You are in the middle of the state if you live in Indy. You can get to just about any point in Indiana under 2.5 hours. I would have the buyer drive up to you or meet them half way. This is just my two cents
Laws regarding firearms across the country are changing so fast, I can't keep up...
Can someone here who is "in the know" about Indiana law tell me, can I still legally ship/mail a shotgun directly to a buyer within the boundaries of the state of Indiana (fellow Hoosier, proper person, etc)?
I do believe that you can, yes.
Good luck finding a carrier who'll do so if you declare the item. (And good luck with an insurance claim if you don't declare the item)
Laws regarding firearms across the country are changing so fast, I can't keep up...
Can someone here who is "in the know" about Indiana law tell me, can I still legally ship/mail a shotgun directly to a buyer within the boundaries of the state of Indiana (fellow Hoosier, proper person, etc)?
IIRC mailing long-guns through USPS is still GTG. They recommend you do it by registered mail (so it stays locked in the cabinet and the chain of custody is tracked).
My wife's engagement and wedding rings were made by a jeweler in CA that I found through another gun forum. Every time we've had to ship things he creates the label, it's always registered with no insurance. He said as long as he generates the label his business insurance will cover it, but he's never had any issues shipping things registered. The chain of custody is tracked so well that nobody dare steal anything from registered mail. IIRC, small registered parcel with no insurance is less than $20.For those who haven't tried registered mail,.....it works pretty well. I'd never done it before but had a valuable item to ship a few weeks back and decided to go registered. The box/package needs to be clean(unmarked)and all edges need to be sealed with brown paper tape(expensive,...find it in your local stationary supply/office supply store), but then it's amazingly cheap. Shipped from IN to PA and insured for $16k cost me $55. It's not fast since the handling and sigs slow things down, but it got there in about four days. Nobody was there to sign for it so it was held at the PO for pickup, but that's better than having it walk away. Generally speaking I usually don't insure packages either but in this case I wasn't gonna send it 'neckid' and hope for the best.