transplant Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:02 AM Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:02 AM SG Ammo responded negatively. They are on our hopeless list. I understand that there has been some changes in recent times, but for now I still do not ship to Chicago, the rest of IL is fine as long as there is a FOID and ID or FFL that matches the shipping address.
transplant Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:22 AM Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:22 AM Ammoman declined with this polite response: Hi Transplant, Thank you for your interest in AmmoMan.com! While we are aware that there have been many victories in the courts for the second amendment in your state, the leadership in Chicago still has laws on the books that have our legal team perhaps overly cautious. Unfortunately, state pre-emption laws do not prevent persons or businesses from getting caught in legal quagmires if the local power structure insists on upholding (no illegal) laws that are still on the books, even with a state pre-emption. Sadly even gun friendly states like PA and FL have a constant stream of legal battles about just this issue. Sadly in your case our legal team has advised us that until further notice we are going to continue to ship as we are. The good news is that area gun shops have been more than willing to act as transfer agents for our customers in Chicago, and all we need is a copy of their FFL to ship your orders to them. I do apologize for the inconvenience, but at this time, i appears that our in store policy will be more strict than the actual law of the land. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you, MaxAmmoMan.comContact us by phone at (856) 767-8835
transplant Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:28 AM Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:28 AM Ammunition Supply Company declined: Nick Pritchard replied:Hey Transplant,We follow the advisement from our attorneys and have not yet received the OK to ship directly to Chicago. We hope you understand. Thanks,NIck
borgranta Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:52 AM Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:52 AM Ammoman declined with this polite response: Hi Transplant, Thank you for your interest in AmmoMan.com! While we are aware that there have been many victories in the courts for the second amendment in your state, the leadership in Chicago still has laws on the books that have our legal team perhaps overly cautious. Unfortunately, state pre-emption laws do not prevent persons or businesses from getting caught in legal quagmires if the local power structure insists on upholding (no illegal) laws that are still on the books, even with a state pre-emption. Sadly even gun friendly states like PA and FL have a constant stream of legal battles about just this issue. Sadly in your case our legal team has advised us that until further notice we are going to continue to ship as we are. The good news is that area gun shops have been more than willing to act as transfer agents for our customers in Chicago, and all we need is a copy of their FFL to ship your orders to them. I do apologize for the inconvenience, but at this time, i appears that our in store policy will be more strict than the actual law of the land. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you, MaxAmmoMan.comContact us by phone at (856) 767-8835Towards the end they admit their willingness to break state law by shipping your ammo order to an an FFL rather than breaking preempted local law.
McCroskey Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:59 AM Author Posted March 29, 2016 at 03:59 AM Yeah, whenever someone tells me that I let them know that it's illegal to do that here under the FOID act. Sometimes they express appreciation and I've changed a couple minds that way.
DD123 Posted March 29, 2016 at 01:49 PM Posted March 29, 2016 at 01:49 PM For whatever reason, LAX ammo stated on the order page that they cannot ship ammo to Chicago. The problem is that I don't live in Chicago. I'll have to call them later to straighten it out. I do share a zip code with Chicago so that's where the problem probably is.
ChicagoRay Posted April 11, 2016 at 06:35 PM Posted April 11, 2016 at 06:35 PM Hello all, has anyone compiled a top 5 list of retailers that are the easiest to use and has the best deals?I have read all of the threads and so far Mass Ammo stands out.I have yet to order from them because the product that I want is out of stock. Federal Premium 9mm 124gr Hydra Shok JHP (250rd ammo can) Thanks in advance,Ray
McCroskey Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:01 PM Author Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:01 PM Hello all, has anyone compiled a top 5 list of retailers that are the easiest to use and has the best deals? What I like to do is use one of the ammo shopping bot websites, like Wikiarms.com I have the list open in another window, find the best price on Wikiarms for available ammo that I am looking for, then check to see if it's on the list.
ChicagoRay Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:47 PM Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:47 PM What I like to do is use one of the ammo shopping bot websites, like Wikiarms.com I have the list open in another window, find the best price on Wikiarms for available ammo that I am looking for, then check to see if it's on the list. Thank you officedrone, I have never heard of Wikiarms, I will give it a shot.It looks like AmmoMart might have what I am looking for! Their 9mm Luger Legendary Ammo 115gr RN RM - 1000 Rounds in Re-Usable Ammo Can for $175.00 sounds like a very good deal!
jagt48 Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:49 PM Posted April 11, 2016 at 07:49 PM Another one that I use is ammoseek.com. I also find reloading components and magazines through there.
Hoss454 Posted April 20, 2016 at 11:32 PM Posted April 20, 2016 at 11:32 PM So Freedom Munitions wont ship to Chicago?"ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS: Must have current copy of FOID card and State Photo Identification, No sales of ammunition and/or magazines to the City of Chicago."Confused.....I thought they did?
McCroskey Posted April 20, 2016 at 11:38 PM Author Posted April 20, 2016 at 11:38 PM So Freedom Munitions wont ship to Chicago?"ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS:[/size] Must have current copy of FOID card and State Photo Identification, No sales of ammunition and/or magazines to the City of Chicago."[/size]Confused.....I thought they did? [/size]I have personally purchased ammo from them and had it shipped to my home in Chicago. One or two of these sites have outdated websites, they might be one of them.
jagt48 Posted April 21, 2016 at 02:07 AM Posted April 21, 2016 at 02:07 AM So Freedom Munitions wont ship to Chicago?"ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS:[/size] Must have current copy of FOID card and State Photo Identification, No sales of ammunition and/or magazines to the City of Chicago."[/size]Confused.....I thought they did? [/size]I have personally purchased ammo from them and had it shipped to my home in Chicago. One or two of these sites have outdated websites, they might be one of them. As have I, many times. Most recently was maybe a month ago with no issues.
McCroskey Posted April 21, 2016 at 02:22 AM Author Posted April 21, 2016 at 02:22 AM Hoss, you should be good. I'm pretty sure they just were slow to update their website. If you run into an issue please let us know.
junkmang Posted April 28, 2016 at 04:57 PM Posted April 28, 2016 at 04:57 PM I made an order for some .44 from Graf & Sons, provided them with my FOID and ID, and they informed me that it is company policy not to ship to Chicago. I sent them specific sections of stricken text from the city's municipal code and they reiterated that it is company policy not to ship to Chicago. My order was cancelled. Please remove Graf & Sons from the list.
McCroskey Posted April 28, 2016 at 05:11 PM Author Posted April 28, 2016 at 05:11 PM I made an order for some .44 from Graf & Sons, provided them with my FOID and ID, and they informed me that it is company policy not to ship to Chicago. I sent them specific sections of stricken text from the city's municipal code and they reiterated that it is company policy not to ship to Chicago. My order was cancelled. Please remove Graf & Sons from the list. Graf & Sons removed. I added them to the Lost Causes list. Anyone with a company policy like that is pretty much hopeless as far as I'm concerned.
Marie Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:34 PM Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:34 PM I don't know if this matters to anyone, but Target Sports USA only does free shipping for bulk ammo purchases via FedEx. I have a FedEx account and there is no option to have it held at the hub. I ordered two cases and I'm now dealing with Fedex for delivery schedule. I switched to a delivery window of my choice and paid $10 for the privilege, but somehow only one of the two packages got changed to the delivery window. The other just got dropped off and the other will come later. I'm going to stick with vendors who ship via UPS as there is no issue getting stuff held at the hub. Just an FYI
McCroskey Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:48 PM Author Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:48 PM I don't know if this matters to anyone, but Target Sports USA only does free shipping for bulk ammo purchases via FedEx. I have a FedEx account and there is no option to have it held at the hub. I ordered two cases and I'm now dealing with Fedex for delivery schedule. I switched to a delivery window of my choice and paid $10 for the privilege, but somehow only one of the two packages got changed to the delivery window. The other just got dropped off and the other will come later. I'm going to stick with vendors who ship via UPS as there is no issue getting stuff held at the hub. Just an FYI Marie, not sure if there's a FedEx Office near you (used to be Kinkos) but they'll deliver and hold there for you to pick up. I've done that before as there's one near my apartment. I couldn't figure out how to request that in the account, so wound up calling them instead. They were very helpful on the phone.
Marie Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:54 PM Posted April 30, 2016 at 02:54 PM Holding elsewhere (hub or FedexOffice) wasn't an option at all. I'll remember about calling next time. Prices were very good, free shipping, and no IL tax a bonus! ETA: unsure if FedexOffice will hold ammo. I've read mixed info about that online.
McCroskey Posted April 30, 2016 at 03:02 PM Author Posted April 30, 2016 at 03:02 PM Holding elsewhere (hub or FedexOffice) wasn't an option at all. I'll remember about calling next time. Prices were very good, free shipping, and no IL tax a bonus! ETA: unsure if FedexOffice will hold ammo. I've read mixed info about that online. When I went to pick it up they had a sign on the counter saying they won't hold "dangerous or explosive" items, but I had no trouble getting my box o fun from them. But I had called FexEd directly, so maybe at that point they had no choice.
Indigo Posted April 30, 2016 at 06:03 PM Posted April 30, 2016 at 06:03 PM Just confirming that Freedom Munitions will sell and ship to Chicago addresses - got my latest delivery yesterday (4/29/2016). Once they take your online order, you'll get an email from the sales department asking you to upload your driver's license and your FOID to your account info.
yyyz Posted April 30, 2016 at 07:40 PM Posted April 30, 2016 at 07:40 PM Just confirming that Freedom Munitions will sell and ship to Chicago addresses - got my latest delivery yesterday (4/29/2016). Once they take your online order, you'll get an email from the sales department asking you to upload your driver's license and your FOID to your account info. Sounds great... just placed an order, received a order number and sent a copy of DL and FOID. Their offices are closed on the weekend so I will hope to get a full order confirmation of a shipment to Chicago. Prices on target 9mm and .380 not bad. Glad I saw your post.
yyyz Posted May 14, 2016 at 02:26 PM Posted May 14, 2016 at 02:26 PM So Freedom Munitions wont ship to Chicago?"ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS:[/size] Must have current copy of FOID card and State Photo Identification, No sales of ammunition and/or magazines to the City of Chicago."[/size]Confused.....I thought they did? [/size]I have personally purchased ammo from them and had it shipped to my home in Chicago. One or two of these sites have outdated websites, they might be one of them. 05/14 - I Ordered 500 rounds .380 and 500 rounds 9mm on 04/30 and received a nice package yesterday - I live in downtown Chicago. Delivered by UPS. Good prices and friendly staff. Will order from them again. They do ship to Chicago... my zip code 60610.
Ionthetarget Posted May 31, 2016 at 01:21 PM Posted May 31, 2016 at 01:21 PM As a new 2amendment right gun owner and the June 1st 2016 Cook County per bullet tax, I decided to look for other resources. I found this blog interesting and informative. So, I decided to look for ammunition and found that Freedom Munitions will not ship to Chicago. This statement is from there web site. ILLINOIS CUSTOMERS: Must have current copy of FOID card and State Photo Identification, No sales of ammunition and/or magazines to the City of Chicago.
ming Posted May 31, 2016 at 01:38 PM Posted May 31, 2016 at 01:38 PM I think their website needs to be updated. I got an order shipped to Chicago last week and have been ordering through them for over a year. FYI the delay time from placement of order to delivery has increased quite a bit recently.
Ionthetarget Posted May 31, 2016 at 02:02 PM Posted May 31, 2016 at 02:02 PM Thanks, They definitely need to update the webpage. I will give them a try.
McCroskey Posted May 31, 2016 at 02:28 PM Author Posted May 31, 2016 at 02:28 PM Freedom is 100% good to go, I have ordered from them recently as well. Just an outdated website.
strelok Posted June 4, 2016 at 04:41 AM Posted June 4, 2016 at 04:41 AM +1 for AmmoMart, fast and easy
jagt48 Posted June 4, 2016 at 01:58 PM Posted June 4, 2016 at 01:58 PM Yes, their website needs to be updated. I received an order about two weeks ago from them. I've ordered a lot over the last year or two and have only had two issues. One was they didn't have the reman .38 that I ordered so they wanted to know if I would accept new instead (for the same price), and the other was when they changed their system or something a month or two ago and I needed to resubmit my IDs. The shipping time varies depending on what I'm ordering. If I want .38 or .357 it usually takes a bit longer, but they have a note on their website about this so I wasn't expecting to receive anything within a week. It still came within about two.
Ionthetarget Posted June 4, 2016 at 02:20 PM Posted June 4, 2016 at 02:20 PM Yes, their website needs to be updated. I received an order about two weeks ago from them. I've ordered a lot over the last year or two and have only had two issues. One was they didn't have the reman .38 that I ordered so they wanted to know if I would accept new instead (for the same price), and the other was when they changed their system or something a month or two ago and I needed to resubmit my IDs. The shipping time varies depending on what I'm ordering. If I want .38 or .357 it usually takes a bit longer, but they have a note on their website about this so I wasn't expecting to receive anything within a week. It still came within about two. I placed an order now waiting for delivery. Appreciate the feedback
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