Lucky Gunner no go

[MuttCat]

So I find some 9mm on the web, Lucky Gunner, checked it out. No shipping to NYC, no mention of NYS. Emailed to ask if they would ship to my zip. They will only ship to FFLs.

I briefly explained our situation with the Unsafe Act, that one vendor in particular does ship, and that they have chosen not to ship to NYS. Hooboy, they don't know about other vendors; their legal team has studied the issue, and they fill THOUSANDS of orders to FFLs in NYS.

Anybody ever do business with Lucky Gunner?

 

[MikeyCNY]

Couple of years ago I ordered from them and had the same issues. Finally relented to have sent to a local FFL because they had one local to me, listed transfer price of $5. On $200 of ammo that wasn't too bad, don't think they charged tax too (can't really recall)..

Have it sent to FFL, go to pick up, and the transfer fee is $15. I grumble, pay it and go home. I e-mail LG and they apologize and give me a $10 promotional credit for next order that I never used.

Their ammo testing is really great though.

I've tried to explain to several ammo sites that shipping to NYS is legal (outside of poor NYC) but I've yet to convince anyone.

 

[MuttCat]

Same here. My biggest gripe, is that the FFL "surcharge" is basically arbitrary, just like the firearm transfer fee. Whatever it may be, it is added cost to the consumer.

 

[Celt]

So I find some 9mm on the web, Lucky Gunner, checked it out. No shipping to NYC, no mention of NYS. Emailed to ask if they would ship to my zip. They will only ship to FFLs.

I briefly explained our situation with the Unsafe Act, that one vendor in particular does ship, and that they have chosen not to ship to NYS. Hooboy, they don't know about other vendors; their legal team has studied the issue, and they fill THOUSANDS of orders to FFLs in NYS.

Anybody ever do business with Lucky Gunner?

Edit: I dont know why someone would deal with the hassle or pay to have ammo shipped to a dealer, it seems to me that its either ignorance desperation, or apathy It's not required by law. So either someone is clueless about the law or they are so desperate to get ammo that they don't care and take the extra step.


Edit: I do my best to not do any business with ammo retailers that refuse to ship to residents here, and Ill discourage anyone else from giving these idiotic retailers money.


Btw,there are several retailers i know of that ship to NY residents.

 

[MuttCat]

I had no expectations when I emailed them. But here's the best...I mentioned a vendor who did ship to NY...and the response was, "we don't know about other vendors."

What kind of business knows nothing about their direct competition?

 

[MikeyCNY]

I had no expectations when I emailed them. But here's the best...I mentioned a vendor who did ship to NY...and the response was, "we don't know about other vendors."

What kind of business knows nothing about their direct competition?

I think they meant it as "we can't control what other vendors do" - it's pretty much the same answer I received from the few ammo vendors I've e-mailed. One of them (Recoil Gunworks) had nothing on their Shipping Information page about sending to FFL - it just said no shipments to NYC. I ordered, then they e-mailed me asking for an FFL. Back and forth I asked them to cancel the order. No reply after a few days. Asked again, finally had to do a chargeback on CC (my first time doing that) to get their attention.

Now their site says "ship to FFL" for NY.... Shame too because they have occasional deals on police ammo trade-ins.

It's easy to say "don't do business with these retailers" @Celt but Primary Arms, PSA, Brownells, MidwayUSA etc... they will all only ship ammo to FFL, but they have other things we might need.

 

[Celt]

I think they meant it as "we can't control what other vendors do" - it's pretty much the same answer I received from the few ammo vendors I've e-mailed. One of them (Recoil Gunworks) had nothing on their Shipping Information page about sending to FFL - it just said no shipments to NYC. I ordered, then they e-mailed me asking for an FFL. Back and forth I asked them to cancel the order. No reply after a few days. Asked again, finally had to do a chargeback on CC (my first time doing that) to get their attention.

Now their site says "ship to FFL" for NY.... Shame too because they have occasional deals on police ammo trade-ins.

It's easy to say "don't do business with these retailers" @Celt but Primary Arms, PSA, Brownells, MidwayUSA etc... they will all only ship ammo to FFL, but they have other things we might need.

I get that, and perhaps i should have said i avoid using vendors that wont ship ammo to residents as best I can. Its impossible to avoid all businesses that dont value our freedoms, but i try when i can.

 

[BDinPutnam]

Couple of years ago I ordered from them and had the same issues. Finally relented to have sent to a local FFL because they had one local to me, listed transfer price of $5. On $200 of ammo that wasn't too bad, don't think they charged tax too (can't really recall)..

Have it sent to FFL, go to pick up, and the transfer fee is $15. I grumble, pay it and go home. I e-mail LG and they apologize and give me a $10 promotional credit for next order that I never used.

Their ammo testing is really great though.

I've tried to explain to several ammo sites that shipping to NYS is legal (outside of poor NYC) but I've yet to convince anyone.

Just a note- you are not supposed to tax a transfer.

 

[Chevusa]

They never have inventory anyway. I just ordered from LAX Ammo. Target Sports had FMJ 9 and 40 yesterday also. You need to check several times throughout the day. It can be there one minute and gone the next.

 

[MikeyCNY]

They never have inventory anyway. I just ordered from LAX Ammo. Target Sports had FMJ 9 and 40 yesterday also. You need to check several times throughout the day. It can be there one minute and gone the next.

I've also had good luck with Simmons Sporting Goods - Ammunition found locally today

They are doing another ammo release next Wednesday around 4pm Eastern. Running around $0.35/rnd for 9mm which is still almost double pre-Covid but if you need it, you need it...