Shipping Ammo
Okay I read the sticky on it. From what I get from it and what I have been told over the years,
shipping live ammo via the USPS is illegal.
Then my question is; if it is illegal then how are the big sellers on the auction side
getting away with shipping ammo via USPS?
They state they ship USPS and the shipping price they are giving is for Priority Mail.
I know because I know what UPS charges and there is no way I can charge $6 - $7 less to match their shipping price
on the same ammo via UPS.
I now understand why we do not sell as much ammo even though our price for the auction is within line with the rest.
Our shipping cost kills it because we ship within the law.
shipping live ammo via the USPS is illegal.
Then my question is; if it is illegal then how are the big sellers on the auction side
getting away with shipping ammo via USPS?
They state they ship USPS and the shipping price they are giving is for Priority Mail.
I know because I know what UPS charges and there is no way I can charge $6 - $7 less to match their shipping price
on the same ammo via UPS.
I now understand why we do not sell as much ammo even though our price for the auction is within line with the rest.
Our shipping cost kills it because we ship within the law.
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What are rules for shipping ammo sold on Gun Broker?
Can ammo be shipped in same box with a pistol??0 -
getting caught shipping ammo usps gets a visit by postmen in cheap suit with shortpants with badges and a 250.000 fine[:D] 0 -
TheBrassMan,
The USPS specifically states in several places on their website that you may NOT ship ammunition through their offices.
I'm sure that they also specify the punishment somewhere as well...
Best.0 -
Problem is that US Mail travels in the cargo compartment of passenger aircraft. Which is why you are not supposed to mail ammo.
Anyone that wants to play with it should remember- the Postal Inspection Service has the highest conviction rate of any Federal LEO.0 -
I found out how one is doing it with such a cheap shipping cost.
If you buy more then one item, not the same item, he does not combine shipping, but still ships in the same box.
So if you buy one box of this ammo and one box of that ammo he charges you $8.95 for each.
That means he charges you $17.90. That covers his UPS cost.
Was just reading through his feedback.
He is charging $8.95 for shipping small items via USPS Priority Mail.
Small Flat Rate is $6.80.
So he is also covering UPS costs by charging $2.15 more. Yes there is a cost incurred when shipping,
but not $2.15 worth.
Okay I shouldn't be ranting.
I know what the fines are for shipping hazardous materials via the USPS. Have read about them
and they do have it clearly posted in the local Post Office.0 -
I don't know what companies you are referring to, but I am quite certain that NO ONE in business is shipping ammo by USPS. The law is quite clear: ammunition may not be shipped by US mail.
What DOES happen is that the large dealers have contracts with UPS &/or FedEx (both "common carriers") to ship anything, including guns & ammo, at rates far below what anyone else pays. Their volume, & what they pay each year, gives them lots of leverage. No "Next Day Air required", no "hazmat" fees, no "rural delivery fee", no "excess weight" charge; individuals & small businesses just can't compete with that.
Sorry, there's nothing we can do about it.
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Several months ago I ordered some ammo from one of the "big" sporting
goods stores. They shipped it UPS part of the way then UPS dropped it
off at the post office and the local mail man delivered it.0 -
quote:Originally posted by BT99
Several months ago I ordered some ammo from one of the "big" sporting
goods stores. They shipped it UPS part of the way then UPS dropped it
off at the post office and the local mail man delivered it.
That method would protect the passenger aircraft. It would go by common carrier truck and aircraft to the local PO. From there, by USPS mail truck to the house.0
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