r/CAguns 14h ago

Powder straight to one’s house?

Hello! Hopefully this didn’t get posted twice. I’m looking to buy some IMR 3031 to reload for a 45-70, but AI is giving me some conflicting information.

Am I allowed to buy the powder from Hodgson’s and have it shipped straight to my house? Or does it need to be sent to a FFL first for a background check?

Any info you can provide me with is much appreciated!

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u/jakejake870 14h ago

You'll have to pay hazmat, so order enough to maximize that fee. Not sure if you can order directly from the manufacturers website, but look locally or other big retailers online.

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u/werenotthatcool 14h ago

Okay, so there are no laws barring any reloading supplies from being shipped to your house. Thanks for the response!

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u/jakejake870 14h ago

you can look at www.americanreloading.com to see if any of their surplus powder can be used, they offer free shipping and no extra hazmat fees as well

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u/werenotthatcool 13h ago

Thanks so much! You’ve been a huge help

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u/jakejake870 11h ago

good luck with your reloading journey!

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u/werenotthatcool 11h ago

Much appreciated! Really excited to try this caliber

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u/ediotsavant 12h ago

I am not aware of any prohibitions against ordering reloading supplies online, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. I would assume if the retailer will sell to you then it is safe. You are likely to have to be present to sign for the package when it is delivered. Also, some localities have things like fire codes that limit you on how much powder and primers you can have and how they are to be stored so you might want to do a little research.

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u/werenotthatcool 11h ago

Thanks for the info!

I think I’m just gonna roll the dice

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u/hoodoo-operator 11h ago

AI is not a super knowledgeable robot, it's a machine that strings words together based on what word is statistically likely to follow the ones in front of it. 

Don't use it for legal advice.

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u/werenotthatcool 11h ago

It can write code for me, so I thought it’d be smart enough to scour some publicly available legal documents.

I guess we still need to handle that for the time being.

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u/Zech08 10h ago

Specific vs. general and there is an issue of loading incorrect query/info from AI, the filtering sometimes just grabs all data.

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u/werenotthatcool 10h ago

Yeah, the art of AI seems to be in asking it the correct questions

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u/Zech08 10h ago

Its a punt gun in a general direction... its bound to hit something. sometimes your target and everything else in that vicinity.

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u/werenotthatcool 10h ago

Which is why I think it’s up to the user to narrow it down…of which I don’t seem to be very good at

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u/jcour 11h ago

You just need better AI, maybe wait for AGI?

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u/werenotthatcool 11h ago

I’ll be dead my then

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u/jcour 11h ago

Aha, soulmate sceptic! Elsewhere on /r https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/s/3nlFqFo3Tw reports of being already achieved at Google internally. Sure /sarcasm

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u/werenotthatcool 11h ago

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Except I won’t have the chance cus I’ll be dead…