Shipping of once shot S&W brass?

[JackSavage]

Don't know if this is the place for this question, But, what is the USPS rule on shipping spent brass? I have some to sell but don't know the rules. Thanks is advance.
Jack

 

[TAROMAN]

No restrictions on fired brass.
Stuff as much as you can in a flat rate box and send it off.

 

[AveragEd]

What kind of brass do you have - caliber, headstamp (S&W, I'm assuming), nickel plated? And how much do you want for it?

I guess this thread should be moved to the classifieds...

Ed

 

[Nframecollector]

I was told by my local postmaster that I couldn't ship it. This past Friday a handgun was delivered to me at the same post office! Go figure.

 

[ranger7]

No restrictions on fired brass.
Stuff as much as you can in a flat rate box and send it off.

I've sent fired .45 GAP brass several times to different people as mentioned in TAROMAN's post. No problems at all.

 

[desmodue]

Government employees aren't typically Rhodes scholars. Postal employees and the BMV in particular seem to have a high percentage of argumentative twits. I have bought brass from multiple sources (Midway, Dillon, Powder Valley, etc.) There is never an issue with shipping/receiving unprimed brass. Primers, gunpowder, or ammunition is a completely different game. Hazmat fees, must be signed for by an adult, carrier stipulations, etc.

I assume (yeah I know) that your friendly local postal employee is the typical liberal dumbass that: A.) Doesn't think you should be allowed to own guns, ammo, brass. B.) Thinks that the "ammunition shipping rules" apply to empty, unprimed brass (he's wrong) and C.) Isn't the least bit interested in helping you.

Box it. Ship it. If you are asked whats in the box when you take it to the post office, Do Not Lie. Tell them its a box of "thin-wall tubular brass extrusions"

 

[Culina]

As long as it is not flammable, perishable, a liquid or contains batteries, you are good to go. For empty brass to be banned from shipping it would have to be listed and its not.

 

[AzRedleg]

This past Friday a handgun was delivered to me at the same post office! Go figure.

I would not worry about the brass but I would worry about the handgun. FFLs can ship a handgun to another FFL via USPS, non FFL cannot. This is something you can get into big trouble for.

 

[DonD]

Government employees aren't typically Rhodes scholars. Postal employees and the BMV in particular seem to have a high percentage of argumentative twits. I have bought brass from multiple sources (Midway, Dillon, Powder Valley, etc.) There is never an issue with shipping/receiving unprimed brass. Primers, gunpowder, or ammunition is a completely different game. Hazmat fees, must be signed for by an adult, carrier stipulations, etc.

I assume (yeah I know) that your friendly local postal employee is the typical liberal dumbass that: A.) Doesn't think you should be allowed to own guns, ammo, brass. B.) Thinks that the "ammunition shipping rules" apply to empty, unprimed brass (he's wrong) and C.) Isn't the least bit interested in helping you.

Box it. Ship it. If you are asked whats in the box when you take it to the post office, Do Not Lie. Tell them its a box of "thin-wall tubular brass extrusions"

Lots of truth there, think the postmaster isn't current on the rules or might even know them and mislead you if he is anti gun, hopefully, I'm wrong there.

Same thing with FedEx counter help. Have sent many shipments of ammo through them to buyers and the usual response is that "you can't do that" and I tell them that I can. They check with their supervisor and find out that I'm right.

You can ship a long rifle via USPS for example, a bolt action rifle with the bolt removed. Don't know what the deal would be with other types of actions.

I do strongly agree with the post above, whatever you do, don't intentionally mislead them, you don't want to get into an issue with a postal inspector. Don

 

[DonD]

I would not worry about the brass but I would worry about the handgun. FFLs can ship a handgun to another FFL via USPS, non FFL cannot. This is something you can get into big trouble for.

I think manufacturers can do that. Last time I shipped a handgun to the manufacturer, it came via to me via UPS, no FFL involved. I signed for it and away the brown truck went. Don

 

[gwalchmai]

You can also ship primed brass with no HAZMAT fee. I don't know if it needs an ORM sticker or not.