Bought wrong ammo!

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goldpelican said:
Well today saw a first.

Went into Walmart to buy a Winchester white box of 357 Magnum. Asked for 357 Magnum, the guy was having a hard time locating it, I said "second shelf from the bottom", he pulled a box marked 357, rang it up, bagged it and handed it over.

Got home and opened the bag. Guess who is now the proud owner of a box of 357 SIG.

I don't think Walmart accepts returns on ammo (and I wouldn't argue with that policy).

Fugly little things. Anyone else ever done that?
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I've done almost exactly that. I asked for "7mm ought 8" at Wally world. He rang it up and bagged it. I didn't notice until I got home that it was 7mm Remington Magnum.

It was my fault, I should have looked. I took it back to the store to be told that I couldn't get a refund. I requested to speak with the manager. The manager apologized and gave me what I asked for, refunded me some money, and told me to take the 7mmRM home too. He said that returned ammo gets disposed of and cannot be sold to customers.

I gave the 7mmRM to a guy I work with for Free.
 
I was at the Manatee Gun and Archery range when the folks next to me took out a really sharp Weatherby and started loading it up with Remington 7mm magnum. I'm glad I'm the nosy type and stopped them before they got too far in. I did let them have a couple of clip in my Garand so at least they got a bit of trigger time.
 
.308 Norma said:
Wow, I didn't know it was that long ago. But yeah, I am pretty old - 69 soon.
Thanks for telling me about Sunset Sports. I always wondered whatever became of them.
That link you provided shows a picture of the Sunset Sports sign in Boise, Idaho. However, the Sunset Sports I was referring to was in Pocatello, Idaho. We moved to Pocatello when I got out of the service in 1972. Several different businesses have occupied that particular Sunset Sports building since they left it (obviously in 1987). Right now I think it's some kind of used clothing store.
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I know the Pocatello store. I graduated from Poky High. Same chain. The manager of the Pocatello store became the manager of the store I worked at in Washington.
 
You are not the first shooter bitten by the 357 Magnum - 357 Sig mixup...

The "check it before you leave" rule is the best. However, just today I bought a double cheese burger to go and pulled out a single once at the house.

Some of us never learn!

Edmo
 
I've done this twice. Wanted 308, somehow grabbed a box of 30.06. It works in the Garand I have acquired since then.
Still have a box of 22 mag sitting there with no purpose...
 
I heard a story from a State Trooper in New Jersey. The Firearms trooper went into Wall-mart to check books
and stuff. There was a young fellow behind the counter. The trooper asked him if it was his firearms license on display.
He told the trooper that it wasn't exactly his it was another guy's but that all the gun salesmen used the same
license. Shortly after that all of the Wall-mart stores in N.J. stopped selling guns and ammo.
Zeke
 
zb338 said:
I heard a story from a State Trooper in New Jersey. The Firearms trooper went into Wall-mart to check books
and stuff. There was a young fellow behind the counter. The trooper asked him if it was his firearms license on display.
He told the trooper that it wasn't exactly his it was another guy's but that all the gun salesmen used the same
license. Shortly after that all of the Wall-mart stores in N.J. stopped selling guns and ammo.
Zeke
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You mean that each sales person in a store needs an individual license to sell arms and ammo?
 
goldpelican said:
Well today saw a first.

Went into Walmart to buy a Winchester white box of 357 Magnum. Asked for 357 Magnum, the guy was having a hard time locating it, I said "second shelf from the bottom", he pulled a box marked 357, rang it up, bagged it and handed it over.

Got home and opened the bag. Guess who is now the proud owner of a box of 357 SIG.

I don't think Walmart accepts returns on ammo (and I wouldn't argue with that policy).

Fugly little things. Anyone else ever done that?
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I got a free box of .357Sig from a bud who did the same thing. I had to buy a barrel for my G23 to shoot it....
 
A friend and I stopped by WM to pick up ammo. Me .45, him 12 ga. They had 100 round boxes so I got Federal and he got Winchester. When we went to the farm to shoot we see his was #7.5, 3" like he wanted but was 20 ga. It was right there together and we both missed it. Upside was my son has a nice 20 ga and was happy to get 100 rounds.
 
It doesn't just happen at Wal Mart.

A few years ago I picked up my first Mauser (a beautiful 1937 CZ vz. 24.) I was excited to shoot it and went to an established gun shop to pick up some ammo. I got to the range, opened the box and lo and behold it was rimmed! When I got home I put in some time on the internet and learned all about 8x57 JRS Rimmed Mauser. Next day I took the ammo back to the gun shop, the clerk and I both rolled our eyes, and he happily exchanged it for a box of 8x57 JS Mauser. Easy mistake to make, as much my responsibility as his, and a very good learning experience for both of us.

Tinpig
 
With Walmart, you just need to know what your buying and not depend on one of their sales people's advice unless it is along the line of this is as "best seller" and so forth. I shop at Walmart weekly and spend probably 10x the $ there than I do in any other store.

My last issue was at the check out. I looked and I didn't see any more of my "stuff" to be carted out. I asked "did I get everything?" They nodded. Went home and was missing a number of things I was charged for and double charged on one item. The next day I went back and picked up replacements (including two of the double charged item) and headed for the customer service counter..... they didn't like it (or she didn't), but they okayed the "exchange". No money changed hands. I suspect that the very next customer probably walked out with my bagged items mixed with their bags. My advice... pay attention. If possible watch as they scan things.
 
I asked for 45 cal bullets for a muzzle loader at Walmart once and they guy pointed to 45 ACP cartridges.
 
I was organizing my ammo and came across two boxes of Federal 38 Super.... which is odd since i've never owned one or bought the ammo...but it got out of a box or bag and onto my ammo shelf somehow.
 
I was in a Dick's a while ago, and while there stopped at their gun counter to ask if they had Gold Dot 9mm Short Barrel ammunition. The kid I was talking to asked an older employee about it and was told I wanted .380 ammunition. I explained to them both that Speer made ammunition geared towards handguns with short barrels, and that it was for a 9mm. They were nice enough and seemed a little embarrassed that they gave me incorrect information.
 
A different slant. In the Sporting Goods Department in the store I worked in, I had all loaded ammo behind the counter. On several shelves opposite the counter, I stocked all sorts of reloading supplies, including bullets. I had six signs on the bullet shelves: "This is Not loaded ammunition." At least once a month someone would bring a box of bullets to the counter with their receipt and tell me it wouldn't shoot in their gun.

Mike
 
MRH said:
A different slant. In the Sporting Goods Department in the store I worked in, I had all loaded ammo behind the counter. On several shelves opposite the counter, I stocked all sorts of reloading supplies, including bullets. I had six signs on the bullet shelves: "This is Not loaded ammunition." At least once a month someone would bring a box of bullets to the counter with their receipt and tell me it wouldn't shoot in their gun.

Mike
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Ha! Now THAT'S funny!
 
sorebutton said:
I've done this twice. Wanted 308, somehow grabbed a box of 30.06. It works in the Garand I have acquired since then.
Still have a box of 22 mag sitting there with no purpose...
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Guess you'll just have to buy a 22 mag firearm. :D

"This is Not loaded ammunition." At least once a month someone would bring a box of bullets to the counter with their receipt and tell me it wouldn't shoot in their gun.
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Sounds like Remington Thunderbolts sometimes and they are loaded. ;)
 
MRH said:
A different slant. In the Sporting Goods Department in the store I worked in, I had all loaded ammo behind the counter. On several shelves opposite the counter, I stocked all sorts of reloading supplies, including bullets. I had six signs on the bullet shelves: "This is Not loaded ammunition." At least once a month someone would bring a box of bullets to the counter with their receipt and tell me it wouldn't shoot in their gun.

Mike
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Yep.

It's why I'm a bit of a stickler for proper terminology.

Bullets are just that. Rounds/cartridges are what we actually shoot.

It's pretty sad that most sites that sell bulk .223 bullets have huge disclaimers stating that they are not loaded ammo.
 
Went to Bass Pro and asked if they had any 17Mach2. The guy sets a box of 17HMR on the counter. I tell him it's not Mach2, that I don't want HMR. He says, "Hey man, I know my ammo and this V-Max is good stuff." I smiled and thanked him as I left the store thankful that I knew the difference.
 
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