Sending Brass??

G.T. · 10-10-2007, 07:59 PM

Can you legally send un-primed brass thru the USPS reg mail??? Or is it defined as ammo, loaded or un-loaded, primmed or unprimmed?? Best to all...til...lat'r...GT

lugerholsterrepair · 10-10-2007, 09:43 PM

GT, My guess would be yes. It is neither hazardous nor is it explosive, flammable or corrosive. I can't see why the PO would have any reason to forbid it. In my small local PO they do not even ask about what might be in a package. Of course there are the usual posters showing what cannot be shipped but empty brass would fall into the catagory of something like brass washers. They are inert. Jerry Burney

Ron Smith · 10-10-2007, 11:46 PM

G.T.,

It's perfectly legal to mail unprimed brass through USPS. If someone should ask, just say it's pieces of brass. Since a lot of people don't know an cartridge case from a hand grenade, don't mention anything about ammunition, cartridge cases, shell cases, etc.

Window clerks are trained to be suspicious, so key words might lead them to the wrong thoughts.

With "my beloved USPS" the less said the better.

Ron

Johnny C. Kitchens · 10-11-2007, 02:38 AM

I've received several batches of brass via USPS. One was in the crudest container you can imagine. I wondered if it had been inspected by them...

G.T. · 10-11-2007, 07:24 AM

Thanks Guys! That's kinda what I thought, I like to comply as best I can... I'm already kind of a heathen, don't want to be an outlaw too!

BTW, I'm only a heathen when there's food around, otherwise, I'm pretty good about that also! Best to all, til...lat'r...GT

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,132 Times in 1,439 Posts	GT, My guess would be yes. It is neither hazardous nor is it explosive, flammable or corrosive. I can't see why the PO would have any reason to forbid it. In my small local PO they do not even ask about what might be in a package. Of course there are the usual posters showing what cannot be shipped but empty brass would fall into the catagory of something like brass washers. They are inert. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-10-2007, 11:46 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	G.T., It's perfectly legal to mail unprimed brass through USPS. If someone should ask, just say it's pieces of brass. Since a lot of people don't know an cartridge case from a hand grenade, don't mention anything about ammunition, cartridge cases, shell cases, etc. Window clerks are trained to be suspicious, so key words might lead them to the wrong thoughts. With "my beloved USPS" the less said the better. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

10-11-2007, 02:38 AM	#4
Johnny C. Kitchens User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 518 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	I've received several batches of brass via USPS. One was in the crudest container you can imagine. I wondered if it had been inspected by them... __________________ Johnny C. Kitchens

10-11-2007, 07:24 AM	#5
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,522 Thanks: 1,321 Thanked 3,706 Times in 1,011 Posts	Brass shipping! Thanks Guys! That's kinda what I thought, I like to comply as best I can... I'm already kind of a heathen, don't want to be an outlaw too! BTW, I'm only a heathen when there's food around, otherwise, I'm pretty good about that also! Best to all, til...lat'r...GT