Everytime I go to the mainland, I bring back ammo. If at all possible, I fly Alaska Airlines on my return flight. They allow up to 50 lbs of ammo. I've brought a whole case of .223 on Alaska. Make sure to declare it when checking in and bring a printout of the airline's rules and TSA regulations just in case the airline agent isn't familiar with their own policies.  You don't need it in a locked box. As long as it's in the original 20/50 round cardboard boxes (i.e. not loose rounds in a zip lock bag) it's fine. I've flown on numerous airlines and the only incident I had was when I flew American or Delta out of Oakland a few years ago. The airline agent called TSA and they did a full on search of my suitcase along with swabbing it, etc... After 10 minutes the TSA looks at the agent and said, "where's the firearm". When she told him it was just ammunition he looked pretty irritated and told her, "you don't need to call us unless there's a firearm."

holy crap, that's a great idea! thanks! i'm probably going to vegas in the fall. 50lbs of ammo sounds great on nevada prices. i was thinking about buying a rifle while im there but i guess ammo is fine too.

Myke- with ur luck buddy I wouldn't chance em

Good luck trying to find ammo in the mainland. It's not like how it used to be pre panic time

Vegas is no better than buying it on sale here, if you can find anything.  Plus they have higher sales tax there too.

Planning a vegas vacation this year and will look into airline regulations regarding bringing back Ammo.

My wife was on the mainland about 2 weeks ago and I had her bring back 11 pounds of ammo on Delta.

I had her make sure the ammo was in original boxes or plastic boxes and she had the airline reg printed out on check-in. She declared the ammo at the counter and said the agent didnt blink an eye. I also looked at her bag to see if she had the full inspection tag from  the TSA and it didnt.

Next family trip to the mainland everyone is coming back with the max amount of ammo to include my 7 year olds bag!

Las Vegas
PMC 223 $750/1000
XM193 Federal $1000/1000
XM855 $1.50 a round
22LR $100/500 Rounds
9mm $499/1000 PMC

The only time you can get ammo cheap is when Wallymart gets it......

Las Vegas
PMC 223 $750/1000
XM193 Federal $1000/1000
XM855 $1.50 a round
22LR $100/500 Rounds
9mm $499/1000 PMC

The only time you can get ammo cheap is when Wallymart gets it......

Everytime I go to the mainland, I bring back ammo. If at all possible, I fly Alaska Airlines on my return flight. They allow up to 50 lbs of ammo.

Maybe the better idea would be to TAKE ammo there and sell it??   

Save on shipping cost and HAZMAT Fees!  The ammo prices here are much cheaper than what's listed, when you can find it, of course.  Selling one brick of .22LR would pay the extra bag fee on the airline  -- 50 lbs of ammo!!   

My wife was on the mainland about 2 weeks ago and I had her bring back 11 pounds of ammo on Delta.

I had her make sure the ammo was in original boxes or plastic boxes and she had the airline reg printed out on check-in. She declared the ammo at the counter and said the agent didnt blink an eye. I also looked at her bag to see if she had the full inspection tag from  the TSA and it didnt.

Next family trip to the mainland everyone is coming back with the max amount of ammo to include my 7 year olds bag!

This is good  info guys

Delta allows 11#
Alaska allows 50#

Anyone also have any expirience they want to add?
I will be flying United/CONT in the summer and will find out what they allow.

There are alot of deals on the mailand. The key is having a family or friend to ship it to in the mainland in the interim till you fly there. Or have a friend fly it over here when they vacation here.

Myke- with ur luck buddy I wouldn't chance em

lmao, i know right. with the prices right now though, if i see a case for a good price i probably wouldn't be able to resist. if its just ammo what's the worst that could happen?

Las Vegas
PMC 223 $750/1000
XM193 Federal $1000/1000
XM855 $1.50 a round
22LR $100/500 Rounds
9mm $499/1000 PMC

The only time you can get ammo cheap is when Wallymart gets it......

fuck, if those prices are real that sucks. maybe it'll go down by november.

Would it be a profitable business to ship containers of ammo here to sell in a storefront?  What is the supply and demand of common calibers like 7.62, 5.56, 9mm, 45acp and 22lr?

Nice to see what prices used to be in panic mode. Justifies buying more now


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I'm reviving this thread because all the ammo stores I've visited on the BI have bare shelves.

The only online store I've discovered that will ship here is Midsouth Shooter's Supply, but the shipping price UPS Overnight Hazmat rate is crazy expensive.

To answer / clarify some of the things I've read on this thread.  Regarding putting ammunition in checked bags, that is up to individual airline policy.  The ammo does not have to be declared, only the weapon does, so if not shipping a weapon no declaration is required.  The ammunition has to be in the original manufacturer's container.  The weight limit on most airlines is 5kg (11 pounds).  Alaska Airlines allows 50 pounds per person.  (Not per bag, per person).  They also have 50 pound weight limit per checked bag, so you have to take that into consideration (If your bag weighs 5 pounds, you can only put 45 pounds of ammo in it, to ship 5 more pounds, check a second bag).  Whenever I've brought ammo over TSA put a notice in my bag that they inspected it but I've never had a problem.

Anyways, my question remains, is there any affordable / legal way to ship ammo to Hawaii?  I asked the local owner when he was expecting to get more in, and his answer was that we are at the end of the supply chain and he can't get anything in.  When he does receive product in, it's usually a fraction of what he ordered, and I think it's pretty much already spoken for by his friends and special customers. (i.e., no ammo for me).

Thanks for any recommendations one can make.

I'm reviving this thread because all the ammo stores I've visited on the BI have bare shelves.

The only online store I've discovered that will ship here is Midsouth Shooter's Supply, but the shipping price UPS Overnight Hazmat rate is crazy expensive.

To answer / clarify some of the things I've read on this thread.  Regarding putting ammunition in checked bags, that is up to individual airline policy.  The ammo does not have to be declared, only the weapon does, so if not shipping a weapon no declaration is required.  The ammunition has to be in the original manufacturer's container.  The weight limit on most airlines is 5kg (11 pounds).  Alaska Airlines allows 50 pounds per person.  (Not per bag, per person).  They also have 50 pound weight limit per checked bag, so you have to take that into consideration (If your bag weighs 5 pounds, you can only put 45 pounds of ammo in it, to ship 5 more pounds, check a second bag).  Whenever I've brought ammo over TSA put a notice in my bag that they inspected it but I've never had a problem.

Anyways, my question remains, is there any affordable / legal way to ship ammo to Hawaii?  I asked the local owner when he was expecting to get more in, and his answer was that we are at the end of the supply chain and he can't get anything in.  When he does receive product in, it's usually a fraction of what he ordered, and I think it's pretty much already spoken for by his friends and special customers. (i.e., no ammo for me).

Thanks for any recommendations one can make.

You dont have to declare you have ammo. But it's good to let the airlines know. They handle your bags with more respect lol.  And the cheapest way I would think is by boat. Not matson or another company. Like if you have fishing friends and. Wanna take a nice trip to Oahu and back home. Lol. Idk if it's illegal but I would think its fine. Its not an illegal item in the aloha state like fire works are.

You dont have to declare you have ammo. But it's good to let the airlines know. They handle your bags with more respect lol.  And the cheapest way I would think is by boat. Not matson or another company. Like if you have fishing friends and. Wanna take a nice trip to Oahu and back home. Lol. Idk if it's illegal but I would think its fine. Its not an illegal item in the aloha state like fire works are.

It is required to declare all firearms and ammo when traveling on commercial airliners.

It is required to declare all firearms and ammo when traveling on commercial airliners.

True.

TSA:

Small arms ammunition (up to .75 caliber and shotgun shells of any gauge) must be packaged in a fiber (such as cardboard), wood, plastic, or metal box specifically designed to carry ammunition and declared to your airline.

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition

I spot checked, and while Hawaiian Airlines' webpage says to declare ammunition, Alaska Airlines' page does not.

To be compliant, I'd declare it no matter what's on the airline's website.  We all know a webpage can have errors and changes.  Because the TSA requires it, I'd follow their guidance just to make it simple and avoid any problems.

If the Oahu shops have what you're looking for you can have a friend buy here and ship via YB to BI.

It is required to declare all firearms and ammo when traveling on commercial airliners.

Fairly sure this is correct.

The airlines decide how to handle it, as far as I have seen.  On trip with ammo on AA, they wanted it out and weighed, SW just wanted a form filled out and stuffed in with the ammo.

At the destination, AA had the bags at baggage service, SW were just on the carousel with all the rest of the bags (and not on the carousel it was supposed to be on) !!