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In my area all of the Academy stores are having a closeout sale. There are good deals to be had on all sorts of outdoors related stuff. There's no consistency from store to store, so the deals I got may not work at your store, but it may be worth a try. The best deal I found was at the Slidell LA store. Winchester 55 grain softpoint silver box ammo. $4.88/box. I cleaned em out. Marlin bolt action 7 round 22 mags $4.88. One store had Hornady 44 cal 265g FTX 50 quantity bullets for $9.88 per box. No other store had them for the sale price. Several stores have Mossberg 5.56 Patrol rifles for $319. Good deals in the flashlight section too. I got some Wolverine camo wellington boots, normally $119 for $59.

Here's a note about how to shop Academy. If you see something with a clearance label, scan it. The computer often takes subsequent markdowns, but the employees haven't gotten around to putting the new shelf label on it yet. If you see a good shelf label in one store, but the item is sold out, they may have it in another store. One store had one All Star fishing rod regular price $149 marked down to $34. I didn't need that style. I went to another store. They still had the $149 price on many different styles of the same rod, but they scanned $34.

This is what furloughed federal employees are good for.

Thanks!

Keep up the good work!

never mind. found it.

I worked at Academy for about a year after I retired and found some great deals. When they decide to get rid of old inventory they really mark it down. I bought two sets of Polecat shooting sticks for $9.88 each. They were marked down from $34.99. After I had left there due to knee problems I walked in one day and guy I had worked with told me to come over to the gun bar and check out the markdown. They had a TC Impact in full camo and weathershield for $140 out the door. I bought it and sold it to a friend at my cost since I knew she was looking for a new muzzleloader. A couple of months ago they started marking down some of their reloading components. I got two 50 round boxes of .243 Win brass for $16.99 each.

Only crap they ever mark down here is the UK Wildcats swag

They don’t mark down much here

I bought 13 boxes of Federal Fusion 35 Whelen last year for $3.88 a box or something like that, I know it was under $5 per.

I also scored some kids snorkel and mask sets for my grandkids for $1.98 and some folding lounge chairs for $1.98. I am about to go to the last Academy within 20 minutes of me and get the 8 boxes of Winchester 55g SP. That will bring me up to a total of 500 rounds for $125. I don't think I can reload it for that price.

Once I get my back pay, I'll be sure to thank all of you for paying me so well to shop closeout bargains.

At least you went and found something to do, Good For You!!

Thanks Paul. I will go check out my store.