are reloading supplies considered firearms?:noidea:

No, the only things that are considered "firearms" are the serialized recievers. Anything else can be shipped without an FFL. For shipping reloading supplies like powder, you will need to find a shipper that will ship HAZMAT. You will probably end up paying extra for it since it has to be declared. If I remember my HAZMAT declarations correctly, powder can be shipped ground or air if packaged in metal outer containers and plastic/cardboard inner containers. Don't quote me on that though, I would have to refer back to 49 CFR.

No, the only things that are considered "firearms" are the serialized recievers. Anything else can be shipped without an FFL. For shipping reloading supplies like powder, you will need to find a shipper that will ship HAZMAT. You will probably end up paying extra for it since it has to be declared. If I remember my HAZMAT declarations correctly, powder can be shipped ground or air if packaged in metal outer containers and plastic/cardboard inner containers. Don't quote me on that though, I would have to refer back to 49 CFR.

i was just wanting to know because i wanted to do some trading on forums

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I would strongly encourage you to be extremely careful and read up on the The Lautenberg Amendment which was an amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.

The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, effective 30 September 1996, makes it a felony for those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. The Amendment also makes it a felony to transfer a firearm or ammunition to an individual known, or reasonably believed, to have such a conviction.


While you realisticly have no way to know or reasonably believe if your purchaser has been convicted of a D.V. crime, that is not a chance I would take.

I would strongly encourage you to be extremely careful and read up on the The Lautenberg Amendment which was an amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968.

The Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968, effective 30 September 1996, makes it a felony for those convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence to ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition. The Amendment also makes it a felony to transfer a firearm or ammunition to an individual known, or reasonably believed, to have such a conviction.


While you realisticly have no way to know or reasonably believe if your purchaser has been convicted of a D.V. crime, that is not a chance I would take.

Plausible deniability....:cool: