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I tried searching with a few different keywords, but nothing came up. Bottom line is: is it safe to mail airsoft parts with Canada Post? Specifically, a silencer. I wouldn't be worried about scopes or mags or whatever.

yes, just make sure its in a box, CP(canada post) doesn't open your parcels heck we ship guns across canada

Wow, thanks for quick reply. I guess we can close this thread now.

As long as it's being shipped within Canada you are all good. If it's being shipped from outside the country then you may run into some problems. Although the problems wouldn't be from CP, it'd be from the CBSA.

Even though their not supposed to ask, if they do (usually when shipping a gun) if they ask you whats inside of it, just avoid any long-winded explanations and say its an "instrument" or "hobby parts" because your not lying when saying that.

I had "toys" on the shipping manifest before. Keep in mind that it's also a felony to open other people mail except in certain circumstances (ie. Police have a Warrant, or you haven't picked up your package for X number of months and it can't be returned or there's no return address or something).

Just don't lie if they ask you what it is. Just say it's "private" or "toys" or "models".

cuz if its a long cylindrical object and labelled "private toy"- no CP employee will open it. ;)

"I have a "hard metal shaft" in it, what of it good sir?"

Then you would just be charged with sexual assault.

Well, I'm back again. This time I'm wondering, what service do you folks use to mail AEGs? And I mean with the original manufacturer box and all. Putting an address on a box that has a giant picture of an assault rifle of it seems like a bad idea.

If you're using the original box, just wrap it up.

Theirs something called parcel wrapping. Its basically long sheets of brown paper. Tape that stuff around the box, and ship away. It never failed me. Found at CP stores mostly.

If you feel cheap, go to Dolarama and get some $1 gift wrap, and you can use ether side.

And after that I just take it to the post office like any normal package?

A common practice is to take the box top and turn it inside out and then tape it back together at the corners. After that you can simply wrap it in plain brown packaging paper, address it and send it on its way.

yup wrap it up or turn the box inside out tape it up and ship it.

If you want to cheap out even more than just get a local newspaper and wrap the shit out of it and lots of tape. Its what Ive used when in a bind.

Off topic but does anybody know if CP offer cash on deliver shipping?

did you read their site at all?
yes they do but it costs another 4$ or so

Sorry I'm blind.

Think I'll go for the newspaper option. It sounds deliciously ghetto and cost efficient.

Wait... Newspaper? That really works? Don't you get some look when you bring it into the post office...

Honestly, I just bought some supplies and it only costed me less than 6$ (Brown wrapping paper, packing tape from Canada Post)

Ive used it as a last ditch effort when I didn't have enough time to make it to the PO to pick up wrapping paper. Just give it a few layers and enough tape, you should be fine.

Just get the newspaper page with the cartoons, works best and it's always fun.

I shipped a box full of video games in a box of beer (24-beer pack). Without covering it. Just to see the facial expression of that CP employee was priceless.

I have received and sent parcels wrapped in pornographic material.

I ship all the guns I sell by turning the box inside out and taping it up. The box goes together easily because it's just a mirror of itself with all the right tabs in all the right places. I've yet to have a box I can't turn inside out and stays solid as is.

I do it for pistols, rifles, launchers.

hahahahahaha....hahahahahaha

What i call if they ask:

Model (better word than replica)
Air gun (its a gun...propel by air!)
Insturment (when you declare over large amount eg $1000+)

They have pills for that y'know. Open your junk mail folder once in a while dude...

No, you say "none of your business".

I usually just say instrument/musical instrument/electronic equipment/music instrument. Saying "none of your business" to an employee that sometimes likes to peak into packages might not be the best idea. Its true you don't have to say anything, but why not save yourself some trouble?

If you tape the corners up and have the box wrapped, there's no way someone could "peek" into the box without it being tampered with.

CP is not allowed and won't ask you what's in the box, as there is no customs within country. That being said, don't have it displayed that you're shipping a gun in a box, because that's just stupid.

Oh and +1 for newspaper, I always use that shit. Why would I spend 6$ on a roll of brown paper when I can get newspaper for free?

And thats stopped people before?

guys, don't assume your brown paper wrap will go undamaged. paper tears easily. can be from the conveyor belts in the plant to snagging on a shelf in the delivery truck.

as previously mentioned best bet it to turn your box inside out and tape it well.

but, I've had stuff come from paranoid people that had nearly a half a roll of duct tape around a shoe box. lol