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Shipping a BP Rifle

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20 April 2005, 02:23
Tim50
Shipping a BP Rifle
Is it necessary to send a BP rifle thru a ffl dealer. I was under the impresion I could ship it directly without ffl's. Any input would be appreciated.....Thanks
20 April 2005, 03:47
MAINER1234
There is no problem shipping a BP gun as long as it is traditional and you are not able to change it to a regular rifle or pistol , such as a TC 209x50 etc .
21 April 2005, 03:20
Luckyducker
Mainer is correct up to a point. Some states have more restrictive codes and muzzle loaders are required to go through background checks and permits, etc... You need to check the laws where you are shipping it to.


Dennis
Life member NRA
18 May 2005, 02:30
Doubless
I live in TX, and less than an hour ago I mailed a White 50-cal. Whitetail to a friend in Idaho. I used the US Postal Service, and it was absolutely painless. Just told the guy what it was and he asked me if it was loaded. It wasn't, of course, and he took it without further ado.
I believe the GCA of 1968 specifies a bp firearm as a relic, and allows them to be shipped without paperwork across the states, but I may be very wrong...
22 May 2005, 21:11
El Deguello
quote:
Originally posted by MAINER1234:
There is no problem shipping a BP gun as long as it is traditional and you are not able to change it to a regular rifle or pistol , such as a TC 209x50 etc .


AND, as long as the jurisdiction to which you plan to ship it has no laws against such activity. It has to be legal, where you're sending it, as luckyducker said....


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