Best way to ship ammo?

[jojosdad]

I've got 540 rounds of .308 that I don't need. I'd like to sell it but the quotes I"ve gotten from UPS are ridiculous ($50+ from CA to NB). Do any of you have any ideas about better shippers. Thanks.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

I use UPS. The other choice is FedEx Ground, and I don't think you'll find them to be any less expensive. You can't ship ammo by USPS, so you're stuck with the private carriers.

If there's no hurry you might find a trucking company that'll take it ... but if you do that you might find that the trucking company "takes it."

 

[cbsbyte]

Your only choices are UPS Ground or Fedex Ground. Both services are about the same. I usually have less of a hassle with the UPS distribution center counter people. But that depends on who is working at that time I bring the boxes in. Remember you have to declare the ammo has ORM-D. Also you have to bring it to a company Distribution center(where the trucks are based) as the UPS store and most shipping stores will not accept ammo.

 

[boredelmo]

If you dont need it, ill pay for the shipping to my house!

 

[iiibdsiil]

I always use FedEx ground. Print it out online, I've had stuff go through without them rechecking the weight.

 

[MisterPX]

Interesting.. fuel surcharges gone up that much? 2 years ago, I shipped 1600 rounds of 762x54 from WI to OR for $60. Are you going to a hub? Do you have teh ammo in a cardboard box?

 

[hotpig]

UPS hub is a 56 mile round trip for me. I print the label off the internet, pay by credit card, tape the label to the box and hand it off to the first brown truck that I run across.

 

[jojosdad]

Thanks for all the help. I've got a UPS hub about a mile away - guess I'll take the ammo there to ship it.