At the gun store

[VUPDblue]

I got my lips apart for about one second once at the 1500 when I heard someone talking about making an AR full-auto by filing the firing pin. Then I realized that I didn't care enough to say anything.

 

[HollidaySlim]

I got my lips apart for about one second once at the 1500 when I heard someone talking about making an AR full-auto by filing the firing pin. Then I realized that I didn't care enough to say anything.

I used to work at a larger outdoor spoting retailer in College and heard all sorts of idiotic "information" some customers (it was the same few guys saying wrong stuff over and over again) would spew. I like you just didn't care enough to get into it with these people, because the conversation always ended the same with them telling me I don't know what i am talking about and they were right. It just simply wasn't worth it.

 

[Ranger Rick]

And on top of that they will infect unknowing people with there garbage,hearsay and bla-bla bla!!

 

[steif]

exactly

I have heard a lot of good ones too... but my self-deluded wealth of knowledge that I keep to myself..
as a former shop worker I rarely corrected anyone unless they were plain old stupid to the point of being dangerous about "educating" a new gun owner on how to spin a glock "just like the cowboys did"... wow that was a new one. or how to disable a 45 by grabbing it by the front and pushing the slide to engage the disconnect. woops.

 

[jimbo-indy]

I can't cram 148 grains of any powder in a 45-70 case. My 68 grain loads are almost compressed.

 

[Ashkelon]

Come to my shop, every day there are Navy SEALS, Green Berets, CIA Operatives and Contractors. Sometimes I just want to bust out laughing.

careful...you never know

 

[IN_Revol]

unless it's something dangerous, i just sit back and let them go... until i feel the need to go!

 

[Smitty506th]

The best part of hearing someone run their mouth is the period after they walk away when the remaining people are looking around at each other smiling. If you see someone who does not realize they just heard a line of BS..... Either help them or warn me if you see them pop up at the range..... This would not be a personal favor but a public service.

 

[Zephri]

I have a policy of just keeping my mouth shut at gunshops, after all, the little information I do know tends to get screwed up between my brain and my mouth, as my mind thinks faster than my mouth can move.

 

[42769vette]

I. or how to disable a 45 by grabbing it by the front and pushing the slide to engage the disconnect. woops.

you can actually do that on a 1911. granted i wouldn't recomend it if someone was pointing it at you. its not as fast as jacki chan does it in the movies.

i forgot one i heard years ago. a 220 swift is the perfect anything round because its so fast it will reverse the bloodflow in a animal.

 

[cce1302]

"This here FN 5.7 round is the exact same thing as an M-16 bullet."
Sure it is, if you're only talking about the diameter, but then it's also bears the same resemblance to a .22 short and a .22-250.

 

[1 old 0311]

Amazing the things you hear from 'experts.'

 

[Movealongmovealong]

Hey, like the cop on youtube giving a safety instructional, and discharges his weapon into his knee. Some "expert." LOL.

 

[Prometheus]

If I hear two friends blabbing about something I let it go. Occasionally you'll find the person asking for advice and in that case if I hear something obviously wrong I will speak up. Otherwise if it's a idiot shopkeeper talking to idiot delta force recon SeAL guy I'll just try and keep from laughing and not say anything.

 

[VN Vet]

As far as metal mags go, I think it is alot like Fords and Chevys in the 60s; at night if you listen carefully, you can hear them rusting.

 

[Doublet]

Let gun shop talk go in one ear out other .

 

[CopperWires]

I went into a local shop looking for a Springfield XD-9. When I asked if they had any left, the guy told me no. Then he proceeded to tell me about how bad they were. I wanted to ask him why he didn't have any if they were so bad but I just walked right back out the door. I was planning on buying it from there too whenever they had another come in. He blew the sale and lost a future customer. I won't be back. What a bonehead.

 

[revolvers&w]

I went into a local shop looking for a Springfield XD-9. When I asked if they had any left, the guy told me no. Then he proceeded to tell me about how bad they were. I wanted to ask him why he didn't have any if they were so bad but I just walked right back out the door. I was planning on buying it from there too whenever they had another come in. He blew the sale and lost a future customer. I won't be back. What a bonehead.

Copper Wires
What shop was that?

 

[Soundslikejosh]

I went into a local shop looking for a Springfield XD-9. When I asked if they had any left, the guy told me no. Then he proceeded to tell me about how bad they were. I wanted to ask him why he didn't have any if they were so bad but I just walked right back out the door. I was planning on buying it from there too whenever they had another come in. He blew the sale and lost a future customer. I won't be back. What a bonehead.

I completely agree that it SUCKS when you go into a gun shop and the guy tells you that you don't want the specific item you asked for. Or, even worse, he says "What you want is this right here" while he grabs something out of the case that costs $300 more than you wanted to spend.

Having said all that, if you are willing to hear it, there are legitimate things about XDs that aren't great. Many guns have flaws, XD is another one of them. However, they seem to be the craze, and not many people want to discuss their flaws. You shouldn't necessarily disregard what the guy had to say.

 

[CopperWires]

I am going to retract the part where I said I'll never be back. I was a little upset with the guy at the time but I realize that it was just one employee. I'm going to give them another chance whenever I need something else. Having said that, I'd rather not give the shop name out at this point. Everyone else seems to have good experiences there. I didn't have a great experience at the store I finally purchased from either, but life goes on.

I also understand that there are some flaws with every firearm. The things that this particular individual mentioned were personal preferences that he used to try and steer me away from the XD and into something else.

Basically, I have been doing a ton of research on the matter and pretty much had it narrowed down to 2 handguns. I didn't need to be sold. The firearms sold themselves. I just needed pick it up from a store that I felt comfortable in and this wasn't the place at that time.

So what are the legitimate flaws. I would really like to know. I decided on S&W M&P 9c anyway.