Whats the stupidest thing you've heard at gun store/range?

[Mongo59]

Had two kids bring in what had been a nice stainless slide pistol that the barrel was bulged and blown with the slide stuck on the bulge, cracked and half off the rail.

The oldest one was bragging about helping his uncle reload the ammo when he was drunk and was thinking of sending the pistol back to the factory...

 

[Tactically Fat]

Note:

An improper grip with the weak-hand thumb behind the slide can result in a broken or otherwise injured thumb - we all know this.

But with proper positioning, you can EASILY put the pad of a thumb behind the slide and keep it in place upon firing.

The key is inertia. If you keep the slide from moving - it's easy. If your thumb is in the way of an already moving slide, well then, inertia gonna do what inertia gonna do.

 

[flatlander]

Had two kids bring in what had been a nice stainless slide pistol that the barrel was bulged and blown with the slide stuck on the bulge, cracked and half off the rail.

The oldest one was bragging about helping his uncle reload the ammo when he was drunk and was thinking of sending the pistol back to the factory...

Genetics...... Just because you can have kids doesn't mean you should...... Telephone pole for a family tree

 

[ECS686]

Had two kids bring in what had been a nice stainless slide pistol that the barrel was bulged and blown with the slide stuck on the bulge, cracked and half off the rail.

The oldest one was bragging about helping his uncle reload the ammo when he was drunk and was thinking of sending the pistol back to the factory...

Was at a private range and a guy (he sounded like Jeff Spicolli when he talked probably part of the issue) had a S&W 40 with a bulged barrel asked me to take it apart. Never saw a barrel with a goose egg but this was it.

Told him the issue and he was like "No way" and said he was a machinist and would just throw itbon a lathe and take it out. I'm like WTF bad idea just get a new barrwl but send the reat to S&W amd have them double check theres no other damage.

He didnt seem to like that idea and I said whatever your face if you do what you wanted to. Don't know whatever happened as I quit going to that range

 

[BugI02]

Don’t you mean a “Shotty” revolver?

Wrong vowel, I think that 'o' should be an 'i'

 

[BugI02]

Shooting range built in a sand pit...
That we shouldn't shoot round ball under the turtles.
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But ... but ..." it's turtles all the way down"

 

[Kneedeep87]

The salesman said "this is more of a dust catcher..just ask anyone in the military" referring to the lack of ejection port cover on a slick side upper he was trying to sell

 

[BigRed3588]

"Don't worry, it's not loaded."

My favorite LGS down here is a small one-man operation that primarily deals in used firearms and transfers. It kind of reminds me of the old Bobs Guns location where you always find people hanging out, chain smoking, and shooting the s***. He has a lot of memorabilia and other odds and ends around the shop, including a shelf behind the counter with probably 60 or so rounds of various calibers. I never thought much about it; just figured it was a display of some sort.

Anyway, he and I are chatting one day and this guy comes in with a pistol case and asks him to replace the battery for the laser on his bodyguard. As the guy is opening the case on the counter, he assures the owner it isn't loaded. Without missing a beat, the owner points over his shoulder to the shelf and says "every round on that shelf came out of a gun that wasn't loaded." Sure enough, as he racks the slide, a round pops out. He picked it up and walked it over to the shelf as the guy started stumbling over an apology.

 

[ECS686]

We need a silly things from silly things dealers say or a I heard it at the 1500 thread.

So there I was at the 1500. Saw a table with various used rifles. One was a Mosin with an archangle stick and a cheap tasco scope. Older guy makes the mistake of asking the dealer about it. Dealer goes into story about how he had a Leopold and it was sub MOA yafa yada. Having experience with a Mosin and Leopold I had to bite my tongue and walk away. Didnt know if I should have laughed or throw the BS flag

 

[Mongo59]

My favorite LGS down here is a small one-man operation that primarily deals in used firearms and transfers. It kind of reminds me of the old Bobs Guns location where you always find people hanging out, chain smoking, and shooting the s***. He has a lot of memorabilia and other odds and ends around the shop, including a shelf behind the counter with probably 60 or so rounds of various calibers. I never thought much about it; just figured it was a display of some sort.

Anyway, he and I are chatting one day and this guy comes in with a pistol case and asks him to replace the battery for the laser on his bodyguard. As the guy is opening the case on the counter, he assures the owner it isn't loaded. Without missing a beat, the owner points over his shoulder to the shelf and says "every round on that shelf came out of a gun that wasn't loaded." Sure enough, as he racks the slide, a round pops out. He picked it up and walked it over to the shelf as the guy started stumbling over an apology.

Good friend of mine owns a gun shop and had someone ask if and old 16ga slam fire variety shotgun took 2.75 inch shells.

He says, "Let's find out."

When he picked the gun up the hang tag string was around the trigger and when he slammed a round home it rack fired and blew a hole through one of the wooden beams holding up the roof.

Years later I had to be the one to tell him that didn't prove anything...

 

[Prometheus]

"It's not loaded..."

 

[ancjr]

Guy at the range witnessing someone else letting a friend try his pistols and commenting:

"I never let anyone else shoot my pistols because 99% of people slingshot the slides and I know for sure it causes extra wear and tear. I always let the slide go down easy on my guns!"

Same guy, different day:

"I was in [i forget the branch of military] and saw action in [and i also forget the foreign country] ... we'd shoot those guys in the leg with 5.56 and it would come out of the tops of their heads after it ground up all their insides!"

 

[Airtevron1]

Anothe Point Blank Range Merrillville...

I was looking at a used revolver, checking the timing and lock up. The kid says you should never dry fire an older revolver. I guess it cant take that but can take the power of a live round...?

 

[goob469]

Last week I was at my local chain store gun counter and I heard the "sales" person (or I should say "sales" people because his coworker agreed with him) tell a customer that tritium night sights had to be recharged with with light about once a month.

 

[deo62]

Guy at the range witnessing someone else letting a friend try his pistols and commenting:

"I never let anyone else shoot my pistols because 99% of people slingshot the slides and I know for sure it causes extra wear and tear. I always let the slide go down easy on my guns!"

Same guy, different day:

"I was in [i forget the branch of military] and saw action in [and i also forget the foreign country] ... we'd shoot those guys in the leg with 5.56 and it would come out of the tops of their heads after it ground up all their insides!"

Did he work for CNN?

 

[Mongo59]

Probably the CNN Outer Loop Protection Force...

 

[flatlander]

Started working at a gun store after I retired a couple months ago.

Yesterday had a phone call:

Me: Hello, can I help you?
Them: Hello, I just became an American citizen.
Me: Congratulations, what can I do for you?
Them: Thank you. Do you sell ..... RPG's ?
Me: Excuse me?
Them: RPG's.
Me: No, afraid not.
Them: Do you know how or where I can buy one?
Me: Nope. Have a good day and hung up.

"THEM" did have an accent but couldn't place it. Probably a joke but was interesting non the less.

 

[Airtevron1]

Started working at a gun store after I retired a couple months ago.

Yesterday had a phone call:

Me: Hello, can I help you?
Them: Hello, I just became an American citizen.
Me: Congratulations, what can I do for you?
Them: Thank you. Do you sell ..... RPG's ?
Me: Excuse me?
Them: RPG's.
Me: No, afraid not.
Them: Do you know how or where I can buy one?
Me: Nope. Have a good day and hung up.

"THEM" did have an accent but couldn't place it. Probably a joke but was interesting non the less.

Probably cause to call homeland security or whatever and trace the call.

 

[rosejm]

Yeah, that one's worthy of "Oh, I have a number for a guy that might be interested in selling you some: 1-800-CALL-(ATF|FBI)"

 

[Bugzilla]

Started working at a gun store after I retired a couple months ago.

Yesterday had a phone call:

Me: Hello, can I help you?
Them: Hello, I just became an American citizen.
Me: Congratulations, what can I do for you?
Them: Thank you. Do you sell ..... RPG's ?
Me: Excuse me?
Them: RPG's.
Me: No, afraid not.
Them: Do you know how or where I can buy one?
Me: Nope. Have a good day and hung up.

"THEM" did have an accent but couldn't place it. Probably a joke but was interesting non the less.

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