Zeeuberman Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 what are people using/recommending to send their stuff from the classified ads ? if you can also tell me how much I should expect to pay for the postage as well that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 ParcelForce48 is the only postage service that officially take RIFs https://send.parcelforce.com/ Typically its around £12 for a boxed rifle Rogerborg, Cannonfodder and Zeeuberman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeeuberman Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 11 minutes ago, EDcase said: ParcelForce48 is the only postage service that officially take RIFs https://send.parcelforce.com/ Typically its around £12 for a boxed rifle Thanks for that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleyd Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 parcelforce 24hr or 48hr as parcelforce are the ONLY ones insured to transport RIFS in uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisz Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 (edited) 1 hour ago, EDcase said: ParcelForce48 is the only postage service that officially take RIFs https://send.parcelforce.com/ Typically its around £12 for a boxed rifle DPD/DPD Local delivers guns from Patrolbase/High Pressure Airsoft, UPS delivers guns from Defcon and can be used as a return, too. I'd assume there is more than just parcelforce who takes rifs. Unless they have some sort of contract between them I'd be suprised if you can't use their services as a private customer. Edited November 7 by Krisz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EDcase Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 20 minutes ago, Krisz said: DPD/DPD Local delivers guns from Patrolbase/High Pressure Airsoft, UPS delivers guns from Defcon and can be used as a return, too. I'd assume there is more than just parcelforce who takes rifs. Unless they have some sort of contract between them I'd be suprised if you can't use their services as a private customer. Those are really only for retail sales and don't officially take RIFs from the public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enid_Puceflange Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, harleyd said: parcelforce 24hr or 48hr as parcelforce are the ONLY ones insured to transport RIFS in uk PF48 is the only way Royal Mail will knowingly send a rif They will NOT insure anything that is gnu shaped So additional insurance is a waste of the seller/senders money Cannonfodder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 1 hour ago, Krisz said: DPD/DPD Local delivers guns from Patrolbase/High Pressure Airsoft, UPS delivers guns from Defcon and can be used as a return, too. Couriers tend to be more flexible for businesses and will carry items that they normally won't touch for Joe Public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jez_Armstrong Posted November 7 Moderators Share Posted November 7 2 hours ago, Enid_Puceflange said: PF48 is the only way Royal Mail will knowingly send a rif They will NOT insure anything that is gnu shaped So additional insurance is a waste of the seller/senders money But you can insure the expensive accessories 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Royal Mail Special Delivery takes RIFS as well. Other than PF24/4 and RM SD no one else will take them from private customers within the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno46 Posted November 13 Share Posted November 13 Sent one last week £14 with PF48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gordon Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Here are the requesirements when sending a RIF through ParcelForce48 Low-powered air weapons as defined by the act (air rifles, air guns and air pistols), together with lead pellets and other airgun and airsoft projectiles, can be sent but are subject to the following conditions: These items must be sent on an express48 service only They must be sent via the Post Office only They must be presented at the counter and enhanced compensation is not available. I belive the limit for low powered air is 700fps Rogerborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommikka Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 1 hour ago, Matt Gordon said: I belive the limit for low powered air is 700fps The limit is expressed in ‘force’ / energy Low powered air weapons are to be within 12ft lbs for rifles, 6 ft lbs for pistols (16 and 8 joules) The specifics rifle to pistol may not always be what we think, and the specific projectile fired can result in different muzzle velocity & joule creep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted November 15 Supporters Share Posted November 15 On 07/11/2024 at 17:12, EDcase said: ParcelForce48 is the only postage service that officially take RIFs Low powered air weapons. They explicitly prohibit replicas. Be careful, now, what you list it as. Or... just use whatever courier is cheapest. Do they really care, if it's within the UK? I've sent RIFs with (I think) DPD and Evri without issues. BBGnuz4less will only pay Evri costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Jez_Armstrong Posted November 16 Moderators Share Posted November 16 On 15/11/2024 at 10:58, Rogerborg said: Low powered air weapons. They explicitly prohibit replicas. Be careful, now, what you list it as. Or... just use whatever courier is cheapest. Do they really care, if it's within the UK? I've sent RIFs with (I think) DPD and Evri without issues. BBGnuz4less will only pay Evri costs. Yes they probably do care, Please don't suggest using services other than PF48, just because you sent things with DPD and Evri and it went fine doesn't mean that will happen for everyone and god forbid they listen to you and something goes wrong and their package gets destroyed Plus BBGunz4less probably has a business account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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