Jerk at gun shop berates the Browning Hi-Power

[Texfire]

Well I'm not suprised it's McBrides. On general I've found that they are more expensive and less helpful than others here in Austin. In general the salesmen there are very opinionated in my experience. The exception to that would be George up in the black powder/milsurp room upstairs. The only reason I go to them is if I need a fit an odd gun into a holster, as I did when looking for an IWB for my FM Detective, as their limited selection is still the best I've found in town and fitting odd guns takes trial and error.

I don't know of any of the shops in San Antonio, but if you need a shop in Austin try Tex Guns on Manchaca Rd. Thier selection is much smaller than McBrides, but they are knowledgable and are willing to sell you whatever you want to buy. They'll also have those High Power mags you wanted, if you haven't already gotten some. But for the best price on magazines you'll need to shop online or wait and catch the Saxet Gun and Knife show down in SA and get some milsup mags there.

Tex

 

[the pistolero]

Ack. I have heard that McBride's has an awesome selection and was considering a trip to Austin for a Kimber 1911, until I found out I could get one locally. A family friend I talk guns with has raved about them....

 

[Texfire]

Some people have had better experiences with them than I have, and even mine weren't bad. I just found that their salesmen were very opinionated, but not very willing to admit when they didn't know something about a gun. That said, Joe McBride has been in business for many years, so obviously he's doing something right. I bought a used single action from them and it turned out to have timing problems, which their smith repaired without charge.

But they are consistently more expensive than other shops in town, and even their fairly extensive selection is limited in some areas, especially CAS longarms.

Tex

 

[Seismic Sam]

Yeah, the Hi-Power is a POS

and its designer, John Moses Browning, never came up with a good gun design in his own life.

RIIIIIIIGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTTTT.....

This forum needs DIP**** icon!!

 

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. Well, I'd say that the thread has pretty well run its course and that the original poster's issues have been sufficiently addressed.

Let's move on to other topics.

Thanks in advance and best to you and yours.