Worst lines you've heard from gun sellers?

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I had this kid tell me this morning that his Marlin 336 in .30-30 was the gun that won the west, and that it could kill elephants and whatnot. I just said "Okay, thanks." and went along my way. So THR, what's the worst line you've ever heard come from someone trying to sell you a gun?
 
I was looking at a g19 one day and the employee told me that glocks only have 2 moving parts and therefore are less likely to fail than any other pistol

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Ehhh, not sure. I really don't spend a lot of time talking to gun counter guys, so don't hear many sales pitches.

However, I've witnessed some funny stuff. Once I was in a Gander Mountain and the counter kid had unlocked the case for a pleasant looking middle aged guy (button-down shirt, sweater vest, slacks -- real mild-mannered sort) and his 10-12 year old son or maybe grandson. As I walked past he'd just handed them a shorty Mossberg 500 with the pistol-only grip and was going on about how it was, "really what you need for home defense!"

LOL. I didn't think the customer looked very convinced, but the sales kid sure was.
 
At the gun show, this 1911 Kimber was specially made for SOCOM in Gulf War I, hence the camo pattern. There are only two in the United States - thus worth $3000.
 
I was looking at a g19 one day and the employee told me that glocks only have 2 moving parts and therefore are less likely to fail than any other pistol

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Sure...trigger and the slide.
 
It's not the worse but quite funny and he should have been fired over it. I was looking at a new pistol because I don't have an issue paying more for a new one. Counter guy told me "only fools buy new and I should only look at used guns." I ignored the comment at first but he repeated it again. He was then offended when I told him I didn't appreciate being called a fool. Went over to the next counter guy and had him complete the transaction. I can only hope they got paid commission on a sale and the first guy was mad because he didn't get it.

It was a good six months before I went back to the shop and the first counter guy no longer worked there. I should have asked what happened to him. But I like the idea that he was fired for telling customers stupid things that cost the store money :laugh:
 
"We've got that in stock"

Worst line, every time
 
These ivory gripped 1911s were made off the same molds as the ones used to make Patton's guns.....

At a gunshow.....
 
"Don't worry about that third hole. It has a semi sear in it."

Nice Galil but I decided to pass on it. Also at a gun show.
 
I guess the most common hyperbole that I encounter--especially in written on-line listings--is the over use of the word "rare". It seems that many sellers simply tend to operate in a vacuum, but here's a hint: When there are 5 to 10 or more of the same item
consistently listed for sale, it is not frickin' "rare". :scrutiny:

Cheers

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At an air show, I heard a guy from a gunshop vendor's table tell a woman that the Ruger LCP "kicks like a mule." Now, I get that these are unpleasant for a lot of people due to their low weight-to-power ratio, but that just makes 'em hard to hold on to, not kick "like a mule."

I know I have heard lots of others, and they'll come back to me in due time.
 
My favorite was being told that I needed 7mm magnum when I specifically asked for 7mm mauser. It happened twice. Once at Cabelas and once at Dicks. At least one of the other employees intervened at Cabelas and was able to track down a couple of boxes that were showing in inventory. At Dicks, the manager backed up the counter guy and told me he was pretty sure that there's no such thing as a 7mm mauser. I took them over to the ammo display and asked them which of the 4 or 5 different 7mm magnum cartridges were correct? The manager told me that they were all the same. :banghead: I haven't been back in there since. Besides, there was too much golf stuff and that kind of thing gives me the heebie-jeebies. :)

Another was that a Simmons 8-point 3-9x32 scope is a $150 scope and has the same glass as the Zeiss scopes, but they'll sell it to the guy for $80 because it would be a good starter scope. That was about 8 years ago and it was retailing for $20-ish at the time. A cousin was working at the same store at the time so I informed him what I heard and who it was. They "salesman" was fired by the time I went back later that week.

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I had this kid tell me this morning that his Marlin 336 in .30-30 was the gun that won the west, and that it could kill elephants and whatnot. I just said "Okay, thanks." and went along my way. So THR, what's the worst line you've ever heard come from someone trying to sell you a gun?
"Are you a cop"?
 
what was the worst thing said

It seems like every time I want to buy a weapon it is a rare piece and I have to pay more for it. seems like when I sell it it is not rare at all.
 
the guy counter guy at one of the local gunshops around here has one famous line - everytime your eye even rests on a gun, he screams out across the floor - "Hard to find them like that anymore...!!"

I stopped going there because it was so irritating...
 
One time I had a seller at a gun show ask me: Why is it that every time someone picks up one of my guns they open the slide or cylinder and look in the chambers?... Duh!
 
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