|
|
|
|
#1
05-22-2011, 02:03 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Guys,
What does the Hazmat Fee involve? I see the UPS truck drive up and the driver gets the cardboard box of powder off a shelf in the truck. There is NO Isolated box, extra security and such like. Its funny, but there really is NO Hazard for reloading components we all have in our homes or in a UPS truck. Adam
__________________
Adam Helmer 
|
|
#2
05-22-2011, 05:15 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Adam,
There are hazmat fess on reloading components like primers. Look at the link for CCI shotgun primers. Not sure how anyone could buy them and have them shipped without a hazmat fee. I believe this is a DOT requirement. All the best...
Gil http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...?sku=000200009
|
|
#3
05-22-2011, 06:17 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Gil has it right...it's a DOT requirement; seems that most companies charge about the same ($20-$25) per "box"; however, you can have up to 50lbs of powder per "box". If you were to order just one pound, it would be ridiculously expensive; however, if you have a large order, even with the S&H fees it ends up being cheaper. For example, a pound of Unique is going for around $25 in my neck of the woods. On a couple of websites, I've found it for around $18....so if I spread that hazmat fee over, say 20-25 lbs, I can reap a savings.
Hazmat fees are supposedly to help cover the "extra" cost of hazardous material, yet I don't see anyone approaching the door in a hazmat suit, ect....it still comes in a brown, cardboard box; the only difference is that it requires a signature. ....and I'm starting to thing that the whole thing is arbitrary. For example, I have to pay a hazmat fee for shipping primers, but not for primed shotshell hulls or for loaded ammuntition.....go figure! 
__________________
If your dog thinks that your the greatest, don't go seeking a second opinion!
|
 |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
