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How to ship primers
e-mishka
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What is the legal way to ship small quantity of primers?
Im not running a business and don't have haz mat training.
Im not running a business and don't have haz mat training.
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If you still want/have to ship them? Contact UPS or FedEx ahead of time and speak to one of their Hasmat trained people. To make sure all your ducks are in a row before you go down their with the primers.
The only way a civilian can ship ammo by Fedex is by calling for a scheduled pickup. Don't know about primers.
Neal
Ammo can be easily shipped with ord-m sticker on it. Do I have to find ups hub with trained employee?
You can go on line and fill out an application for a HAZMAT certificate. They will ask some questions, explain the HAZMAT rules, etc. You check the "I Agree" box, print it out, sign it and take it with you when sending the package.
Be warned, not all UPS and FedEx hubs are going to treat you the same. Some will say, "You can't do that." Some will say, "You can do that but you have to take a $200 class to get certified." Some will say, "Come on down!" It all depends on the hub, the knowledge of the staff and, most important, their political leaning.
When you're all done, you will probably give up. Which is exactly what most of them want from the beginning. HAZMAT and other "gun" stuff scares them and they would rather not deal with it.
Good Luck
Has to go Ground with an additional HAZMAT charge which may make it too expensive unless you are shipping a bunch. That's why gun stores try to combine their shipments into one big one and then pro-rate the charges.
You can go on line and fill out an application for a HAZMAT certificate. They will ask some questions, explain the HAZMAT rules, etc. You check the "I Agree" box, print it out, sign it and take it with you when sending the package.
Be warned, not all UPS and FedEx hubs are going to treat you the same. Some will say, "You can't do that." Some will say, "You can do that but you have to take a $200 class to get certified." Some will say, "Come on down!" It all depends on the hub, the knowledge of the staff and, most important, their political leaning.
Good Luck
Cheechako,
can you point me to where i can find that application for hazmat certificate?
Do you have enough primers to justify about $50 in charges? Regular shipping plus the HAZMAT fee.
Neal
Anything less than multiple cases would just be too much hassle.
Do you have any local loaders to sell to or swap with?
Define "small quantity."
Anything less than multiple cases would just be too much hassle.
Do you have any local loaders to sell to or swap with?
Im trying to sell locally, but wanted to ship as well befor I found out how much hastle it is.
FedEx has different rules than UPS. They now require a home pickup (for ammo too) which has an added charge, plus you have to have an account to generate the label. I think the next step for FedEx is to refuse all shipments having to do with guns and gun stuff.