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Cost of shipping ammo?

RugerNinerRugerNiner Member Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
I inquired about some ammo yesterday and this is the price of shipping I was given. Doesn't this seem high?

1000 rounds of A002.1 ($72.95)_____7.62x39
Shipping: $23.43
Total Price: $96.38


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Edited by - RugerNiner on 06/07/2002 13:24:34
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  • n/an/a Member Posts: 168,427 ✭
    edited November -1
    Depending on how its shipped!

    UPS=High shipping costs, as they go by weight as well as size of the pkg.


    I personally wait for a gun show to be held around here, then I can buy most any kind of ammo, at cheaper prices and dont have to worry about the cost of shipping

    LR
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  • GreenLanternGreenLantern Member Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Depends. I've shopped around some and what I've found is that some sites offer a lower price but have a little higher shipping. It's the advertised low price that gets peoples attention. And I think from the product number you referenced I've gotten a quote from that site and this was the conclusion I had come to.

    Gunshows are a no-go in my area. They always want $200 for 1000rd of .308. But mail order, even if shipping is $25, still beats the gun show prices to make it a no-brainer.
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have wondered about the restrictions, if any, on shipping ammo myself. Whenever I take a package to the post office they ask if it contains anything volatile. Can one mail ammo for less? I notice that CheaperThanDirt gets a 2 or 3 dollar surcharge for shipping ammo for some odd reason, and the shipping prices are rather high to begin with. What's the best way to ship ammo?

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  • Gordian BladeGordian Blade Member Posts: 1,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry, you can't ship ammo by US Mail.
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  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    R9er - the shipping depends on weight and, especially, distance, but that sounds high to me. Looking at my shipping charts, I suspect there's an additional $5 - $10 thrown in there.

    Offeror, absolutely verboten to ship live ammo by USPS, postal regs: Pub 52, Section 341.21c.
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