Shipping Question

[shilala]

Go ahead and enter any weight under 3 pounds. On the next screen you will choose the flat rate box and the price will be right.

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by shilala

Go ahead and enter any weight under 3 pounds. On the next screen you will choose the flat rate box and the price will be right.

I'm almost
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.

[Kreth]

Originally Posted by pnoon

I'm almost
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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[pnoon]

Originally Posted by jerseystepup

Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?

As long as they fit. The small ones are no problem. I doubt the medium & large would fit in most mailboxes.

Originally Posted by Kreth

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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Good question. Sounds like a fun experiment.

[Col. Kurtz]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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Yes, back when these started some skirmishers ship blocks of lead in those. One vendor actually had a mold made up the size of a medium flat rate box. IIRC, there was about 115lbs of lead in those boxes. Thus the 70 lb limit now.

Oh, and the boxes were in pretty rough shape when they arrived. The USPS would have to tape the heck out of them in transit.

[Rabidsquirrel]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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On the bottom flap of the box there should be a seal stating the characteristics of the box. Edge crush, max load, etc.

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by Kreth

Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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I ship gold bars in Flat Rate Boxes all the time.


No Problems yet.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by pnoon

I'm almost
The choice of boxes is on the following page but the weight limit for flat rate, I believe is 70 lbs. Not 3.

I think you're right, Peter. I was thinking there was a limit on the small flat rate box, but it's four pounds for international shipments.

[WyoBob]

I got 60 lbs of lead alloy, flat rate shipping, the other day from a friend who I told I'd cast some 125gr 9mm bullets for. The mailman is a skinny guy but said he didn't mind.

This is what 60lbs of bar alloy looks like after I get done with it Made around 3,360 bullets.

[Col. Kurtz]

Originally Posted by WyoBob

I got 60 lbs of lead alloy, flat rate shipping, the other day from a friend who I told I'd cast some 125gr 9mm bullets for. The mailman is a skinny guy but said he didn't mind.

This is what 60lbs of bar alloy looks like after I get done with it Made around 3,360 bullets.

Awesome! Will you cast my minies?

3200+, wow. That would take me about six months to cast... Must be more than a single cavity..