Powder shipment delayed by security check...

[EBR Works]

I ordered some jugs of Varget from Natchez and it was shipped today. I took a look at the tracking info and saw this:

PKG DELAY-ADD'L SECURITY CHECK BY GOV'T OR OTHER AGENCY- BEYOND UPS CONTROL / PACKAGE WILL BE DELIVERED NEXT BUSINESS DAY-NO SATURDAY GUARANTEE

Anyone venture a guess what this is all about?

[f4tweet]

Don't have that problem at Gun Shows.

[mvpatriot]

prob random, mine shows nothing of the sort...

[mattman]

Do you have a Muslim surname?

[EBR Works]

Do you have a Muslim surname?

Nope

[EBR Works]

Apparently others have had this same issue:

http://www.northwestfirearms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=56003

http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-299582.html

[jandmtv]

Same thing with my order from Cabelas, I had ordered 2 boxes of Lapua .308 brass, it arrived 1 day after that same msg was posted on the tracking page.

[mike100]

you're in somebody's black book now...

[cleanguy46]

I ordered six 8lb jugs of Varget from Natchez and it was shipped today. I took a look at the tracking info and saw this:

PKG DELAY-ADD'L SECURITY CHECK BY GOV'T OR OTHER AGENCY- BEYOND UPS CONTROL / PACKAGE WILL BE DELIVERED NEXT BUSINESS DAY-NO SATURDAY GUARANTEE

Anyone venture a guess what this is all about?

I bet Chief's has something to do with it.

[merritt]

ya might want to read this thread:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=181387

That much powder probably got on someone's radar... 48lbs translates to a friggin lot of ammo though...

[ar15newbster]

I bet Chief's has something to do with it.

That guy used to live on this forum, hope he's ok.

[EBR Works]

I spoke with a rep at Natchez this morning and he said that this has become very common with their hazmat shipments in the past few weeks. My shipment has been in limbo for 3 days now.

[bohoki]

that may be too much to legally have in your possession

if it ever gets dropped off on your porch maybe you should check for a van delivering flowers nearby

if it is a group buy try to get ecerybody rouded up and break up the shipment immediatly on the porch

[otteray]

Funny timing for this topic.
A guy in Santa Cruz just caused the bomb squad to respond to a large amount of explosive powder being delivered to his house. It was for fireworks. But in any case, the shipper or powder supplier contacted the authorities to make sure the purchase quantity was compliant.

[merritt]

The limit we are talking about is the CA law limiting you to 20lbs of smokeless and 5lbs of black powder (before you need a license). Its part of the health and safety code

Health and Safety 12101 and 12102 to be exact... http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/ca...=12101&hits=20