Reply With QuoteApprox £13 - posted last week - has to go PF48hr express and be empty/no air.Originally Posted by piggy589
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Has anyone posted one recently and can give me an idea of cost?
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Approx £13 - posted last week - has to go PF48hr express and be empty/no air.
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Surface post only . Write it on the box to save it a possible one way trip to Belfast
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Doesn’t have to be Parcel Farce 48.
Royal Mail accepts guns for sporting use, including Section 1, not loaded, no gas.
A pistol weighing up to 2 kg, sent by Special Delivery, tracked, signed for, insured up to £250, will arrive next day for the princely sum of £11.
https://www.royalmail.com/price-finder
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Cost is down to size & weight.
A well packed pistol will probably fall within Royal Mail medium parcel size, 61x46x46cm so could be sent by RM or PF48.
Depending on the value, compensation by service is PF48 £100, RM 1st class £50, RMSD £500. don't pay for extra cover guns are excluded,
RMSD will normally go by air, but posted guns are not allowed by the CAA, so if you choose RMSD mark the outside "DO NOT FLY"
Do NOT include any CO2 caplets full or empty, if a PCP empty it,
Tell the Post office staff it is a low power airgun for sporting use, which their rules allow, & tell them it cannot fly it must go by road, & that you accept that might take an extra day or two.
You might also try going to RM &/or PF web sites & read the above for yourself including the listed prohibited & restricted items to confirm the facts
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Airguns for sporting use can only be sent using parcel force 48hr.
The last two I sent cost £13.14 each.
You are not eligible for enhanced compensation.
If you require a better service post rfd to rfd.
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No you are incorrectthe only Parcelforce service for guns, is PF48.
But Royal Mail clearly state in their terms that they will carry guns for sporting use
The reason for having to use Parcelforce is that Royal Mail only take medium size parcels & rifles are too long, but pistols can go RM.
Kindly check your facts
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UK - Allowed in the mail, see restrictions and packaging guidelines below:
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.
Use 1st Class as the minimum service.The senders name and address must be clear on the packaging. Low-powered air weapons which exceed the Royal Mail size restrictions are accepted by Parcelforce Worldwide, using express48 via the Post Office.
Guns must not be loaded.
Air weapons with an integral gas cylinder that are de-pressurised can only be accepted. Air weapons with gas cylinders that are pressurised are prohibited
Air weapons with a pressurised removable gas cylinder which is still attached are prohibited
Must be packed in rigid outer packaging suitable for the gun size and weight, for example a fibreboard box, with sufficient inner packaging to prevent movement during transport.
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I stand corrected.
I wonder if I could up the insurance with RM1ST class.
Repariere nicht, was nicht kaputtist.
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See Angrybear's post, this is correct.Cost is down to size & weight.
A well packed pistol will probably fall within Royal Mail medium parcel size, 61x46x46cm so could be sent by RM or PF48.
Depending on the value, compensation by service is PF48 £100, RM 1st class £50, RMSD £500. don't pay for extra cover guns are excluded,
RMSD will normally go by air, but posted guns are not allowed by the CAA, so if you choose RMSD mark the outside "DO NOT FLY"
Do NOT include any CO2 caplets full or empty, if a PCP empty it,
Tell the Post office staff it is a low power airgun for sporting use, which their rules allow, & tell them it cannot fly it must go by road, & that you accept that might take an extra day or two.
You might also try going to RM &/or PF web sites & read the above for yourself including the listed prohibited & restricted items to confirm the facts
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