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 Shipping Ammo
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05/29/13 02:29 AM
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Texcajun
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I recently found a couple boxes of 6.8 SPC that my nephew has had a hard time finding. He lives in IL and I am looking for the cheapest option for sending it to him. I checked with UPS and shipping it slow boat will cost almost as much as the ammo itself cost. Do I have any other options or will I have to wait until I see him next year?
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Texcajun]
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05/29/13 02:43 AM
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quackaholic1
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UPS or Fed-ex are the only ways I know of
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: quackaholic1]
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05/29/13 02:46 PM
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Bob in TX
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There are no cheap options. You MUST use FEDEX or UPS. You will probably need to go to a hub office. The "corner" stores will not/cannot take ammo. You must also have this label on the box. 
The Texas Predator Posse NRA Life Member/TSRA Life Member 
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Bob in TX]
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05/29/13 04:13 PM
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Korean Redneck
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I must have been doing things the wrong way.
I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes.
I'm a dude who likes long barrels!
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Korean Redneck]
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05/29/13 04:56 PM
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ChadTRG42
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I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes. It's illegal to send ammo that way. I know people who do it, but it's not worth the risk. I use UPS for all my ammo shipments. F FedEx. You mention ammo or a firearm at FedEx, and they think you are a criminal. They have very strange (and very expensive) rules for shipping either, and employees do not know any of the rules. UPS gets all my business since they are very timely, knowledgeable, and paid for my brothers college when he worked there. Hats off to UPS.
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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05/29/13 05:16 PM
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Bob in TX
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I must have been doing things the wrong way.
I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes.
You have been lucky. You could have had the BATF knocking on your door if they had been randomly scanned!
The Texas Predator Posse NRA Life Member/TSRA Life Member
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Korean Redneck]
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05/30/13 12:27 AM
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I must have been doing things the wrong way.
I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes. I would not do that again! You could be facing 10 years in federal prison and a very hefty fine! You've been lucky so far!
1911 - for the times when 911 just isn't fast enough.
"No man's life, liberty, or property is safe when the legislature is in session." - Will Rogers
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Texcajun]
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05/30/13 12:53 AM
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deckhand
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I recently found a couple boxes of 6.8 SPC that my nephew has had a hard time finding. He lives in IL and I am looking for the cheapest option for sending it to him. I checked with UPS and shipping it slow boat will cost almost as much as the ammo itself cost. Do I have any other options or will I have to wait until I see him next year? Just so you know that in some parts of IL. it is illegal to ship ammo to unless you are a dealer.
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Korean Redneck]
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05/30/13 03:50 AM
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I must have been doing things the wrong way.
I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes. That's a quick way to meet a postal inspector. Them boys ain't nice when it comes to mailing stuff that shouldn't be in the mail stream.
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: ChadTRG42]
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05/30/13 04:18 AM
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centurion2000
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I've always sent them in the USPS in the flat rate boxes. It's illegal to send ammo that way. I know people who do it, but it's not worth the risk. I use UPS for all my ammo shipments. F FedEx. You mention ammo or a firearm at FedEx, and they think you are a criminal. They have very strange (and very expensive) rules for shipping either, and employees do not know any of the rules. UPS gets all my business since they are very timely, knowledgeable, and paid for my brothers college when he worked there. Hats off to UPS. Seconded ... F Fedex.
"No, I don't know everything. I am damn good with Google though"
"Never get into a gunfight with a buffalo hunter. There's no such thing as cover"
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: centurion2000]
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05/30/13 09:29 AM
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There are far too many rules and no easy way to view them
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Re: Shipping Ammo
[Re: Snmcc]
#4288075
05/30/13 02:34 PM
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hoss77
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There are far too many rules and no easy way to view them
shouldn't be to hard to understand when the usps ask's "is there anything hazardous"
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