UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
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UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
I recall one carrier is ok to deal with shipping ammo and the other is not. Am I remembering that right? But which one?
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
Not sure about UPS or FedEx, I always used the US Postal Service for shipping ammo. You just have to mark the package correctly and it's no big deal.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
I've had both deliver me bulk ammo. Again, just has to be marked appropriately and shipped ground-only.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
I shipped some ammo via UPS recently. It is really no different than an ordinary package...with the exception of requiring the blue "ORM_D" label affixed to the package and you must ship it through a main hub...you cannot ship ammo via Mailboxes etc. or any the smaller UPS stations.
Info here: https://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resou ... ition.html
Info here: https://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resou ... ition.html
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
It is not legal to ship ammo USPS.JustaShooter wrote:Not sure about UPS or FedEx, I always used the US Postal Service for shipping ammo. You just have to mark the package correctly and it's no big deal.
I'd probably stop doing that.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
Not questioning your statement but can you provide a link to proof of your statement? It would probably help.Double3 wrote:It is not legal to ship ammo USPS.JustaShooter wrote:Not sure about UPS or FedEx, I always used the US Postal Service for shipping ammo. You just have to mark the package correctly and it's no big deal.
I'd probably stop doing that.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
Ammunition is a prohibited item for shipping via USPS.
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
ThanksTJW815 wrote:Ammunition is a prohibited item for shipping via USPS.
https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
I have also not originated shipment, but as with ArmedAviator, I've had bulk purchases delivered to me, by both.ArmedAviator wrote:I've had both deliver me bulk ammo. Again, just has to be marked appropriately and shipped ground-only.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
Same here.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
Having only done so once or twice a long time ago, apparently I am remembering incorrectly because as you linked elsewhere it is prohibited, and I *always* follow shipping regulations to the letter.Double3 wrote:It is not legal to ship ammo USPS.JustaShooter wrote:Not sure about UPS or FedEx, I always used the US Postal Service for shipping ammo. You just have to mark the package correctly and it's no big deal.
I'd probably stop doing that.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
It is however illegal to ship a firearm without declaring it as such.JustaShooter wrote:Having only done so once or twice a long time ago, apparently I am remembering incorrectly because as you linked elsewhere it is prohibited, and I *always* follow shipping regulations to the letter.Double3 wrote:It is not legal to ship ammo USPS.JustaShooter wrote:Not sure about UPS or FedEx, I always used the US Postal Service for shipping ammo. You just have to mark the package correctly and it's no big deal.
I'd probably stop doing that.
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
I've heard and read that UPS has notified some gun dealers that UPS will no longer ship their packages. Some of that info then disappeared. Makes me wonder whether someone at UPS made a mistake that is getting fixed. Problem supposedly stems from New York threatening to sue anybody tied to "ghost guns" coming into NY.
https://youtu.be/m8VWPzgWsus
http://www.thegunmag.com/breaking-ups-c ... n-transit/United Parcel Service allegedly terminated accounts of gun dealers across the country. Any packages currently in the UPS system may be “seized and destroyed.”
https://youtu.be/m8VWPzgWsus
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Re: UPS or FedEx for ammo shipping
kcclark wrote:I've heard and read that UPS has notified some gun dealers that UPS will no longer ship their packages. Some of that info then disappeared. Makes me wonder whether someone at UPS made a mistake that is getting fixed. Problem supposedly stems from New York threatening to sue anybody tied to "ghost guns" coming into NY.
http://www.thegunmag.com/breaking-ups-c ... n-transit/United Parcel Service allegedly terminated accounts of gun dealers across the country. Any packages currently in the UPS system may be “seized and destroyed.”
https://youtu.be/m8VWPzgWsus
I've been looking for confirmation on this as well. When they state UPS is refusing to deliver shipments and destroying packages that just doesn't sound right. Return to sender, or refuse to ship I could believe. But how could a private company destroy the property of someone else and get away with it without a huge backlash. Having a hard time passing the sniff test on the original report to me.
Please do post if you find any further information on this UPS situation. they were really the only shipper I liked, as FedEX always has issues delivering to me.
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