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Title: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: Swamp Yankee on August 12, 2013, 09:23:02 PM: Having been up here a short time I am in need of some basic reloading supplies IE, Powder and Primers. I have scoured all of the local stores to no avail. So I decide to order from my favorite place Midway USA, and a couple of other well known on-line retailers. So I find what I need and try to check out and none of them will ship to Alaska. I am baffled by this I am the one paying and don't mind if it cost a little more shipping. Alaska is one of the most firearm friendly states in our great nation yet I can't order Ammunition, Powder or Primers. I would not be complaining if I could get what I needed here but I can't. Perhaps someone else is more enlightened on this subject could shed some light on this for me.

Mike Mc.
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: mkm on August 12, 2013, 11:10:30 PM: Don't know for sure, but I'm going to say it has to do with flying them up there. They can just drive them anywhere in the lower 48. Without driving through Canada, Alaska requires a plane or a boat.
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: Big Frank on August 12, 2013, 11:11:46 PM: I don't think they can ship anything like that over Canada.
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: sledgemeister on August 12, 2013, 11:17:13 PM: Quote from: Swamp Yankee on August 12, 2013, 09:23:02 PM
Having been up here a short time I am in need of some basic reloading supplies IE, Powder and Primers. I have scoured all of the local stores to no avail. So I decide to order from my favorite place Midway USA, and a couple of other well known on-line retailers. So I find what I need and try to check out and none of them will ship to Alaska. I am baffled by this I am the one paying and don't mind if it cost a little more shipping. Alaska is one of the most firearm friendly states in our great nation yet I can't order Ammunition, Powder or Primers. I would not be complaining if I could get what I needed here but I can't. Perhaps someone else is more enlightened on this subject could shed some light on this for me.

Mike Mc.

Hey you may as well come to Australia we cant ship anything like that either but least the weather is better! :P

What about that Alaskan Gun shop the one thats on the History Channel? Surely they could ship internally?

WILD WEST GUNS – ALASKA
7100 Homer Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99518
Phone (907) 344-4500
Fax (907) 344-4005
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: TAB on August 12, 2013, 11:27:53 PM: yeah, they can't ship it by air and international shipping can be very messy.
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: fatbaldguy on August 13, 2013, 03:00:54 AM: I could be all wrong about this, however, Canada prohibits ammunition and components being trans shipped. Same I think, with firearms. All those items have to go by ocean vessel.
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: fightingquaker13 on August 13, 2013, 09:45:21 AM: When in doubt? Blame Canada! ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA
Title: Re: Companies that do not Ship to Alaska
Post by: Swamp Yankee on August 13, 2013, 07:59:52 PM: Thanks for the replies, I will blame it all on Canada >:(. Wild West Guns had some Ammo but no components last time I was there. I will just have to hit the stores regularly and hopefully get lucky. Only problem with that is it leads to more guns in the collection that will require more Ammo. It's such a vicious cycle ::).