Hazardous shipping

[moosemoose]

  I am curious about the process of mailing primers.  My patience was worn thin by the USPS web site, have any of you sent hazardous materials through the mail?  What kind of packaging is required?  Is there a base fee in addition to the postage?

[mitch132]

This might help...


http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,167426.0.html

[quickdtoo]

Ammo, powder and primers as well as primed brass are not mailable through the USPS, they must be shipped UPS or Fedex ground, all but ammo (and primed brass, I think) are subject to hazmat fees and shipping regs, from a previous thread on another forum a hazmat account may be required for UPS hazmat shipments. http://www.ups.com/using/services/accs/hazmat/hzm_home.html

Tim

http://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/welcome.htm

 341.21 Nonmailable Explosives

Nonmailable explosives found in the mailstream must be immediately reported in accordance with POM 139.117.

Nonmailable explosives include, but are not limited to, the following:

   1. Common Fireworks. Fireworks are classified as Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosives depending on the degree of hazard. Fireworks include roman candles, skyrockets, helicopter–type rockets, cylindrical and cone fountains, pyrotechnic wheels, illuminating torches, firecrackers, salutes, and combinations of items that are designed to produce any of the aforementioned types of effects. All types of fireworks are prohibited from mailing.
   2. Fuses. Fuses are classified as Division 1.3 or 1.4 explosives depending on the degree of hazard. All types of fuses (except safety fuses as permitted under 341.22) are prohibited from mailing.
   3. Small Arms Ammunition. Ammunition is classified as a Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosive, depending on the degree of hazard. Ammunition that is regulated as a Class 1 explosive and designed to be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, as well as associated primers and blank cartridges (including those designed for tools) and propellant powder for use in any firearm, is prohibited from mailing.

[moosemoose]

Dang you boys are good! I thank you kindly...

[LaOtto222]

I looked at the links that were posted and I did not see the fee - but I might have missed it. It is $22.50/shipment right now + shipping. Some places will let you order powder and primers together for one fee and some ship separately for 2 fees. You need to check before ordering what they will do. I have recently been ordering my powder and primers on line because I can not get them locally. I even put in an order for powder through my local retailer and they said they would have it in about a month. I waited 1 month and checked every week until it got to be 7 weeks and no powder. I bit the bullet and put in a large order for powder so the savings on powder would cover the hazmat fee +. I checked back in 3 months and still none of the powder I "ordered" was in stock. I then could not find primers locally, so I ordered a large quantity of those to cover the hazmat fees.