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My understanding is that Fed-Ex and USPS will not ship ammo, so UPS is the only option for ORM-D packages. I recently set up a UPS account so I could ship reloads for testing occasionally. I just got a $41 bill for a monthly service fee and when I called UPS, I was told that they require all ORM-D shippers to pay a local pickup fee of $10/week as a condition of service. When I pointed out that I did not need a pickup service and that charging me $500/yr in service fees so that I could ship an occassional $14 package seemed incredibly unreasonable , I was told that thems the rules for shipping ORM-D.

Has anyone else run into this, or have suggestions for another approach to shipping ORM-D?

Thanks in advance, Doverham

I don't think there are any special charges if you deliver the package to the terminal versus have UPS pick it up. I do know that package shipping services will not accept ORM-D packages for shipment.

Drop it off to the ups terminal. Having an account is not required but it does help. I have a ups account but do not call for pickup of ammo. Too many issues if the driver does not know the rules. I use the same lady at the ups terminal and I did have to educate her slightly. Her supervisor confirmed the package was properly marked and we dotted the I s and crossed the t s. Now it takes just an extra minute to confirm it is all right.

There are no special charges if you take it to a UPS hub/terminal. I just shipped ORM-D with cartridges for testing one week ago today - $13.61 for the shipping charge.

The only "issue" I ran into is that I had placed the new diamond shaped symbol that appears on the newer shotshell flats on my package - it's usable now and required by 2020 (required now for international shipments). The woman at the counter said that I still needed an "ORM-D" "cartridges-small arms" label, she then reached under the counter pulled out one that was pre-printed and taped it on. Shipping cartridges was old hat to her.

I use one of the local "pack and ship" stores to ship ammo via UPS. Located in a neighborhood mall, much simpler than driving all the way across town to the UPS hub. First shipment took a little "training" of the staff, but now they recognize me and know the drill. It does cost a few $ more, but I save that much or more in fuel. I clip ORM-D labels off old shotgun flat cartons and tape them to the package.

I ship ammo thru UPS occasionally and have found them the only reliable way to do so in my area. There must be others in the LA Slurb, but I haven't found them. The people at the UPS Customer Service Center which I use are well up on shipping arms and ammo, including all the CA-specific issues.

UPS's contractors ("UPS Stores") are worse than useless--any mention of guns or ammo in our local one has the kid's hand hovering over the 911 speed dial....

Thanks for the input. Similar to shipping guns, UPS is not always consistent with how they go about things, I guess. I was told that ammo could only be shipped from a service center, but that the service centers cannot provide shipping or ORM-D labels. Several local pack 'n ship stores told me that they could not issue a shipping label for ORM-D packages -that could only be done online through an account.

Based on my gun shipping experiences, I vastly prefer Fed-Ex - but I guess that is not an option.