Posted: 12/8/2005 3:48:32 PM EDT
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the problem with shipping it is it would have to be sent to a local ffl and then transfered to grnadpa. most ffl's will charge 30 -50.00 for this wonderful service. consider most .22 rifles are under 250.00 the hastle and expense are just simply not worth it. pick out a model you want him to have and let grandpa take him to the store and buy it for him. it will be easier and much cheaper. spend the tranfer fee money on ammo. |
Basically, your way, you'll need to buy the gun, then have it shipped to Cali ($) to a firearms dealer who will charge you money to receive/transfer the gun ($). So you can add about 50 bucks to your gift. |
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i think you are missing the point here. no matter how you send it he will have to drive to the gun shop to recieve it. you can not have it sent directly to him. he must go inside and do a transer. that is why your not going to have anyone tell you it's a good idea to ship. That and the fact that firearms have a bad habit of disappearing during shipment. |
+1 Since he is only 11 you should start him with a BB gun instead of a .22 it is easier to ship a BB gun then work him up from there eventually you could get him an AR-15 or something else. Good luck. |
This is true and I have been thinking about it a lot latley and I think that I will just send him a nice BB gun with a scope. Thank You all so much for your help. |