r/canadaguns • u/EnglishmanInMH • May 14 '26
Application / Regulation advice GunPost virgin!
Disposing of a rifle through gunpost for the first time. I want to do it properly and the Canada post website states it needs to be in a sturdy lockable container...
Any tips where to acquire such an item without eating into my margin too much?
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u/BrotherLefthand May 14 '26
Pro-tip: a zip-tie around the trigger counts as a secure locking mechanism. I had this confirmed by the BC cfo office.
I ship in a plain cardboard box with every joint taped tight.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 May 14 '26
Technically if you want to get down to the rule you have to make a business account(free) and make a shipping label and ship it locked unload no ammo bolt removed if possible(don't quote me on that one) and you're supposed to send it where they have to sign to recive it. It's not hard to make a business account it took me less than 5 minutes to set mine up and like I said it's free.
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u/Xhenoz May 14 '26
Every gun I've ever purchased off gunpost was just shipped wrapped in bubble wrap/packing paper and in a cardboard box thoroughly taped up on all sides. A majority of which never even had trigger locks or zip ties
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u/PteSoupSandwich The 10/22 Dude May 14 '26
I have bought, sold, traded for many years and this is how I do it:
Place gun in cardboard box with bubble wrap and old Canadian Tire flyers, tape it up, ship it out, done.
Source: 10+ years of selling guns online 👍
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u/Penguinbotxv May 14 '26
This if you have add foam peanuts contour also beneath the layer of bubble wrap.
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u/PteSoupSandwich The 10/22 Dude May 14 '26
Foam peanuts?? Oh imma charge you an extra $5 for that lol
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u/McPhlyGuy May 14 '26
I went way overboard first time I saw that too. Got a hard case. Lock and trigger locked the forearm. Covered it in cardboard and Dropped it off. No issues. Way too complicated. Costs went up to ship etc. now I trigger lock or remove bolt put in box (can’t see through cardboard) and send it. No issues with that either.
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u/AdeptArt May 14 '26
It doesn't say sturdy lockable container. It says sturdy, non-transparent container. Just get an old gun case that you have lying around (I end up with like 2-3 crappy ones just from buying from others) and ship it in that with a trigger/cable lock.
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u/No_Win_9797 May 14 '26
Case is unnecessary, but will provide safety during shipping. Charge the buyer for the case if it’s a cost out of your pocket.
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u/EnglishmanInMH May 14 '26
So it does! Thank you kind stranger for doing proper reading for me! 🤦♂️🤣
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u/Warm-Alternative-433 May 14 '26
Local gun stores might have a spare gun size box you can use. My local store gave me one for free when I called.
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u/Accomplished-Beat779 May 14 '26
Definitely set up a business account its free ans fairly simple. You will need to select the option for signature at delivery. Also, it allows you to know ans pay for the shipping before you take it to CP
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u/FaithlessnessHot1912 May 14 '26
Make sure you get his PAL information First, and look it up on the RCMP website. This is the first thing I do with any of my sales, and before I even accept any sort of payment. That way I can validate their home address, and ensure they aren’t using somebody else’s pal. It also helps because you both get a notification saying you’ve been checked and if an issue arises you both can find each other after a simple call to the RCMP offices.
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u/bot6six May 15 '26
when I received mine, the seller wrapped a garbage bag around the box it came in then wrapped that in tape so it just looked like a long black box.
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May 14 '26
actually it just has to be unloaded and shipped in a box with shipping label. i have not ever received a rifle in the mail that was locked in anything
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u/nejnedau May 14 '26
funny Ian Runkle did a video on a guy charged and convicted walking with an anonymous outer packaging that didnt advertise whats inside...
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u/Joels-workshop May 14 '26
Cardboard box with nothing indicating it is a firearm. If they ask what is in the box (which they have done to me many times), I say sports equipment.
One issue I ran into for the first time recently was the package was too long to ship. The employee told me the way to ship it is to create the packing slip online and then it can be shipped.
I second getting a business account, it takes 5 minutes and you get a small discount and can request a signature to pick up the firearm.
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u/CamoGuy13 May 14 '26
Lock it, Box it. If oem box wrap a garbage bag around it and tape it up. Just remember its sporting goods. You cant ship as a consumer through canada post.
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u/Why_Am_I_Here_1999 May 14 '26
Yes and no, you just have to make a business account with Canada Post (it's free)
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u/Substantial-Onion-92 May 14 '26
I've always shipped my guns in the boxes they came with.. lol. Locked inside a cardboard box.