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Not sure where to post this but i am looking where to but some rifle shipping boxes, something like 3 x 6 x 40 something inches. I found some that are 4 x 8 x 46 but am looking for something a little smaller. Thanks for any info.

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Not sure where to post this but i am looking where to but some rifle shipping boxes, something like 3 x 6 x 40 something inches. I found some that are 4 x 8 x 46 but am looking for something a little smaller. Thanks for any info.

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Check with these guys:

https://www.theboxery.com/cata...ndard+Strength+Boxes

Brownells has these:

https://www.brownells.com/tool.../gun-shipping-boxes/
 
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Once you get going, boxes are self replacing; you get as many or more in than you send out.
 
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I go to LGS. They usually have many to give away.


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I go to LGS. They usually have many to give away.


Sooo, that's why they never have the ones I m looking for! dancing


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I quit using carboard boxes years ago. I send it in a Kalispell case and just have client return it.

Always gets there undamaged.
 
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Too late for an old guy cleaning out the safe. Used all the boxes on hand and then made the mistake of picking up cardboard boxes at BJ's and assembled my own.

What a mess, more skill needed than available, a fortune in packing tape and a lot of frustration. Now I need to pray they all arerive intact Confused


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Tip: Never ship a rifle with the stock still attached. That is asking for trouble. Unless you do like DW does.
 
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Uline has many kinds of firearm shipping boxes and all kinds of shipping/packing supplies. Check them out @ uline.com (800) 295-5510. Get on their mailing list for free quarterly catalogs.
 
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Ditto gun shops. Added benefit is many come with rigid foam packing you can modify to suit.
 
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Yes! Best there is is U-line. These are as close as you will get, cheapest too.

200# test same as rifle box
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Uline has many kinds of firearm shipping boxes and all kinds of shipping/packing supplies. Check them out @ uline.com (800) 295-5510. Get on their mailing list for free quarterly catalogs.


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Another happy Uline user. I invariably trim them down to fit and when I can, I remove the barrelled action from the stock to further reduce the "footprint" -- and the chance of a cracked wrist.


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Thanks everyone. I had looked at Uline before but wanted to check with everybody here on their ideas. I went back to Uline and ordered a stack.

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I've used U-line boxes for years, most economical when you order a bundle. I order big enough to slip a $20.00 plastic case inside, another tip besides removing the stock is to remove the bolt and pack in bubble wrap.
 
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Just to be safe, be careful with the bubble wrap. Not recommended for wood. It will leave marks.


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I always slip the stock inside a one of those inexpensive silicone socks then bubble wrap.


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I've bought mamy from Uline, but their shipping is much higher than the price of the boxes.
 
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If it applies, I get boxes from my body fender guy. Sometimes a bit of a eeconfig is required.
 
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While removing the stock is a good in a lot of cases...An engraved rifle with extended tangs....
screws indexed Now...Can you see the potential farkups just waiting to happen?

Some years ago, I could not get a rifle out of New York thru Fed Ex. without big damage. Cardboard just won't hold up to a forklift or getting "dropped" off a conveyor belt.


Now a word about the heavy duty plasic (i.e. Pelican, et al) Have had two of them simply break in shipment.. In fairness, gun remained undamaged, but I sure would not trust them in repeated trips across country

I think if you invest in a Kalispell case for shipping,...I have three so devoted. You're way ahead in cost and damage potential plus the time used up to screw around with triming, assembly...and TAPE!
 
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$7500.00 deluxe rifle shipped in a (not very tough) deluxe gun box from Sturgis came with FEDEX forklift blade damage. Gun was OK. But, USPS hasn't left me down yet using double boxed cardboard for complete customs or single box for stock only.
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While removing the stock is a good in a lot of cases...An engraved rifle with extended tangs....
screws indexed Now...Can you see the potential farkups just waiting to happen?

Some years ago, I could not get a rifle out of New York thru Fed Ex. without big damage. Cardboard just won't hold up to a forklift or getting "dropped" off a conveyor belt.


Now a word about the heavy duty plasic (i.e. Pelican, et al) Have had two of them simply break in shipment.. In fairness, gun remained undamaged, but I sure would not trust them in repeated trips across country

I think if you invest in a Kalispell case for shipping,...I have three so devoted. You're way ahead in cost and damage potential plus the time used up to screw around with triming, assembly...and TAPE!


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I just go to the local bicycle shop and they give me their used boxes from the bikes they receive.

Cut thru one long corner and two short corners, lay it flat, scribe where you want the new folds corners to be with a knife, and the cardboard folds very easy and re-tape.

Obviously, not an efficient solution if you are shipping a lot, but works for me especially for odd sizes. Easy to double up the box also.


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With all the trouble some of you guys are having, and it seems that only the high end rifles get damaged. Never the Mossberg plastic stocked ones from WalMart.
So, here is the final solution for the high end rifle makers (and you know who you are), whose products start at $6K, or 7; pick a number; those are the cheap ones.
Hire a private courier to transport/drive/fly/walk/ the rifle to it's destination. That will be cheaper than all the hassle of having it broken, lost, insurance claims, time, etc.
Shipping boxes is not the problem.
 
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1x4s (or 6s) and plywood. It ain't rocket surgery.
 
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These are the best boxes I have ever seen and they are not just for one time shipping.

I have seen rifles shipped in hard cases with the barrels protruding from the case, due to some extra hard handling. The secret is immobilizing the rifle inside the box.
 
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