DUMBEST things overheard at the gun store.

**AKDoug** · 03-25-13, 12:39

Originally Posted by GeorgiaBoy

Me: Do you guys carry or can you special order Remington STS's or Nitro's?

Clerk: What are those? Rifle bullets?

I'm pretty gun knowledgeable and I would have said the same thing. In fact I had to Google it to find out they were. I don't know a ****ing thing about special shotgun loads and I doubt many gun shop guys do unless they specialize in shotguns.

**nml** · 03-25-13, 12:41

Originally Posted by jman4427

Owner: "Since the DEA has been using the 147gr 9mm they have been scoring 1 round kills. Typically its 90% first round stop with 9mm and 96% first round stop with .40"

That's actually true. DEA 1 shot stop right here.

**GeorgiaBoy** · 03-25-13, 13:04

Originally Posted by AKDoug

I'm pretty gun knowledgeable and I would have said the same thing. In fact I had to Google it to find out they were. I don't know a ****ing thing about special shotgun loads and I doubt many gun shop guys do unless they specialize in shotguns.

But they do, the shop was more of a sportsmans/hunting store than a "tactical" store, though they do carry AR's/AK's and accessories.

They carry Winchester AA's which are the equivalent to Remington's STS/Nitro line. (premium skeet, trap, and sporting clay loads). But they didn't know what a STS is.

**JBecker 72** · 03-25-13, 13:35

Originally Posted by jklaughrey

Agreed common sense is a rare trait these days. Last fall a new neighbor from Kalifornia moved into my little town here in the PNW. His house uses fuel oil for heating so there is a tank outside for the stove. Anyways I was on a morning run and he was lighting the leaves and brush under and around the tank on fire. Really? I ran over and quickly told him to stop and put out the small fire he started. He couldn't understand why I would stop him. I had to explain that fuel oil is kerosene and flammable.

Fast forward. He asks if I can take him shooting. He has a new gun he wants to try. I ask what he has. He shows me... It is a damn flare gun. WTF. I think this guy loves fire way too much. I'll have to check if he wets his bed and tortures small animals.

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Awesome!

**ShortytheFirefighter** · 03-25-13, 14:41

Originally Posted by jklaughrey

Agreed common sense is a rare trait these days. Last fall a new neighbor from Kalifornia moved into my little town here in the PNW. His house uses fuel oil for heating so there is a tank outside for the stove. Anyways I was on a morning run and he was lighting the leaves and brush under and around the tank on fire. Really? I ran over and quickly told him to stop and put out the small fire he started. He couldn't understand why I would stop him. I had to explain that fuel oil is kerosene and flammable.

Fast forward. He asks if I can take him shooting. He has a new gun he wants to try. I ask what he has. He shows me... It is a damn flare gun. WTF. I think this guy loves fire way too much. I'll have to check if he wets his bed and tortures small animals.

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I wonder if he'd be willing to relocate to my neck of the woods. Things have been slow lately and I could use the call volume/humor.

Ask him to Google the term "BLEVE" and see how his day could have gone.

**jklaughrey** · 03-25-13, 15:07

Originally Posted by ShortytheFirefighter

I wonder if he'd be willing to relocate to my neck of the woods. Things have been slow lately and I could use the call volume/humor.

Ask him to Google the term "BLEVE" and see how his day could have gone.

Lol I'll be sure to ask.

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**Arik** · 04-06-13, 17:45

Today at a gun show.

SELLER: Trying to convince a couple that a Sig Mosquito is excellent for HD. "There isn't much difference between a .22 and a .40. I've killed 300lbs dear with a .22. When i was in Iraq and A-stan and ive killed plenty of people with this small .22"

BUYER: Im looking for a 50 caliber snub nose revolver! If i run into gangbangers in a dark alley i wanna have a pocket size 12G.

There was more. It seems that the Sandy Hook shooting brought all the squirrels out

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**Jellybean** · 04-07-13, 08:55

Originally Posted by Arik

Today at a gun show.

SELLER: Trying to convince a couple that a Sig Mosquito is excellent for HD. "There isn't much difference between a .22 and a .40. I've killed 300lbs dear with a .22. When i was in Iraq and A-stan and ive killed plenty of people with this small .22"

BUYER: Im looking for a 50 caliber snub nose revolver! If i run into gangbangers in a dark alley i wanna have a pocket size 12G.

There was more. It seems that the Sandy Hook shooting brought all the squirrels out

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I'm sorry, but if I owned a gunshop, I would be SURE to capitalize on retards like that- like having a .454 Casull revolver on hand to tell them "sure here ya go!" And then procede to tell them how they "MUST" have this gun for the "low" price of such-and-such because a 9MM is for babies.
OR having a couple "pocket sized" derringers or such and procede to tell them that this is as close to 12ga. as they can get for the "low" price of two arms and a leg because, don'tcha know that the smaller the caliber the more knockdown power it has because the smaller rounds travel so much faster than the big ones.
I would also offer .22LR reloading services.

On a side note, I have been trying for a few months now to convince some people that .22 is not an effective defensive caliber. So far my words seem to be bouncing off a brick wall....