I am selling a rifle and was wondering if anyone ships in a Plano type case. Does one make a cardboard box over the Plano, or could I zip tie it and shrink wrap it?
Shipping a hard case
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i always put cases in a box,
too easy to recognize it as a "gun" case,
and with the totally honest people that make up 99% of the worlds population (heavy sarcasm)
those zip ties would be easily cut,
and the gun would disappear.
always box.
too easy to recognize it as a "gun" case,
and with the totally honest people that make up 99% of the worlds population (heavy sarcasm)
those zip ties would be easily cut,
and the gun would disappear.
always box.
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yes ALways Box , If you order a hard case on AMAZON you get it in a box .
and wrap securely inside the hard case i have several Zip tie holes drilled into mine so the gun does not move at all .
and wrap securely inside the hard case i have several Zip tie holes drilled into mine so the gun does not move at all .
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Always ship UPS with expensive things. They pay their employees well and things don't go missing as much.
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If you have the hard case but no box, try the shipping companies. I've seen some large boxes at the FedEx store, and also at U-Haul stores. If you have two shorter boxes of the right depth, you can cut them up and make a larger box, doesn't look so good, but it works.
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Thanks all for confirming common sense . I do not have the original box but do have access to cardboard, I work at the dump
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ask anyone that has bought anything from me LOL
any piece of cardboard can be folded and cut and taped and padded,
to make any size box you could ever need lol
i build the box around the item lol
might not be pretty,
but its custom fit so theres no shifting of the contents lol
any piece of cardboard can be folded and cut and taped and padded,
to make any size box you could ever need lol
i build the box around the item lol
might not be pretty,
but its custom fit so theres no shifting of the contents lol
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One thing I've learned about air gunners, they are packrats....generally...they keep EVERYTHING, boxes, shipping labels, stacks of empty pellet tins, whatever. Personally I'm still looking for a case for my Maverick VP and my compact, my issue is...I don't want to remove the moderators call it superstitious. I've got the darn things working and I'm not messing with them.Thanks all for confirming common sense . I do not have the original box but do have access to cardboard, I work at the dump
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I've had custom PB built, and they were almost all shipped in a cheap plano zip tied shut and then overpacked in a cardboard box. I can use the plano as range totes, but they are really not terribly secure on their own.
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It’s not bad protection for shipping but make sure you add additional padding to keep the gun from shifting around. And reinforce the barrel end. I got a gun once where the barrel had broken through that end of the case. Shipper assumed the foam inside would be good enough. Fortunately my beautiful Webley Tomahawk wasn’t damaged.
Place a gun in the center of a foam lined case. Then pick it up and shake it a little bit. Now open the case and guess what? Your gun is at the bottom. It moved. Not good enough!
Place a gun in the center of a foam lined case. Then pick it up and shake it a little bit. Now open the case and guess what? Your gun is at the bottom. It moved. Not good enough!
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Check out Pirate Ship for good rates with UPS. https://www.pirateship.com/
I have used them twice with great results.
I have used them twice with great results.
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the best way to ship a rifle is in two pieces
if the stock is not on the action the chances of the stock being damaged is almost 0%
the cheap Plano case are just that and as one poster said shack the case and you would find the rifle will slip-fall to whatever side is down
you can build your own box and or just the liner the rifle sits in so you end up with a rifle in a fitted liner inside a box
and of course this takes time and cardboard and i always used wood glue, over kill, sure
but as the wrapper and shipper of a rifle you have to make sure it will make it and we all know many do not
my suggestion is take apart and have two boxes
if the stock is not on the action the chances of the stock being damaged is almost 0%
the cheap Plano case are just that and as one poster said shack the case and you would find the rifle will slip-fall to whatever side is down
you can build your own box and or just the liner the rifle sits in so you end up with a rifle in a fitted liner inside a box
and of course this takes time and cardboard and i always used wood glue, over kill, sure
but as the wrapper and shipper of a rifle you have to make sure it will make it and we all know many do not
my suggestion is take apart and have two boxes
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The heavy cardboard angle that comes on new appliances is really good for reinforcing shipping boxes. Check that stuff out. Prevent pistol grip breaks. That and foam carpet padding around the gun is pretty hard to beat. Always reinforce the barrel end with layered cardboard and make sure there is no wiggle inside.. Fill gaps with rolled up cardboard. You're finished when you know it will survive being thrown down the steps.
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Well I took apart the rifle, wrapped barrel ( made a guard for the trigger)and stock separately and packed in a cardboard box. Put the cardboard box in a not so cheap Plano case and filled in any voids with foam and cardboard.
Made a cardboard box to shield the Plano. Should be good to go.
Made a cardboard box to shield the Plano. Should be good to go.
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Well yes it have worked for me so far, but right now, on behalf of Customs i assume UPS have nicked my shipment of 4.5 mm pellets and slugs from Krale.
But okay the same order have gone strait thry at other times, but now its been 2 days since the parcel was supposed to have been delivered and its now in their "warehouse"
OT. I would never just ship a case like that, must have some form of camouflage on it in form of a cardboard box.
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I buy the Plano cases from Wal-Mart three at a time to get free shipping. Less than $20 a case and they come packaged separately in a cardboard box each so I just reuse that. Easy-Peezy_ Lemon Squeezy!
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My UPS store refused to ship a scope I needed to have repaired because it was a "gun or gun part".
Needless to say UPS does not get my business. And what annoyed me was another scope arrived via UPS the next day!
FedEx took the package without question so now they get all my shipping business.
I would stop by the local sporting goods store and see if they had a box you could have.
Never ship without a box these days.
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It's probably a privately owned pick up store. Blame the owner. When I make my own labels and drop items off at a store like that they don't even ask me anything.
If somebody ships a gun to me I never want them to remove the stock. Half the guys will do damage to the screws or something. Especially if it has slotted screws. I'd rather have it packed well in one piece than buggered. When some guys pick up a screwdriver it somehow transforms into a chisel.
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