Cabellas form to purchase powder and primers?

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I'm just getting into reloading and have been shopping at Cabellas for supplies. I bought some powder one day and primers another, and after showing my PAL, the counter guy gave me a little form to fill out. Nothing major, just name and address (he just looked at my PAL, didn't record anything). I asked what it was for and he said it was a government regulation.
Is this normal for buying powder and primers in Alberta? Anyone else experience this?

BTW I'm loading 44mag with 22.8gr H110 and 240gr cast bullets.
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It's not government regulation it's store policy. Which is precisely why they've never gotten a real name or address from me. Whoda thought ziggy stardust was buying a few pounds of W231 to take back to the land of enchantment.

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turns out I was wrong & misinformed. It is regulation.
 
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Was told at my local Cabelas's that it sure seems odd to them how much powder Justin Trudeau buys at their store. Seems like the guy is buying dozens of bottles a week, according to the forms.
 
Any time I buy ammo from Crappy Tire, they write down all the particulars from my PAL in a binder along with what I am buying.
 
FoxAlpha said:
It's not government regulation it's store policy. Which is precisely why they've never gotten a real name or address from me. Whoda thought ziggy stardust was buying a few pounds of W231 to take back to the land of enchantment.
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I would check that. I thought it was a NRCAN requirement for all sellers many do it
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Had to do the same at Wholesale Sports, asked the guy behind the counter about that form and was told I could put down whatever name and address I wanted and he wouldn't know the difference. Doesn't really soynd like store policy to me, but thats the only place that book was presented to me.
 
McHaggis said:
Any time I buy ammo from Crappy Tire, they write down all the particulars from my PAL in a binder along with what I am buying.
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Are you in Ontario by chance? Because in Ontario, retailers must record ammo sales, by law. No other province (that I'm aware of) has that on the books.

As for NRCAN regulations, I can't say I've heard of this, but I've only ever bought 1lb of powder (in which they recorded nothing). You do need to provide them with a name and address or something like that, but it doesn't need to be recorded (at least that was my understanding of it. Feel free to prove me wrong.)
 
Bigrounds8mil said:
Had to do the same at Wholesale Sports, asked the guy behind the counter about that form and was told I could put down whatever name and address I wanted and he wouldn't know the difference.
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+1, told the exact same at Cabelas.

It's not the only uniquely annoying policy they have with firearm related sales.
 
Whether or not your local store consistently follows it, the regulation does exist.

http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2013-211/page-35.html#docCont


Identification
294 (1) Before selling propellant powder to a buyer, the seller must require the buyer to establish their identity by providing
(a) a piece of identification, issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government, that bears a photograph of the buyer; or
(b) two pieces of identification, each of which sets out the buyer’s name, at least one of which is issued by the Government of Canada or a provincial, municipal or foreign government and at least one of which sets out the buyer’s address.

Verification of identity
(2) If the buyer provides a piece of identification that bears a photograph, the seller must ensure, before selling the propellant powder, that the photograph is that of the buyer.

Record of sale
295 A seller must keep a record of each sale of propellant powder for two years after the date of the sale. The record must include the following information:
(a) the buyer’s name and address or the number of their licence, if any, issued under the Firearms Act;
(b) in the case of a licensed buyer, the licence number and expiry date;
(c) the type and product name of the powder sold, the size of the container in which it was sold and the name of the person who obtained its authorization;
(d) the quantity of powder sold under each product name; and
(e) the date of the sale.
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I'll be damned, learn something new everyday. I was always told "it's policy". Oh well, just cite the prime minister and how it's okay to "skirt" the law.
 
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