Federal rebate scam

[Blackmesa96]

Around Black Friday last year Federal trumpeted numerous rebates on various ammunition packages. We purchased the allowable amounts and did all the silly crap they asked for to claim the rebate. Should have been around $60.

Fast forward about three months and the rebate arrived--$15. No explanation for the reduction, just a take it and be grateful we didn't screw you for the entire amount.

The money isn't going to seriously impact us, just like that $45 isn't going to keep Kinetic Group from bankruptcy (I think).

I hope it serves them well, because it's the last penny we will EVER spend on one of their products. This type of chicken bleep behavior tells everyone who notices it what they truly think of their customers.

 

[Talyn]

I have a rebate request in with Winchester right now.

2.5 months and counting with nothing but crickets.

 

[Dobbinsky]

Thanks for the warning. Rebate clickbait sucks.

 

[Blackmesa96]

I have a rebate request in with Winchester right now.

2.5 months and counting with nothing but crickets.

I feel for you. I don't understand how other rebates can be fulfilled in a reasonably quick fashion (props to you, Menards) but the ammunition manufacturers are so slow.

 

[Blackmesa96]

FYI, among the ammo brands this company controls are CCI, Fiocchi, Speer and Remington.

Something to consider when spending your hard earned money.

They have no idea how much Blazer we have purchased and sent downrange. No longer.

 

[LDB]

So Federal, CCI, Fiocchi, Speer and Remington are all on the blacklist. Who does that leave that's acceptable to buy and isn't thought to be junk?

 

[Blackmesa96]

So Federal, CCI, Fiocchi, Speer and Remington are all on the blacklist. Who does that leave that's acceptable to buy and isn't thought to be junk?

Reckon it depends on how one defines junk. We've had no problems with Aguila, S&B, Norman or (gasp!) Winchester among the less expensive FMJ options. Our Glock 42 loves Winchester .380. None of our many 9mm pistols seem to care what you feed them (Glock, Canik, S&W, Springfield, IWI, Ruger).

The only one among those brands I personally will miss is Blazer 9mm. It's the one most commonly found on sale around these parts.

We don't buy CCI .22 as our pistols all run the Aguila Super 40 grain without issues (Glock, S&W, Browning, Walther) and it's half the price.

So that leaves...Armscor?

 

[bc22wm]

I'm the type of person that will point out that they gave me too much change back or take an Item that didn't get scanned back into the store so they can scan it and I pay for it. DON'T tell me as a company you will do something and not, or worse still half a** it and blow smoke up my backside. That really rubs my fur the wrong way!

 

[Jester560]

Dammit! My new turkey gun loves Federal TSS loads

 

[LDB]

I've got a case of Armscor 36gr. .22lr on order from CMP. I guess when it arrives and shoots 1/4MOA it will become my all-around do everything.

 

[Dobbinsky]

Used Armscor .45ACP at the range for the first time. Served me quite well.

 

[meistermash]

Guess I didn't know Fiocchi was theirs too.
Last month I got in 4 cases of Fiocchi 9mm.

Winchester must be the only outlier of domestic production.
I will only buy their NATO marked ammo.

like to get my fingers back into some geco or s&b at a reasonable price.

But that sucks that they stiffed you on their own rebate op.

 

[Musashi]

What about PMC and S&B? That Federal .22 36gr HP is s*t in my wife's M&P 15-22. FTE half the time today.

 

[10mmLife]

Beretta did something similar to me where they offering a rebate around $150 if you bought a Bobcat pistol. I ended up buying two Bobcats weeks apart and submitted separate rebates. One rebate came in but the other one never arrived. Customer service was no help either.