One Rate

Maybe?  Order free supplies online.  Package and drop off.   Would that be okay?  It is NOT a ground service if you read the FAQ.

it looks like FEX's answer to usps flat rate boxes. I

Cool if ok for pistols. That $35 bs on gunbroker and many other places is a decent hit sometimes, and definitely adds up.

As far as being a response to UPS's Flat Rate options, ya, and only 5+ years late. Maybe it was USPS delivering the memo to them, so really late. Also, tracking feature didn't work for them. Ever.

FedEx rules do not state that you can't use ground service.  They state you must use Priority Overnight.  The One Rate packages do not appear to be Priority Overnight, so I am not sure how you came to your conclusion.

Honestly... it's FedEx. They won't xray your package unless it's going to another country, and even customs probably handles that. It's nothing but a store policy, made to limit their handling time because their employees can't be trusted.

So... just like carrying into a local public business that doesn't allow legal carry, and I carry anyway.

Where does it say you must use priority overnight?

This is from their website.

http://images.fedex.com/us/services/pdf/SG_TermsCond_US_2014.pdf


Page 7

Firearms
A. FedEx Express will transport and deliver firearms as defined by the United States
Gun Control Act of 1968, between areas served in the U.S., but only between:
1. Licensed importers; licensed manufacturers; licensed dealers; licensed collectors;
law enforcement agencies of the U.S. or any department or agency thereof; and
law enforcement agencies of any state or any department, agency or political
subdivisions thereof; or
2. Where not prohibited by local, state and federal law, from individuals to licensed
importers, licensed manufacturers or licensed dealers (and return of same).
B. If your shipment contains firearms, select the Direct Signature Required or Adult
Signature Required Delivery Signature Option, depending on the requirements of your
shipment. See the Delivery Signature Options section for details. Firearms shipments
are not eligible for signature release or indirect delivery.
C. Firearms must be shipped via FedEx Priority Overnight service. FedEx Express cannot
ship or deliver firearms C.O.D. Firearms shipments cannot be placed in a FedEx Express
Drop Box.
D. Upon presenting the package for shipment, the person tendering the shipment to
FedEx Express is required to notify FedEx Express that the package contains a firearm.
The outside of the package must not be marked, labeled or otherwise identify that the
package contains a firearm.
E. The shipper and recipient must be of legal age as identified by applicable law.
F. The shipper and recipient are required to comply with all applicable government
regulations and laws, including those pertaining to labeling. The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives can provide assistance.
G. FedEx Express will transport ammunition when packed and labeled in compliance
with local, state and federal law, and the Dangerous Goods section of this Service
Guide. Ammunition is an explosive and must be shipped separately as dangerous goods.
You agree not to ship loaded firearms or firearms with ammunition in the same package.

The issue is not with it being somehow "discovered." The issue is that if you violate their shipping rules and they LOSE or BREAK your gun, they will not be liable for any insurance claims. If you send a firearm in one of these flat-rate boxes and it gets lost, you can rest assured FedEx will not be giving you a dime.

so in that case you tell them it had something different of similar value, like a Rolex or something.  Problem solved

You don't sound like someone who's ever tried to file a large claim with a common carrier. You can't just tell them some value and wait for your check to arrive.

I've had a buyer try to get me to lie about the contents of a package and ship via ground services. No thanks, I think when it comes to firearms I will keep everything above board. But that's just me.