Quote Originally Posted by Colorado Luckydog View Post
To top it off, I looked at my reciept this morning and it is stamped in bright red "NO RETURNS". I think that is BS also.
Most retailers, from the corner gun shop to Walmart, will refuse returns on firearms (or will only do exchanges following an inspection). I believe federal law prohibits the return of ammunition.

Dealer margins on firearms (not accessories) are extremely small, compared to most other retail industries. Firearms also engender an inordinately large amount of complex paperwork and record keeping, as well as larger than average insurance requirements. Returns cost a fortune in time and record keeping, so it makes sense that many gun sellers are not wiling to do returns for refunds. Many will, however credit you for trades towards a different gun.


I work in another industry in which the retail margins have been decimated by internet vendors with zero overhead selling at markups that would be utterly unsustainable if they had to operate as a real "brick and mortar" business. We have elected to keep an open return policy, as this keeps the customer returning in the future, but I can definitely see why someone in the firearms business might elect not to accept returns.