Kansas UPS Store won't ship scopes

UPS will ship any 'gun related' item you want.
UPS Stores are franchise operations, though. They have additional rules, restrictions, and idiotic policies they can choose to enforce.

The UPS Stores near me won't ship anything that even remotely resembles a firearm-related item, unless they can inspect the package's contents.

However... I've shipped a few barrels and a scope through one of them, by simply telling them it's an expensive, delicate item that needs to be inspected by engineers. :rolleyes:
"What is it?"
-"A gyroscopically-stabilizing high pressure metal tube."
"Gyro-scraba-what? What does that mean?
-"It spins the stuff going through the tube at about 225,000 rpm, and has an operating pressure of up to 70k psi."
"Oh..."


"So, what's in the box?"
-"A multi-plane, single-ocular magnification instrument."
"Is that like a camera lens?"
-"Yes, quite similar." ;)
 
"So, what's in the box?"
-"A multi-plane, single-ocular magnification instrument."
"Is that like a camera lens?"
-"Yes, quite similar."
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- "But it's for an AR15 assault weapon with a .458 SOCOM upper, oops, dadgummit."
 
mrbatchelor
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Originally Posted by dogtown tom
Why in this day of computers and the internet does anyone not take advantage of online shipping labels?

UPS.com is easy to use and you'll never have anyone ask "what is it?"
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But if it really is a regulated part, like the receiver mentioned above, then you have to tell them or break the law.

Why that's a law we can argue about until the cows come home.
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Don't misconstrue my post.....it was in reference to the OP shipping a SCOPE, not a firearm. He and others in this thread could have avoided all the drama by using the carriers website to pay and print a shipping label. As the scope isn't a firearm neither UPS or FedEx require notification.


No law requires notification if you are shipping a firearm to a licensed dealer or manufacturer. UPS & FedEx policies require it, but no Federal law does.

Federal law only requires notification to the carrier if you are shipping interstate to a nonlicensee......which is a felony itself(with only a couple of exceptions: shipping to yourself and the return of a repaired or replacement firearm from a manufacturer or gunsmith)
 
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I had to send a Ruger shotgun back to the factory. The UPS store refused to send it. I called UPS office to ask their policy on shipping guns. They said to tell them where I lived & they would come pick it up. The next day they were here with a return label already printed out.
 
For gosh sakes

UPS discriminates against the freaking Boy Scouts of America.

What makes someone think they won't spit on the 2nd?
 
Its more than just UPS franchisees, but most dont understand the neuances. And, In some of the gun permissive countries overseas it's almost mandatory to be creative or you may get hit with mounds of paperwork and export fees.

Some I recall include:
Maximal distance magnifyer
Dual plane multi-cylinder constant pressure compactor (AK mags)
Containment cylinder
Coaxial torque generator
Precision sequential mechanical lock
Alignment tool
Acceleration assembly
Tube
Nuts and bolt
Parts
 
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