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I have an FMK I'm sending back to the factory for repair (minor trigger work), UPS from So. Oregon to So. CA, over night (required by UPS for handgun) cost me $134.63. I only signed up for $200 insurance and Signature Required ($7.50). FMK Customer service requested UPS, so I happily packed my gun took it to the UPS store and nearly fainted when I was quoted a price, and luckily I had my credit card with me! The clerk helped as much as she could to find a less expensive shipping (original cost was over $150.00). I don't foresee me shipping a firearm in the future...
 
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Was there something wrong with the trigger or did you want some custom "tuning" done.???

USPS flat rate box and pay a FFL a transfer fee.
 
I installed their "Fast Action Trigger Kit" about a year after I got it. Never had a good trigger pull, too heavy, and I just put it in the safe and forgot about it. I was working on some 9mm loads for my Masada and Taurus, I got it out and found my trigger strength has waned and 8.5 lbs is just uncomfortable. While the trigger was too heavy for this old guy (added to health problems) it fits my hand well and was accurate. Contacted FMK customer service and they walked me through a few "fixes" but none worked. So I sent it to them for a fix.

I only had to send one other gun to the factory and that was my S&W 629 for barrel work in 1988. Don't remember any problems then...
 
Did you ship at a UPS Store or a regular hub?

UPS Stores, are NOT owned by UPS. They tack on a healthy percentage.

Print your shipping label from UPS website...will save, at least some money.
 
Steep shipping costs and the hassle of mailing a firearm is why Hi Point's admirable lifetime warranty, sans paying for shipping, make cheap guns almost throw-away guns. Going straight to a gunsmith for a fix instead of shipping it back to the factory will likely cost almost as much as buying a new replacement (to be clear; I'm a fan of Hi Point firearms).
 
Did they need the whole pistol to do work on it? They couldn't just take the lower half?

Pretty sure they have access to an upper half to check for function. That would save you over a hundred bucks, even shipped overnight
 
Mk-211 said:
Did they need the whole pistol to do work on it? They couldn't just take the lower half?

Pretty sure they have access to an upper half to check for function. That would save you over a hundred bucks, even shipped overnight
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I had a Ruger MK4 recall, they had me just mail back the lower. the barrel was the serialized part
 
Just payed over 208 to ship a gun I sold through a FFL. Plus it took a week to get there (8k Insured)
 
mdi said:
I have an FMK I'm sending back to the factory for repair (minor trigger work), UPS from So. Oregon to So. CA, over night (required by UPS for handgun) cost me $134.63. I only signed up for $200 insurance and Signature Required ($7.50).
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Why.On.Earth.
An FFL could have shipped it USPS Priority Mail for less than half that.


FMK Customer service requested UPS,
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If they had asked you to hand deliver earing a pink hat? Seriously, YOU, the shipper get to choose.






so I happily packed my gun took it to the UPS store
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Which violates UPS tariffs. UPS is darn clear that firearms cannot be shipped from a UPS Store or any third party retailer.
It's discussed on THR nearly every week.





and nearly fainted when I was quoted a price, and luckily I had my credit card with me! The clerk helped as much as she could to find a less expensive shipping (original cost was over $150.00).
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A UPS Store is charging you for shipping as well as packing. If the clerk had half a brain he would read the sign on the wal that shows what a UPS Store cannot ship.



I don't foresee me shipping a firearm (legally) in the future...
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Next time, read the sticky: https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/how-to-ship-firearms.651375/
 
Mark_Mark said:
I had a Ruger MK4 recall, they had me just mail back the lower. the barrel was the serialized part
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On the Ruger automatic pistol, from the 1949 Standard through the Marks I thru IV, the serial numbered part is the receiver tube that contains the bolt and barrel.

Which part, upper or lower, gets the serial number is up to ATF.

Thompsons had serial numbered upper receivers and lower trigger frames but the upper serial number was used for military records when guns recovered from the battlefield were refurbished by mixing and matching parts, so that precedent rules with Thompsons. With the AR family only the lower receiver with the firecontrol group was serially numbered.
 
Yeah but because it's a firearm, they all have to go overnight. The shippers do this because some of their employees have sticky fingers.

Has nothing to do with being overnight. As I said before and others agree, if you could just send the part to be fixed, it would save you a lot of money. Sometimes you can do it, I'm not sure what they told the OP about the trigger.

I know on polymer frames like the Sig's, the trigger housing has the serial number on it. You could pull it out and just send that in instead of the whole pistol. That is if the factory doesn't need the rest of the pistol.
 
mdi said:
I have an FMK I'm sending back to the factory for repair (minor trigger work), UPS from So. Oregon to So. CA, over night (required by UPS for handgun) cost me $134.63. I only signed up for $200 insurance and Signature Required ($7.50). FMK Customer service requested UPS, so I happily packed my gun took it to the UPS store and nearly fainted when I was quoted a price, and luckily I had my credit card with me! The clerk helped as much as she could to find a less expensive shipping (original cost was over $150.00). I don't foresee me shipping a firearm (legally) in the future...
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Gas is expensive.
 
Carl N. Brown said:
On the Ruger automatic pistol, from the 1949 Standard through the Marks I thru IV, the serial numbered part is the receiver tube that contains the bolt and barrel.

Which part, upper or lower, gets the serial number is up to ATF.

Thompsons had serial numbered upper receivers and lower trigger frames but the upper serial number was used for military records when guns recovered from the battlefield were refurbished by mixing and matching parts, so that precedent rules with Thompsons. With the AR family only the lower receiver with the firecontrol group was serially numbered.
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Beat me to it :thumbup:.

Stay safe.
 
SwampWolf said:
Going straight to a gunsmith for a fix instead of shipping it back to the factory will likely cost almost as much as buying a new replacement (to be clear; I'm a fan of Hi Point firearms).
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Mark_Mark said:
Also, High Points and high shipping is a good excuse to Kitchen GunSmith
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The gunsmiths I send my work to and I have an agreement: I won't work on guns if they won't design buildings. :eek:
It's been a good thing for both of us, I think. ;) :thumbup:
 
Mk-211 said:
Did they need the whole pistol to do work on it? They couldn't just take the lower half?

Pretty sure they have access to an upper half to check for function. That would save you over a hundred bucks, even shipped overnight
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FMK customer service requested UPS with gun and all magazines shipped together. UPS store (using real UPS computer/program with all data programmed in, user had no control over prices). UPS requires over night shipping for handguns (no mention of contents on box, just "sporting goods"). I tried to find USPS regulations for mailing handguns but my eyes glazed over after 20 minutes of "legal speak". I have worked on the gun before, checking and double checking my work and parts. I must have either gotten a faulty trigger kit, or screwed up a part somewhere, but the lowest pull weight I could get was about 8,5 lbs, which for this old man has become a bit too heavy (My Ruger LC9s runs about 6 lbs and my Masada about 6.0-6.5 lbs).

Warning for you young studs out there; take care of your body now or when you get to your 70's (after a "mild" stroke, wrecked knee, clogged blood vessels and stainless steel parts surgically installed) you may have difficulty racking the slide on your 1911 or micro compact 9mm, cocking the hammer on your S&W 44 mag, or a heavy trigger pull pulling shots waaaay to the right...
 
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mdi said:
FMK customer service requested UPS with gun and all magazines shipped together. UPS store (using real UPS computer/program with all data programmed in, user had no control over prices). UPS requires over night shipping for handguns (no mention of contents on box, just "sporting goods").
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Did you read this? https://www.ups.com/us/en/support/s...egulated-items/prohibited-items/firearms.page
Firearms (including handguns) may be shipped only through a UPS Scheduled Pickup Account using various UPS pickup services, or through a UPS Customer Center (counters at UPS operational facilities).

Note: Firearms (including handguns) are not accepted for shipment via UPS Drop Boxes or UPS On-Call Pickup®, and may not be tendered to or dropped off at locations of The UPS Store®, any third party retailer, or any UPS Access Point™ location.
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If lost, stolen or damaged you're screwed because you violated the UPS terms of service.


I tried to find USPS regulations for mailing handguns but my eyes glazed over after 20 minutes of "legal speak". .
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That "legal speak" may prevent you from violating federal law.
Seriously, next time start a thread and ask or just read the sticky on shipping firearms:https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/how-to-ship-firearms.651375/
 
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