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I may be out of the loop on this.. but I just initiated a purchase from a company in Quebec. 20 dollar bag of primed shotgun hulls, nothing else. They want $58 for shipping!?!?
It was with UPS. There was no other option.
Last I heard Canpar was having issues but I did not keep up on it. Anyone know what the deal is? Is shipping ammo now through the roof in Canada?
I think this is just another way of gouging people ,and using Covid shortages and perhaps Canpar ,as an excuse.
I saw this on small dinky things like gun cleaning patches.
Both Amazo USA Amazon CA,even EBay.
Not available-not availble-not availabe-BINGO,available at reasonable cost+ SAME or more shipping and handling(handling being the wild card).
They could say-Take it or leave it! too(but they are pretending to be nice)
Sucks.
That was already pretty common on Amazon & Ebay. My GF shopped on Amazon a lot.. lots of smaller items that seem like a good deal until you see the stupid shipping charges. They must get a few people who don't notice?? I dunno...
Quebec is different. They charge tax even if you're out of province. My 19.99 bag of hulls came to $88.
Probably charging you a premium because of the primers. Unless your desperate, I would walk away on principle i.e. shipping costs 2X more than product
I would be contacting the nearest gun range where they shoot trap or skeet, and you probably could get all the hulls you wanted for free!
My dad just bought 10 boxes of acutip from alflaretys only charged him 12 bucks for shipping with ups.
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It is because of the primers, they have to use UPS due to the hazard of primers. I just ordered a bunch of stuff, would have been $25 shipping but when I toss in primers and powder that jumped up to $60. I still saved money on the rest of the parts though, about the same price as it would have been if I could have bought them locally but nothing local has the dies, bullets, primers or powder in stock.
I load bismuth/hevi/hw-15 for my 20 gauges. I still shoot steel and reload it for 12ga but stick to factory steel for the 20. The amount of loading did not warrant another press. I just bought a roll crimp die and have only been loading new, primed hulls. I was ordering them.. now it looks like I'm SOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by genec
Was that bullets for loading or loaded ammo?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bowjob
Fox.. yeah, I figured that out this morning. I did another "cart" with fired hulls.. $18 shipping with Canada Post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Well doesn't this just suck. Is anyone ordering ammo? Is shipping within the Province worth it?
I find myself ordering ammo online more now than I ever have(which was basically never), mostly because 2 of my local shops have closed and once I find something I like I tend to stick with it and sometimes that means ordering it online. If you find a price you can live with then order more than you need. The shipping costs don't change much whether you order 2 boxes or 10.
Cantgetright.. I hear ya. Are you ordering in province or out.. both? Do they change much at all? Or is it like $60 for ammo regardless of distance.
I would do a bulk order but most of their items are out of stock due to covid and supply issues. I cannot get the wads/hulls I use within Ontario but I was ordering ammo prior to may 27th.
Canpar ending shipping of anything gun related does not help either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northhunter
My last were 20ga sabots ordered in province and 308 trophy coppers from BC. It was likely close to 2 months ago and can't remember specifics but I think the ammo coming from BC was a better deal but I split the shipping with a buddy that wanted me to order him a few boxes to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northhunter
In 2020 I ordered in 2 bags of 50, once fired 10 gauge 3 1/2" hulls from my Ballistic Products distributor in Alberta the shipping was only $22.00, he used Canpar. I believe he said a while back, he has gotten no resistance from CanparQuote:
Originally Posted by Northhunter
You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut
Anything I ordered in the past was (I believe) shipped Canpar as well. But they rather abruptly announced on May 27th that they would no longer be shipping ammunition, firearms or gun parts. I remember the news, but at the time parties affected/involved mentioned hope for some sort of a "resolution" and it dropped off my radar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gun Nut
There was a time when BP used to ship across the border, before the laws changed and the guy in Alberta got distribution rights. Then for a while he was the sole distributor for all of Canada, which I guess caused some issues. That has since changed, but with everything going on... supply is a problem. BP itself is just a vendor, and most of their stuff comes from across the pond. Then there is the component/ammo stockpiling in the states and...
It's August and I just want new ammo to look at and components to play with damnit!
In a sort of related article ...
The shipping crisis is getting worse. Here's what that means for holiday shopping
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/the-...ing-1.5557862?
Hey if anyone is looking for 12 gauge 3.5 inch hulls mostly. They can have them for free. Well in the Ottawa area.