Shipping 20mm Dummy Round

[MrTrolleyguy]

I need to ship a 20mm dummy round to Wallisa Alaska without out incurring the wrath of DHLS, Postal Inspectors or the ATF .





At the counter of the lgs this dummy drew a lot of attention from customers. Folks were guessing which gov. agency might take affront to said shipment.

Just yesterday at another lgs my pal Harry was telling me that someone related to him by one ex-marriage or another has been sitting for 18 months in a jail in Georgia awaiting trial. He is a gun collector who started collecting hand grenades. I do not know if it was an X wife who turned in him or not. Someone did.

With all this rolling around in my head like a BB in a box car I decided to check here first.

I am sure someone will come along who knows what I need to do. And maybe just as interesting might be a few examples of what happens when things do not turn out well.

 

[Alk8944]

Pack it in a flat-rate box and mail it. It isn't any different than brass or bullets, books, etc. Just don't attempt to describe it to the mail clerk! Drop it in the mailbox and forget about it.

 

[Seanhagerty]

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/prepare/packaging/guidelines/ammunition.html


Tread lightly. It meets the inert ammo requirement, but is larger than 50 cal. I would talk to a postal inspector before I sent it off.

 

[MichiganScott]

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/resources/prepare/packaging/guidelines/ammunition.html


Tread lightly. It meets the inert ammo requirement, but is larger than 50 cal. I would talk to a postal inspector before I sent it off.

UPS (United Parcel Service) is not the same as USPS (United States Postal Service). UPS regulations for shipping live small arms ammunition do not apply to the mail. You can ship inert rounds, brass, bullets, etc., through the mail but not live ammo unless you have a contract with them for shipping.

 

[Seanhagerty]

True enough. I failed in "the reading which shipper I am talking about" catagory!!

 

[DWalt]

It's exactly the same as mailing or shipping a rock. It is not ammunition and contains no explosive material. There are clearly written legal definitions as to what ammunition is, and a dummy round is not included in any of them. I might wrap a note around it stating that it is inert and contains no propellant or explosive materials just in case someone opens the box.

 

[Seanhagerty]

https://stamps.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/179/~/usps-content-restrictions

USPS says ship it.

 

[MrTrolleyguy]

Great feedback Gents. I appreciate it.

 

[Comrad]

I don't think you can drop a flat rate box in a mailbox.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Not even our government can confuse a hunk of metal with a live round with a live primer and powder in it. (well, maybe)

Metal is metal and live ammo is not. It's perfectly legal to ship...