Postage Rates
Delivery Terms and charges
Orders received by 2.30pm are usually despatched the same working day.
Standard Delivery Rates: (Parcels under 60cm excluding guns) Orders up to £49.99 - £3.99 Orders over £50 - FREE
(Parcels over 60cm excluding guns) Parcelforce Zone 1 - £9.99 Parcelforce (Highlands, Islands & Ireland) - £29.99
(Guns) Zone 1 - £25.00 Zone 2/3 (Highlands, Islands & Ireland) - £49.99 | Expedited Delivery Rates (excluding guns): Tracked 24 Signed For - £5.49 Special Delivery (under 2kg weight) - £12.99 | International Delivery Rates (excluding guns): International delivery rates depend upon basket value and destination. Rates start from £9.99. |
Most standard delivery orders are sent using Royal Mail Tracked 48 service so parcels are usually delivered 1 - 3 working days from dispatch. A signature on delivery is often required so please make sure somebody will be in to sign for the parcel, if no one is in to receive it, Royal Mail usually take it back to your local Royal Mail depot to await your collection or redelivery can be arranged. High value, heavy or oversized parcels may be delivered by courier.
Expedited Delivery: Light weight and non-bulky items are despatched via Royal Mail Special Delivery which is a guaranteed next day delivery service. Larger heavier parcels are despatched via Royal Mail Tracked 24, this service has a 24 hour delivery target but is not guaranteed.
Saturday delivery varies depending on your location, it is not always possible and tends to be prohibitively expensive, please telephone or email with your requirements.
Standard Delivery Exclusions
Section 1 firearms, shotguns FAC specification air rifles and section 2 shotguns are sent via Parcelforce AM Secure delivery service where possible or via Parcelforce 24/48 where the secure service is not available due to location. These items can only be shipped to other Registered Firearms Dealers and not directly to the purchaser unless the purchaser possesses a valid RFD. Please note there may be a couple of days shipping delay on gun purchases as we have to validate RFD's via the relevant authorities prior to dispatch. Please read our Terms & Conditions for more information regarding remote gun purchases Here.
Firearm Shipping Costs - £25 Standard rate to mainland UK £39.99 to Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Islands
Sub 12 Ft/Lb air rifles and sub 6 Ft/Lb air pistols cannot be shipped to the purchaser directly, they are required to be shipped to a registered firearms dealer for transfer. We ship these item out via Parcelforce 24 delivery. Please note there may be a couple of days shipping delay on gun purchases as we have to validate RFD's via the relevant authorities prior to dispatch.
License-not-required Airgun Shipping Costs - £25 Standard rate to mainland UK but Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Islands are excluded and are worked out individually in accordance to local licensing requirements
Powder, Primers, metallic ammunition and shotgun cartridges are not offered for sale remotely as they can only be carried by specialised explosive couriers and as such are uneconomical to send, these items can only be purchased in store with the production of correct license and authority to purchase.
Airgun pellets and gun cabinets are only sold instore as they are easily damaged in transit.
International Orders
All international orders are shipped using the Royal Mail International Signed For service or by another signed courier service which will require a signature on delivery.
Unfortunately not every situation can be foreseen and we reserve the right to cancel orders for heavy or large items or request an additional postage fee depending on the buyer’s location, we will always contact the buyer to explain the issue and try to reach agreement.
We are also prohibited from shipping optics with 9x or higher magnification and digitally enhanced night vision and thermal devices overseas as these require an export license, any orders placed for these items will be cancelled. If you would like to enquire about ordering prohibited items please contact us through our contact us form, we do have export facilities but it can be a lengthy and time consuming process.
Goods not called for / Parcel refusal charges apply from £3.99.
We use Royal Mail and Parcelforce Services where possible. Postcodes that may possibly incur an extra charge for large items or items of over 2kg weight are as follows, it may also take an extra few days for goods to be delivered; BT1-94, FK17-21, G83, GY1-9, HS1-99, IM1-9, IV1-99, JE1-4, KA27-28, KW0-99, PA20-99, PH15-99, PO30-41, TR21-25, ZE1-3, this is an indication only and other post codes may be affected.