Shipping Question?

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I sold a Rifle of mine on EE, If I was sending a Rifle from Ontario to B.C., am I able to use Express post, or does it have to be Regular Parcel Post ?

After a long time reading through the fine print, and looking through countless pages on their website, I found a part on shipping firearms that says you can ship Express post to a "Contracted Customer" and Regular Parcel to "Non-Contracted Customer".

I am not quite sure if I can ship Firearms through Express Post?

 

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I sold a Rifle of mine on EE, If I was sending a Rifle from Ontario to B.C., am I able to use Express post, or does it have to be Regular Parcel Post ?

After a long time reading through the fine print, and looking through countless pages on their website, I found a part on shipping firearms that says you can ship Express post to a "Contracted Customer" and Regular Parcel to "Non-Contracted Customer".

I am not quite sure if I can ship Firearms through Express Post?

3.3 Firearms (including imitation and replica firearms)

Please contact the Canadian Firearms Centre at cfc-cafc.gc.ca or by calling 1.800.731.4000 to determine whether it is permissible to ship your firearms.

When it is determined permissible to ship firearms, they must be shipped as follows:

Customer Type Service To Be Used
Non-contract Customer Regular Parcel with Signature option
Contract Customer Expedited Parcel with the Proof of Age (18 or 19) with Signature option using EST. Visit section 4.3.2 “Mail Addressed to Children” of “Policies” for an age of majority by province or territory listing.

There cannot be any ammunition in the firearm or in the package. Bullets, cartridges and other ammunition are dangerous goods and cannot be mailed. These items fall under Class 1 (Explosives) of the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act.

Customers who wish to ship firearms must :

unload the firearms
attach a secure locking device to the firearms
lock the firearms in a sturdy, non-transparent container and
remove the bolt or bolt carrier from any automatic firearms (if removable).
Firearms cannot be shipped via air and cannot have any markings on the outside of the packaging. The Customer is solely responsible for meeting all Canadian Firearms Centre regulations.

NOTE: For more packaging tips, refer to section 3.2 “Package and Wrap the Item” of “ABCs of Mailing - Personal”.

Express Post is NOT an option on the Canada Post website.

 

[SwifTst]

As far as I know, yes you can. And remember you don't have to claim what you are shipping is a firearm.. and I'd advise you not to. Also have them stick fragile stickers on the package. Make sure you insure it for the amount money the firearm is worth.. just in case.