Shipping Primers/Powder

[Cagie1]

How would anyone know what you are shipping unless you tell them?

A brown box is just another brown box . Told to me by a UPS driver .

 

[PhilC]

I’ve shipped a few shipments of loaded factory Ammo, still in the box, at the UPS hub in Mesa, Arizona. Super easy, tell them it’s Ammo, they give you the sticker, you have to put the sticker on the box and off she goes. It’s cheap too. I shipped a 43 pound box yesterday 1500 miles away it cost 16.95, much cheaper than USPS. I asked them about powder and primers, I have a few friends who could use some and they couldn’t help me. I was hoping they would have a certified Hazmat shipper to recommend in the area.

I think that’s part of the problem. I’d wager more then a little bit of powder and primers gets sent improperly because it’s hard to find the certified shipped, I’m not justifying it or making excuses for people who opt to do that but I bet they get frustrated and so they do it anyways. I called three hazmat shippers in the Phoenix area and all three said they don’t deal with primers or powder. I’m gonna look some more when I get time. I’d imagine a lot of these hazmat shippers aren’t interested in small orders, not enough money in it to make it pencil.

Ammo and primed brass no problem, hazmat isn't required, just the new labeling and process that replaced ORM-D. For powder and primers, different story.

I went through this a few months ago trying to find a hazmat certified shipper for 25lbs of powder. What I learned is, apparently, not all hazmat certified shippers can ship all kinds of hazmat material. I was finally able to locate a certified shipper 300mi away to pack and properly ship the powder and it was not inexpensive.

JMHO, for consumers, shipping powder and primers is not worth the time, effort, or expense.

 

[nakneker]

Ammo and primed brass no problem, hazmat isn't required, just the new labeling and process that replaced ORM-D. For powder and primers, different story.

I went through this a few months ago trying to find a hazmat certified shipper for 25lbs of powder. What I learned is, apparently, not all hazmat certified shippers can ship all kinds of hazmat material. I was finally able to locate a certified shipper 300mi away to pack and properly ship the powder and it was not inexpensive.

JMHO, for consumers, shipping powder and primers is not worth the time, effort, or expense.

Yeah, That's what I'm so far, gonna keep looking for a bit.