Shipping Ammo

mpnv · July 22, 2012, 14:58

Has anyone had a problem shipping ammo? UPS store wouldn't take it!
It is packaged correctly and has the ORM-D label.
Any suggestions?

Tuscan Raider · July 22, 2012, 15:02

The stores usually don't take them. You have to go the nearest main hub.

mpnv · July 22, 2012, 15:17

Thanks..I'll give that a shot. Maybe I'll call first to make sure and save a trip.
The a$$wipes at the store went into a panic like I had the plague or something!

**George4** · July 22, 2012, 22:59

Same experience as "Tuscan" went to the hub, the never blinked, arrived the other end short order. The local stores are not really UPS just franchises. Be sure and label ORM D, small arms ammo.

**Blackmore** · July 23, 2012, 06:01

If your local gun shop has a UPS account his weekly pick up fee drops as his volume increases. My FFL lets me ship from there all the time since it can help save him money. When he gets his bill each month he tells me what I owe him. The driver doesn't think twice about receiving guns or ammo shipments.

**W.E.G.** · July 23, 2012, 08:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpnv

Thanks..I'll give that a shot. Maybe I'll call first to make sure and save a trip.
The a$$wipes at the store went into a panic like I had the plague or something!

UPS stores have about as much in common with UPS as a Hallmark card shop.
You will have no success shipping ammo there.

Take your ammo to a UPS hub, and be sure to mark the package with proper ORM-D insignia.

This is what I tape on my ammo shipments.

rowjimmy · July 23, 2012, 09:08

What is this "shipping ammo" of which you speak? I thought ammo was only received...hmmm...

The only shipping I do is down the barrel of a gun.

Timber Wolf · July 24, 2012, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowjimmy

What is this "shipping ammo" of which you speak? I thought ammo was only received...hmmm...

The only shipping I do is down the barrel of a gun.

+1000

**Hebrew Battle Rifle** · July 30, 2012, 13:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by rowjimmy

What is this "shipping ammo" of which you speak? I thought ammo was only received...hmmm...

The only shipping I do is down the barrel of a gun.

I used to ship ammo. I bought relatively large amounts back in the early 2000s and when ammo prices got stupid, I sold some of mine for enough that I have no money in the stash that remains.

rowjimmy · July 30, 2012, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hebrew Battle Rifle

I used to ship ammo. I bought relatively large amounts back in the early 2000s and when ammo prices got stupid, I sold some of mine for enough that I have no money in the stash that remains.

I would rather have the ammo, your opinion obviously differs.

bonnie · July 30, 2012, 19:34

UPS Stores are private contractor/franchise stores for UPS. They are prohibited by the company to receive firearms and ammunition for shipping. A local store gave me that info when I asked about shipping a firearm.

July 22, 2012, 14:58	#1
mpnv Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 64169 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Delaware Posts: 660	Shipping Ammo Has anyone had a problem shipping ammo? UPS store wouldn't take it! It is packaged correctly and has the ORM-D label. Any suggestions?

July 22, 2012, 15:02	#2
Tuscan Raider Registered FALaholic #: 19668 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 2,943	The stores usually don't take them. You have to go the nearest main hub. __________________ "An eye for an eye makes us all blind." Ghandi "We, here in America, hold in our hands the hopes of the world, the fate of the coming years; and shame and disgrace will be ours if in our eyes the light of high resolve is dimmed, if we trail in the dust the golden hopes of men." Theodore Roosevelt Address at Carnegie Hall March 30, 1912

July 22, 2012, 22:59	#4
George4 Member Contributor FALaholic #: 5802 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 269	Same experience as "Tuscan" went to the hub, the never blinked, arrived the other end short order. The local stores are not really UPS just franchises. Be sure and label ORM D, small arms ammo. __________________ George4

July 23, 2012, 06:01	#5
Blackmore Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Central New Hampshire Posts: 4,383	If your local gun shop has a UPS account his weekly pick up fee drops as his volume increases. My FFL lets me ship from there all the time since it can help save him money. When he gets his bill each month he tells me what I owe him. The driver doesn't think twice about receiving guns or ammo shipments. __________________ A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

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July 22, 2012, 15:17	#3
mpnv Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 64169 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Delaware Posts: 660	Thanks..I'll give that a shot. Maybe I'll call first to make sure and save a trip. The a$$wipes at the store went into a panic like I had the plague or something!

July 23, 2012, 09:08	#7
rowjimmy Registered FALaholic #: 21662 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 3,418	What is this "shipping ammo" of which you speak? I thought ammo was only received...hmmm... The only shipping I do is down the barrel of a gun.

July 30, 2012, 19:34	#11
bonnie Registered Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 35531 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: USA Posts: 46	UPS Stores are private contractor/franchise stores for UPS. They are prohibited by the company to receive firearms and ammunition for shipping. A local store gave me that info when I asked about shipping a firearm.