I think it might be experience
Most owners don't have experience shipping firearms and don't understand the laws or shipping rules. That was my apprehension.
Before sending my M&P off to Burwell, I had never shipped a firearm. I received guidance from the gunsmith, and researched here and other places. From what I gathered, there was a common theme of people who had experienced inconsistencies within the shipping companies and stories of shipping employees who did not understand the rules properly (proper methods, identifying packages, cost, priority vs. standard, etc.).
I think I checked the online status of the package twice a day, both ways! I thought, insurance or no, I just shipped off my $500 "baby" (as Joe Biden would scoff) into the Ether.
Why is everyone so afraid of shipping a handgun lately?? Are they all fed up with UPS and FEDEX rules and pricing or is it just confusion as to federal regs that put's them off? Either way there is a simple solution that will cover both worries. You can cover your backsides and thumb your collective noses at Fedex and UPS
, and as an added bonus help contribute to the wellbeing and longevity of your local FFL dealers.
Go to the FFL dealer of your choice wherever you may be and ask them to handle the transfer for you. Granted many dealers charge too much for transfers but all it takes is a bit of asking around. In most cases you can find one to transfer for twenty bucks plus the cost of shipping via priority mail which is usually around twenty five to thirty bones insured. So for fifty bucks or less you have shipped your gun, pissed off the liberal bung holes behind the shipping counter and helped your local dealer towards putting a new gun in the display case.