emilianoksa Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I know this has been discussed many times but I wonder if there is a courier in the UK that is prepared to ship empty gas magazines. I want try and sell a pistol with two gas mags, but I know the main carriers will not take them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilbarker Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I’ve had gbb mags through both Parcelforce and UK Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Moderator Jedi_Master Posted August 22, 2018 Head Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, emilianoksa said: I know this has been discussed many times but I wonder if there is a courier in the UK that is prepared to ship empty gas magazines. I want try and sell a pistol with two gas mags, but I know the main carriers will not take them. Yes there are several topics about this, try having a search and you will find them, for example your previous one! Or this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilbarker Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 If you’re worries about them getting destroyed or w/e, pull the valves and put a note on the package stating that you have, no longer a pressure vessel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilianoksa Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 Yes thanks. I am aware of the regulations re. Royal Mail and Parcelforce which mean you post at your own risk. But there are smaller, not well known companies that ship things in the UK.. I was wondering if anyone had experience of them. Just a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted August 22, 2018 Supporters Share Posted August 22, 2018 https://www.myhermes.co.uk/help/carry-guide Prohibit "Pressurised Containers - Such oxygen tanks or Fire Extinguishers" [sic] . Note the active voice. An empty pressure vessel is not pressurised. They prohibit replica weapons, but then so does everyone except for Royal Fail / Parcel Farce. And yet I just used MyHermes to return a RIF without problems. As with insurers, I'd go ahead and assume that they're all as bad as each other, and don't know either their own rules or any laws or regulations that are supposed to apply, and go with the cheapest. You'll always hear anecdotes, but the plural of anecdote is not data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wo1f Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Ship with who’s cheapest. I’ve had gas guns with a load of mags full of gas (and BB’s would you believe) shipped to me with no issue. I received a lipo from parcelforce and went to the post office to send it back. They told me they don’t ship lipo’s from the public. Peeled the lipo sticker off, went to the post office a mile down the road and sent it with them. “What is it?” ”parts..” ”okay” dont tell anybody anything they dont don’t need to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporters Rogerborg Posted August 22, 2018 Supporters Share Posted August 22, 2018 28 minutes ago, Wo1f said: ”parts..” My RIF was "sports equipment". It may be other things as well, but it's also that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonofsammo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Neilbarker said: If you’re worries about them getting destroyed or w/e, pull the valves and put a note on the package stating that you have, no longer a pressure vessel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilianoksa Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share Posted August 23, 2018 Thanks for the suggestions. You are quite right Mr Borg: pressurised containers is the passive voice and if containers for holding pressurised substances are empty they have not been pressurised. Joe Public might struggle to understand that though. Anyway I will probably take the risk and go with the cheapest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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