I think I got taken advantage of. I went to Academy in Covington this morning looking for .22 ammo. I knew it was a long shot but I headed back to the gun counter where they now keep the holy grail that is the .22lr.
Gun guy behind the counter: "Hi, can I help you?"
Me: "You sure can. do you by any chance have some .22 ammo?"
Guy: "I have just a few boxes. Nothing in bulk, just 50 round boxes."
Me: "What's the limit?"
Guy: "Two per customer."
Me: "I'll take it."
Now here's the strange part. Before this guy would give me the two small boxes of ammunition, he asked me to fill out this paperwork. Something called a Form 4473. "Weird", I thought. But whatever. Must be something new to keep people from buying up all the cheap .22 ammo and then listing it for sale online at a 3,000% markup.
Then the guy walks me up to the checkout counter to pay for it. Again, something new to me. But I go with the flow. $224.44 later I leave Academy with two boxes of .22 ammo.
I think the guy behind the counter felt so bad that they were charging so much for ammo that should literally be pennies per round, that he threw in a free Ruger 10/22 rifle with my purchase.
I'm still feel a little taken advantage of though. I think from now on I will have second thoughts about shopping at Academy.
Gun guy behind the counter: "Hi, can I help you?"
Me: "You sure can. do you by any chance have some .22 ammo?"
Guy: "I have just a few boxes. Nothing in bulk, just 50 round boxes."
Me: "What's the limit?"
Guy: "Two per customer."
Me: "I'll take it."
Now here's the strange part. Before this guy would give me the two small boxes of ammunition, he asked me to fill out this paperwork. Something called a Form 4473. "Weird", I thought. But whatever. Must be something new to keep people from buying up all the cheap .22 ammo and then listing it for sale online at a 3,000% markup.
Then the guy walks me up to the checkout counter to pay for it. Again, something new to me. But I go with the flow. $224.44 later I leave Academy with two boxes of .22 ammo.
I think the guy behind the counter felt so bad that they were charging so much for ammo that should literally be pennies per round, that he threw in a free Ruger 10/22 rifle with my purchase.
I'm still feel a little taken advantage of though. I think from now on I will have second thoughts about shopping at Academy.