Whats the best lie you had a gun seller tell you

"I don't pretend to be an expert on these things, you know. I just sell 'em."

Guy told me that polishing a Glock connector to get a smoother trigger pull would cause the gun to go full-auto.

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This is the case. You can overdo anything. A friend of mine let the local Glock pusher polish the guts of his G22 and sure enough it would frequently fire in two or three shot bursts. Never saw it run away and empty the magazine, though.

Had a guy at a gun show tell me that if I bought the Marlin 1894 in 45 colt, then I could fire 44 special, 44 mag, 44-40WCF and 38-40WCF in it. It was like getting 5 guns in one!
Since words failed me at that point, I just turned and walked away.

They dont make them no more , is the usual phase. Okey, je_Kface, keep lying.

I walked up to an ammo guy who has cases of winchester and PMC 55gr FMJ.

Me: "Whats the going price on a case" and point to both.
Dealer: "450 for PMC 500 for win"
Me: "Hum.." It was the going price for the show it seamed
Dealer: "The win is better, Israeli commandos use this."
Me. "I see." Walked away "Yeah right"

"Glocks don't recoil as much as other pistols because their frame flexes and bends when you fire it."

Maybe that IS true, but that flexing wouldn't affect the recoil any appreciable amount.

"They don't make shotguns in 28 gauge anymore, and you can't get ammo for them either".

Same salesman...

"The .308 is too small and not powerfull enough for deer hunting. You really should look at this AK-47 if you want a good deer rifle. (was actually holding an SKS, not an AK)

Still LMAO at this guy.

T2E

Had a guy at a gun show one time who was trying to hard sell this old Enfield on people for about $600, if memory serves. The thing was trashed, but he was bragging about how the bore was "perfect... brand new, never fired".

He even hands me the rifle and a bore light to check it out. I honestly don't think I've ever seen a bore in worse condition... corroded, rifling worn away, looked like it had been stored under water. I thanked the guy, and then asked him if I looked like an idiot, and kept walking.

Don't know the "collector value" on a gun like that, but I still call BS on that deal. I sure wouldn't have bought that thing for $600, regardless of how "valuable" it might have been

I thanked the guy, and then asked him if I looked like an idiot, and kept walking.

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Gun show salesman: Idiot
Your response: Priceless!

Gun Show.

Seller informed folks punching out the charge holes on a Model 10 to accept .357 was doable, and perfectly safe, as the Model 19 was also built on a K frame.

Granted about 2 seconds after that was overheard, the buyers were correctly educated and seller had a emergency session meeting with not only those running the gun show, also some police, and even ATF.

Whenever someone tries to tell me some BS, I usually ask if they have a mirror handy. When they ask why, I tell them I just want to see if I look that stupid.

I was in a little pawnshop looking at a .32 Llama, and the pawnshop guy told me it was brand new, never fired and a steal at 189$.

I popped back the slide ran my little finger in the chamber. It came back black as a coal miner's lung.

The pawnshop guy got a little upset when I dropped the gun on the counter and left.

It did look like a nice little gun though.

I don't understand the term "best" lie, but here is a lie nonetheless.

I was at Sportsman's Warehouse and looking for a Ruger Blackhawk .357 for my Dad. He wanted a barrel of 7" or longer and he already owned a 10" Blackhawk. So I asked the manager of the gun section if they had one like that in stock.

He says,

I say,

He might have had a rotten day because he wasn't in the mood to accept what I was saying. He had no patients for me and he looks me seriously in the eye and says,

Silly me.

Definitely the "HEADBONKER K31" sale discussed in the Swiss Rifles Forum.
Here is the text of the seller:

Here is another one for the Collectors! A Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31 7.5x55 Caliber Bolt Action Swiss WW II Army Rifle. This gun was well used in the war, considering its age and use, and has some normal scuffing and wear around the butt end of the stock. Sometimes soldiers would creep up on the sleeping enemy if he was alone and bonk him on the head with his rifle if he was running low on ammunition; This would also keep the noise level down so as not to alert the rest of the enemy's camp! Side sling mounts and Hardwood stock standard equipment. Just the thing for any History buff! Add this one to your Collection Today!

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:banghead:

Here is a screen cap of the actual sale page:

Dick's salesman: "No such thing as a Mossberg 590. Oh, 500? Got one right here."

Gun shop guy, saying it as a joke: "God carries a 1911."

Had a dealer tell me a shotgun was "lightly used" and only had about 20 rounds through it.

Yeah...maybe he should have cleaned the mud out of the barrel and the rust off the action first before telling me it was "like new."

This dealer is always at the Houston gun shows and he always lies about his inventory and has outrageous prices on his used or "like new" guns. And he either claims his optics are new (but have no box of course) or are lightly used. But $10 off the MSRP of a scope because it is "lightly used" isn't really a deal. I'd rather buy the scope new for that kind of "discount."


Also had a dealer tell me that a Mosin-Nagant he was selling was new. Maybe if the stock didn't have any nicks or the metal didn't have any scratches I'd be more likely to believe him.

These are some hilarious stories. Generally I like to know what I'm looking for/at when I go to buy a gun (anything really). So I ask very few questions, if any, other than what's the best price I can get. All that being said, I can't recall any stupid lies that have been told to me. I might just start playing stupid when I go shopping for my next gun. Might make for an entertaining day.

Wyman

At a local gun shop: I asked a salesguy nearby to tell me about the Chinese Paratrooper SKS they had. He said "Yeah its a decent gun but someone sawed off about 4 inches of the barrel. They usually have a grenade launcher on it." There was a Yugo sks next to it.

I like how EVERY beat to hell Chinese SKS is a bring back from Vietnam, used during the Tet Offensive, is a collectors item, and is worth 750 bucks .

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

Here is another one for the Collectors! A Swiss Schmidt-Rubin K31 7.5x55 Caliber Bolt Action Swiss WW II Army Rifle. This gun was well used in the war, considering its age and use, and has some normal scuffing and wear around the butt end of the stock. Sometimes soldiers would creep up on the sleeping enemy if he was alone and bonk him on the head with his rifle if he was running low on ammunition; This would also keep the noise level down so as not to alert the rest of the enemy's camp! Side sling mounts and Hardwood stock standard equipment. Just the thing for any History buff! Add this one to your Collection Today!

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oh man.. why nobody told me that our infantry actually fought in WW2 ??? (we had some air dogfights though..)

Hitler's Luger

I told this one long ago but will repeat it: a gun show walk around was offering "the luger that Hitler used to
kill himself". It had obvious blood pitting on outside.
I traded him a Tarus 22 pistol for it. Exc bore and good shooter. He prob went away laughing at the sucker who traded with him.

At every show, " it's never been fired," course not I say, don't think any gun in here has been!

Gun Show.

Seller informed folks punching out the charge holes on a Model 10 to accept .357 was doable, and perfectly safe, as the Model 19 was also built on a K frame.

Granted about 2 seconds after that was overheard, the buyers were correctly educated and seller had a emergency session meeting with not only those running the gun show, also some police, and even ATF.

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Police and ATF?

Really?

Just for misinformation (stupidity)?







Are you trying to sell a gun here?

Whats the best lie you had a gun seller tell you

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That a Desert Eagle did not have a lot of recoil. Even as a noob at the time Doubted it.