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Purchasing Ammo

Surplus Ammo's Requirements for Buying Ammunition Online:

  • We ship only to United States citizens and resident aliens that meet all other legal requirements.
  • By ordering ammunition, you are confirming that you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, and that it is legal for you to receive and possess any products ordered at your shipping address.
  • Due to the complexity of state and local laws, the customer must check to see if a product is legal to import into his state and locality.
  • You have read and agreed to Surplus Ammo's Terms & Conditions upon check out.
  • Ammunition and Firearms can not be shipped in the same package. If you order both items on the same order, they will be shipped in different packages. There may be additional shipping charges for the additional package.

Federal Age Requirements for Purchasing Ammunition: 

  • Rifle ammunition: You must be at least 18 years to order ammunition for use in a rifle.
  • Handgun ammunition: You must be at least 21 years to order ammunition for use in a handgun.
  • Federal law also prohibits the purchase of ammunition by minors, drug addicts, convicted felons, illegal aliens, the mentally ill and those convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
  • Additionally there may be state or local laws that prohibit you from receiving ammunition.

Ammunition Restrictions:

Please read the list of the restricted areas.  Please check your State, County, and Local laws for restrictions.  We will NOT sell or ship restricted items to anyone in a restricted zone. It’s the purchaser's responsibility to know and comply to all Federal, State and/or Local Laws. 

ORDERS PLACED FOR RESTRICTED AMMO AND/OR TO RESTRICTED AREAS WILL BE CANCELLED

State

Restricted Areas

Remarks/ Notes

Alaska

No direct (UPS Ground) Ammo Sales per shipping restrictions (Canada's in the way).

Due to Shipping Regulations. 

California

ALL AMMO SALES  Can NO LONGER go directly to you...The embarassing 9th circus appeals court gave the CA gov. a stay on Judge St. Benitez recent 2024 ruling that had struck down the requirement of a 3rd party intermediary and background check for simple ammo acquisition...so THE BELOW RULES ARE BACK IN EFFECT for Californians :

FFL (gun shop, pawn shop or other business that deals in firearms and has the Federal Firearms License).

CA Ammo Vendor's License (business that sells/deals in ammo but not firearms like a sporting goods shop that does not sell firearms but does sell ammo).

03 FFL (C&R) with the required CA C.O.E. (certificate of eligibility).  Yes, we DO ship to 03's with the COE.

Per your state's STILL worsening laws.  But a huge thanks to federal Judge Roger Benitez, fondly known as "St. Benitez" these days.

(still) No Tracer Ammo - ALL CA 

Connecticut

Restricted Ammunition Sales (see below)

 

Hawaii

No Ammunition Sales per shipping restrictions.

Due to Shipping Regulations

Illinois

No Ammunition Sales To:

Cook County

Rest of state has ID Requirements.

 All Others Require FOID card & State ID. See Instructions Below.

Massachusetts

A current copy of your License To Carry Firearms (LTCF) or:

Through a valid MA local FFL (gun shop or any business that deals in firearms willing to do an ammo transfer).

No Tracer Ammo - ALL MA

New Jersey

Pistol Caliber Ammunition Has Restrictions / ID Requirements.

Require NJ Firearms ID & State ID. See Instructions Below. 

New York STATE

Individual sales through valid FFLs or NY Firearms or NY Ammo license only for NY STATE residents.

No Tracer Ammo - ALL NY  See Instructions Below

Washington D.C.

No Ammunition Sales

 

P.O. Box; APO; FPO

 

No Ammunition Sales

 

Must ship to physical address

 

 

 

 

 

Instructions for CALIFORNIA Ammunition Sales: 

  • THESE RESTRICTIONS ARE BACK IN EFFECT. The 9th circus has put a stay on judge Benitez's ruling so these restrictions/requirements are once again required:
  • Please CONTACT your chosen FFL/business that you want to use for your ammo "transfer" to have them send us their current license and to ensure they do still receive shipments and to find out their process/pricing.
  • NOTE:  More and more CA dealers are no longer accepting ammo transfers and each dealer that is doing ammo transfers will have different procedures and costs for this process.
  • ALL AMMO SALES need to ship to either an FFL, CA Ammo Vendor's license or an 03 FFL with the required C.O.E. (certificate of eligibility).
  • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
  • Order will be retained until sufficient documents are submitted to and received by Surplus Ammo (email is best at: surplusammosales@gmail.com).
  • If you have supplied this information to us for past orders, please note in the "comments" section of your order, "FFL or CA Ammo Vendor's License or 03FFL+COE on File.
  • We've received many CA FFL's and licenses to date but do not have a comprehensive list of the ones we have on file.
  • Finally, do know that there is still the required BACKGROUND CHECK when purchasing or receiving ammo at any shop in CA now (as of 7.1.19).
  • Basically, it is more difficult now to get ammo at all in CA, but we plan to ship as much as we can to you in CA.  So please bear with us, this process isn't quick but we'll continue to ship ammo into CA for as long as we can.

 

Instructions for Illinois Ammunition Sales:

    • FOID cards & state photo ID (drivers license) can only be sent via mobile (406-304-8183) or email (surplusammoorders@gmail.com).
    • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
    • The shipping address must match the address on at least one of the ID's per IL law.
    • Orders will remain pending until sufficient documents are submitted to and received by Surplus Ammo.
    • If you have supplied this information to Surplus Ammo for past orders, please note in the "comments" section of your order, "Required IL Documents s/b on File." 
    • FFL Dealers must provide a copy of their FFL, NO C&R's accepted. 

 

Instructions for New Jersey Handgun Ammunition Sales:

    • N.J. Firearms ID (Front side ONLY) AND NJ state ID can only be sent via mobile or email IN COLOR. Our mobile number is (406-304-8183).
    • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
    • Order will remain pending until sufficient documents are submitted to and received by Surplus Ammo.
    • If you have supplied this information to Surplus Ammo for past orders, please note in the "comments" section of your order, "Required NJ Documents s/b on File." 

 

Instructions for Connecticut Ammunition Sales:

    • To purchase ammunition we need a copy of one of the following Permits:
      • Permit to carry Pistols or Revolver OR:
      • Valid Eligibility Certificate for a Pistol or Revolver & current CT state issued ID that shows picture, address, and date of birth and one
      • Valid Long Gun Eligibility Certificate & current CT state issued ID that shows picture, address, and date of birth and one
      • Valid Ammunition Certificate & current CT state issued ID that shows picture, address, and date of birth and one
    • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
    • Identification can only be sent via mobile (406-304-8183) or email (surplusammoorders@gmail.com).

 

Instructions for Massachusetts Ammunition Sales:

  • To purchase ammunition we are required  to have one of the following before we can ship:
    • A current copy of your License to Carry Firearms (LCTF)
    • OR we can ship to a Federal Firearms Licensed Dealer (FFL) ie: gun shop. You will need to contact the dealer and ask that they email or fax a copy of their license to us.
  • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
  • Once we have the current and Valid FFL that matches the order information we will be able to ship the ammo order.

 

Instructions for New York STATE Ammunition Sales.

  • To purchase ammunition we are now required (per NEW YORK state law) to ship only to Federal Firearms Licensed dealers (FFL's, no C&R 03 FFL's) for New York ENTIRE STATE orders and that also have a New York state Dealer's License.
  • These MUST be current, valid, & completely legible.
  • Once we have the current and Valid FFL along with the New York Dealer's License that matches the order information we will be able to ship the ammo order.

 

NOTE: For all orders shipping to locations with restrictions, it is the customers responsibility to provide all required documents. Orders will remain pending until ALL requirements are met for the order to be released and shipped. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

By placing an order on Surplusammo.com, you are agreeing to all terms and conditions on this website. 

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