Shipping Primed Brass

[Exercion]

Curious if anyone here has shipped a small quantity of primed rifle brass recently? I say recently because processes of shipping small ammo quantities have severely changed since the last time I did it. If so, how did you ship it? UPS, USPS, FedEx? I was going to ship a box of loaded ammo, via UPS but once I deciphered their rules, and went to the shipping location I had to use, it was closed permanently. Tried FedEx, followed their instructions, but the people at the place I was supposed to use said I had to go to another place and try, then suggested just buying more ammo instead.

So I pulled bullets, made fertilizer from the powder, and now would like to ship the primed brass. I can remove primers, but would prefer not to.

 

[D-4297]

I mailed two boxes ( 50 rounds ea. ) of 9mm to my Son , and I had to place the Black & White Explosives logo on the box . Other than that , no issues with the postal service . They arrived to him , no issues .
Primer'd Brass would probably fall under the same requirements .

 

[LCazador]

You can ship UPS but you must have hazmat label and ship ground only.

 

[Exercion]

You can ship UPS but you must have hazmat label and ship ground only.

They have a new label for it, and for ammo at least you must ship at a UPS hub/customer center. And UPS has closed every one in central PA

 

[Exercion]

I mailed two boxes ( 50 rounds ea. ) of 9mm to my Son , and I had to place the Black & White Explosives logo on the box . Other than that , no issues with the postal service . They arrived to him , no issues .
Primer'd Brass would probably fall under the same requirements .

How long ago? Because USPS says ammo is forbidden

Eric

 

[Just Say Moe]

I accidentally sent some several years ago via USPS with no issues....

 

[karrarararararar]

Just schedule a pickup through UPS, no customer service center needed

 

[NorCalMikie]

The ???? is concerning PRIMED brass, NOT LOADED ammo.
USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate box. Pack it well so it doesn't rattle around, pay your $10.00 or what ever and be done with it.
The only ??? they ask is it liquid or perishable. I always say it ISN'T a nuclear device OR a bottle of wine. Don't ask, don't tell.
And if the box (small flat rate box) is less than 10 pounds, no need to go "over the counter".
Headed out of town EARLY one morning. Had a Flat Rate box to mail. Knew ahead of time how much $$$ the postage would cost. Put the "proper amount of postage" on the box and dropped it in the out going mail. Got it back in the mail next day??? WTH??
Headed to the PO!! Was told by the "Post Mistress" that I didn't have the proper amount of postage on the box. (????) I CALLED her on it!! But, but, but...The PROPER amount of postage WAS on the box!!! GOTCHA!!!
FINALLY got the proper answer!! Anything over 10 # HAS to go "over the counter" and thru the postage machine.
Her reply, "I'll take care of it". Never said another word and the Small Flat Rate Box got mailed with NO changes. Think it may have been bullets or something heavy.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

One big problem with USPS, you probably won't get the same answer from different employees. Seems some have an agenda when it comes to anything firearms related.

 

[urbanrifleman]

For UPS it used to be Orm d. They eliminated that. Now I think it doesn't require anything on the box at all.

Primed brass and ammo are NOT hazmat. That's only powder and primers.

https://www.ups.com/us/en/support/shipping-support/shipping-special-care-regulated-items/hazardous-materials-guide/how-to-ship-ammunition

Correction. Labeled "haz mat"

Primed brass would considered a blank I guess.

 

[D-4297]

How long ago? Because USPS says ammo is forbidden

Eric

Last February . As long as it is marked correctly there shouldn't be any problem , unless you have one of those anti-gun people in your local post office . Ask for a Supervisor .

 

[PhilC]

Mailing ammunition is domestically prohibited by USPS publication 52- https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm

Primed brass is not ammunition, mail away.

 

[Liven The Dream]

How long ago? Because USPS says ammo is forbidden

Eric

I tried to Print a Label from my UPS Account for a Rifle to a FFL on Saturday. " Remove Forbidden item" came up in Red ???

 

[LuvDog]

It used to be the ORM-D Label, but now it's called limited quantities. Ithe black and white diamond.

It's the same label used for a lot of household items too. It's basically a limited quantity of hazardous materials/items.

Print one of the labels yourself, slap it on a box, and schedule a UPS pickup or hand it directly to a driver.

 

[LuvDog]

I tried to Print a Label from my UPS Account for a Rifle to a FFL on Saturday. " Remove Forbidden item" came up in Red ???

UPS and FedEx now require you to have a business account for firearms and firearms related accessories and you have to provide them with your FFL for that account.

 

[Liven The Dream]

UPS and FedEx now require you to have a business account for firearms and firearms related accessories and you have to provide them with your FFL for that account.

So I get a FFL to send My Receiver to My Gun Smith for a Barrel ??? That should Stop the Clock for a while !

 

[proud American]

Last February . As long as it is marked correctly there shouldn't be any problem , unless you have one of those anti-gun people in your local post office . Ask for a Supervisor .

I tried to ship a rifle a by USPS and was carrying a copy the receiving dealer's FFL. Clerk was confused and asked his next bay window clerk to chime in, That clerk gave me a really rough time, and when I told him he didn't know the law or the P.O. policy. and he then told me to leave threatening to come around the counter and throw me out. I know the penalty for assaulting a postal worker, by I challenged him to come around and try. I'm 85 and still know how to defend myself. When I complained to the postmaster nothing was done. Beurecrats are just blood sucking leaches. You'd think that someone making $70K+ a year would be 1/2 way intelligent.