I'm curious what the ratio is of those who have had an experience like this and those who have not.joe817 wrote:I got to thinking about seniorshooteress's bad experience. Academy is a Texas born and bred store:
"Academy Sports + Outdoors traces its beginning to 1938 when founder Max Gochman opened the Academy Tire Shop in San Antonio, Texas. After a few years, Max began selling military surplus in his shop. In 1956, he moved his business, then called Academy Super Surplus, to Austin, Texas and expanded the operation to four stores. In 1973, Max's son, Arthur Gochman, began developing similar stores in Houston, Texas. Arthur opened six Academy Super Surplus stores, and the business continued to grow. In the early 1980's, Academy added sports and outdoors items to its assortment of products and evolved into a full line sporting goods store. By 1990, Academy Sports & Outdoors grew to include 28 stores across Texas and became a leader in the sporting goods industry."
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It's corporate hq is in Harris county near Katy. I'm surprised that a very successful store like Academy has implemented gun sales procedure that would be more commonly found in say.......california? Or up east somewhere? But in Texas?
Come on Academy! You're not selling a bazooka! It's only a gun for crying out loud.
There is nothing out of the ordinary with what they do, outside of the no return policy. You fill out a 4473 and sign a piece of paper saying you understand the return policy. I am failing to see how this is such a hassle...but maybe I know no better.
We all fill out a 4473 when we pick up a firearm from the local FFL. We don't return the firearm to the FFL (to fix) when it breaks. We ship it out. Academy basically has us do the same thing.
I can understand wanting to be able to return the gun to the location that you purchased it, so if that's the big pain point, then go with a local shop.
But I think Academy is getting a bad rap here...and to compare it to California is a stretch...
