chango17
01-20-2014, 3:20 PM
So I went to the local FedEx hub to ship some ammo out to a CalGunner because FedEx was always cheaper than UPS only to find out they have new restrictions for shipping.
According to the clerk, who even went to double check in their shipping manual because he s**t bricks when I said it was ammo, FedEx no longer ships ORM-D via ground shipping as of this year. It is now classified as a "dangerous good" and must be labeled as an explosive, such as powder and primers.
The clerk, nervous as hell that there was a box full of ammo was right in front of him, informed me that also in order to ship dangerous goods such as ammunition it must be shipped from an FFL to a customer or from customer to an FFL. And on top of that you must have a approved account with FedEx that will allow you to ship dangerous goods because "it could literally just explode in the truck and kill the driver and anyone around" (clerks exact words).
So I laughed, picked my package up off of the scale, said thanks but no thanks, drove down the street to the UPS hub and they were happy to slap on some extra ORM-D stickers (on top of the three I had) chat a little about guns and hunting and get my package sent out. It cost an extra dollar or two but hey, Id rather give 2A friendly people my business anyway.
So just a heads up fellas. Unless you want a headache, dont go to FedEx to ship ammo anymore. Save yourself the hassle and go to UPS, but you gotta go to the hubs because the outlets will not accept it from what I hear.
According to the clerk, who even went to double check in their shipping manual because he s**t bricks when I said it was ammo, FedEx no longer ships ORM-D via ground shipping as of this year. It is now classified as a "dangerous good" and must be labeled as an explosive, such as powder and primers.
The clerk, nervous as hell that there was a box full of ammo was right in front of him, informed me that also in order to ship dangerous goods such as ammunition it must be shipped from an FFL to a customer or from customer to an FFL. And on top of that you must have a approved account with FedEx that will allow you to ship dangerous goods because "it could literally just explode in the truck and kill the driver and anyone around" (clerks exact words).
So I laughed, picked my package up off of the scale, said thanks but no thanks, drove down the street to the UPS hub and they were happy to slap on some extra ORM-D stickers (on top of the three I had) chat a little about guns and hunting and get my package sent out. It cost an extra dollar or two but hey, Id rather give 2A friendly people my business anyway.
So just a heads up fellas. Unless you want a headache, dont go to FedEx to ship ammo anymore. Save yourself the hassle and go to UPS, but you gotta go to the hubs because the outlets will not accept it from what I hear.