Goofy Things Said At Gun Shops

This is the same guy that told everyone a 50 BMG and .338 Lapua would kill a man just from the pressure of the bullet passing close to him. Evidently his sniper buddy took many arms and legs off by the 50BMG passing by with so much force.
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LOL. It is so hard to explain to people that this is simply not true when they genuinely believe it to be so. I'm pretty sure mythbusters even did an episode with this one.
 
Guy and his son working late one day, and I walk into the shop. Guy asks his son to read him the model number off of a s&w 360 revolver. Kid walks to the gun and says "38 special", father responds "no, that's caliber, I asked model". Kid takes another wild guess and goes, "smith and Wesson". Father again explains to his kid that he wants the model number. Son responds, "oh! Smith and Wesson 38 special ctg!". Finally the father just got aggregated and went over himself and looked. Kid still is up there. I guess they keep him around for entertainment purposes.
 
Guy and his son working late one day, and I walk into the shop. Guy asks his son to read him the model number off of a s&w 360 revolver. Kid walks to the gun and says "38 special", father responds "no, that's caliber, I asked model". Kid takes another wild guess and goes, "smith and Wesson". Father again explains to his kid that he wants the model number. Son responds, "oh! Smith and Wesson 38 special ctg!". Finally the father just got aggregated and went over himself and looked. Kid still is up there. I guess they keep him around for entertainment purposes.
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Kinda funny, but it's too bad dad couldn't explain it to him.


This is the same guy that told everyone a 50 BMG and .338 Lapua would kill a man just from the pressure of the bullet passing close to him. Evidently his sniper buddy took many arms and legs off by the 50BMG passing by with so much force.
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This is what my brother was told when he was in the Marine Corps. I think they're just trying to get people to stay away from the front of a 50 BMG.
 
id walks to the gun and says "38 special", father responds "no, that's caliber, I asked model". Kid takes another wild guess and goes, "smith and Wesson". Father again explains to his kid that he wants the model number. Son responds, "oh! Smith and Wesson 38 special ctg!". Finally the father just got aggregated and went over himself and looked.
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If the kid didn't know S&W revolvers well, those are understandable mistakes (and also one of the reasons I fear gun registration).

It's hard to find someone who's an expert on everything. For all you know, that kid could be the neighborhood sage of hunting rifles, or a reloading guru.

If folks expect every employee to be a polymath and renaissance man of guns, able to answer the most obscure of questions without pause, and willing to spend all day shooting the breeze...well, folks better be prepared to spend a lot more for stuff.
 
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I asked a guy at Gander Mountain when they expected any 9mm Luger in and he said "we only carry 9mm no German ammo.

Go back and see what happens when you ask for 9mm Parabellum.
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"We don't carry Latin ammo."
 
I don't expect much our of the salesmen, in fact all I expect from them is a bit d their time to sell me things. I understand the kid might not have been familiar with the particular gun, but at the shop I go to they have note cards with the manufacture, model, caliber, price, and if its new or used. I later looked at it, and sure enough it had the model number on the card, of which he was looking at.
 
Just read Rbid's post and was really worried about #35, then realized I didn't have anything to worry about. I use a surge protector and DHS can' get through that. Whew!
 
I just went to Gander Mountain and the gentleman there told a young lady who was looking for .22 lr that all they have is .22 shorts and those are basically blanks.:confused: I just gave a snort of derision and walked out.
 
I just went to Gander Mountain and the gentleman there told a young lady who was looking for .22 lr that all they have is .22 shorts and those are basically blanks. I just gave a snort of derision and walked out.
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That is frightening.
 
What Newton meant was, "Every action with a .45 ACP produces a mushroom cloud."

It does in E.E. "Doc" Smith's sci-fi classic "The Skylark of Space". It's worth a read - microminiaturised atomic warheads packed into the noses of .45 ACP ball rounds, ranging in explosive power from 20mm HE equivalent all the way up to... well, some of the middleweight rounds will raise a mushroom cloud 90,000ft high.
 
"All you have to do is rack the action on a pump shotgun, and a burglar will void his bowels, find religion, and have a heart attack on the spot."
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That one always drives me nuts. Around here it's on the order of, (racking shotgun) That's the universal language that says you've got about 2 seconds before hell comes your way.:rolleyes:

I've actually seen counter guys talking people out of more expensive autos because the pump has that sound.:rolleyes:
 
What Newton meant was, "Every action with a .45 ACP produces a mushroom cloud."
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I recently read a sci-fi book in which the character claimed he'd discharged a pistol on the moon, and the recoil energy had almost knocked him into orbit. Yep, all 8 pounds of it :rolleyes:
 
world record military sniper confirmed kill....

Im honestly not sure if it was the military sniper from Canada who used a .50BMG in 2002 or the more recent world record shot with a .338 Lapua rifle in Afganistan(UK sniper) but one of them had a kill by a huge amount of luck.
The bullet curved in flight and bounced up into a terrorist holding a heavy machine gun.
Even the military sniper said the confirmed kill was a 1 in a million chance because of the extreme range.

If the sniper told the true documented account it would sound like a gun shop story or boast. But it was true. ;)
 
I recently read a sci-fi book in which the character claimed he'd discharged a pistol on the moon, and the recoil energy had almost knocked him into orbit. Yep, all 8 pounds of it
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New terminology: "launch power"! A round so powerful, it will throw you right out of the Earth's atmosphere!...but, it's strangely controllable on the user end.
 
Rbid said:
If you knew the LEOs I know out here, you'd probably find it hilarious.
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LockedBreech said:
My brother is a cop with a Molon Labe tattoo who has probably given more money to the gun rights fight than you have. Don't assume they all think like major urban area cops do. Or even that all urban cops think alike.
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I live in Los Angeles. Every cop I've ever met was on a mission to quell the disgruntled people. I've had friends given false tickets, a fraternity brother beaten up outside my own home, sober people arrested for drunk driving, and I've seen the pictures of the cars fired on during the Chris Dorner issue.

They are not my friend.
 
Meh. Cops are diffrent people from diffrent walks of life. Some are jerks, some are cool dudes.

Dad drives for a living and, thus, gets pulled over more often then average. He always announces that he carries as a curtasy and hands over his CCL with his DL. Last time, he ended up having to tell the officer he was going to be running late if he didn't get moving, because the officer had turned into a chatty cathy and wanted Dads opinion on some pistol options for the wife. :rolleyes:
 
Let's stick with the goofy things we hear at gun shops, guys, LEOs, good, bad or indifferent are not the topic.
 
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New terminology: "launch power"! A round so powerful, it will throw you right out of the Earth's atmosphere!...but, it's strangely controllable on the user end.
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Um, that would be the 10mm Auto, from what I've heard :rolleyes:
 
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