Caveat emptor… that’s Latin darlin’ evidently …

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Should still be fine. I’d dry em like you did then get a lightly oiled cloth and give them all a rub.

Sucky experience for you, sorry to hear about it. That’s an extremely soaked package for sure! Was it left in the rain?

@Certus
the last thing I would do is wipe them with a lightly oiled or any oiled cloth.
Ammunition is designed to grip the chamber walls when it is fired. If it has any oil on it the case doesn't grip prompt and this can cause back through to the bolt face to increase possibly putting pressure up.
That's why when reloading they advise to use a clean cloth to wipe the case lube off.
I would use a cloth with methylated spirits or acetone to wipe the cases same as I do after loading.
Fortunately @Tubby’s Canteen has more brains than Bubba. Bubba would fire them all off and say they worked fine then try and use them again and wonder why they aren't working because they were fine the first time.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Worked out to over 2.00s a round

@Tubby’s Canteen
You must have come into some money mate.
I can reload them cheaper than that and in Australia components ain't cheap.
I load 150gn SST for around $1.50 / case using new brass even cheaper if I have the brass.
Bob

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

@Tubby’s Canteen
You must have come into some money mate.
I can reload them cheaper than that and in Australia components ain't cheap.
I load 150gn SST for around $1.50 / case using new brass even cheaper if I have the brass.
Bob

That’s the plan now that these can’t be trusted in the field Bob is to let my stepson fire them all through his savage I built for him and then reload them. I hadn’t planned on reloading .308 until I decided if I liked the Baikal single shot but circumstances changed. I also ordered 200 more federals but from a different supplier that I’ve had success with in the past.

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Chances are the ammo is fine, I would tumble them for a couple minutes in some walnuts media that is just barely damp with Kerosene/lighter fluid.

This will remove dissolved solids(salt, calcium,ect) as well as leave a protective coating on the outside that will prevent corrosion/oxidation.

Also - don’t worry about shipping insurance; I’ve paid it on 5 packages that were lost by USPS and have never been paid for any of them.

The USPS investigates its own insurance claims and finds they did nothing wrong…. Even when their own delivery map shows it was delivered to the wrong house.

@deewayne2003
Mate I dropped a letter in an as Australia Post Office to be delivered. The delivery address was 300 yards from the post office. It was registered post with the person signing for it and a tracking number.
Well that letter went all over the state to different sorting offices and finally back to the local area for delivery but some where along the lines from the last place to the delivery address it disappears never to be seen again. Supposed to be next delivery.
Bob

 

[Certus]

@Certus
the last thing I would do is wipe them with a lightly oiled or any oiled cloth.
Ammunition is designed to grip the chamber walls when it is fired. If it has any oil on it the case doesn't grip prompt and this can cause back through to the bolt face to increase possibly putting pressure up.
That's why when reloading they advise to use a clean cloth to wipe the case lube off.
I would use a cloth with methylated spirits or acetone to wipe the cases same as I do after loading.
Fortunately @Tubby’s Canteen has more brains than Bubba. Bubba would fire them all off and say they worked fine then try and use them again and wonder why they aren't working because they were fine the first time.
Bob

Lesson learned. I just remember all the mil surp stuff being lubed up, but of course there conditions are expected to be different than a hunting or recreational scenario.

 

[Sabre]

I have had similar issues with UPS. They were supposed to deliver something expensive one day, didn't do it. Next day they said they would deliver it in the morning. Didn't do it. Weather was great the day before and that next morning. They ended up delivering it in a massive storm with torrential downpour, and they didn't put it in a bag, ring the doorbell, or anything. UPS actually has a ton of bags on the truck and they are supposed to put items in them if it looks like it will rain that day. So, delivering in the middle of a massive storm, they are definitely supposed to.

The insurance is such a double edged sword too. You get it and they lose or damage your stuff and never pay out. You don't get it and when they lose or damage your stuff, they say, "you should have gotten the insurance."

I get why people are saying the ammo is probably fine and just use it. But the point is, you shouldn't have to. When a person pays full price for something and for delivery, we shouldn't be expected to accept the item in a massively sh*tty condition. We never would have bought it in the store in that condition for full price. And almost no one would order it online at full price if the company said they would deliver it in that condition. People being so accepting of things like this is why companies now believe they can treat consumers like sh*t and think consumers need to just eat it and move on.

 

[Odinsraven]

Different brand. Ppu is cheap everywhere lol. What about the stuff he bought compared to what the same box costs where you are?

PPU is excellent...brass very good for relocating