What courier will take airsoft guns?

[Hulk_slogan]

Been asked before but theres no definitive answer.

Parcelforce is a no unless I have a licence.. ? I presume this is how retailers get around it.
Royal mail is a no.

Need to post a fellas gun which I have just sold asap.

Not willing to risk just covering it all and sending it anyway as i know my luck.
If it gets discovered, I lose the gun & several hundred quid.

Paul

[BAMF]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

You have to have a "Licence" to post something?

I wasn't aware of that? However, Royal Mail should be able to sort it for you, as they are obliged to deliver anything as long as it's legal.

[starscream]

However, Royal Mail should be able to sort it for you, as they are obliged to deliver anything as long as it's legal.

They hung up on me when I argued that point to them. But they finally conceded when I spoke to their complaints department.

UPS have always been a good one as well.

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[Mister Zsasz]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

I tried UPS a while back but when they wanted the best part of £80 to deliver my parcel, i told them to piss it up a wall.

[B.E.N.]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

Did you mention the words "realistic immitation FIREARM" at any point?

[Mister Zsasz]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

i did not sir! i gave them the weight and dimensions of the box and explained i was sending electric parts because id already been warned against mentioning RIF on the package details. They still wanted 80 quid. I found another courier whose name escapes me but i got it done for less than 20 and with no dramas

[B.E.N.]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

UK Mail are not so bad... iPost Parcels.

[Jez Armstrong]

Was it senditnow.com?

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[RedHawk]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

From my experiences

Good:
Parcelforce / Royal Mail
FedEx
UPS
DPD
DHL

Neutral:
City Link
Hermes

Bad:
Yodel
Yodel
Yodel

Terrible:
Yodel

Basically, if you go with Yodel then expect your parcel to be destroyed, glued back together then left to rot in a bush "near your garden".

The good couriers I have never had problems sending RIFs with. I put them down as toy parts and insure them for the correct amount, but I do not mention that it is replica firearm.

[aaron-hill09]

+1 for ipostparcels... Also can do Saturday delivery for +£5 costs around £11 + insurance for an average rifle. Haven't declared them as RIFS in the past, normally sporting goods

[kejot]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

i use collectplus for my deliveries now, tracked and signed for, local shop/spar drop offs, so evening posting available

[Vex]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

They all take sporting goods I use Parcel monkey.

[Snowman]

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Royal Mail will take RIFs but you have to mark them as such and I think put your name and address on the parcel.

[jonny lovegrove]

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Royal Mail will take RIFs but you have to mark them as such and I think put your name and address on the parcel.

This. Direct from royal mails restricted items for personal use.

Guns for sporting use
Guns intended for sporting purposes - including Section 1 (e.g. hunting rifles) and Section 2 (e.g. shotguns) firearms, low-powered air weapons and their component parts - may be sent in compliance with UK law and subject to domestic controls on the possession of firearms. Antiques, deactivated and imitation firearms are also permitted. When sending deactivated firearms include proof of deactivation.
Items that appear to be prohibited weapons may be subject to additional checks and delays. Please see www.royalmail.com/prohibitedgoods

Use 1st Class as the minimum service. The sender’s name and address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging.

[spaspeckerthedull]

Re: What courier will take airsoft guns?

be very careful about using royal mail to send guns/parts/accessories, THIS and THIS taken from another forum I am on - basically royal mail are shafting people who are sending these items using their service, in one instance even sending a gun posted to an address in the UK via ireland then "seizing" for destruction as it's an illegal item there