Mailing weapons to Alaska from the lower 48

Yup and a discussion that will go outside the OP's topic so I will close this one as the OP has received his reply.

"Me personally, I worry more about the two legged creatures then any four legged creature when I venture around."



Well, that should fuel the discussion nicely.


Gary Haupt

But again, don't waste your time with a pistol for bears. That is false security and will just get you into trouble.

If one only has a handgun if encountered with a charging bear, you better have a powerful enough one with a hollow point grain that has some kick and you better aim for the shoulder and or heart to have any kind of chance to get away safely....As noted the most effective deterrent is shotgun with slugshot as that is what wildlife troopers arm themselves with around bears.

I ventured enough many times in the woods or remote trails by canoe, ATV, or on foot during my young days in the interior and never had a dangerous encounter with wildlife, it is certainly rare to be in a wildlife encounter situation as such unless you place yourself in a middle of a bear population.....now if camping out in the woods for days on end and living out in the bush for an extended period will certainly increase your chances there.

Keep a clean camp and don't leave anything around to invite or intice bears and you should be fine while keeping a distance (bear aware).

As far as back to the topic goes what the OP asks, everyone else summed up how to send personal handguns to Alaska.

Me personally, I worry more about the two legged creatures then any four legged creature when I venture around.

Here is another suggestion.

https://sites.google.com/site/alaskagunshipping/home/how-to-ship-a-handgun-to-alaska

We're going in 2016 and I think I am going to use Three Bears mail from Butte to Tok.

http://threebearsalaska.com

But again, don't waste your time with a pistol for bears. That is false security and will just get you into trouble.

OH48Lt wrote:
Handguns CAN be shipped USPS from one FFL to another FFL. There are other allowances also, such as museums and the like, but they do not apply to the OP's inquiry.

USPS handgun rules

If you use an FFL to FFL transfer, you must undergo a NICS check on the receiving end. Additionally, consider to any transfer fees from shipping and receiving FFL, and of course, the shipping costs.

+1 Three Bears Outpost in Tok, AK will accept the weapon USPS or UPS. You don't need an FFL to send it UPS to an FFL you can send it yourself. You will have to pay a transfer fee on the receiving end. Was $20 when I did it. Three Bears does these all the time. Send it to them from the lower 48 and pick it up when you get to Tok and then ship it from Alaska to your hometown FFL when you return.

Try this: http://www.shipmygun.com/ It's a service of this place: http://www.budsgunshop.com/

Don't try to sneak a firearm across either, the consequences aren't worth it. The fellow in the news article below was lucky, his vehicle could have been seized too.

‘You made a bad decision,’ judge tells U.S. soldier

Tyler Breslin, a 23-year-old U.S. soldier, was transferred last summer from Alaska to Georgia. He had two days to make the drive.

So Breslin was in a rush, and, as a result, “skipped a couple steps,” his lawyer, Mike Reynolds, said in territorial court Tuesday afternoon.

Appearing by phone from Georgia, Breslin pleaded guilty to two charges under the Canadian Customs Act, for not declaring a handgun and three over-capacity magazines when he attempted to cross the border.

Judge Donald Luther imposed a $5,500 fine.

Full news story at:
http://www.whitehorsestar.com/News/you-made-a-bad-decision-judge-tells-u-s-soldier

Or buy a gun at Cableas in Anchorage and sell it back when you leave...they buy used guns.

If you really want bear protection you need a 12 gauge anyway and with proper paperwork you can bring that through canada.