Firearms shipment - avoid UPS

MikeP · 12-06-2013, 03:12 AM

Looking for loopholes in things like postal regulations is tilting at windmills.

Other than actually breaking a law or violating a statute, you will not be able to recomp a loss.

I bought a nice piece a while back through this sites for sale section.

Found it on my porch, shipped USPS by a ffl.
As I recall, it was not even insured.
PC is not the issue with USPS, their regulations are federal laws.
Overnight FEDEX remains the best for traffic between two C&R.

rhuff · 12-06-2013, 03:25 PM

The hazmat fee on powder and primers has been around for a long time with UPS and Fedex. You can't ship either via USPS. This extra fee(usually $25-$27.00 above shipping charges) will cover up to 48 lbs. of powder and/or primers. If above 48 lbs., you pay another hazmat fee.

Because of this fee, many/most of us that order our reloading components from places like Powder Valley, we usually place a large order, and the savings, and no sales tax(yet) covers the hazmat fee.

12-06-2013, 03:12 AM	#1
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Looking for loopholes in things like postal regulations is tilting at windmills. Other than actually breaking a law or violating a statute, you will not be able to recomp a loss. I bought a nice piece a while back through this sites for sale section. Found it on my porch, shipped USPS by a ffl. As I recall, it was not even insured. PC is not the issue with USPS, their regulations are federal laws. Overnight FEDEX remains the best for traffic between two C&R.

12-06-2013, 03:25 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	The hazmat fee on powder and primers has been around for a long time with UPS and Fedex. You can't ship either via USPS. This extra fee(usually $25-$27.00 above shipping charges) will cover up to 48 lbs. of powder and/or primers. If above 48 lbs., you pay another hazmat fee. Because of this fee, many/most of us that order our reloading components from places like Powder Valley, we usually place a large order, and the savings, and no sales tax(yet) covers the hazmat fee.