Post Office and Royal Mail

[schony]

Apparently all parcels are scanned and anything looking suspicious is taken to one side and opened

[bighit]

The co2 was the problem. It's on the prohibited list.

As far as I remember there is only one firearm educated guy in the Belfast hub and if he is not there they no doubt keep them till he is on shift. Maybe some one got destruction happy and sent it to be destroyed.

It was not posted within the regulations due to the c02 . So it's the senders fault. He did not research the rulings.

[schony]

It must have been the co2. I never thought to ask him or advise him on what service to use. His responsibility, however having said that I will now ALWAYS make sure they use PF 48.
How about airsoft with gas magazines? would they be liable the same as the mag is pressurised? even if empty?

[bighit]

It must have been the co2. I never thought to ask him or advise him on what service to use. His responsibility, however having said that I will now ALWAYS make sure they use PF 48.
How about airsoft with gas magazines? would they be liable the same as the mag is pressurised? even if empty?

It's pressurised vessels. If sending anything like that it's going to be difficult. Some say only safe way is by an RFD. they will have a different account to the public but even then they may have difficulty in sending some items. I tried to get an RFD to send a dive tank for me. Only one could do it. The same carrier that the dive bottle company use may not take a dive bottle from an RFD as it's a different account that the dive bottle company use.

From what I have seen on here .you send it as "ground delivery only.no flying" but a pressure vessel ? I'm not sure.

You will only get people "own views" on here but some on here know the score. Angry bear and logunner are the two I trust among a few others to have the right advice on here. One being an ex royal mail worker that helped people "find" lost items for members on here.

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Another oddity is Li-on batteries
you must declare & a sticker is affixed to the package, the odd bit is
UK - batteries must be installed in the item
Overseas - batteries removed from item but ok in the package

I also sold 2 DS mags to America on , sent via the postal system. package intercepted & presumably destroyed, the buyer was refunded & i got to keep the money too

[Benelli B76]

What logic is there in diverting a "pressure vessel" on a journey further to another destination than it was addressed to go, for checking and "destruction". Longer journey and destruction more risk than just delivering it to the owner. What are the statistics of people who have been blown up with a 12 grm CO2 capsule ?

A lot of rules are made up by people with little knowledge of the subject matter.

Baz

[bighit]

What logic is there in diverting a "pressure vessel" on a journey further to another destination than it was addressed to go, for checking and "destruction". Longer journey and destruction more risk than just delivering it to the owner. What are the statistics of people who have been blown up with a 12 grm CO2 capsule ?

A lot of rules are made up by people with little knowledge of the subject matter.

Baz

End of the day it's them that sets the rules. Don't like their rules go elsewhere but then there is no where else to go unless you find a specific courier .

As I said above. The same courier that delivered dive tanks to my local RFD would not lift mine from there to go down south. Different account types. They did find one but it was going to be £40 just for the tank. Buyer was not willing to pay that for a free due tank.

[Logunner]

What logic is there in diverting a "pressure vessel" on a journey further to another destination than it was addressed to go, for checking and "destruction". Longer journey and destruction more risk than just delivering it to the owner. What are the statistics of people who have been blown up with a 12 grm CO2 capsule ?

A lot of rules are made up by people with little knowledge of the subject matter.

Baz

Your statement on "knowledge of the subject matter" confirms how little knowledge you have of the subject matter.

A large percentage of RM goes by aircraft, aviation rules do not allow pressurised containers. The journey to Belfast is by Sea so low risk... Also to be considered is the mechanical handling and sortation equipment used in processing the mail, again a risk if a pressurised item becomes trapped.

Feel free to correct me if your knowledge on this is greater than mine..