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Locally I have several choices

1. WalMart but usually need to find the person with the key. I do get good prices on the value pack Federal or Winchester 12 g shotshells and no key needed. Also usually a good price on clay birds. When they have bricks of 22 they have not increased prices. They rarely have 22 though.

2. Academy, easy to buy, fair prices. When they have a sale I buy online and as long as you spend $25 they ship for free and I just pay the standard sales tax. Saves me a trip to the store. I don't know how they make a profit when they pay shipping. There are many people that work at my local Academy but you get very little help from most of them. One guy is very good but not always there. When it comes to firearms they do not take the locks off. Not a good place to buy a firearm in my opinion as you can not try the trigger of any gun they sell.

3. Atwoods, when they have a sale you can get very good prices. Unfortunately nobody seems to know what they are doing and it is very hard to get someone over to the firearms section. Usually what you want and what is on sale is not in stock. They do let you dry fire though. Today they had 9 mm 115gr FMJ at $9.99 a box in their advertisement but no listing of what brand it was. They couldn't even find it at the store.

4. LGS, reasonable prices on firearms and does have reloading supplies. Not cheap on powder but no hazmat fee. No great deal on ammo. Great service and this is where I buy my firearms if buying new. Usually cheaper than Academy for guns.

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If you know what you want SGAmmo very good. No sales tax but you pay shipping. I have never been charged sales tax on these purchases (yet). Most of the ammo I bought was great but I hate to buy 1000 rounds of untested brands. TargetSportsUSA also good and frequently provides free shipping. Recently able to stock up on 22LR from them. Of course they sell out quickly.