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Looking to buy a rifle at sportsman’s. The tax kicked in and shocked me. First time buying a gun when there wasn’t a waiver on tax sale. I’m hoping someone has better internet skills than me and can hook me up with a code.
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You can apply for their card at the time of purchase and they will take off the discount if you're approved. I wasn't approved but they still gave me $50 that I had to use right then and couldn't apply towards the gun purchase so I got $50 worth of ammo.Sometimes you can get 10% off purchases if you a credit card account. It usually doesn't apply to ammo, not sure about firearms
FIFY.I went ahead and sucked it up and bought it. I used my HR 218 ID as an alternative to the FSC and then sportsman’s said retired law enforcement exempt from the excise tax and refunded the money. Crazy, I had no idea. Also, while I enjoy it what aridiculous carve outcop out to put in a law.
I just picked the rifle up today and got a box of shells and a gift card for the balance with it!You can get the excise tax refunded at the store after filling out a form.