PA residence would be ideal, but I'm not averse to figuring out how to ship a C&R gun. $365 (same price i paid) face to face if yer a PA CCW. Otherwise add ffl fees and any insured shipping costs.
Now, You may be able to ship a firearm "in" state with no FFL, it's not crossing state lines, same thing as buying face-to-face in state, it's better and easier to do if you know the person on the other end, at the very least, require a copy of the drivers license and/or a bill of sale from the purchaser.. I can legally do this in Virginia, you may want to check state laws.
Shipping a C&R is by no means difficult.. Couple of pointers..
It has to ship to the name and address on the FFL... NO if's and's or but's...NO exceptions!!
Do not use a UPS Store, they can be stupid and not know their own policy and shipping procedures..
Use a UPS hub, Fed Ex hub or USPS. In a plain unmarked package, use plenty of padding and shipping tape. The dock gorillas do not give a flip about whats in your precious little box, their goal is pack as much freight in a trailer as possible legally weight wise..high case count per load = money saved.
Make sure you have the receiving persons signed FFL and yours handy just in case, example: my local Postal Office asks to see both, my UPS hub depends on who mans the counter, it's hit or miss.. I'm not sure if this is policy..but oh well, keeps them happy and quiet....
With USPS...go the fastest method, Priority Mail or faster, 2nd day.. good practice with UPS and FedEx.. the less time it spends in circulation, the better.
Regardless of shipper always get a tracking number, signature verification and extra insurance(save every receipt and stay in contact with the seller/buyer till the transaction is completed), it costs extra and it sucks, but a broken in two or heaven forbid, a missing rifle/handgun really does.....SUCK x10, police and ATF will be involved on a missing weapon. Without sig. verification, they will just chuck it up on the porch, stoop, wherever.. thats bad juju if the person receiving it is not home for several hours..i.e. theft, weather. Require the shipper to physically put the package in their hands and sign for it.
Depending on shipper, handguns will require different treatment, like next day shipping with USPS(Im pretty sure this just changed recently), also absolutely"NO" ORMD or Hazmat items, or to us gun collectors, "ammo/powder/primers" through the USPS(felony), UPS and Fed Ex are licensed for Hazmat and box must be labled according to contents.
Don't ship or at least wait to ship after peak periods. Holidays, Christmas is the absolute worst time to ship a big expensive fragile rifle. Those dock gorillas really get really antsy, especially with companies like Amazon, the Walmart, the Ebay, etc. with their deliver before a certain day guarantees and promises.. I've seen forklifts run backwards to compress a load to get the trailer door down.
And it's best to remove the bolt..or with a SKS.. pull the carrier and the bolt, wrap it up separately and put it in the same box. Ever seen a bolt handle sticking and poking out the shipping box..
It's best to know or at least review the shipper of your choice policies/proceedures before hand.. They can change at a moments notice.
Clear as mud, sure I missed something in these highlights...but, it is not hard to do
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