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  • BigRed3588

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    I’ve been following the thread on stupidest things people have heard in gun stores and was dying to make this post, but I realized it was more of a pet peeve than stupidity. I thought a thread on pet peeves might be interesting and generate discussion.

    Personally, my biggest pet peeve is the gun store employee that pushes J frame or similarly sized .38s on new shooters (usually women). It’s always the same pitch; “you can just throw it in your purse, it has all the stopping power you’ll need, you don’t have to worry about it jamming, etc.” I just bite my tongue and resist the urge to voice a rebuttal. Now, I appreciate the usefulness of a snub nose revolver and own some myself, but I think they’re misrepresented and I don’t feel it’s a beginner’s gun.

    Anyway, what are your pet peeves?
     

    Karl-just-Karl

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    I’ve been following the thread on stupidest things people have heard in gun stores and was dying to make this post, but I realized it was more of a pet peeve than stupidity. I thought a thread on pet peeves might be interesting and generate discussion.

    Personally, my biggest pet peeve is the gun store employee that pushes J frame or similarly sized .38s on new shooters (usually women). It’s always the same pitch; “you can just throw it in your purse, it has all the stopping power you’ll need, you don’t have to worry about it jamming, etc.” I just bite my tongue and resist the urge to voice a rebuttal. Now, I appreciate the usefulness of a snub nose revolver and own some myself, but I think they’re misrepresented and I don’t feel it’s a beginner’s gun.

    Anyway, what are your pet peeves?
    Lately, they have been pushing the Sig P365 SAS...apparently. A lot of women (and a few men) have been showing up at the range, proud of their new purchase because it has a "no snag" design. It has no irons and just a fiber optic, illuminated with ambient light, new-fangled fancy gizmo inset in the slide. The illuminated dot looks great with direct overhead light!

    Warning: the sight does not work worth a squat when shooting from a dark position to a lit scene. Shooting from a covered shooting line there is not enough overhead light to illuminate the sight enough to contrast against a target out in direct light...even if it is overcast out. That just makes the shaded area even worse.

    There is a Tritium source inside the sight, so it does self-illuminate in dark conditions, but it is not bright enough to work during the day.

    Also, the sight requires the user to partially obscure the target with slide itself because the aiming dot is inset within the slide. Using the sight requires a lot of practice and muscle memory because the user has to look into the fiber optic gizmo to align the dot within a circle on top of the desired POI. There is no reference like you would have with iron sights when bringing the gun to a presentation position.

    The slide is not cut to accept a RDS if someone desires to change out the new-fangled gizmo. Gun shop personnel have also been misinforming folks about this.

    It is just my opinion, but it is a 10ft gun that can only be used for point-shooting.

    Every time I see one of these show up on the firing line I know exactly what is going to happen. Utter disappointment. It is so bad, my heart sinks whenever I see a smiling face unpack one of these on the line.
     

    jwleeper

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    I think we need to lighten up a bit. It's too easy to get offended or look down on others shortcomings. Trust me I'm not a lib but have seen this old world turn many times. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Just an old man's thoughts.
    Have a great day.
    Jim
     

    88E30M50

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    One of my biggest pet peeves is offering advice when counsel is sought. It usually comes in the form of the one word answer to a question of what to buy. The offender usually tosses the ‘G’ word out with no explanation of why it would fit the needs of the person asking the question. No info, reasoning or thought put into the reply, just that one word as if it explained everything.

    Sure, the responder may be a lemming that followed the herd without thinking through the choice of guns but if that’s the case and you have no relevant info to offer, then don’t say anything. To me, the one word answer just says “I did not put any thought into my choice, so I assume you won’t think about yours”

    If someone is seeking info in order to make a better choice, give them info. Don’t take the lazy route and just try to make the choice for them.

    That is my biggest pet peeve, whether in the firearms world or outside of it.
     

    Drewski

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    I think we need to lighten up a bit. It's too easy to get offended or look down on others shortcomings. Trust me I'm not a lib but have seen this old world turn many times. You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Just an old man's thoughts.
    Have a great day.
    Jim
    You’re entirely right, and i’ve always been impressed when I see someone with the ability to “lighten up” and let the offense just glide off like water on a duck’s back. (and being a lib has nothing to do with it - aren’t they the ones who are continually offended?) That is absolutely a trait that one can train themselves to possess.

    However, I think pet peeves are those unusual, often inexplicable short fuses that have a line directly to our anger button. Everybody’s a princess for that one pea. E.g., Lord knows my wife puts up with a lot around here, but put that milk carton (or whatever) back in the fridge with only a little left in it? Boy Howdy, don’t be around for that. Never bothered me, but then I’ve got plenty of other idiosyncrasies I need to fix.
     
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