Gary Reeder
we were talking down below about UPS' rate hike
Monday, May 07, 2018, 21:15

and how much it runs to ship a gun. Here are the reasons the shipping costs so much. There are 8 reasons and each of these raises the cost by several dollars. Plus these are over and above the standard rates to ship.
1. There is a rate hike now in effect
2. there is a higher fuel surcharge in effect.
3.If you live in a rural area (like Flagstaff) shipping is more costly
4. If the package is going to a house and not a business, it costs more
5. signature required costs more and by law all firearms are supposed to be signature required.
6. Insurance..this has gone up recently
7. they now go by dimensional weight. If you ship a long wide box that is lightweight, it will cost more than a short fat heavy box. And when we ship we have to list the dimensions.
8. all handguns are supposed to go overnight. That will sometimes triple the standard rate.

We shipped a rifle to one of the Misfits today and figuring these 8 things in, the shipping was almost $70. And that was ground shipping.

These things hold true with Fed Ex also.