bikemutt
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I'm mailing a barrel to a friend in another state, I'd like to include a box of factory ammo in the package, any legal issues sending this USPS or common carrier like FedEx?
As Art noted, USPS is out....any legal issues sending this USPS or common carrier like FedEx?
...Ammunition will be transported only when packaged and labeled in compliance with 49 C.F.R. § 172 (Hazardous Materials), and must be shipped in accordance with the UPS Guide for Shipping Ground and Air Hazardous Materials. To meet the exception for Limited Quantity/ORM-D, ammunition can be shipped via UPS Ground only within the 48 contiguous United States, UPS Ground Intra-Oahu and Intra-Alaska....
...FedEx Ground will transport small-arms ammunition when packed and labeled in compliance with local, state and federal law, and the Hazardous Materials section of this Service Guide. Ammunition is an explosive and must be shipped separately as hazardous materials.....
I've mailed ammo via UPS (NOT USPS) a bunch of times. Just mention to them that it needs an orm-d sticker, and it's good to go.
What Ironicaintit said. Be sure you go to a real UPS store, not Mialboxes etc., dba as UPS and ship the ammunition in a factory type container. That means the rounds don't touch each other. And like he said, it'll need an orm-d sticker.
As far as I know, loaded ammo just cannot fly. If it ships, it has to be shipped on the ground by UPS or FEDEX. USPS will slap a federal suit on you if you try to ship it and get caught. Spats McGee and me are on the same page, I've been doing that for years.
Box ammo into a STRONG cardboard box......While UPS and FEDEX shipping is possible, it was hard to arrange as the local providers were either ignorant of how to do it or simply refused...
What I posted above IS the ORM-D label.........it's the newer version of this:Another way.
Print out an ORM-D sticker and have UPS pick it up at your home. It will probably cost about $5 extra but you save your time and your gas.
"Adult Signature Required" means that the carrier is required to obtain an adults signature on delivery.....not that its required by any law."Adult signature required"
Not required.
Guys make gun trades all the time that include ammunition as part of the deal. Unfortunately they often don't know the legalities of mailing ammo.OK, I am curious. When is it necessary for an average gun owner (not a company) to ship ordinary ammo to another gun owner?
A cartridge collector may want to ship a few rounds of some rare cartridge to a fellow collector, but some of this sounds like shipping cases of ordinary ammo, not rare specimens. Is there some ammo available in quantity in one part of the country that is not available in another? Or that is dirt cheap in the South and super expensive in the Midwest?
Jim
"Adult Signature Required" means that the carrier is required to obtain an adults signature on delivery.....not that its required by any law.
Which makes even less sense.I know that, but I was replying to this:
"Print online shipping label at UPS or FedEx.........choose "Ground" and "Adult signature required"."
Which, in other than business settings, appears to be observed with all the frequency of "handle with care.""Adult signature required"
"This is the reason nearly every online ammunition retailer requires "Adult Signature Required""
Over the years I've bought from at least a dozen different ammo retailers, and only ONE has required a signature. With my family and neighborhood I do not want to have a required signature, I would never get any deliveries!
OK, I am curious. When is it necessary for an average gun owner (not a company) to ship ordinary ammo to another gun owner?
A cartridge collector may want to ship a few rounds of some rare cartridge to a fellow collector, but some of this sounds like shipping cases of ordinary ammo, not rare specimens. Is there some ammo available in quantity in one part of the country that is not available in another? Or that is dirt cheap in the South and super expensive in the Midwest?
Jim