Friday, August 8, 2014

Having To Do Ammo Transfers Sucks But With Volko Supply...

...I can say without a doubt it is easy and pleasant. Yeah, I know, if you don't live in NY you may be wondering what the hell is he talking about - ammo transfers. The state of NY and our communist socialist tyrannical governor mandated, by passage of the so called NY SAFE ACT, that we serfs (they certainly think of citizens as serfs or so it seems) must purchase ammunition only in face to face dealings with FFL dealers or registered ammunition dealers in NY. So, when one orders ammunition from an online dealer, it must be shipped to either one of those. I don't like it and when and if I travel out of state and get a chance to visit a sizeable ammo dealer with good prices, I will stock up but for now, when I buy ammo online, I comply with that law even though it sucks - FUAC.

Yes the law sucks but as they say: Every cloud has a silver lining. In this case, the silver lining are dealers like the folks at Volko Supply. They make the process about as easy as it can be and charge a reasonable rate to do the transfer $10.00. That is for whatever amount of ammo they receive on behalf of the buyer in one shipment. Just as you probably would not buy a single box of 50 rounds online because it is cost prohibitive with shipping, you would not transfer only 50 rounds through them either. A case of ammo, on the other hand, makes that $10 fee a decent deal. Besides a fair deal, they are always professional, efficient, courteous and pleasant to deal with. They have, in advance, notified many online ammo dealers that they are legally able to accept ammo shipments here in NY. If a dealer does not have them listed all it takes is a phone call to them to get it arranged. That is if the out of state dealer will ship to NY. Many will not thinking it illegal. Some out of state dealers know it is legal but simply will not ship here for whatever screwball reasons they have in mind. Screw them as far as I am concerned.

I digress, this is supposed to be about Volko. So, as I was saying, the folks at Volko Supply make the process easy, almost enjoyable. It certainly is nice dealing with them, I just wish it was for something else instead of mandated ammo transfers which I despise. They also do FFL transfers for rifles. As I recall they charged me $25 for that service. I imagine they would do transfers for pistols too but that requires a separate NY  State license as I understand - which is probably a huge pain in the neck to acquire or to deal with. In addition to the FFL and ammo transfers, Volko Supply Co. Inc., located in Garden City Park, NY, is a building supply business. If you uphold the RKBA and live in the area and are in need of their firearms services (or building supplies) I recommend them highly.

All the best,
Glenn B

PS: This, as are all of my endorsements, is made freely and without me receiving any compensation.

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