My Kel-Tec P3AT has some extractor problems and I need to send it back to the factory under its lifetime warranty. My range owner over in PA told me that if NJ laws allow it, I could have it returned to his location (PA FFL), but I can't seem to find any information on the process in NJ.

 

Can I ship it on my own via UPS? Do I need to declare it or anything? Or do I have to ship through an FFL? And if so, does it have to be a NJ FFL? Do I need to pay FFL transfer fees?

 

For the return, can it be shipped directly to me or does it have to be to an FFL? Does it have to be a NJ FFL? Do I need to pay fees to the FFL and fill out a new 4473 to get it back?

 

With our state, I fully expect this process to be convoluted and complicated. Who knows how much I'll end up spending. Do any of you guys have experience here and know what I need to do, specifically?

 

Thanks!

You can send it to Kel-tec via UPS or FedEx NEXT DAY and they will send it directly back to you.

Call Kel-Tec and see if they'll give you shipping label (return it on their dime). If that isn't possible, box it up and take it to UPS or FedEx. You have to go to a hub, franchises and branches won't accept it. It has to be shipped 2 day or next day air and you have to declare that it is a firearm.

 

If you have to pay return shipping you may want to look at having your FFL ship it to them (PA or NJ FFL - doesn't matter) as they are allowed to use the USPS and often the price of shipping plus their fee will be less than air shipment with UPS or FedEx, if you do it yourself.

 

It can be returned directly to you after repair. Be careful, because often they don't even require an adult signature and they will just leave it on your porch - happened to me with UPS and a S&W 624.

 

If it would have to be replaced, and they won't stamp the new frame with your original serial number, then it may have to go back to an FFL and you'll have to jump through all the hoops. I am not 100% positive about this part of it.

 

Make sure that it is adequately insured, regardless of how you ship.

 

HTH

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

Thanks to both of you guys for the info! It sounds like this is going to be pricey, just for shipping. KelTec pays return shipping, but I have to pay to have it sent to them.

My Kel-Tec P3AT has some extractor problems and I need to send it back to the factory under its lifetime warranty. My range owner over in PA told me that if NJ laws allow it, I could have it returned to his location (PA FFL), but I can't seem to find any information on the process in NJ.

 

Can I ship it on my own via UPS? Do I need to declare it or anything? Or do I have to ship through an FFL? And if so, does it have to be a NJ FFL? Do I need to pay FFL transfer fees?

 

For the return, can it be shipped directly to me or does it have to be to an FFL? Does it have to be a NJ FFL? Do I need to pay fees to the FFL and fill out a new 4473 to get it back?

 

With our state, I fully expect this process to be convoluted and complicated. Who knows how much I'll end up spending. Do any of you guys have experience here and know what I need to do, specifically?

 

Thanks!

 

Call Kel-Tec, they may have a service that will ship you a shipping lable for either FedEc or UPS, USPS only can be used by a FFL. The gun will more than likely be returned directly to you, the one situation that it won't is if the repair changes the number on the gun, than it would have to be shipped to a FFL.

 

Not sure about the out of state FFL, being if you being NJ resident purchase a hand gun online or through a dealer out of state, norally it would have to go through a NJ FFL, but don't wuote me on this last bit of info. Double check to make sure.

 

Harry

Thanks to both of you guys for the info! It sounds like this is going to be pricey, just for shipping. KelTec pays return shipping, but I have to pay to have it sent to them.

 

That's the great thing about Kel Tech. There are a lot of people with experience to offer about handling returns with them