Shipping ammunition

January 31, 2025, 02:57 PM

arfmel

Shipping ammunition

I have a friend (really) who has a couple of ammo cans full of WW2 vintage 30-06 ammunition he wants to sell and ship. For some reason he asked me what the regulations are with regard to that. Like I would know. I believe it has to go via common carrier and not USPS. And it needs to be labeled ORM/D or whatever the newer sticker is called. I suggested he look at the UPS Website to see what they require.

Any of you have recent experience with this? Thanks.

January 31, 2025, 03:00 PM

chellim1

Yes, you got it right. UPS, not USPS.

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January 31, 2025, 03:17 PM

slosig

Some years ago I shipped a box (50 rounds of 10mm) to a smith for testing an issue I was having with the pistol. No issues, no problems. Put the ORM-D diamond on it and off you go. Later I spoke with my friend at the UPS customer center about shipping a case of primers to a friend. That was an entirely different deal and wasn’t quite impossible but would require a freight forwarder and would be economically impractical.

Per my UPS contact (several years ago) it is no longer ORM-D, but the below graphic.

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB...1RjSszcq6xGGFXaM.jpg

If you search for printable ORM-D labels, there will be lots. I’d check with your UPS customer center to see what they want on the boxes.

January 31, 2025, 03:19 PM

az4783054

Some hub managers won't follow their own company policies, at least in our area.

January 31, 2025, 03:25 PM

Greymann

Your supposed to this sticker on box. I think two one on each end, and ups it. The ammo shouldn't rattle around no noise. You can make your sticker, sharpie on white paper and tape it on.
There is a mandatory size of sticker too, but I don't remember.

January 31, 2025, 05:18 PM

arfmel

Thanks. It sounds like what I told him was correct.

January 31, 2025, 06:02 PM

urbanwarrior238

quote:
Originally posted by Greymann:
Your supposed to this sticker on box. I think two one on each end, and ups it. The ammo shouldn't rattle around no noise. You can make your sticker, sharpie on white paper and tape it on.
There is a mandatory size of sticker too, but I don't remember.

^^ this sticker (image downloaded from internet) and ONLY UPS

January 31, 2025, 06:07 PM

pbslinger

I got an email from gunbroker some time back with a list of the highest auctions realized in the last month. I think two of them were for WWII 30-06 ammo. Don't know anything about what kind of ammo is so valuable, but I'd consider it gold until you figure out it isn't.