Best way to ship live ammo???

[cdherman]

I have some, but that's not the first order of business. What are the options to ship? I know that USPS doesn't want it. Can anyone clue me in as to the rules about shipping with say UPS or Fedex? Does it cost an arm and a leg more?

Hope this is not a taboo topic......

 

[338 dude]

I have some, but that's not the first order of business. What are the options to ship? I know that USPS doesn't want it. Can anyone clue me in as to the rules about shipping with say UPS or Fedex? Does it cost an arm and a leg more?

Hope this is not a taboo topic......

I use UPS it's not that bad before this year you had to have an ORMD sticker now it is a limited quantities sticker on the package but you also must go to a customer service center or hub UPS stores are owned independently and most will not ship live ammo

 

[tvarden]

I have shipped a few boxes out the last few months. UPS ground takes 2 to 3 days and cost 16.00 to 17.00 for the ones I have shipped. Weight of boxes were 15 to 20lbs.

Shipping Special-Care or Regulated Items | UPS - United States

Learn about how to ship regulated and special care items with UPS, from perishables and wine to firearms and animals.

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[wasskeet]

I have shipped a few boxes out the last few months. UPS ground takes 2 to 3 days and cost 16.00 to 17.00 for the ones I have shipped. Weight of boxes were 15 to 20lbs.

Shipping Special-Care or Regulated Items | UPS - United States

Learn about how to ship regulated and special care items with UPS, from perishables and wine to firearms and animals.

www.ups.com

+1 It also helps to work at a place with UPS hub in place. Just make sure the sticker is on the box - just in case.

 

[zach_destroys]

I know a guy that has shipped lots of ammo in usps flat rate boxes, nothing negative has happened

 

[Gunslinger1]

I know a guy that has shipped lots of ammo in usps flat rate boxes, nothing negative has happened

Ahhhhhh.......sooner or later he will get a call from a Federal Postal inspector .....and he will tell him that's against the law.

 

[shooter0610]

UPS, limited quantity sticker, has to be taken to hub or have a pickup account and they offer flat rate (called simple rate) you use your box and is based on size. I shipped a case of rifle ammo from Indy to Texas for $13 plus insurance.

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With our flat rate shipping option - UPS Simple Rate - choose the appropriate packaging and speed and ship anywhere in the U.S. for a predictable, flat rate.

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[cdherman]

I'll have to figure out where my closest UPS hub is I guess. I have a variety of live ammo, some in obscure stuff that might interest someone that I realize that other someone would like better to have than I.....

 

[Roninco]

Call your local "The UPS Store" and they can tell you where the nearest hub is.

 

[TXTrained]

Ahhhhhh.......sooner or later he will get a call from a Federal Postal inspector .....and he will tell him that's against the law.

The Lady at Post Office asks me each time if there us anything that may leak or explode and I have to sign stating there is not.So if he gets caught he will be in major trouble.

 

[jumpmasterkolo]

I have shipped a few boxes out the last few months. UPS ground takes 2 to 3 days and cost 16.00 to 17.00 for the ones I have shipped. Weight of boxes were 15 to 20lbs.

Shipping Special-Care or Regulated Items | UPS - United States

Learn about how to ship regulated and special care items with UPS, from perishables and wine to firearms and animals.

www.ups.com

Exactly
Too many people that are non-ammo/reloading businesses say UPS or FedEx won't ship ammo, powder or primers for them. That's because you're taking it to a "UPS Store" or a independently owned FedEx shipper. Go to UPS hub or an actual FedEx facility and they'll get it out for you. It's not even a big deal anymore. They'll gladly take your $20(ish) to ship small amounts.

 

[jumpmasterkolo]

Call your local "The UPS Store" and they can tell you where the nearest hub is.

Exactly!

 

[jbo829]

Go to the ups hub and tell them most of the time the label is good enough or they will give u stickers

 

[Roninco]

Exactly
Too many people that are non-ammo/reloading businesses say UPS or FedEx won't ship ammo, powder or primers for them. That's because you're taking it to a "UPS Store" or a independently owned FedEx shipper. Go to UPS hub or an actual FedEx facility and they'll get it out for you. It's not even a big deal anymore. They'll gladly take your $20(ish) to ship small amounts.

Powder or primers alone are considered hazardous material (HAZMAT). You must be a certified HAZMAT shipper to send them. No facility will take them without the necessary HAZMAT documents provided by the originator. Oddly, loaded ammo is not classified as HAZMAT. It used to be classified as ORM-D (other regulated materials for domestic transport) and require specific box labeling but the Department of Transportation eliminated that labeling requirement December 31, 2020.