We know how hard it can be to send off a family heirloom/favorite hunting rifle, etc to someone you have never before met. We've had to do that too and it can be nerve-racking!
These are some things we do to try to prevent any further gray hairs from taking up residence on your head:
- We are always happy to run a small test piece for you. This way you can check out the quality of our work without the investment of your precious possession. We only ask that you cover return shipping.
- NEXT IN LINE - Since we are quite far out on our lead time, and most people don't feel especially comfortable being away from their firearm for that long, we are now offering "Next in Line" services as an option. Here are step-by-step directions:
- Fill out and submit our online Packing Slip
- Once received, we will create your account
- We will then send you an invoice for a non-refundable $25.00 deposit
- This deposit is applied to your final bill
- Your project goes into "queue" here, but YOU hold onto it until we are ready for it
- Once ready, we will call to let you know to send it
- We attempt to call three times, then email if we do not reach you by phone
- Please - DO NOT ship to us until we request you to do so
- Once you are contacted, your project should be postmarked within the next ten business days
- BEFORE SHIPPING AN ENTIRE GUN - be sure it functions! Take it out and run it through its paces. Have some fun!
- If you do not have an FFL, you may only ship a long gun on your own directly to us, and only through the post office.
- If you have a handgun, per all carriers now, it HAS to be shipped through an FFL to us. We can ship directly back to you, as it is not a transfer. We can assume it is your gun. Have your FFL email a request for our FFL to Mark@PrecisionBluing.com.
- Always ship your project encased in cardboard. Even if in a gun case, put the case in a cardboard box. UPS charges a higher rate if this isn't done.
- Try to use anything BUT a round shipping tube. The triangular tubes from any of the carriers work great. You may have to order some from the carrier's website, but they are free and hold up very well.
- Wrap your gun securely. Best to wrap in paper (newspaper, butcher's paper, etc), then bubble wrap.
- We ask that you send this Packing Slip with your shipment.
- IF YOU ARE AN FFL HOLDER - please be sure to include a copy of your current FFL in your shipment, and if your business is located in North Carolina, a Blanket Resale Certificate.
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We ask for your email address so that we can send to you a tracking number when we ship it back to you. We return ship most packages via UPS. If the delivery time isn't convenient for you, check out http://www.ups.com/mychoice/ which allows you to schedule the delivery when and where it's convenient for you! You can also electronically authorize delivery.
- Enclose our Packing Form and ship! We will call or email you when it arrives so that you'll know it got here safely.