wiski
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Went to a new gun shop (new to me that is) to inquire about FFL transfer fees for Mil surplus Makarov 9x18 handguns. The owner told me that he would not sell any cheap guns because then all the “gang bangers†would be coming around for guns too. I asked if I look like a gang banger and got a strange look from him. I looked at another customer at his counter and said “do I� She said no, that I look like a LEO friend of hers (another thread… looking like a cop I guess).
I then overheard the owner tell another customer that the 9x18 round is just like the 380ACP, and that all 9mm cartridges are the same diameter, only different length cases. I didn’t bother to correct him on that one.
Getting back to discussing Makarovs after the other folks left, he stated that he sold his Russian Mak for something like $600 because it was rare. This may be true as I do not yet know much about the build/import numbers of these pistols or the variants of said guns… but you gotta wonder.
Just then the Fed-Express guy arrives with several boxes. He opened up a box and showed me a brand new Five-seveN, and told me that it was the new fastest handgun round made. He mentioned (to himself I think) that it came with three “clipsâ€, two in the case, and one in the pistol. This guy then did something that I still do not believe I saw. He picked up the handgun from the factory black plastic case, pointed it away from himself and me, and PULLED THE TRIGGER! He did this with the magazine still inserted in the gun and never checked to verify that it was indeed unloaded. Incredible.
Needless to say, I left… quickly.
I then overheard the owner tell another customer that the 9x18 round is just like the 380ACP, and that all 9mm cartridges are the same diameter, only different length cases. I didn’t bother to correct him on that one.
Getting back to discussing Makarovs after the other folks left, he stated that he sold his Russian Mak for something like $600 because it was rare. This may be true as I do not yet know much about the build/import numbers of these pistols or the variants of said guns… but you gotta wonder.
Just then the Fed-Express guy arrives with several boxes. He opened up a box and showed me a brand new Five-seveN, and told me that it was the new fastest handgun round made. He mentioned (to himself I think) that it came with three “clipsâ€, two in the case, and one in the pistol. This guy then did something that I still do not believe I saw. He picked up the handgun from the factory black plastic case, pointed it away from himself and me, and PULLED THE TRIGGER! He did this with the magazine still inserted in the gun and never checked to verify that it was indeed unloaded. Incredible.
Needless to say, I left… quickly.
What a moron. I'd have been out of there too as soon as I heard the $600 Mak story and saw the trigger pulling of a gun he never checked to see if it was loaded.
