I'm trying to send a package out to a BOTL via USPS priority mail flat rate shipping... I have one of their flat rate boxes that i got sent to me from another botl... now when i try and print the label out on USPS.com the only options i see i have to enter the weight of the box... i see nothing for flat rate shipping... am i missing something?
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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. :-)
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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.
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Thank you gentleman... and then this can be dropped in any big blue mailbox correct?
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Anyone tried something close to the limit? The flat rate boxes are kinda flimsy, just wondering how they hold up...
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As long as they fit. The small ones are no problem. I doubt the medium & large would fit in most mailboxes.
Good question. Sounds like a fun experiment.
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What weighs more 70 lbs of bricks or 70 lbs of feathers? :-)
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They both weigh the same :-) Funny guy :-)

Apparently the boxes hold up well, b/c I hear the gun guys saying all the time how they ship their empty shells to people that re-load.
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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.
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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.
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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.

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Most mailboxes have a limit of something like 2LBS. For that reason, I drop any heavier packages off at the post office.
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Awesome! Will you cast my minies? :-)

3200+, wow. That would take me about six months to cast... Must be more than a single cavity..
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How does this change if I'm shipping from US to canada?
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Its not that much more if you are shipping Air Parcel Post from the US to Canada. An average box of cigars should not cost more than 4 or 5 buck. If you go priority, it will be more. I have used Air PP for over 7 years now doing Ebay sales, and have not lost a parcel yet going to the states.
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It's more expensive, and you have to fill out a Customs form. But if you use Click N Ship, you can print the form when you print your label.
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Anything specific i should know about the customs form? how much more are we talking in regards to the small flat rate box?
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The blue boxes here by me have a limit of 13 oz. Anything heavier has to be dropped at the P.O.:-)
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Here's the international rates. Don't put "cigars" on the form, a lot of guys put "candles" or something innocuous like that...
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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.
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