I've read several posts on the subject about this store or that store asking what boils down to unreasonable questions when folks are buying 22s, and I can easily relate. Starting a couple of years ago even my local wal-mart started asking "are these for a rifle or a pistol?", and then "what's your date of birth" when buying 22s. ANY other caliber or gauge they just shrug at the fat bald bearded greying guy (me) and sell them. But for some reason 22 long rifle shells start bringing out the questions from just about ANY chain store I buy them in, which is just odd to me. Last year I was in a gander mountain in College Station, Texas. I had JUST purchased 4 1lb cans of powder, 2k primers, and a case of shotgun shells when I noticed a display with 22s on it. I figured why not, since they were hard to come by already and handed my wife my bags before going back through checkout. Powder, primer, and shotgun shells not a question asked. 2 - 50 round boxes of 22s and they wanted my date of birth, phone number, and zip code....... They didn't get their info, and I didn't buy the 22s. They guy behind me in line bought a case of 308s and got the same result I had with my previous order....
Is it just me, or is it MOSTLY 22 long rifle shells that start the barrage of "none of your business" questions from companies now? What gives?
GoodOlBoy