Shipping barrels

[22popnsplat]

I have recently sold a few barrels from 10 inch to carbine barrels , As always shipping is a consideration . I am trying to figure out the most cost efficient way to ship barrels ?

[tred1956]

I cut down the boxes cans are sitting in from the local grocery store so they are just a litlle larger than the barrel. One good wrap in bubble wrap, a solid tape job and ship priority mail.  This has always been the cheapest I could find. Hope it helps.
Safe Shooting
Doug

[wreckhog]

I have received many barrels in USPS Priority mail triangular packages. I believe that the boxes and tape are free and the USPS will even deliver them to you with a weird little scale. Always pad the end as barrels like to poke their noses out.

[Ladobe]

For factory barrels I mostly always used the original factory barrel boxes when I had them, or short shipping tubes bought cheaply for the pistol barrels, but sometimes free priority flat rate boxes as well; free postal Delta tubes (triangular - 2 lengths) or shipping tubes for carbine/rifle barrels; and the original boxes the custom barrels came in.   

Even with my large assortment of TC's over the years the boxes didn't take up much room to store and save (no where near what the factory boxes for about 5 dozen rifles have anyway).   Also kept most of my scope boxes as well for when they were resold, and the handgun boxes.   Wish I had kept the hard-side rifle case boxes as well.    I hate "making" boxes to fit, but will do it at any cost in time investment and materials when I have no other easy choice to make sure the item makes the trip safely.    There's not much worse for a buyer than getting a new toy and receiving it damaged.   My buyers soon learn I'll make the extra effort for them.    What goes around sooner or later comes around.   

FYI - Companies such as those that install custom window treatments (rods/blinds) or custom closet organizers are a great source for read made "gun friendly" shipping boxes that are usually free for the asking and often include packing. 

Larry

[DEACONLLB]

If I am shipping plain barrels with no sights I buy those gray or black pipe insulation for the correct size cut a little longer stick barrel inside and tape ends closed and then put in a small round or square tube and it is ready to go.This only works for plain barrels if forend or sights then i go with plenty of bubble wrap and a block of foam on eash end of package. shipping is up so a barrel will run at least 20.00 now.
Deaconllb

[wellfedirishman]

I like the hard cylindrical tubes used for mailing posters.  Cut them to size, wrap the barrel in bubble wrap, and you are good to go. 

I mail them by priority mail, since it is only slightly more expensive than parcel post and much faster.