Willy Tincup
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Owen Sound
I'm trying to ship factory ammo from Ont to BC. So far Purolator, USP, DHL and CanPar have all said NO. The options in rural Ont are drying up.......any suggestions. Thanks for any ideas.....wTc
Who will transport ammo these days?
- Thread starter Willy Tincup
- Start date
- Location
- Nova Scotia
Can par may have said no, but you can still ship it. Just ship it as special care items
- Location
- Saskatchewan
Don't give up too easily! The 1.4S designation is the key. I was refused by Purolator but when I called their head office I was directed to a government phone number ( I believe Transport Canada) and the person there was very helpful. I labelled the package 1.4S with the appropriate orange triangle sticker that I made myself and the same Purolator office that had refused me took it with no problem whatsoever.
IDPACONVERT
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- The Fringe(GTA)
It must be labeled properly "1.4s UN0012 Consmer Commodity"
MapleSugar
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- On the loose from NIMH
I have shipped ammo with Canpar before and received it via Canpar and DHL.
Of the two, I would only use Canpar again.
I was waiting for several crates of ammo to come in from Saskatchewan a few years ago, and some DHL idiot halted the shipment at Winnipeg saying it wasn't properly labelled.
It took a lot of calling to head office from me and the retailer to get them moving again.
When they finally arrived, the cases were plastered with the 1.4S labels that the retailer had put on them.
Not to mention that I had paid through the nose for the extra shipping costs of hazardous materials.
I personally think that some lazy bastard was just unwilling to pick up the heavy crates, so he left them for the next truck.
Of the two, I would only use Canpar again.
I was waiting for several crates of ammo to come in from Saskatchewan a few years ago, and some DHL idiot halted the shipment at Winnipeg saying it wasn't properly labelled.
It took a lot of calling to head office from me and the retailer to get them moving again.
When they finally arrived, the cases were plastered with the 1.4S labels that the retailer had put on them.
Not to mention that I had paid through the nose for the extra shipping costs of hazardous materials.
I personally think that some lazy bastard was just unwilling to pick up the heavy crates, so he left them for the next truck.
Willy Tincup
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Owen Sound
UPDATE: I finaly got CanPar to ship it....I inquired about 'special care' shipping and the dude didn't know anything about it but he took my parcel and shipped it without asking many questions. FYI it cost 34.?? + tax so basically 40$ to ship a 5.5 lb 4"x8"x12" parcel from Ont to BC with a promised 5 B days delivery. Not sure if thats a good or bad price but the parcel is on its way.
if you go to http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/information/residents/index-eng.htm and click the line that says licensed carriers it will provide a list of carriers by province. There are many of them out there.
