mikeyk101 Posted June 21, 2016 at 05:10 PM Share Posted June 21, 2016 at 05:10 PM Here's another that supposedly will ship to Chicago. I haven't tried ordering from them but they have a location check on their ammo pages. I put in Chicago and it said it was OK to ship ammo to us. Http://www.Topgunsupply.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted June 22, 2016 at 12:05 AM Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 at 12:05 AM Thank you! I have added them to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss454 Posted July 5, 2016 at 06:45 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 06:45 PM Well Freedom Munitions wont ship to me. I emailed them and they emailed me back saying..." No we are no longer allowed to ship to Chicago. I apologize." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:15 PM Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:15 PM Well Freedom Munitions wont ship to me. I emailed them and they emailed me back saying..." No we are no longer allowed to ship to Chicago. I apologize." I placed an order 2 weeks ago that I've been waiting for them to process as they are "experiencing high demand". Did you ask them why they have changed their mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock23 Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:25 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:25 PM Well Freedom Munitions wont ship to me. I emailed them and they emailed me back saying..." No we are no longer allowed to ship to Chicago. I apologize." I placed an order 2 weeks ago that I've been waiting for them to process as they are "experiencing high demand". Did you ask them why they have changed their mind? This is on their "Terms and Conditions" page: 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss454 Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:54 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 07:54 PM Well Freedom Munitions wont ship to me. I emailed them and they emailed me back saying..." No we are no longer allowed to ship to Chicago. I apologize." I placed an order 2 weeks ago that I've been waiting for them to process as they are "experiencing high demand". Did you ask them why they have changed their mind? Nope I didnt want to waste my or their time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:07 PM Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:07 PM This is on their "Terms and Conditions" page: 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. As mentioned up above, their website has always said that. They were supposed to update it and hadn't gotten around to it. Tons of people here have ordered from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:08 PM Author Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:08 PM Well Freedom Munitions wont ship to me. I emailed them and they emailed me back saying..." No we are no longer allowed to ship to Chicago. I apologize." I placed an order 2 weeks ago that I've been waiting for them to process as they are "experiencing high demand". Did you ask them why they have changed their mind? Nope I didnt want to waste my or their time.... Asking them why wouldn't be wasting anyone's time, considering their prior decision to ship to Chicago and a number of successful purchases. If you don't do it I have to instead. It's very possible that you just got some new employee who is going off of their outdated website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss454 Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:18 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:18 PM Ya I see your point, also it took them a week to answer my e-mail is this normal?....Question when buying a case of ammo on line do they ship it in a blank box or just the box the ammo comes from the factory? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glock23 Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:36 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:36 PM Ya I see your point, also it took them a week to answer my e-mail is this normal?....Question when buying a case of ammo on line do they ship it in a blank box or just the box the ammo comes from the factory? Thanks They're really busy lately, and apparently understaffed. My last order took over a month to get to my door. As for the factory, they are the factory... it's their brand ammo that they're making/shipping so it's in their boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyyz Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:48 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 08:48 PM I live in downtown Chicago and placed an order on Friday. They accepted the order and debited my cc account. This is the same process that I went through back in May. I ordered knowing in advance that it would probably take 3+ weeks. I will watch to see if it changes status from "Pending". I really doubt that the order would be accepted if they no longer shipped to Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionthetarget Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:08 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:08 PM Was this the first time you ordered from Freedom Munitions? I placed my third order from them on July 3 and under the pending process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRApistol Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:14 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:14 PM From my experience with Freedom Munitions. Mixed orders (a few boxes of this and a few boxes of that) take the longest time processing. I order in 500 round lots and they ship quickly. I ordered 1000 rounds last Friday, my card has been charged and the order marked "shipped". I expect them at my door this Friday. Pretty standard. Not Chicago area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionthetarget Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:19 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:19 PM Freedom Munitions changed their policy after 6/14/16 which was my second purchase order shipped to me in Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss454 Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:44 PM Share Posted July 5, 2016 at 09:44 PM I never ordered their before, I e-mailed them before placing an order because I dont know how to send them my Id's. I didn't want to order and have them cancel my order and charge me a restocking fee if they have any?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 6, 2016 at 03:53 PM Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 03:53 PM I never ordered their before, I e-mailed them before placing an order because I dont know how to send them my Id's. I didn't want to order and have them cancel my order and charge me a restocking fee if they have any?Thanks When you create an account there's a link you click on to upload them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd78 Posted July 6, 2016 at 05:25 PM Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 05:25 PM From my experience with Freedom Munitions. Mixed orders (a few boxes of this and a few boxes of that) take the longest time processing. I order in 500 round lots and they ship quickly. I ordered 1000 rounds last Friday, my card has been charged and the order marked "shipped". I expect them at my door this Friday. Pretty standard. Not Chicago area.I don't know how you get it so fast. Ordered June 23 500 rounds 45acp still pending. Not Chicago area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chislinger Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:01 PM Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:01 PM I just made another order from massammo, they have the Federal HST .40s&w in stock again for $18.86 for a box of 50. That's more than $10 less than what Cabela's charges for a box of 20! They don't have the biggest selection but their prices are great and they aren't backlogged like Freedom Munitions is. And, of course, they ship to Chicago. $12.99 flat rate shipping. They also have Federal Green Tip XM855 in stock now for $231 for a 600 round case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:05 PM Author Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:05 PM The order I placed with Freedom back in June was just confirmed and I was invoiced. Hoss, I really think you got some bad info from someone. Regarding some of the shipping times up above, maybe the difference is between buying their house ammo or a regular company branded ammo? The branded stuff probably drop ships from a distributor. Their house stuff (which is cheap), they make themselves. I used to go to Farrar Ballistics in Florida for the same kind of cheap, house-made ammo but he stopped doing that and only sells commercial now. I was sad about that as the prices were great and the ammo was fine for the range. Freedom are the only other people I know of who do that. The people I used to see sometimes at Kane County flea market don't seem to be around anymore either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss454 Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:29 PM Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:29 PM The order I placed with Freedom back in June was just confirmed and I was invoiced. Hoss, I really think you got some bad info from someone. Regarding some of the shipping times up above, maybe the difference is between buying their house ammo or a regular company branded ammo? The branded stuff probably drop ships from a distributor. Their house stuff (which is cheap), they make themselves. I used to go to Farrar Ballistics in Florida for the same kind of cheap, house-made ammo but he stopped doing that and only sells commercial now. I was sad about that as the prices were great and the ammo was fine for the range. Freedom are the only other people I know of who do that. The people I used to see sometimes at Kane County flea market don't seem to be around anymore either. Ya maybe that the person that sent me the reply thinks that they dont ship to Chicago....I might order from them if they ever update their web site.....I think that im going to try Massammo. They seem to have good prices....anyone know if I ordered a case will it be in a plan box that doesnt have ammo written on it? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagt48 Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:40 PM Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 06:40 PM I order from Freedom all of the time. I live in Chicago. Every package of ammo I've received via mail order has been marked "ORD" for ordinance. Depending on the size of my order shipments from Freedom have been in the box that states what caliber, weight, etc. it is or is in a larger box that just has the addresses and the ORD mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chislinger Posted July 6, 2016 at 07:00 PM Share Posted July 6, 2016 at 07:00 PM The order I placed with Freedom back in June was just confirmed and I was invoiced. Hoss, I really think you got some bad info from someone. Regarding some of the shipping times up above, maybe the difference is between buying their house ammo or a regular company branded ammo? The branded stuff probably drop ships from a distributor. Their house stuff (which is cheap), they make themselves. I used to go to Farrar Ballistics in Florida for the same kind of cheap, house-made ammo but he stopped doing that and only sells commercial now. I was sad about that as the prices were great and the ammo was fine for the range. Freedom are the only other people I know of who do that. The people I used to see sometimes at Kane County flea market don't seem to be around anymore either. Ya maybe that the person that sent me the reply thinks that they dont ship to Chicago....I might order from them if they ever update their web site..... I think that im going to try Massammo. They seem to have good prices....anyone know if I ordered a case will it be in a plan box that doesnt have ammo written on it? Thanks Last time I ordered from massammo it was just a cardboard box that had the ORD label on it which is required by law. I always try to be home when ammo comes, because UPS will leave it on the porch! And for some reason you don't always get the option to leave it at a UPS store. If it's a small enough box they leave it between my storm door and front door so at least it's not visible from the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chislinger Posted July 12, 2016 at 10:17 PM Share Posted July 12, 2016 at 10:17 PM Ammo came today. Just a brown box with the UPS label, and a symbol which is a diamond shape with black tips. Not obviously ammo. eta: btw the HST is labeled XM40HC, which as far as I can find out is overrun from a government contract. About the only real difference from the stuff that sells for $28 for a box of 20 is the cases are brass instead of nickel plated brass. A very good deal IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplant Posted July 13, 2016 at 12:43 AM Share Posted July 13, 2016 at 12:43 AM I recently received shipments to Chicago from: * Blue Ridge Firearms* Cajun Ammo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCroskey Posted July 13, 2016 at 03:16 PM Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 at 03:16 PM My latest shipment from Freedom Munitions arrived yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISHJOCKEY_1 Posted July 18, 2016 at 07:25 PM Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 07:25 PM this is a responce i got from Freedom Munitions on a order of over 900.00 in ammo I'm in chicago the order was just placed on july 12 Tim Bowen (Freedom Munitions)Jul 18, 09:05 PDTDear Me,Unfortunately, we are no longer shipping orders to Cook County, IL, and I have canceled your order # 1. Please contact Customer Service if you have any further questions.Sincerely,Tim BowenThe Freedom Munitions TeamHowell Munitions & Technology, Inc. | Freedom Munitions | X-Treme BulletsPhone: (208)746-3668 Looks like i'll spend my money somewhere else!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISHJOCKEY_1 Posted July 18, 2016 at 07:30 PM Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 07:30 PM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:17 PM Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:17 PM From the Freedom Munitions website today: (July 18, 2016) under the heading of Terms and Conditions, subhead Restrictions: 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidisonfire Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:27 PM Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:27 PM So is all of Cook County affected? Or just the city of Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ionthetarget Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:52 PM Share Posted July 18, 2016 at 09:52 PM I had placed two orders on July 3 and the 7th and they were pending. So, after reading DishJockey's statement, I called Freedom munitions regarding my orders. The customer service rep stated" we are not shipping to Chicago. Some people in the shipping department thought we were and they sent out the shipments". she indicated that I should not have received the first two orders and was canceling my pending orders today with an e-mail confirmation. Glad my eggs are not in the same basket. The price was good while it lasted.There are other fish in the sea! and I am going fishing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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