At the gun store

[longbow]

heard these comments from some customers at Bradis....

"only buy plastic mags like the glocks since they won't rust"

"Metal mags will rust away in less than a year"

"That 147 grain bullet is called that because it has 147 grains of powder"

can 147 grains of powder fit in a 9mm case?

The guy claims he was an expert in reloading............I just smiled.....and walked away

 

[Crystalship1]

heard these comments from some customers at Bradis....

"only buy plastic mags like the glocks since they won't rust"

"Metal mags will rust away in less than a year"

"That 147 grain bullet is called that because it has 147 grains of powder"

can 147 grains of powder fit in a 9mm case?

The guy claims he was an expert in reloading............I just smiled.....and walked away

Yep!!! Typical gunshop "BS Expert"!!!!

 

[shooter521]

Yep!!! Typical gunshop "BS Expert"!!!!

Happens all the time. I learned a long time ago to just let it pass; if I tried to correct every gem like that I heard at the shop, I'd never get anything else done, and would have a lot of pissed-off (albiet better educated) customers to deal with.

Here's one that happened a couple weeks ago that made me chuckle - customer asked to see an XDM, which I handed to him. He popped out the (bright, shiny metal) mag and said...

"that looks just like a Glock mag!"

 

[Ashkelon]

ahaI A challenge. I shall see how many grains will fit in a 9mm case. I will even flare it for a little room. Once I have it full I will weigh the powder. I think I will be a few grains short of 147 though. I will shoot them out of my rusted out metal mags since many are well over a year old.

 

[42769vette]

"That 147 grain bullet is called that because it has 147 grains of powder"

ive heard that one more times than i care to remember. its actually fairly enternatning to talk to the self proclaimed expert. i talked to a man about a week ago that killed a crow at 850 yds with a 30-30

 

[turnandshoot4]

These stories are everywhere.

My favorite. I'm in a gunshop in Kentucky and a guy walk in and asks the clerk at the gun shop "Do you have any of those 3 round burst kits for the sks?" Clerk "No we don't. I haven't ever seen any. Doesn't that make it a machine gun?" Guy "No, because you can't go full auto. Just three rounds. Thanks anyway."

I didn't even say a word.

 

[Crystalship1]

These stories are everywhere.

My favorite. I'm in a gunshop in Kentucky and a guy walk in and asks the clerk at the gun shop "Do you have any of those 3 round burst kits for the sks?" Clerk "No we don't. I haven't ever seen any. Doesn't that make it a machine gun?" Guy "No, because you can't go full auto. Just three rounds. Thanks anyway."

I didn't even say a word.

Wow!! One time a long time ago I'm at the Indy 1500 and I hear a vendor tell a guy "well.... you know the old saying; I'd rather be missed by a .45 than hit by a .25", to which this Jim-Bob says.... "Well I don't know about that"!!!

 

[Hoosier8]

ive heard that one more times than i care to remember. its actually fairly enternatning to talk to the self proclaimed expert. i talked to a man about a week ago that killed a crow at 850 yds with a 30-30

WOW! Best I have ever done was killing a crow at about 40 yards with a 22! Those dang crows never came back to my Grandma's pecan tree. They are some smart buggers.

 

[Flintlock]

lol, metal mags rusting away in a year. I wonder why my 60+ year old m1 carbine mags are still around?




:dumbass:

 

[Gray Squirrel]

heard these comments from some customers at Bradis....

"only buy plastic mags like the glocks since they won't rust"

"Metal mags will rust away in less than a year"

"That 147 grain bullet is called that because it has 147 grains of powder"

can 147 grains of powder fit in a 9mm case?

The guy claims he was an expert in reloading............I just smiled.....and walked away

Walk away fast cause his gun is going to blow up.

 

[VUPDblue]

Heck, 42 grains of powder is pretty close to a compressed load in my .308!

 

[blainepoe]

Sometimes you don't even have to leave the forum to find self-proclaimed experts like that ...atleast here we have an ignore user option...

 

[VUPDblue]

"...a .45 will spin a man around and throw him back 10 feet if you hit him in the arm..."

"...why would you ever want to buy anything other than a Colt AR? All the others are out of spec."

"you can make an AR full auto by filing down the firing pin"

"...back when I was a Delta Force SEAL..."

"...Hi-Points are better than Glocks..."

 

[Britton]

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

 

[Seancass]

I used to not know how the grains thing worked on ammo boxes. The ones with more grains usually kicked more so it just made sence. I later figured it out and did my best to educate my friends.

Isn't there some way gunshop owners/workers can yell at these people? I guess it's probably pointless.

 

[JByer323]

"Metal mags will rust away in less than a year"

This is unfortunate, I guess I shouldn't have sold my Glock. I can always bludgeon someone with my 1911 I guess.

 

[CandRFan]

lol, metal mags rusting away in a year. I wonder why my 60+ year old m1 carbine mags are still around?




:dumbass:

I better go and check all mine!!! I hope I don't find a pile of powder!!

 

[Flintlock]

I'll gladly take the "remnants" if you decide to throw yours out!!!

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Wow!! One time a long time ago I'm at the Indy 1500 and I hear a vendor tell a guy "well.... you know the old saying; I'd rather be missed by a .45 than hit by a .25", to which this Jim-Bob says.... "Well I don't know about that"!!!

Hey you can use my full name I don't mind Oh wait that was Jim-Bob not Tim-Bob, yeah my brother can be a bit silly at times. But just for the record I'd rather be missed by a whole slew of .460 weatherby magnums than hit by one .25

"...Hi-Points are better than Glocks..."

Well I wont say better but at least prettier...

 

[cosermann]

Maybe others have noticed this as well: The amount of "talk" from these folks is usually inversely proportional to the amount of actual knowledge/experience possessed. Those who know/do (have done) tend to flap their yap a lot less.