allan wrote:I've just about exhausted all my 22LR ammunition supply. I realize that dangerous goods freight on "gun related" stuff became much harder as few months back.
I've spent much of to-day ringing around trying to find a courier who would deliver inter-state - Drawn a blank at every turn.
Anyone have any up-dates on this? Startrack/Auspost were supposed to be working on this since October but after talking to them to-day, they certainly aren't prepared to accept ammunition.
on_one_wheel wrote:There'd have to be a driver somewhere even of ots an independent driver, explosives in bulk quantities are being trucked everywhere for mining purposes.
Firearms shops may also be able to help with contacts.
Definitely keep us updated with your progress,.
on_one_wheel wrote:That's madness... how are the gun shops getting it then? I'm a little confused
cz515 wrote:I see this come up plenty of times. On one wheel. With basic supply and demand don't you think someone would have done it already?
An uber driver charges over $1/km, you add up the km from QLD to Melbourne and work out how much he will need to charge to cover someone's 5 boxes of ammo.
And if the trip is made once a week that's nearly 200,000km on his van.
The only reason, tnt/startrack can do so cheap is because they are transporting millions of parcels a day. On most country and remote areas they actually lose money for every parcel delivered.
on_one_wheel wrote:That's madness... how are the gun shops getting it then? I'm a little confused
deye243 wrote:Yes my local gun shop is receiving a lot of ammo every week commercial quantities
Oldbloke wrote:NFI what the cost of the DG lic would be.
However there are also physical requirements and administrative requirements you need to do. They also cost.
cz515 wrote:Also interstate trucks usually run depo to depo, and most of the trucks won't be able to pickup from inner suburban shops...or deliver to random suburban houses. So now you need local courier.