HazMat Question

Bottom Gun · June 7, 2019, 05:28 PM

Is primed brass subject to HazMat restrictions?
Can it be shipped via US Mail?

Thanks!!!!

hagar · June 8, 2019, 09:17 PM

No, primed but unloaded brass can be shipped without hazmat.

natman · June 9, 2019, 09:13 AM

It may be exempt from Hazmat, but you can't mail it using USPS.

"Small Arms Ammunition. Ammunition is classified as a Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosive, depending on the degree of hazard. Ammunition that is regulated as a Class 1 explosive and designed to be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, as well as associated primers and blank cartridges (including those designed for tools) and propellant powder for use in any firearm, is prohibited from mailing."

https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_019.htm#ep898664

Primed brass isn't explicitly mentioned, but if you can't mail ammo and you can't mail blanks and you can't mail primers I seriously doubt that primed brass would be allowed.

FITASC · June 9, 2019, 10:27 AM

^^^ Correct; primed brass can be shipped via UPS or Fedex but not the USPS

June 7, 2019, 05:28 PM	#1
Bottom Gun Senior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: Arizona Territory Posts: 1,092	HazMat Question Is primed brass subject to HazMat restrictions? Can it be shipped via US Mail? Thanks!!!! __________________ NRA Life Member Mechanical engineers have their moments.

June 8, 2019, 09:17 PM	#2
hagar Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2000 Location: Colombia, SC Posts: 745	No, primed but unloaded brass can be shipped without hazmat. __________________ I don't have time for busy people

June 9, 2019, 09:13 AM	#3
natman Senior Member Join Date: June 24, 2008 Posts: 2,607	It may be exempt from Hazmat, but you can't mail it using USPS. "Small Arms Ammunition. Ammunition is classified as a Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, or 1.4 explosive, depending on the degree of hazard. Ammunition that is regulated as a Class 1 explosive and designed to be fired from a pistol, revolver, rifle, or shotgun, as well as associated primers and blank cartridges (including those designed for tools) and propellant powder for use in any firearm, is prohibited from mailing." https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c3_019.htm#ep898664 Primed brass isn't explicitly mentioned, but if you can't mail ammo and you can't mail blanks and you can't mail primers I seriously doubt that primed brass would be allowed. __________________ Time Travelers' Wisdom: Never Do Yesterday What Should Be Done Tomorrow. If At Last You Do Succeed, Never Try Again.

June 9, 2019, 10:27 AM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	^^^ Correct; primed brass can be shipped via UPS or Fedex but not the USPS __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa