What is your Biggest Pet Peeve

Gun store employees. (especially the ones with toothpicks)

me- do you carry AK74s?
toothpick- you mean 47!!!
me- AK 74 chambered in 5.45x39.
TP- AK are 7.62 buddy, you are confused. (shakes his head like I am retarded, and shares a laugh with the old man pointing the scoped .44 mag at the deer head on the wall. )
me- I must be. Thanks dude.

Condescending fanboy douchebags; Permanently attached muzzle devices; Muzzle Brakes. Not necessarily in that order.

Those who cling religiously to "the way things have always been done." The resounding mentality that changing your ways, even if for the better, isn't necessary because you're too old, too tired, or too busy.

And illogical people who can't get over the idea that 'what they read on the internet' is not gospel.

BIGGEST pet peeve: "I need a gun with a thumb safety because I have kids in the house." I try to explain that this mentality is very dangerous, and they say, "Oh, I know, but it's just one more thing (for protection) if they ever got a hold of it." Seriously, LOCK UP YOUR GUNS if you don't want your kids to get to them!!

That leads me to another thing: Thumb safeties being considered the end all be all guarantee against NDs. I go over and over how DA/SA pistols, revolvers and most striker fired pistols don't need a thumb safety due to the other safety measures, and the fact that if you keep your booger hook off the bang switch, you'll be fine. They just shake their heads and say, "I don't know, man. I just don't feel right with a gun that doesn't have a safety. I want to carry it with one in the chamber." Why do I feel the need to correct people when they say these things? Because if they're thinking that mechanical safeties are going to allow them to use the gun negligently, and they end up hurting or killing themselves or someone else, I could end up getting sued for selling them a gun when I clearly saw that they were a dumbass. Win or lose, I'd rather avoid the headache.

It drives me absolutely nuts when people talk about how awesome their bushmaster with a NC star "holographic sight" is.

People that say a product should only cost a certain amount because "The stuff it's made of didn't cost much."

Originally Posted by Leuthas

Those who cling religiously to "the way things have always been done." The resounding mentality that changing your ways, even if for the better, isn't necessary because you're too old, too tired, or too busy.

And illogical people who can't get over the idea that 'what they read on the internet' is not gospel.

This is my favorite

Originally Posted by BoringGuy45

BIGGEST pet peeve: "I need a gun with a thumb safety because I have kids in the house." I try to explain that this mentality is very dangerous, and they say, "Oh, I know, but it's just one more thing (for protection) if they ever got a hold of it." Seriously, LOCK UP YOUR GUNS if you don't want your kids to get to them!!

That leads me to another thing: Thumb safeties being considered the end all be all guarantee against NDs. I go over and over how DA/SA pistols, revolvers and most striker fired pistols don't need a thumb safety due to the other safety measures, and the fact that if you keep your booger hook off the bang switch, you'll be fine. They just shake their heads and say, "I don't know, man. I just don't feel right with a gun that doesn't have a safety. I want to carry it with one in the chamber." Why do I feel the need to correct people when they say these things? Because if they're thinking that mechanical safeties are going to allow them to use the gun negligently, and they end up hurting or killing themselves or someone else, I could end up getting sued for selling them a gun when I clearly saw that they were a dumbass. Win or lose, I'd rather avoid the headache.

I've gotten crap from people for my old s&w revolvers not having safeties, I was so taken aback, I didn't even know how to respond. It's a double action revolver people! they just don't come with safeties, yes it's fine to shoot.

Fat kids in 5.11 with spikes ARs.

No reason I just do.

Originally Posted by Firefly

Fat kids in 5.11 with spikes ARs.

No reason I just do.

Fat kids in 5.11, period.