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Old 01-03-2013, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Wee Hooker View Post
I'll give them a call. Does anybody know if they will send me a pre-paid shipping box or would I need to send through an FFL?Dave

Dave, S&W will not send a prepaid label unless the job is one of a limited number of specials they do on new (or almost so) guns.
So, shipping will be on your dime. As a private party you may legally ship the gun directly to S&W. The catch is that you MUST ship overnight with FEDEX or (maybe) UPS. That will be $65 and up. Law prohibits you from mailing a handgun.

Here's where it pays to have a good relationship with a local FFL.
They CAN ship a handgun with USPS Priority Mail. I have sent in several with the USPS flat rate boxes (about $16 insured).
I run the prepaid ship label online with the LGS as the return address. Pack the gun up and then just drop it off at his store and he includes it with his other outgoing shipments.
S&W will, however, only ship the gun back to the FFL, not to you.
Not sure about your state, but guns returned from service do not need to go through the background check, etc.
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