I suppose the better chance of scoring a hit and the lethality of a shotgun might render the racking sound issue rather moot, however I do wonder about not having a round chambered when confronting a bad guy... or are they ejecting shells for sake of the sound? Don't mind me, I'm old.
Ever listen in on other people's gun conversations?
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a last item on a page ends with "Page 2 of 8 pages"??
So it's not the Glock that kills 'em, it's the size of the mag?? My highest level of listening is when my Gun store owner is explaining ANYTHING to a potential buyer. I realize that I can NEVER know as much as two people can know.
a last item on a page ends with "Page 2 of 8 pages"??
So it's not the Glock that kills 'em, it's the size of the mag?? My highest level of listening is when my Gun store owner is explaining ANYTHING to a potential buyer. I realize that I can NEVER know as much as two people can know.
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If there is a conversation at work about guns, I usually get included by virtue of rank and the fact that I don't spout off nonsense every time I open my mouth. There are a large number of shooters. Happens sometimes in the military... (though there is a single distinctly anti-gun liberal in the bunch, good thing we are all engineering types).
If I am in public, and I hear something that is wrong or that I feel needs correcting, I simply look over in their direction. Most of the time, I get noticed, and if I do, I state a fact, and then tell them they should research it. Usually a quick Google search on the relevant topic finds supporting or contesting evidence. For instance, on Wednesday, I was at physical therapy and there was a group of ladies speaking about having a gun in the back seat. I simply looked over and smiled and gave a little shake of my head and informed them that they should look it up, but I was pretty sure it is legal here locked and loaded in the glove compartment.
I try not to overtly listen in on conversations, but if you are talking loud enough in a public place, your conversation is no longer private. Most of the time, I don't want to hear it. And most of the time, I don't bother arguing with a stranger. If they are in doubt, I try to point them to a good source of information. If I hear something dangerous, like shooting the wrong calibers out of the wrong gun, I will say something.
Most amusing is when you see a salesman giving someone a line of bull at a gun store if you just smile at them and raise your eyebrows in an "Oh, really?" they will often start reeling in the BS.
But to be totally honest, it seems that 95% of our population has forgotten that other people don't really want to hear what they are saying all the time. The Borg earpieces get me more than anything. The worst part about having to listen to a conversation that you didn't want to is to only be able to hear half of it.
The only time that I recall ever straight butting into a conversation was when I overheard a salesman tell someone looking at bullets and reloading equipment and told them that the grain size of bullets was the powder weight... I wasn't sure that they could put that much in a pistol cartridge, but I felt it would have been unethical for me to let that pass. The salesman then started to argue condescendingly with me, telling me that I didn't know what I was talking about and I had to get the *gasp* reloading manual off the shelf and open it up to make her stop. She stormed off in a huff, and the other customer shook my hand and walked out with the manual, saying that he guessed he needed to do some more research before he started reloading.
If I am in public, and I hear something that is wrong or that I feel needs correcting, I simply look over in their direction. Most of the time, I get noticed, and if I do, I state a fact, and then tell them they should research it. Usually a quick Google search on the relevant topic finds supporting or contesting evidence. For instance, on Wednesday, I was at physical therapy and there was a group of ladies speaking about having a gun in the back seat. I simply looked over and smiled and gave a little shake of my head and informed them that they should look it up, but I was pretty sure it is legal here locked and loaded in the glove compartment.
I try not to overtly listen in on conversations, but if you are talking loud enough in a public place, your conversation is no longer private. Most of the time, I don't want to hear it. And most of the time, I don't bother arguing with a stranger. If they are in doubt, I try to point them to a good source of information. If I hear something dangerous, like shooting the wrong calibers out of the wrong gun, I will say something.
Most amusing is when you see a salesman giving someone a line of bull at a gun store if you just smile at them and raise your eyebrows in an "Oh, really?" they will often start reeling in the BS.
But to be totally honest, it seems that 95% of our population has forgotten that other people don't really want to hear what they are saying all the time. The Borg earpieces get me more than anything. The worst part about having to listen to a conversation that you didn't want to is to only be able to hear half of it.
The only time that I recall ever straight butting into a conversation was when I overheard a salesman tell someone looking at bullets and reloading equipment and told them that the grain size of bullets was the powder weight... I wasn't sure that they could put that much in a pistol cartridge, but I felt it would have been unethical for me to let that pass. The salesman then started to argue condescendingly with me, telling me that I didn't know what I was talking about and I had to get the *gasp* reloading manual off the shelf and open it up to make her stop. She stormed off in a huff, and the other customer shook my hand and walked out with the manual, saying that he guessed he needed to do some more research before he started reloading.
Quickly opening and unopening a stapler sounds somewhat like pumping a shotgun, and if the intruder has no experience it can sound a lot like it. To the OP - how do you know it wasn't some video game they were talking about? We all know how realistic video games are.
I like to eavesdrop on the people in the lanes next to me at the shooting range. I'm specifically looking for keywords, such as "9mm" (then I know it's just gonna be pop-pop next to me) or ".454 Casull" (then I know I'm going to feel the shockwave through a solid barrier). Most of the stuff I listen in on, though, involves the range (attendant, clerk? not sure of the proper term here) person instructing new customers. They seem pretty knowledgeable where I go, and I figure I might as well save them some time and listen to the instructions they give someone else.
I like to eavesdrop on the people in the lanes next to me at the shooting range. I'm specifically looking for keywords, such as "9mm" (then I know it's just gonna be pop-pop next to me) or ".454 Casull" (then I know I'm going to feel the shockwave through a solid barrier). Most of the stuff I listen in on, though, involves the range (attendant, clerk? not sure of the proper term here) person instructing new customers. They seem pretty knowledgeable where I go, and I figure I might as well save them some time and listen to the instructions they give someone else.
Zach S
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Eavesdropping is rude. However, talking loud enough for someone that doesn't matter to be able to follow the conversation is rude as well. There is a difference is listening in and "cant help but overhear."
Unless I hear something dangerous, I normally bite my tongue. One time that I didnt, I overheard someone talking about how glocks were so great because he accidentally put his brothers magazine in his 9mm and shot three rounds of .40 before he noticed...
Unless I hear something dangerous, I normally bite my tongue. One time that I didnt, I overheard someone talking about how glocks were so great because he accidentally put his brothers magazine in his 9mm and shot three rounds of .40 before he noticed...
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"I missed a deer last year with my .270, so I am gonna trade it in on a .338 Winchester Magnum, they are easier to shoot"
Just my .02,
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Just my .02,
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