How do you ship ammo these days?

ZLBubba

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Hello fellow Hiders. I’ve been cleaning out my reloading room and have way more factory ammo than I can shoot any time soon. I’m trying to find the most cost-effective shipping manner and not having much luck.

Are you all using FedEx, UPS, or USPS? Which service is best for bulk, and does that mean using their boxes and keeping it under a max weight? I used to ship through UPS but their prices have been high on my recent orders so I’d like to explore alternatives.

Thanks for the advice!
 
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I've found UPS to be the easiest and most convenient, while not always the cheapest. I'm a UPS MyChoice member so I get a discount on everything I ship, and I make my own labels and drop at a UPS Customer Center just a few miles away. Never had a problem. FWIW ...
 
Can't *legally* ship ammo via USPS. Easiest to ship UPS Ground and put the limited quantity label on it. I've attached a pdf doc that you can print and cut them out if needed.
 

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I use their service for mostly everything when I ship with UPS / USPS, but not ammo. They specifically list ammo on their prohibited item:
 
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Technically they don’t want you shipping limited quantity, ORM-D, or hazmat on their UPS account IIRC. Whether you do or don’t that’s up to you obviously.

I use their service for mostly everything when I ship with UPS / USPS, but not ammo. They specifically list ammo on their prohibited item:
Was not aware of that.
 
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