Ammo Trolling in Cabelas

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An odd one today, at least for me.

I haven't been in my local Cabelas for a long time. Been buying ammo online. Went in today to pic up a box of 22s for about 9 cents each a shirt on sale and a Plano box for a few guns that need a case.

While I was looking at the ammo shelf and deciding not to buy some Al case .40, a guy asks me if I'd like to buy some of his, for the same price as Cabelas, brass not Al, and no sales tax. (he had it in his car in the parking lot.) He was just sort of hanging around "shopping." I said no, I had enough 40 and I wouldn't take the chance on it being his home made stuff and I won't shoot anyone else's reloads in any gun of mine.

He then waited till another guy was studying the 40 and asked the same question. Also said he had 9mm. And I think he approached a third guy.

I wonder how often he hangs out at the Cabelas ammo shelf?

I thought, very briefly, about saying something to a Cabelas clerk, but decided it was none of my business.

This ever happen to anyone else? (Just for the record, my Cabelas is north of Seattle in Marysville, WA.)
 
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Here's hoping it's one of the profiteers stuck with inventory. I would have told the store manager about it. I don't like being solicited.
Soliciting on the property of a business, especially a retail store, without permission is usually illegal. I certainly would not buy ammo from some stranger in a parking lot. It might be a case of someone who bought multiple cases of ammo before the pandemic and is now looking to make a profit. It might a case of someone selling reloaded ammo. It might also be a case of someone selling stolen ammo.
 
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<<It might be a case of someone who bought multiple cases of ammo before the pandemic and is now looking to make a profit. It might a case of someone selling reloaded ammo. It might also be a case of someone selling stolen ammo.>>

And without gov registration of all ammo and individual serialization of bullets, we'll never know... ;)
 
A few warning signs, Redcoat3340. I'd be wary too. I would think their loss prevention folks in the back room would quickly see him loitering and take care of the issue. That Cabelas hasn't had much gun stuff to sell for quite some time. It seems to be an opening for at least one ammo scalper to move in.
 
Back when we had a Gander Mountain store near here I was in looking to buy a Mossberg M-151. A man came in looking to sell his Winchester lever gun to the store. It just happened to be in .45cal. Store clerk asked what he wanted for it. He had the original receipt and it was sold in his name. Store clerk took the gun to a back room and I told the man if they wouldn't give him what he wanted I would buy at his asking price, but we'd have to go outside to firm up the deal.

Having worked in a gun store I knew they would only give him about a third of the retail price. We went outside and I put a very nice, nearly new, Model 1894 AE lever gun in my car and handed him a check for his asking price. I don't know why he wanted to sell the gun and didn't ask. I did however, through one of my friends in LE, have the numbers run to ensure it wasn't hot. Squeaky clean.

We both left the parking lot happy.

Here it is, shown with my Ruger Blackhawk Bisley model and a Schrader, Old Timer, belt knife.
 

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Just the other day Was over at my local Cabelas.
They didn’t have much ammo.
BMG 50 anyone? They had plenty of that.
And nobody whispered, hey Cowboy, you want 380? I got a deal for you!
Last week I did meet a seller outside of Cabelas and bought 2 Boxes of 380.
The Seller arrived in a Brand New Tesla.
That’s what I’m talking about!
 
The last time I saw 9mm at Cabelas they had about 30 boxes behind the counter.
Since I am a Club Member, yes, I drank the Koolaid, I was allowed to buy 6 boxes.
It was Herters Ball by Winchester , mine missed the recall, $17 a box.
 
<<It might be a case of someone who bought multiple cases of ammo before the pandemic and is now looking to make a profit. It might a case of someone selling reloaded ammo. It might also be a case of someone selling stolen ammo.>>

And without gov registration of all ammo and individual serialization of bullets, we'll never know... ;)

You forgot, it could also be a ploy to get you and your money outside where he can lay hands on it, with absolutely NO ammo in his car.
 
I bought a Rolex that way. Great deal! $10000 watch for only $35! Next time you see him, ask him if he has any watches in his car.
 
I bought a Rolex that way. Great deal! $10000 watch for only $35! Next time you see him, ask him if he has any watches in his car.

I bought a Rolex from a guy on the platform of the NY subway E train going uptown from Penn Station. It was clear it wasn't quite what he said it was, but the band was worth the $25 he was asking. I bit and it ran quite well for a bunch of years (cheap quartz works, that's probably why the Timex I've had for 5 years now still runs and that was only $27 on Amazon.)

('Course there was the time I was interviewing for a job as communications director sometime in the last century for a major insurance company. The big shot doing the interview says, "Hey you got a Rolex too!" "Which one, let me see it and I can tell from the registration number on the back what model it is." At which time I asked about salary and benefits or the weather or whether he liked lemon Jello -- anything to change the subject. I didn't take the job.)
 

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