r/canadaguns • u/jpl77 • Apr 09 '26
Application / Regulation advice How to ship ammo Ont to BC
Moving this summer. Not driving and for reasons have to fly.
I know some airlines offer 5kg ammo checked in luggage once declared. I'm not sure if that's 5kg per bag or total per passenger.
Thing is I have a couple thousand rounds to move.
Canada Post says it's dangerous goods. Looks like UPS or Purolator only ships it via third-party.
Seema like it'll be more costly to move than to rebuy.
is there something I can do or best to sell it?
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u/TheSockington Apr 09 '26
If you went by your local gunshop, would they be able to ship it out for you at a cost? They would have the shipping options you wouldn’t.
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u/BrotherLefthand Apr 09 '26
This is potentially a really good option if you have a half-decent relationship with your LGS
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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) Apr 09 '26
You're best to sell it locally and re-buy it. Shipping ammo is expensive, especially as an individual.
If you're using a moving company to move you stuff, they can usually transport firearms and ammo.
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u/jpl77 Apr 09 '26
It's dangerous goods. And they won't touch restricted.
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u/SpectreBallistics Spectre Ballistics International (Verified) Apr 09 '26
I had an IT job with a moving company when I was in university and they did move restricted firearms and ammo. Maybe try a different company.
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u/jpl77 Apr 09 '26
Lucky. This one won't. They say it's dangerous goods.
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u/zulu_tango73 Apr 09 '26
It would be a shame if the sealed packing boxes of ammo were mislabeled "fishing weights" or "sporting goods" and somehow ended up in the stack of boxes the movers took... a real shame.
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u/DougMacRay617 Apr 10 '26
Yeah seriously this.... some people are just too honest for their own good.
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u/BrotherLefthand Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
That's a good one. A tote or two with "canned food" labels. No one needs to know the cans are brass and feed a rifle.
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u/Kromo30 Apr 09 '26
How are you moving the rest of your stuff?
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u/jpl77 Apr 09 '26
Moving company and flying. They label ammo as dangerous goods
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u/Kromo30 Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
It is dangerous goods, but I’ve never seen a moving company say no to it. It’s 1 page of paperwork and it goes on the truck with everything g else.
I assumed the issue was everything you owned was coming with you on the plane… moving company should be solving this problem for you.
Does your moving company also have an issue with a drill battery? That’s a dangerous good too… present in basically every household in the country.
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u/BigPapaPump6969 bc Apr 09 '26
Hey, I don’t think I have any useful advice that hasn’t already been said but if you decide to sell, I might know some buddies in Ontario that’d be interested in compensating you for it
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u/SecureNarwhal Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 09 '26
my friend was gonna mail me ammo, store by him was selling bulk ammo but local pick up only. It was gonna cost like $300 with Purolator to send it so we didn't bother.
another friend was gonna send me a bunch of 303 British via air cargo, it was doable and legal but when i sent him the labeling requirements and forms, it wasn't worth the effort for him
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u/PF_til_my_last_day Apr 09 '26
Canpar?
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u/McPhlyGuy Apr 09 '26
They don’t touch any firearms or ammo anymore. Stopped a couple years ago.
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u/PF_til_my_last_day Apr 09 '26
Damn. Was there an incident?
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u/McPhlyGuy Apr 09 '26
Not that I remember. They just stopped. Not sure if it was corporate stuff or what
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u/fkj001 Apr 09 '26
I work for Canpar/Loomis. They did it shortly after rumors of the impending gun ban started going around, about a year before the first OIC. I believe their lawyers suggested they move away from it, cause we still ship every other dangerous good. It was a mess and took months for people to stop shipping the stuff because they didn't tell the customers or the employee's for weeks after the policy change. Most employees were absolutely clueless and don't even realize what they were handling.
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u/mkgip Apr 09 '26
It would probably be best to sell it.
A post on some of the typical spots for equipment exchange or classified posting would work.
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u/DougMacRay617 Apr 10 '26
Im either looking for a better moving company or some of my ammo might end up in one of the kitchen or garage stuff boxes. Idk, my wife does the packing
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u/jpl77 Apr 10 '26
Unfortunately, I can't change moving companies.
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u/DougMacRay617 Apr 10 '26
Then throw some ammo into various boxes and let it go. Or subject your self to some financial loss
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u/95accord Apr 09 '26
Unless it’s custom or hard to get - sell it