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Old 05-09-2014, 10:53 AM
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I have been going to Amazon for about 2 years now. I have been getting Scopes there. They are $50 to $125 less there and free shipping. I have saved about $400. When you are on S/S THAT IS A LOT !!!!!

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Old 05-09-2014, 01:24 PM
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GOB,

Your rant is justifiable! Empty cartridge brass is Mailable matter via USPS. The cost for 100 empty .45 Colt cases should be about $5. The horror stories you post are why I patronize our local gun shop. I want the shop to exist so I do not have the shipping costs (rip-offs) you documented.

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Old 05-10-2014, 05:06 AM
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thanks for the replies guys. I know hazmat fees can be tough, thats why if buying stuff that requires hazmat fees I try to get a bunch of guys together so we can order as much as possible under one set of fees. However these aren't hazmat fees they are charging. JUST S&H.

Adam, I wish I had a local shop to shop at. The only local shop left within 40 miles of me won't carry anything to do with reloading, and they won't carry a used gun that isn't 90% or better condition because they can't make as much money on them. I have even tried to custom order items through them and its like pulling teeth to get them to order ANYTHING even if I am willing to pay up front.

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Old 05-12-2014, 02:46 PM
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Richard, we use priority shipping, if it fits it ships, lol. It costs 5.94 now and a book box can hold a good bit of stuff, like several boxes of bullets.
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Old 06-01-2014, 02:13 PM
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There is a very positive point for you's -- and that is you are NOT having it shipped to an APO.

Several won't even ship you a hat or a book, Midway comes to mind, and those that do ship to APO restrict what you wanted to order and won't ship it. Don't even want to go there
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Old 06-14-2014, 04:28 AM
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So I got an order in to brownells for the first time in YEARS, and I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn't killed on the shipping. I still think $8 was a wee bit much to ship the item I am picking up considering how light it is, but considering midway wanted $19 to ship the same item it ain't bad.

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"The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004
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