Mailing Barreled Actions

[Papa72]

I’m a little confused. Just got off the phone with Shaw Barrels, and they told me an FFL is not required to USPS a barreled action to them. In fact, he stated Shaw does not furnish their FFL info to anyone. Just curious if anyone has sent receivers via USPS without furnishing FFL info at the PO?

 

[deewayne2003]

I’m a little confused. Just got off the phone with Shaw Barrels, and they told me an FFL is not required to USPS a barreled action to them. In fact, he stated Shaw does not furnish their FFL info to anyone. Just curious if anyone has sent receivers via USPS without furnishing FFL info at the PO?

Yes this is correct,

You are shipping a firearm that you own to a smith so no need for FFL and they can return it to you the same way as you are the legal owner of the firearm.

On the other hand if you were buying a barreled action from them, they would have to send it to your FFL so that you could fill out the 4473 background check.

 

[TnKen]

I had a rifle re barreled by ER Shaw. I boxed up my barreled action and received it back from them with no FFL involved.

 

[Papa72]

Wow. Ok. Thanks, y’all. I remember looking up the USPS regs a while back and reading about inter and intra state shipments but musta passed over the gunsmith part. Makes sense.