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Quick question, how does one courier ones firearms?
I have a catch 22 situation, I can't have it sent to my work as they are a little sensitive around here (we went into lock down when a staff member walked in with a pick axe!!!). I can't have it sent to my home because I'm not there during the day and I can't have the kids signing for it.
Can you have it sent to a Police station to be picked up, or the courier depot or maybe a sporting store for a nominal fee of course (GC or H&F)?
Rod
If you get it sent to your work you don't have to unwrap the box and wave it around over your head... Just stick it under your desk or whatever until it's time to go home.
Exactly, or send it to your friendly local firearms store and pick it up after work, or send it to your mates place/work (if he has a FAL)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tommy
I think Hunting and Fishing actually offer some sort of shop to shop courier deal.
In your situation I would just use "Hunting and fishing". I have used them in the past when I have been overseas and would not be at my house for a few weeks.
Just have the weapon taken in to them and they should have old rifle boxs laying around to get it wrapped up etc, they can then send it to another Hunting and fishing store for you to pick up, Job done.
Last few rifles have only cost $20 for packaging and sending.
Mate if you're in a bind - pm me and you can have it couriered to my work central Wgtn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Roddy
Guys here don't turn a blind eye, I've done a wee bit of wheeling and dealing so they have seen a few!
Fastways is the only courier company that deals with firearms. I just get it sent to the fastways depo with instructions for them to ring me to pick it up to avoid guns being left on my front doorstep.
use your local hunting & fishing store , they seem happy enough to do this service , buy something while you in there and they be even happier
Whats with the "weapon" label?
Its a firearm. Or a knife. Or a howitzer.
Or, for that matter, a baseball bat, a screwdriver.....
(if you figure out how to get a howitzer delivered, let me know. Wouldn't mind one in my front yard)
It is what it is... It is a generic term that people are to PC to use these days...Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerbs
Yup same as my company here, states no firearms to be brought onto work premises.. I just got it couriered to mine but had to signed for. I wasn't home, so just went to the depot to pick it up :)
Send it to me, I'll look after it until you find out where I've moved to.
WINZ huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roddy
Geeze my place is like a gun shop at times, amazing what's floating around at smokos!Quote:
Originally Posted by lost
We use fastways, not because they are the only ones but because as mentioned you can get it sent to the depot and pick it up from them directly.Quote:
Originally Posted by MassiveAttack
Copshop just fine, say hello to Mike for me :)
Fastways or your local gun shop.
I've had firearms delivered on four separate occasions, and every time there's no fonecall or contact to me even tho fone numba is on parcels, left on my doorstep every time. One while I was home having a sleep in, no knock on door or anything. How daft is that?
sounds like another rewinder i knowQuote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Hunting a fishing if there is one handy.
You will need to leave your details there including your phone number so they can call you. I just sent a rifle to hunt fish and they won't send unless they have all the receivers details.
Thanks for that guys and girl(s). I will go talk to GC, its just around the corner, I prefer talking to the H&F guys, less of a hard sales pitch. I do like the idea of store to store and I never have problems buying stuff that I "may" need "one day"
In-reply to your posts;
1. I can't just grab and hide it under the desk. The mail office deliver courier goods to our desks, and I'm on the top floor, its not worth my job.
2. Weapon vs Firearm, yes I guess I am trying to be PC, being a new guy on the site an all.
3. No not WINZ however it is a SOE
4. Dougie, do you mean Mike the Fire Arms Officer? we have talked, nice enough guy but man are they slow with the FAL, plus I don't trust the cop shop to not loose stuff, "all care no responsibilty"
Just send it to me don't forget to write happy birthday on the box
I just get it held in fistways depot (seaview), or Castle/PosteHaste as they are closer in the gorge and go pick it up. or what you could do is get the bolt delivered to work and the rest delivered to home. NB Wellington is known for being slow for FALs. I find Mike great to deal with, anyone else not so, best avoided.
Trust me guys, it's not just you in Wellington who have to wait a long time to get anything done via the arms officer!
ive had them delivered by nz couriers and peter bakers make it signature required and they,l hang on to it till they get one.
but yes if thier base is handy pick it up from there.
Anyone had issues with fastways i didn't bring the police form as ive never had to before when sending a firearm and the woman at the depot said i had to bring the original in and they had to then sight my license and couldn't deliver it rurally it had to be at the local agent that id have to ring and ask them if it was ok for someone to come get it from them
I don't have issues with Fastways. i take them a package and they courier it. They don't ask me what it is, I don't volunteer what it is.
They can't/won't do rural as they subcontract to NZ Post to do the rural part, NZ Post refuse to carry anything to do with firearms.
I just ring them, tell them it's a rifle with no bolt or ammo, pay $20 over the phone by credit card, they come and get it. Then it's on the other side of the country 24 hours later. Was quite impressed actually
I sent one last week with post haste. Told them it was a rifle with no bolt and it was delivered the next morning.
Sent from my workbench
ive just sent 2 by nz post as far as they know its just boring car parts only been asked once tho and ive sent a few