensive. Newsprint is much cheaper. It's hard enough to make a living selling guns (or anything else) without eating up all your profit on packing materials. |
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.........That makes them much easier to pack with wadded up newspaper..... NEVER use newspaper as packing material.......it is mark of a shipping novice. It never ceases to amaze me that some fudd shipped a $2,500 gun in a used cardboard box with yesterdays birdcage liner and sealed it with three strips of duct tape. (and thought he did a good job )
I'm an FFL and unwrap about a hundred firearms a month. The ONLY ones with damage are the ones where some moron used newspaper to try and pad his gun. Since it compresses and doesn't spring back, newspaper is terrible for filling voids and is just as bad for padding or cushioning purposes. If you must use paper then get Kraft paper or something intended for packaging. Bubble wrap and packing peanuts are cheap compared to the damage a firearm can get in transit. To test if you have packed correctly, shake the box like a rabid ape on crack for at least thirty seconds (it will duplicate the treatment that it will get at every UPS/FedEx/USPS depot before it gets to it's destination. If you can feel the gun move/slide/bounce around inside the box....open it up and add more fill or bubble wrap. If shipping a rifle make a "cap" for the muzzle out of cardboard.....if the gun can move around inside the box the muzzle WILL wear a hole in the side of the box and stick out. Both UPS & FedEx have guides on how to pack....it would be wise to use them. If for some reason you decide to use newspaper, you damned well better get full value insurance and ship only through USPS. Why USPS? UPS & FedEx will deny your claim since you used newspaper. USPS will generally pay since they don't need to make a profit and don't care if they suffer a loss. I couldn't disagree more. I started packing with newspaper when I worked in the shipping department of a large camera store back in the 1980s. Leica packed all their stuff with newspaper. I figured if it was good enough for the most expensive (and most persnicity) 35mm camera company in the world, it was good enough for me. I actually don't use yesterday's bird liner. I get end rolls of newsprint from the printing plant and use that. Fresh newsprint, with no ink. I've used it for years to pack everything from guns to cameras to stereos to guitars. It's especially good for guitars and I've shipped fragile/expensive guitars all over the world with no problems. It's great stuff. Done right, it absolutely fills every void and allows NO MOVEMENT. As you say, it's movement inside the box that causes shipping damage. Packing peanuts are the absolute worst for this. Plus little bits of packing peanuts get into every part of the gun and create an absolute mess on the receiving end. So, in short, I believe you're 100 percent wrong. Sure, a couple of pieces of newspaper tossed in the box is no way to pack a gun, but if you fill it solid it is nearly impossible for the gun to get damaged when packed with newspaper. Again, I've shipped all manner of merchandise packed with wadded up newsprint. Never had a problem and get positive comments from eBay customers about my packing all the time. ETA: as for bubble wrap, it's fine but too damn expensive. Newsprint is much cheaper. It's hard enough to make a living selling guns (or anything else) without eating up all your profit on packing materials. Horsehockey. If newspaper is so freaking good why doesn't UPS/FedEx recommend it's use? And I'll bet those cameras came in their own protective styrofoam box...right. Good luck, you'll need it. |
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Horsehockey. If newspaper is so freaking good why doesn't UPS/FedEx recommend it's use? And I'll bet those cameras came in their own protective styrofoam box...right. Good luck, you'll need it. Whatever. I've been selling stuff long distance for 25 years. I venture to guess I've shipped more items and a more diverse type of items than most folks, with great success. I've NEVER had a complaint about stuff not arriving safe and sound. When you start shipping acoustic guitars, audio components and camera gear overseas, get back to me. |
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I would never ship a rifle packed in newspaper. CMP has heavy cardboard boxes with eggcrate foam and occasionally you hear of damage with them, can you imagine the damage reports if the used newspaper!!
Old carpet padding makes great packing material and will cusion the rifle/box from damage JMO |
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What is this nonsense? I never have to worry about how to pack and ship guns I sell beause I save the boxes and packing material of the firearms I recieve. You guys obviously just aren't buying enough C&R's!  Same here! In fact, I recently bought one from the OP and probably still have the box! 
I once bought an Enfield from a guy on Gunbroker. It included a set of dies and a couple of boxes of bullets. When the box arrived, I could immediately hear that the bullets were rolling around in the box. The best part, however, was when I opened the box and not only found the loose bullets (all 200 of them), but the rifle that had been wrapped in a "Masters of the Universe" bed sheet! Yes, HE-MAN!!!!  
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