I recently concluded a very frustrating transaction with these guys:
www.usmilitarysurplus.com
AKA: Appalachian Tactical
I usually buy military ammo cans at local gunshows but in this case I ordered a two each .30 cal and .50 cal boxes from USMILITARYSURPLUS.COM back in the third week of June. The first shipment was sent USPS and never arrived. Each time I called the seller he told me to wait another week for delivery. After three weeks he agreed that it was probably lost (assuming that it was ever actually shipped) and he agreed to send a replacement shipment via UPS.
He gave me a tracking number but several weeks passed and nothing arrived. The tracking number yielded a shipping destination was not my home state and city. When I called, I was told that there was a shipping screw up and my stuff would go right out. He told me that the .30 cal and .50 cal boxes were packaged seperately but both were on the same tracking number.
When the shipment arrived there was only one carton and it contained only the two .30 cal ammo cans. There were no .50 cal cans. The .30 cal cans were very rusted and dented and one was so badly rusted that there were actually holes rusted right through the bottom. So much for the description which claimed that they were in used but good condition.
When I called I was told that the .50 cal cans must have been lost and they promised to ship two more. They gave me a another UPS tracking number. I checked the UPS tracking site daily but all it said was "billing information received." Finally, after a week passed the UPS tracking site message changed to one that said "shipment voided".
When I called to complain, theyclaimed a screw up in the warehouse and gave me yet another UPS tracking number which actually prooved to be valid and the .50 cal cans arrived in about five days.
The website described the .50 cal cans as "#1 condition". Both had lots of rust. The bottom of one was so bulged the can rocked and would not sit flat. The other had dents that looked as if it had been hit with buckshot and irt was so distorted that it was almost impossible to open and close. I had to straighten, pound out dents, sand and paint to make them even functional. I plugged the holes in the rusted through .30 cal can with JB Weld and after sanding and repainting it looks OK.
If you are bold enough to deal with these guys I hope you have a better experience than I had. Their performance reminded me of the old Florida Gunworks...two months of delays, misinformation, and mistakes compouded by product that did not meet my expectations. They did offer to replace the can that had rusted through but I really did not want a continuing relationship with these guys so I declined their offer and fixed it up myself.