Buying Ammo through the mail

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Anyone ever buy ammo through mail order? I am just wondering what the extra cost is since they consider it "dangerous goods".
 
"...told by my local shop..." Most local shop guys don't have a clue what is and isn't DG. They want you to buy from them.
Like CanAm says, ammo is heavy. That's what adds to the shipping costs. Shipping costs are calculated based on the weight and size of the item being shipped. However, unless I'm confused, there's no sending ammo via Canada Post anyway.
 
ammo shipping

I ordered 1500 rds. of .45ACP from P & D in Edmonton....shipped to me via DHL (loomis) to Vanc. Island for a fee of about $45......and you cannot send ammo via Canada Post..
I recommend P & D....
 
CanAm, I'm sure if you look carefully in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, that you will find ammunition mentioned quite frequently :):):)

Excerpt from Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992:

187 1843 AMMUNITION, ILLUMINATING with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2G UN0171
188 1844 AMMUNITION, ILLUMINATING with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3G UN0254
189 1845 AMMUNITION, ILLUMINATING with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.4G UN0297
190 1851 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY, liquid or gel, with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3J UN0247
191 1852 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY, WHITE PHOSPHORUS with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2H UN0243
192 1853 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY, WHITE PHOSPHORUS with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3H UN0244
193 1854 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2G UN0009
194 1855 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3G UN0010
195 1856 AMMUNITION, INCENDIARY with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.4G UN0300
196 1841 AMMUNITION, PRACTICE 1.4G UN0362
197 1842 AMMUNITION, PRACTICE 1.3G UN0488
198 1861 AMMUNITION, PROOF 1.4G UN0363
199 1846 AMMUNITION, SMOKE, WHITE PHOSPHORUS with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2H UN0245
200 1847 AMMUNITION, SMOKE, WHITE PHOSPHORUS with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3H UN0246
201 1848 AMMUNITION, SMOKE with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2G UN0015
202 1849 AMMUNITION, SMOKE with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3G UN0016
203 1850 AMMUNITION, SMOKE with or without burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.4G UN0303
204 1860 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING, NON-EXPLOSIVE without burster or expelling charge, non-fuzed 6.1 UN2017
205 1857 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2G UN0018
206 1858 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3G UN0019
207 1859 AMMUNITION, TEAR-PRODUCING with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.4G UN0301
208 1864 AMMUNITION, TOXIC, NON-EXPLOSIVE without burster or expelling charge, non-fuzed 6.1 UN2016
209 1862 AMMUNITION, TOXIC with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.2K UN0020
210 1863 AMMUNITION, TOXIC with burster, expelling charge or propelling charge 1.3K UN0021

Which one do you think refers to hunting ammunition?
 
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Shipments of UN0012, Class 1.4S with a net explosive quantity (powder) of less that 25Kg are exempt from the transport of DG act restrictions placed on other explosives, thus are not subject to DG surcharges from shipping companies.
 
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