Barrel shipping discovery

[trotterlg]

I just shipped off a Savage .243 barrel this week.  Shipped it USPS priority mail.  Turns out it is cheaper to send it priority mail than regular mail because they charge a premium for odd shaped packaging with regular mail and no extra with priority mail.  Think it was $11.00 priority.  Larry

[handirifle]

cool, good to know.  thanks

[MSP Ret]

I now try to use USPS Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation exclusively. Even with the price increases it's still about the best around in many instances. The extra $2.00, give or take, is well worth it. I just bought something from a member here and unfortunately it was sent parcel post a couple of days ago. I have not heard yet if there was delivery confirmation on it and am waiting to hear back from the member. I hope there was. The difference for me in getting items delivered to me through the mail from anywhere in the continental US is 3 to 4 days for Priority Mail with Delivery Confirmation to 28 to 30 days for parcel post with delivery confirmation and occasionally NEVER getting them if there is no delivery confirmation. I have found Delivery Confirmation to be almost as good as insurance since it virtually assures the delivery of your package,m and in a timely manner and cheaper than insurance as well!! I am hoping there was delivery confirmation on the last stock set I bought here and if not I hope they get here....<><....