Mailing box of reloading bullets?

[laangler]

What's the cheapest way to mail a box of 100 or 250 count bullets? How about 22 caliber vs. 30 caliber?

 

[Lone Hunter]

Zip lock bags doubled and taped put in a small flat rate box at usps. Include the end of box showing caliber and grain. Package where product doesn’t move around.

 

[Rustytigwire]

Lone hunter said it right guys..
Flat rate USPS
Ziplok or wrapped in the tear resistant tyvek postal envelopes. Wrap in padding to fill the box.
Anything to keep your package from splattering when they throw it out the plane or truck.

 

[AckleymanII]

Wrap the package in 2" fiberglass tape, Rustytigwire advise is dead nuts. Insurance is worthless, tape is the best insurance from getting ran over, etc.

I make my heavier flat rate boxes a solid cocoon of 2" fiberglass tape, buy six rolls at a time off of ebay for around $6 per roll.

Boxes are thrown like footballs.

 

[Bill K]

As others are saying, package them in zip loc bags, secure them and fill the Flat Rate box with padding so nothing moves or rattles, then tape the outside of the box well, with clear wrapping tape, a couple layers.

 

[Mauser06]

I will echo the tape! Do NOT trust the glue seams on the flat rate boxes.


Bought a 100 bullets from a guy. In the middle of the heat of summer. Box arrived empty....well...a note inside saying the item was lost or damaged...USPS was no help. The box was about pristine with the hand written label from the sender. I tore it open like a cave man wondering what the heck I ordered that was so light. The note didn't say anything about keeping the package or anything so I tossed it. Went to my post office as it said and immediately got the run around.


The seller and I worked it out like adults...just glad it wasn't something of high value.


Long story short, he didn't tape the box. He trusted the glue. I'd imagine the heat of the truck softened it... probably tossed on a convertor somewhere and 100 bullets got eaten.

 

[PhilC]

I tape every seam on flat rate boxes, any box for that matter, every time.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

If you are using a flat rate box and buying the postage on line and printing the label, watch what you do with all that tape. The USPS does not want you to tape over the UPC Codes. I have put 1000 6mm bullets in a small flat rate box and mailed it, no problems.

 

[Bc'z]

300 jugs as I recieved themdouble bagged then bubble wrapped

 

[jackson1]

Here's my story about bulk bullets and the postal service. Years ago, I used to buy Sierra blem bullets and during that situation in time was happy to get them. Had a friend in the Kansas City area and he shipped them to me. Bought 3000 bullets in 3 different calibers, all in plastic bags. When I got them, they were a bullet salad. Spent an afternoon sorting them. Warp em tight.

 

[carlsbad]

Careful using bubble wrap. If it pops then the bullets can move around creating impact energy and eventually breaking the box. I like heavy paper to fill up the empty space. After you have all interior space full then there are 3 keys: tape, tape, and tape.

 

[fx77]

USPS is cheaper than UPS

 

[jepp2]

What's the cheapest way to mail a box of 100 or 250 count bullets? How about 22 caliber vs. 30 caliber?

With larger quantities in a larger box, shifting is an issue. You MUST add padding or use boxes in a box to avoid this: (these came from a forum member, 10 boxes of Berger 223 bullets)

 

[jepp2]

The USPS does not want you to tape over the UPC Codes.

I know the printed label says this, and I practice it, but when I asked my mail carrier, said it isn't an issue.

 

[AckleymanII]

Bad Habit not taping over USPS upc codes, just grab a new box from the shelf when you go into the post office for them to scan. If you don't use 2" fiberglass tape, then about 4 complete layers of the thin clear tape will be adequate, minimum. Putting the bullets in tyvec bags from the post office, then put this package in the flat rate box, well packed is added bonus insurance.

 

[hogpatrol]

I ordered some bullets from a custom maker and he shipped them in a flat rate tyvek padded envelope. I got the envelope with torn corners and no bullets. My 2¢, use the flat rate boxes and reinforced tape on all corners and around it both ways. I've sent the large rate box with the maximum 70 lbs and a pound of it was tape. Got there in one piece.

 

[Uthink Uknow]

Bad Habit not taping over USPS upc codes, just grab a new box from the shelf when you go into the post office for them to scan. If you don't use 2" fiberglass tape, then about 4 complete layers of the thin clear tape will be adequate, minimum. Putting the bullets in tyvec bags from the post office, then put this package in the flat rate box, well packed is added bonus insurance.

No no I mean the UPC bar codes on your mailing label.

 

[jelenko]

pound of it was tape.

Tape, tape, tape.
As said, especially the edges and corners.

 

[AckleymanII]

6 rolls of 2" fiberglass tape, best deal I have found, $33 shipped, excellent service:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/6x-2-60-Yards-High-quality-Fiberglass-Reinforced-Strapping-Filament-Tape-100lb/392245230341?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&var=661198298511&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l46252

 

[carlsbad]

No no I mean the UPC bar codes on your mailing label.

I've been taping over the barcode every package for years and I've seen no evidence that it makes it hard for the machines to read them. I used to try to leave the barcode untaped but noe I tape over the entire label with clear tape. this protects it from damage.

I think the direction not to tape of it an anachronism from when barcode readers were new and struggling. Now they are well developed.

Don't sign in blue ink is another anachronism from when printers couldn't copy blue well. Now they do it fine.

--Jerry