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marsye
I might need to ship some how and don't have a clue about the rules of it. Can someone help please?
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  • marsye
    How do I ship ammo? Can I ship it thru USPS? UPS?
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  • Permanently deleted user
    UPS ground! It must weight less than 70lbs, and you must declare it as small arms ammo, and it must be shipped from a UPS hub (ie: not one of the little stores in the strip malls)!
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  • rider
    .....and 10% of each lot shipped must come to my house for quality assurance testing. [:)][:)]

    rider
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  • spotty bobek
    What about USPS?
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  • Permanently deleted user
    quote:Originally posted by spotty bobek
    What about USPS?
    NOPE!
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  • spotty bobek
    Why, is it against the law or what. I honestly didn't know this. I send guns USPS all the time, what's up with ammo?
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  • Permanently deleted user
    quote:Originally posted by spotty bobek
    Why, is it against the law or what. I honestly didn't know this. I send guns USPS all the time, what's up with ammo?
    USPS considers it Hazmat! There for will not ship it!
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  • oldgunner
    Hey, forget the logic now and do what we are told to do like all little subjects.

    Shipping ammo...It has to go to the main hub as GRD says, don't know about the weight. But the package must be labeled on the outside..

    "ORMD" Small Arms Ammunition."
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  • Permanently deleted user
    The weight thing is only a private party thing from what I was told. A company can sent more.
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  • spotty bobek
    I learned something.[^]
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  • Permanently deleted user
    quote:Originally posted by spotty bobek
    I learned something.[^]
    My grandfather used to allways say: If there is ever a day that you do not learn something new then you are dead!
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  • pogybate
    Dont have a UPS hub close, just one of those shipping stores with a UPS sign. I ship Fed Ex, no problem and its not their hub. Shipping ammo USPS will get you jail time..
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  • oldgunner
    Never tried it USPS, but I can promise..If there's a way to get you in trouble, someone will find it. That's the Code of the West.
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  • 11b6r
    The limit is 62 lbs in one shipment. More than that moves you into the HAZMAT category, and the price WILL make you weep. Ammunition is NOT mailable by US Postal Service. See usps.com
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  • Permanently deleted user
    quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
    The limit is 62 lbs in one shipment. More than that moves you into the HAZMAT category, and the price WILL make you weep. Ammunition is NOT mailable by US Postal Service. See usps.com
    Thanks for the correction on the weight!

    I was thinking wrong! I allwas made my shipments no more than 60lbs to stay under the weight limit and for some reason I had 70lbs in my head!
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  • EOD Guy
    quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
    The limit is 62 lbs in one shipment. More than that moves you into the HAZMAT category, and the price WILL make you weep. Ammunition is NOT mailable by US Postal Service. See usps.com


    Actually, it is 30 Kg (66 pounds).

    Here are the Department of Transportation regulation for shipping small arms ammunition as ORM-D:

    quote:Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 173

    173.63 Packaging exceptions

    (b) Cartridges, small arms, and cartridges power devices. (1) Cartridges, small arms and cartridges power devices (which are used to project fastening devices) which have been classed as a Division 1.4S explosive may be reclassed, offered for transportation, and transported as ORM-D material when packaged in accordance with paragraph (b)(2) of this section; such transportation is excepted from the requirements of subparts E (Labeling) and F (Placarding) of part 172 of this subchapter. Cartridges, small arms, and cartridges power devices that may be shipped as ORM-D material is limited to:

    (i) Ammunition for rifle, pistol, or shotgun;
    (ii) Ammunition with inert projectiles or blank ammunition;
    (iii) Ammunition having no tear gas, incendiary, or detonating explosive projectiles;
    (iv) Ammunition not exceeding 12.7 mm (50 caliber or 0.5 inch) for rifle or pistol, cartridges or 8 gauge for shotshells; and
    (v) Cartridges power devices which are use to project fastening devices.

    (2) Packaging for cartridges, small arms, and cartridges power devices as ORM-D material must be as follows:
    (i) Ammunition must be packed in inside boxes, or in partitions which fit snugly in the outside packaging, or in metal clips;
    (ii) Primers must be protected from accidental initiation;
    (iii) Inside boxes, partitions or metal clips must be packed in securely-closed strong outside packagings;
    (iv) Maximum gross weight is limited to 30 Kg (66 pounds) per package; and
    (v) Cartridges, power devices which are used to project fastening devices and 22 caliber rim-fire cartridges may be packaged loose in strong outside packagings.

    Part 172 (Marking)

    172.316 Packagings containing material classed as ORM-D

    (a) Each non-bulk packaging containing a material classed as ORM-D must be marked on at least one side or end with the ORM-D designation immediately following or below the proper shipping name of the material (Cartridges, Small Arms). The ORM designation must be placed within a rectangle that is approximately 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) larger on each side than the designation.

    (b) The marking ORM-D is the certification by the person offering the packaging for transportation that the material is properly described, classed, packaged, marked and labeled (when appropriate) and in proper condition for transportation according to the applicable regulations of this subchapter.
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Fed Ex is usually the cheapest way to ship...
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