Does it bug you when people dont know what they own?

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I was in a gun shop today and a gun in line in front of me says

GUY: I bought a gun that was on consignment and today was the release day so I would like to pick it up

Employee: OK, what kind of gun

GUY: Oh, I dont remember some sort of little .380 thing

Employee: Do you have your receipt?

GUY: No

At this point a different employee remembered the guy and said that the used Kel-tec P3AT in the back was the gun he was referencing.

While the employee was digging out the gun I struck up a conversation with the man and he was saying that his .25cal Beretta that he normally carried, was "Nothing more than a noise maker" and he wanted something a little more powerful. I understand this sentiment but it was VERY odd to me that he did not know what he was buying.

Any thoughts?
 
Some people have so many guns they don't keep track of them. Quantity over quality. I don't have the money for that yet, although some day, hopefully, I will.
 
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Quantity over quality.
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Necessarily? If so, how so? If not, why'd you say it?

I'm curious, is all.

For the record, I do not know how many firearms I have.
 
Some people have so many guns they don't keep track of them.
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that someone carrying a .25 isn't the collecting type.
 
For many people a firearm is just another tool or gadget and are not particularly interested in brand names. Once they've decided it is good enough for the job they might not remember weeks later whether it was a Stanley adjustable wrench they bought or another.

Me, I am generally quite particular about tools and having a special interest in firearms I would know or remember the make and model of one I was buying even if it were a 90 day layaway.

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Imagine this same guy trying to buy ammo a few months down the line.

"I think it was 38. Or maybe .380. No, no, 30-30. No wait...."
 
I really hate to admit this, but I have been guilty of going to a fun show and seeing a deal on some revolver I like - only to bring it home and discover it is a duplicate of something I already have. I collect Colt revolvers and forget what I exactly have in various barrel lengths.
 
I don't usually buy anything unless it is researched pretty well first. Hence, if I go into a gun store I am pretty sure of the name of what I want before it is purchased.

A word about quantity over quality. Somebody may have a LOT of guns. One of my friends has 67. But each and everytime I pick up even the cheapest of my guns and pull the trigger it had better be of high quality if it is going to go "bang" and not blow up in my face. Maybe what was meant was many guns versus high(er) priced ones.
 
As LAK menioned, guns are tools. I've heard the number 80 million thrown around for gun owners in America, and I'm going to go out on a limb and say teh vast majority of them own guns as tools. I don' know what brand name screwdrivers I own, I know I have some philips and some flat head and some torx and some hex head. I dont know which are Stanley or Craftsman or gas station brand. This is how many people are with guns, they know they have the 12ga pump or the 7mm Rifle or the .380 semi-auto, not that they own a Reington 870 or Winchester 70 a Kel-Tec pistol.

Heck, look at how many people dont know the make or model of car they drive, let alone what year it is or what engine is in it.
 
I have been guilty of going to a fun show and seeing a deal on some revolver I like - only to bring it home and discover it is a duplicate of something I already have.
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What a nice problem to have. :)
 
The guns as tools analogy is a good one, I guess because my budget is so limited I spend a lot of time researching and checking out guns before I swipe the debit card. I could not imagine buying a Kel-tec and not knowing if it was 1st gen or 2nd gen let alone not knowing the make/ model. But then again I cant remember the make and model of most of my tools.
 
I recently encountered a guy at our range who had purchased a new Remington 700 chambered for .270 Winchester. Problem was, the guy at the dealership picked out some "good" ammunition for him. It was .270 WSM. The poor kid (he was just 18) had just spent 20 bucks on ammo. I told him to take it back but he said the store has a policy of no returns/refunds on ammo. I told him that was their policy but since the guy behind the counter told him to buy the wrong ammo, he should speak to the manager at the very least, who would probably return his money or at least exchange the ammo. Unless the kid was lying to me and he had picked out the ammo. It's hard to know what the truth is. I've had several instances of this happening while performing range safety officer duty at my club. The folks who are not well versed on firearms can be susceptible to "know it alls" who work in gun stores, particularly large gun stores such as Gander Mountain. I've found some of the folks at local Gander Mnt. stores are very ill informed on all but a very few firearms. I don't know if others have found this to be the case or not. I'm sure it mostly depends upon the local hiring manager for each store as to how qualified the employees in the gun department are with respect to guns and ammo.
 
It sounds like the guy is a gun user, not really an afficienado. He had an idea of of what he bought- size and caliber at least, and he did recognize it as being more effective than his existing .25. I wouldn't get too hard on him.
 
i think if your spending more then 50 bucks on something, you should at least know what your buying, but then again thats just me. its true that dad also does a double take when asked to name all the guns, and his collection is very specialized (i.e. each gun is diffrent with a diffrent purpose in the collection) but after a little mentel scratching and "i know we forgot something!" he'll tend to get the list out. however, ask him spicifically "do you have a _____?" and he'll spit it out easy as you please. i think thats diffrence between a collector who is very intrested in his collection and someone who just has lots of guns. as for cars, if you don't know the make, model and year of the car your driving, please go look it up on your registration. i mean really....*shaking head*
 
Bother me? No. I tend to mind my own business

Really? Like belonging to a public forum and posting you opinions for the world to see?:confused:
 
Hey Jorg thanks for the personal attack real highroad.
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That wasn't a personal attack. I was merely showing that everyone is at different levels and one shouldn't be too hasty to point fingers. While I beleive that folks should be familiar with their firearms, memorizing all the minutia regarding a weapon has very little to do with actually shooting it.

I just don't see much difference in a guy not remember the exact name or model of a gun and someone just grabbing whatever bargain FMJ they have laying around the house. Neither shows particularly attention to detail. But neither would be me unless either of you started pontificating on the benefits of something they aren't at all familiar with.
 
Some gun owners are just not that "in to" guns.

I drive a Dodge Intrepid and I can tell you that I have the 3.5L V6 motor, not the smaller 3.3L V6 but thats because I'm also "in to" cars.

My wife knows she drives a Nissan, but couldn't tell you how many cylinders the engine has, let alone displacement.



My only thoughts about the guy showing up to pick up his gun is that he didn't have his receipt ... I'm surprised a gun shop would let him leave with it ... almost sounds like he's fishing for which guns are available.
 
What amazes me are people who come in and literally want to buy the absolute cheapest weapon they can for self-defence. I had two men come in not that long ago, one middle-aged and one older, who were shopping for a pistol. The son was looking for a weapon for his father to keep at home for defence. They wound up choosing the absolute cheapest pistol available, despite having stated they were prepared to spend twice as much. What amazed me was the utter lack of discrimination they both had: zero interest in caliber, manufacturer, quality, or any other factor whatsoever beyond price. It just seems wrong to me to adopt a "lowest bidder" approach to self defence, especially for another person.
 
I own a large number of firearms and I can name them all. But then again I'm an enthusiast (gun nut?). Everbody's different; someone for whom guns are nothing more than tools may not know or care about details.

Tex
 
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