bradhall Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Anyone done it? Do u ship to the hotel? The venue? Any tips or issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I ship my ammo to a friend that lives in the area. If you want to ship to your hotel, contact them first and check if they will hold it for you. A friend shipped his to the Whittington Center for Rock Mountain, his flights got delayed, and he couldn't get his ammo until the office opened up, which was later than his first stage start time. Open an account with UPS, print your shipping label, and drop off at the hub, or, schedule a pick up. The cost of the pick up may easily cost less than gas to the hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gng4life Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Usually the MD will set something up at big matches so you can ship to them. If not, you could find a LGS in the area that might be willing to accept it for you. I've shipped to my hotel before and that worked out okay. Make sure you read up on the shipping restrictions. You must get the ORM-D or alternate sticker for the sides, it must be shipped ground, etc. I stuck at the last minute one time and didn't know these things. Should be shipped by USPS but I've heard a few say they have, most will ask and will not ship it. UPS has been my choice every time I shipped since I'm close to a service center and the lady there is very knowledgeable with shipping firearms and ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I did it once for a 3-day long range rifle class (heavy ammo). Shipped it UPS to the hotel, by prior arrangement. It was cheaper than it would have cost me to take it with me, but it also meant that, if anything had gone wrong I would have been SOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 You can ship UPS to a hotel, match or friend. Make sure you declare the ammo and that the package is marked ORM-D, UPS will have stickers or you can print them off the web. I usually ship to the hotel and then call and make sure the package has arrived before I fly to the match. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdcguns Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Do not ship it by US postal service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-the new guy Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have always shipped to my hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I have never shipped to a hotel, but I have frequently shipped direct to matches that provided an official recipient. Indeed, to avoid paying for shipping twice, I usually just place a match order with a manufacturer/retailer to go right to the range. For easier to get stuff (shotgun ammo, for example) I place orders for pickup at local retailers (Cabelas, Gander…). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The better question is what to do with the leftover ammo since packing and shipping afterwards is the last thing on your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The better question is what to do with the leftover ammo since packing and shipping afterwards is the last thing on your mind. For a few laughs, dump a bunch into a TSA bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionshooter Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Leftovers are given to the 1st deserving kid I come across. (with parental permission of course) Edited November 19, 2015 by actionshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug H. Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The better question is what to do with the leftover ammo since packing and shipping afterwards is the last thing on your mind. I just put it back in the original boxes and stuff it in my checked luggage. You get up to 11 pounds that you can put in your bags. Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomy Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Can anyone shed some light on why it cost me $46.10 plus $10.47 for pickup at my house to ship 27 pounds of ammo from Chicago to Phoenix? I just purchased 1000 round of 5.56x45 and shipping came to $12.95. Does not make sense. I even opened an account with UPS but the shipping rates seem to be the same as if I used one of the third party UPS stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Donald Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Can anyone shed some light on why it cost me $46.10 plus $10.47 for pickup at my house to ship 27 pounds of ammo from Chicago to Phoenix? I just purchased 1000 round of 5.56x45 and shipping came to $12.95. Does not make sense. I even opened an account with UPS but the shipping rates seem to be the same as if I used one of the third party UPS stores. Large quantity shippers get REAL BIG discounts with UPS. I worked one place that got two empty UPS trucks to load at the end of the day, one at 5 PM one at 6 PM. Place got a 70% discount off UPS. This would places like Midway, Brownells, Freedom, Ammo to Go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterthefish Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Can anyone shed some light on why it cost me $46.10 plus $10.47 for pickup at my house to ship 27 pounds of ammo from Chicago to Phoenix? I just purchased 1000 round of 5.56x45 and shipping came to $12.95. Does not make sense. I even opened an account with UPS but the shipping rates seem to be the same as if I used one of the third party UPS stores. What a retailer charges you for shipping, what they pay for shipping, and what you would pay for shipping, will all be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Some retailers will discount their shipping charges, while not discounting pricing as much as a competitor might. The competitor might charge more for shipping..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjohn Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Can anyone shed some light on why it cost me $46.10 plus $10.47 for pickup at my house to ship 27 pounds of ammo from Chicago to Phoenix? I just purchased 1000 round of 5.56x45 and shipping came to $12.95. Does not make sense. I even opened an account with UPS but the shipping rates seem to be the same as if I used one of the third party UPS stores. Also, you do not have a discount with UPS until you have met their qualifications for a minimum amount of shipments. After qualifying, then your discount will take place and the discount varies with the volume of packages that you ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomy Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Thanks for the pricing info. I should have just put it in my checked baggage. Would have been cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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