New PX at Fort Meade

Teacher · Jan 14, 2015

Had the opportunity to talk with an employee behind the gun counter today. He said that all Maryland rules apply to military, including retired, who reside in Maryland for gun purchases. He said the big advantage was no sales tax. He also said that the post commander could have decided to follow federal rules or Maryland rules when it came to gun sales. The commander chose to follow Maryland rules. Go figure.

1969sschevelle · Jan 14, 2015

3 glass counter double shelf full of pistols.

3 big turn style glass displays full of rifles/shotgns.

Not a bad selection at all, -crowded with folks buying. Good.

rstickle · Jan 15, 2015

Was there Tuesday. Fair selection, but I didn't see any SIGs, and there was another guy there looking for Glocks, and I think there were only two. One of the handgun display counters was mostly wheel guns.

Hit and Run · Jan 15, 2015

platoonDaddy said:
On the right side of my ID it states:

U.S. Army
Retired

EXPIRATION DATE:
INDEF

Educate me on CAC

EDIT of google, from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Access_Card#cite_note-dodcac-1, it doesn't pertain to retired oldFarts: The Common Access Card, also colloquially referred to as the CAC (often called CAC card, due to what is informally known as RAS syndrome), is a smart card about the size of a credit card.[1] It is the standard identification for active-duty military personnel, Selected Reserve, United States Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees, and eligible contractor personnel.[1] It is also the principal card used to enable physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and it provides access to defense computer networks and systems.[1] It also serves as an identification card under the Geneva Conventions (esp. the Third Geneva Convention). The CAC satisfies two-factor authentication: something that belongs to the user, and something only known to the user. And, the CAC covers the bases for digital signature and data encryption technology: authentication, integrity and non-repudiation.

If you have a retired ID card you should be good to go. CAC is a Common Access Card that for Active Duty replaced the old Green ID card. It has magnetic strip and a chip in it that can be used for things like PKI token and physical swipe access...

Melnic · Jan 16, 2015

Teacher said:
Had the opportunity to talk with an employee behind the gun counter today. He said that all Maryland rules apply to military, including retired, who reside in Maryland for gun purchases. He said the big advantage was no sales tax. He also said that the post commander could have decided to follow federal rules or Maryland rules when it came to gun sales. The commander chose to follow Maryland rules. Go figure.

If you were to buy a formerly regulated rifle (now banned) and you lived in MD, you would be violating MD law I believe. Mags may be a different story. I don't know.

BTW, how are the prices? Any better than the places like Basspro or Dicks?

tigmaned · Jan 16, 2015

was there today. prices looked about the same.. but remember no tax. i saw a Benelli Nova for $375? buck or two cheaper then some were else i guess. when i first walked in and saw the tactical store i thought that was it! but then found all the guns in the back of the PX.... knowing its there now i will go there first for my next toy!!!
all i all the new PX is pretty nice!

Rickman · Jan 17, 2015

tigmaned said:
was there today. prices looked about the same.. but remember no tax. i saw a Benelli Nova for $375? buck or two cheaper then some were else i guess. when i first walked in and saw the tactical store i thought that was it! but then found all the guns in the back of the PX.... knowing its there now i will go there first for my next toy!!!
all i all the new PX is pretty nice!

Haven't been to Meade in a couple of years. Is the new PX in the same general area as the old one?

Never mind. Found it on the Meade website.

USMCTC · Jan 18, 2015

Tried to check out the gun counter today. Sign says it is closed on all Sunday's and will be closed tomorrow also since it is a Federal holiday, even though the rest of the PX will be open.

fidelity · Jan 19, 2015

USMCTC said:
Tried to check out the gun counter today. Sign says it is closed on all Sunday's and will be closed tomorrow also since it is a Federal holiday, even though the rest of the PX will be open.

Probably can't do instant NICS checks for long gun purchases.

BlackBart · Jan 19, 2015

Rickman said:
PX employees are quite often dependents or retirees supplementing retired pay.

Yup, LOT of Oriental wives as well at both the exchange and commissaries.

Blaster229 · Jan 19, 2015

BlackBart said:
Yup, LOT of Oriental wives as well at both the exchange and commissaries.

"You look exotic honey. Your father must have been a G.I."

BlackBart · Jan 19, 2015

Blaster229 said:
"You look exotic honey. Your father must have been a G.I."

Most aren't usually spring chickens which tells me they're married to more senior NCO's or retiree's. :shrug:

iH8DemLibz · Jan 19, 2015

52 pages and no stealthy pics of the gun racks and cases.....

Not even a list of guns and pricing.

Come on, Guys.

Alderleet · Jan 20, 2015

I swung by, and its okay. Ammo prices suck hard.

The selection is okay.

I hope they dont abide by the stupid 10rd mag limit.

Gmercury2000 · Jan 23, 2015

Stopped in today, not a bad set up and selection. Prices not horrible. They even had some 22. Priced very close to most local sporting stores, couple bucks cheaper plus no sales tax.

Alderleet · Jan 26, 2015

So, I went in yesterday, and there was nothing there.

All the guns and ammo are out of the shelves. Perhaps its a sunday thing?

Hit and Run · Jan 26, 2015

Alderleet said:
So, I went in yesterday, and there was nothing there.

All the guns and ammo are out of the shelves. Perhaps its a sunday thing?

Did the same thing last week. A few signs put up that said closed on Sunday and Holidays.

Alderleet · Jan 26, 2015

Hit and Run said:
Did the same thing last week. A few signs put up that said closed on Sunday and Holidays.

Thats idiotic.

I give them 2 months, before they stop doing that. It makes no sense to move inventory back and forth for 1 day of the week.

Telly · Feb 10, 2015

I was surprised to see guns at the PX.. I never looked too much into MD gun buying laws, but heard they suck, and figured it would be painful.

It really wasn't as bad as I feared... they helped me with the forms, made copies of my retired Mil ID, Drivers Lisc and registration, and was happy to learn that I was exempt from the HQL. They said they would call me in a week to pick up the gun, a S&W .40.

Panzer Radeo · Feb 10, 2015

BE AWARE that some of the salesmen do NOT know their stuff. Asked for two boxes of 357 magnum and 38 special +p. He handed me two boxes of 357 mag and two boxes of 38 super auto. I said "that's not 38 special" and he said "Sure it is." I replied, "No it's not. It's an entirely different cartridge with different pressures." He continued to try to tell me it was 38 special +p. I asked to speak to the supervisor and the supervisor told him the same thing I said. If you're foolish enough to believe them or just aren't educated in the proper names of ammunition types, be aware that if you do purchase it then find out later it's not correct, you CANNOT return it for a refund. I will say that they did have a number of boxes of 17 winchester super magnum available, which i swooped on immediately.

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