Shipping primers ?
- Thread starter msg.drew
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As far I know they are considered a Dangerous Goods that's why it is expensive to ship. I buy primers and powder at home because of the shipping problems and buy everything else over the net cause it is cheaper ( Gotta love living in B.C. where everything costs more).
That's very hard to believe. Sounds to me like some overzealous employees who aren't aware of their own company's regulations (like Canada Post employees who scream bloody murder when they learn that handguns can be shipped by them).
Ordered a bunch of primers from Cabelas in the past, always got'em either through FedEx or UPS.
You can give Higginson Powders a call if yer out of ideas, they ship powder all the time.
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- big sky country
Avoid UPS. They delivered 5000 primers to my neighbor a few doors down.
They will be going DHL with hazardous materials fee of $27 i am not cutting corners shipping things with other couriers because my arse is on the line here... UPS told me today they do not ship powder or primers i hate dealing with UPS or FEDEX, i ship all my other business stuff by canada post and will use DHL for primers now.
Thanks guys for your input I actually found stuff about 1.4S explosives on the DHL site unlike the guy at the UPS store that had no idea what gun powder was and i wasnt even going to try and explain primers to him lol
Thanks guys for your input I actually found stuff about 1.4S explosives on the DHL site unlike the guy at the UPS store that had no idea what gun powder was and i wasnt even going to try and explain primers to him lol
Yes, DHL charges $27, but UPS, etc. won't. $27 is a lot for a box of primers. But powder you're stuck.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/resources/ship/idg/index.html?srch_pos=1&srch_phr=dangerous
Dangerous Goods Support Centre
For questions about our Dangerous Goods service, please contact the Dangerous Goods support centre at 1-800-509-0953. UPS representatives can answer questions and help you begin the process of implementing Dangerous Goods service to your location.
http://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/resources/ship/idg/index.html?srch_pos=1&srch_phr=dangerous
Dangerous Goods Support Centre
For questions about our Dangerous Goods service, please contact the Dangerous Goods support centre at 1-800-509-0953. UPS representatives can answer questions and help you begin the process of implementing Dangerous Goods service to your location.
Trying to get a straight answer out of Canpar in this neck of the woods about shipping anything remotely related to guns, ammo and components is like talking to characters from Wonderland (as in "Alice In Wonderland")--nothing they say makes sense and a lot of what they say is outrageous. Never managed to ship anything with them although their policy apparently allows certain things (depending on quantity) and others on this board claim they do ship.
According to the paperwork I have from canada post this is totally against there policy...
I went to dhl... the woman said I was the first person in 6 years to ship anything dangerous goods... primers are classes as 1.4s which falls under fireworks and since it was a "limited qty" they didnt ding me with there hazardous materials fee. I did however have to fill out a dangerous goods forum... which had many numbers and classiciations.
DHL said they are the only ones fully licnesed for most dangerous goods...
Primers sent and I can refund the customer the dangerous goods feel he'll be really happy.
Funny thing is at first they thought I was sending primer, like paint they where freeking out about that but when I explained what they where they kinda didnt seem to care... funny that primer is more dangerous then primers in there eyes lol
Funny thing is at first they thought I was sending primer, like paint they where freeking out about that but when I explained what they where they kinda didnt seem to care... funny that primer is more dangerous then primers in there eyes lol
The primers are packaged well enough to withstand a drop, but a can of paint on the other hand, could be quite messy...
