Shipping ammo?

[Richard Simmons]

My father boxed up some ammo to ship to me here in VA. He took the box to the UPS hub in Salem, OR and they told him they stopped shipping ammo the first of May?

Anyone know another carrier he can use? Also is this an Oregon thing or all UPS?

The box weighs 35 pounds and is rimfire and Centerfire ammo up to .300 Winchester so all “small arms” ammo which should be ok.

 

[azhobo]

Re: Shipping ammo

I VERY recently shipped a good sized box of ammo from Washington state to Texas via UPS, with zero issues.
HTH
Bob

 

[TJm15.38]

Well it doesn't surprise me in a liberal state like Oregon. Nevertheless, UPS own instructions tell you how you can do it in limited quantities and how to properly mark the package. They just don't want to do it for him. From my own experience here in Mississippi, I shipped a couple of boxes of 6.5 Carcano ammunition to a friend in Colorado (he couldn't find any there or online). I followed the procedures at the link below and went to the main UPS hub here and it went without a hitch.

How To Ship Ammunition | UPS - United States

 

[Richard Simmons]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll suggest my father try it again and perhaps ask for a supervisor if necessary.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Thanks for the replies. I guess I’ll suggest my father try it again and perhaps ask for a supervisor if necessary.

Or have him go to a different shipping location.

 

[rwsmith]

It seems the USPS...

...Shipped some of mine but that was several years ago and a different world.

 

[329]

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[cmansguns]

Maybe depends upon your local UPS hub?

I'm just injecting my "local" (Central Virginia - Richmond area) dealings with UPS.

For sure your dad needs to package the ammo according to the UPS shipment requirements...as shown in the above post with link to UPS..NEW corrugated cardboard shipping box, PARTITIONS for individual rounds (meaning no "bulk" or loose rounds), PROPER outside sticker (meaning NO MORE old blue ORM-D...this is obsolete)..proper sticker is now the black & white diamond (pics of both below).

Once you have all of this packaged correctly you can TRY to do the transaction at a UPS Customer Service Center (HUB) BUT..the one hub here in my area has no public access or manned customer counter, and of course do not try any third party UPS drop-off. So...what to do??

I was told by UPS when I called that I needed to set up an on-line account number (no cost), then schedule a home pickup (which by the way is UPS preferred method if you read the UPS in the link), and danged if it did not work just as planned. I have shipped surplus ammo, and obsolete ammo, and some factory new ammo to individuals in several states around the US (domestic lower 48 only) with no problem. I do NOT us UPS for firearms.

The only downside if you will is that I regularly get e-mails from UPS wanting me to use my account more, but no big deal to me. They have not "dumped" my account for infrequent use.

Hope some of this helps, and remember this is unique to my area, and whatever person you may talk to at your HUB may actually listen if you try to tell them their own rules.

Above has worked for me, and recently too, so maybe will work for you, maybe not.

 

[b.guggenmos]

I live in Washington state and recently purchased online ammunition. The seller had it returned three times by UPS in Washington state saying it was incorrectly marked? Maybe it was the new diamond logo but they ship all over the US and only Washington was being difficult? Maybe some truth to the left coast states being difficult. Prices are pretty good right now so I am stocking up.

 

[luvsmiths]

I'm just injecting my "local" (Central Virginia - Richmond area) dealings with UPS.

For sure your dad needs to package the ammo according to the UPS shipment requirements...as shown in the above post with link to UPS..NEW corrugated cardboard shipping box, PARTITIONS for individual rounds (meaning no "bulk" or loose rounds), PROPER outside sticker (meaning NO MORE old blue ORM-D...this is obsolete)..proper sticker is now the black & white diamond (pics of both below).

I'll just add that you DO NOT need a sticker, you can drawer it in magic marker (the picture that above poster has shown in post number 8, and it does not have to be white in color in the middle as it appears- the box color is fine)
Stickers do not exist they told me when I was shipping regularly.

 

[cmansguns]

About the stickers for ammo shipment

Supposedly you can hand draw the sticker (black triangles on white) BUT I had two shipments refused because my hand drawing was not at dimensions that the UPS pickup driver had been told to look for. Granted this was several years ago.

The correct stickers are available, on line in several different dimensions and do not cost that much. The 2" is perfect. I also sometimes ship ammo via Fed-Ex depending on who is cheaper...both are home pickup (neither will accept at hub counters since about 2020).

Neither of my home route pickup drivers (UPS or Fed-Ex) has ever asked a single question, they ring the bell, take the package, scan with their handheld, say "have a nice day" and off they go. I can get on line immediately under my account and see when it is estimated to get there (ground only...no air) and send my recipient the Tracking number.

Pictured shipment was from January of this year, pics of sticker roll is current, so if anyone on this Forum needs a few stickers (2 per shipment box recommended) just PM me your mailing address and I'll scoot some out to you.

 

[Rule3]

How To Ship Ammunition | UPS - United States


Shipping Hazardous Materials | UPS - United States

 

[luvsmiths]

Supposedly you can hand draw the sticker (black triangles on white) BUT I had two shipments refused because my hand drawing was not at dimensions that the UPS pickup driver had been told to look for. Granted this was several years ago.

The correct stickers are available, on line in several different dimensions and do not cost that much. The 2" is perfect. I also sometimes ship ammo via Fed-Ex depending on who is cheaper...both are home pickup (neither will accept at hub counters since about 2020).

Neither of my home route pickup drivers (UPS or Fed-Ex) has ever asked a single question, they ring the bell, take the package, scan with their handheld, say "have a nice day" and off they go. I can get on line immediately under my account and see when it is estimated to get there (ground only...no air) and send my recipient the Tracking number.

Pictured shipment was from January of this year, pics of sticker roll is current, so if anyone on this Forum needs a few stickers (2 per shipment box recommended) just PM me your mailing address and I'll scoot some out to you.

These people at UPS hubs must be insane then. I shipped hundreds with all hand drawn, right on the box, none the same size....
They told me stickers weren't available or necessary though UPS- you would have to buy form a third party maker if you wanted them, which they again stressed were not needed. First shipment she drew it on box FOR me to show me what to do in future.
This must be by design. They don't know the rules on they own website?
When it was "ORM-D" I did the same magic marker "stickers"
IN BLACK.



The future holds some interesting stuff from things I've read etc. Rumors that they
are going to completely stop civilian ammo shipments, and that ammo shipments from anyone are being looked at being discontinued also. That would mean no online ammo buying from anyone, anywhere. ( online retailers)
Im sure it's being looked at hard.