C&R Ammo Order from Palmetto State

[LancedLance]

Anyone order ammo from palmetto state armory with c&r and COE?
It looks like they changed their process so you have to select a FFL or else you can’t check out. I’ve sent in my documents but haven’t received any helpful response in over a week.
The previous process was just checking out and then they would send you and email to provide FFL information that you could reply to with your c&r, COE, and drivers license.

I’m stuck.

 

[threatnaught]

I'm waiting for a response as well. Tomorrow I'll send yet another email to their support team asking why they take so long to respond.

I wanted to grab some of their new 7.62x39... oh well.

 

[FriedChickies]

PSA doesn't accept FFL03+COE anymore unfortunately.

 

[LancedLance]

That really sucks. If that’s true I wish they would outright tell me instead of the silent treatment and also update their website with that information.

 

[FriedChickies]

They don’t really support the CA gun industry from what I’ve gathered. I personally buy pretty much most of my ammo from Velocity Ammo.

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

PSA doesn't accept FFL03+COE anymore unfortunately.

They still do. They changed their process

I'm waiting for a response as well. Tomorrow I'll send yet another email to their support team asking why they take so long to respond.

I wanted to grab some of their new 7.62x39... oh well.

Late on viewing this thread. Did they let you know the new procedure? It’s not emailing the compliance department anymore. You either email or call the ffl dealers line; they help you manually input your order and exemption that you already have on file.

 

[LancedLance]

They kept giving me the run around telling me to contact different departments. I gave up.
I guess I’ll try that route when I’m ready to order from them again. Thanks for the info!

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

Which departments did they tell you to go through?

Targets sports USA (even better with a membership) and outdoor unlimited (no membership needed) are very good. I mainly order from them now.

I don’t order from palmetto much anymore since their steel case tula 7.62x39 supply dried out. I switched over to Tela now that’s from Azerbaijan. I only really order from them if I need AAC .308 fmj, Sabre blade black tip .308, Sabre blade black tip 7.62x39, or whenever they had sales on 5.7x28 blue tip which was less than other websites.

Only reason why I would order from them again now is for that, or to try out their new steel case 7.62x39 that’s loaded with a hornady fmj tip but that’s the same price as TELA. It would be to see if the grouping might be a little better out of AK platform compared to import steel case.

 

[DuckDawg22]

This was a month ago. Got this after they accepted my documents but forced me to select an FFL. They lost me as a customer, as nowhere on the site does it say they’ve stopped honoring the FFL03 + COE.

 

[bonesurf]

Order from velocity. No sales tax. Free shipping over 200. They accept FFL03 and COE and keep your info on file.

I stopped ordering from PSA a long time ago

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

This was a month ago. Got this after they accepted my documents but forced me to select an FFL. They lost me as a customer, as nowhere on the site does it say they’ve stopped honoring the FFL03 + COE.

I remember before in the past it was Laura who ran the compliance department. I use to set orders through her. They then changed the procedure to contacting their ffl dealers department. I would call the number and the guy running the department would manually enter the order. I remember they said something about they were still trying to figure out how that excise tax would work once it kicks in. I havnt ordered from them ever since the excise tax kicked in.

I don’t remember them listing on their website that they honored the 03/coe. You needed to ask. I don’t think they will list thay they don’t do 03/coe’s since that’s probably only a California thing? They didn’t even publicly list the new policy change of needing to contact the ffl dealers department instead of compliance department when that changed.

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

This was a month ago. Got this after they accepted my documents but forced me to select an FFL. They lost me as a customer, as nowhere on the site does it say they’ve stopped honoring the FFL03 + COE.

Maybe they gave you the wrong info. I was sent this before the excise tax…The contact for dealer sales for using 03/coe is…..
“To place an ammo order using a type 3 FFL or COE, please contact our Dealer Sales Department at [email protected] to have your order completed per our updated terms and conditions. CA ammo orders placed online will now be required to be shipped to an FFL. ”

They sent directly to me before the excise tax. Just know what you want ahead of time. Talk to John directly through dealer sales. You don’t know if Samantha gave you the wrong info because she doesn’t deal with it directly.

Here is the phone number for dealer sales.
(803) 724-6655

His email is [email protected]

You will probably get a quicker response if you call or email John directly instead of that dealer sales email. I would call directly; that was the easiest and fastest way to talk directly. Sometimes line is busy but just try again.

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

This was a month ago. Got this after they accepted my documents but forced me to select an FFL. They lost me as a customer, as nowhere on the site does it say they’ve stopped honoring the FFL03 + COE.

Did you try to set up the order online yourself? Or asked them to help you manually enter the order?

 

[DuckDawg22]

Others have received the same message I posted. Their policy changed.

 

[DuckDawg22]

Did you try to set up the order online yourself? Or asked them to help you manually enter the order?

All of your experience is pre-excise tax. Their Chief of Compliance has told numerous CAgunners that they're no longer honoring FFL03 + COE. It doesn't matter who you talk to in what department. Seems that their answer to the excise tax is to just say no and ship it to a brick and mortar FFL.

This policy, alongside them being unwilling to ship complete lowers, on-roster pistols, and many other completely legal things has led me to discontinue my patronage. They have the right to implement whatever policy they so choose, but they're cowards in my book.

Also, the buying experience from PSA is lackluster; my last order comprised of 8 items that all showed "In stock," and I received 6 separate shipments over the course of the next three weeks as product drop-shipped from all over the country, had weather delays, one package lost, etc. Primary Arms usually has better prices and ships same day. Build your cart and wait a few weeks for them to run one of their 12% off sales and hit "order."

I'm sure PSA is great for people in free states, but I'm out on them. The FFL/COE saga was the final straw

 

[bonesurf]

velocity email literally just hit my inbox
not bad for 1000 of PMC 9mm. pretty much pre pandemic prices. not the lowest ive ever seen, but low enough to keep me from reloading 9mm.
Again. free shipping no sales tax and they honor your FFL03+COE. usually if I order on monday, I have it by end of week

 

[macosx]

Yes. So I used to have mine on file with them and I would order ammo from time to time. My COE expired and I had to renew it, so when I sent it in to update my info the same thing happened. I never heard back from them, for almost 6 months. I would add ammo to my shopping cart and it would Force me to choose a different FFL in the area. I never figured out what was up until I finally got a hold of someone who knew. Long story short, they changed policies over there and they do not ship to California anymore even with an 03. It's too bad.

 

[CWINSD]

I tend to avoid places that don't offer either clear instruction or responsive support, so I'd consider ordering elsewhere. Just did my first order with Target Sports, just to my FFL, so far so good but shipping takes about a week which is disappointing. A lot of people mention Velocity but whenever I check their site, they're always out of stock of most of their ammo.

 

[2muchsoysauce4allthisrice]

All of your experience is pre-excise tax. Their Chief of Compliance has told numerous CAgunners that they're no longer honoring FFL03 + COE. It doesn't matter who you talk to in what department. Seems that their answer to the excise tax is to just say no and ship it to a brick and mortar FFL.

This policy, alongside them being unwilling to ship complete lowers, on-roster pistols, and many other completely legal things has led me to discontinue my patronage. They have the right to implement whatever policy they so choose, but they're cowards in my book.

Also, the buying experience from PSA is lackluster; my last order comprised of 8 items that all showed "In stock," and I received 6 separate shipments over the course of the next three weeks as product drop-shipped from all over the country, had weather delays, one package lost, etc. Primary Arms usually has better prices and ships same day. Build your cart and wait a few weeks for them to run one of their 12% off sales and hit "order."

I'm sure PSA is great for people in free states, but I'm out on them. The FFL/COE saga was the final straw

Yeh, that’s true; all pre-excise.

By the way Primary arms denied my ammo order pre-excise even though they accepted my 03/coe to be put on file. They are a great place for accessories during big sales.

 

[bonesurf]

I tend to avoid places that don't offer either clear instruction or responsive support, so I'd consider ordering elsewhere. Just did my first order with Target Sports, just to my FFL, so far so good but shipping takes about a week which is disappointing. A lot of people mention Velocity but whenever I check their site, they're always out of stock of most of their ammo.

biggest issue with velocity. relatively limited selection. get on their email list and then jump on it when it's something you want. NOT the place for specialty calibers etc. granted. most people shooting oddballs reload, or should anyways given the price points