Starting part-time job at gun shop & range for the first time…

[Jim Watson]

we would sell Home Depot buckets of brass for $20 to $50 cash.

Local staffer offered to sell me buckets of SORTED brass but the boss would not back him up.

The next most common error is their height being different on the 4473 vs what is listed on their ID.

Geez, I need to look at my Internal Passport (drivers license) and see what my "official height" is. I am not as tall as I used to be but the old value may have stuck on my papieren.

Those rules include only loading on the firing line.

My habit is to load magazines or speed loaders at home. That way I am not doing anything standing up on the range but shoot.

 

[drobs]

Local staffer offered to sell me buckets of SORTED brass but the boss would not back him up.

Who do you expect to sit there and sort brass? No boss, in their right mind, is going to pay an employee to sort brass.

We'd sell grab bag buckets of brass. What you see is what you get. Feel free to peruse the massive stack of buckets of fired brass. Be quick at it, this is something we do for regulars, that aren't jack-wagons.

 

[welldoya]

So if Im a shop owner and only have one gun of a specific type and model (Barrett M107 for instance), I can't ever put it on sale for Christmas or something? I'm a bit confused as to what you mean by that... I hope this doesn't come across as rude, I just can't wrap my smooth brain around it lol.

I’m not talking about an $8,000 Barrett that wouldn’t have that big of a market. I’m talking about much more common guns that, at the right price, would appeal to a large majority of shooters.
In my case it was a $299 Ruger Mini 14. This was many years ago when they were normally around $550.
The ad came out on Sunday. The shop opened at 9:00 on Monday. I left work at 8:30 to go to the shop. I was 3rd in line. The door opened and 2 of us headed to the gun counter.
One guy (2nd in line) told the employee that he wanted a Mini 14. The employee said “you are lucky, we only have one.”
The other guy and I stopped in our tracks. I said “you only have one and you put them on sale”? Affirmative.
I got back to the office, called them an hour later and asked if he had any Mini 14s left.
He said “No, they flew out of here this morning.”
I haven’t been back since.

 

[45/30-06OKIE]

I’m not talking about an $8,000 Barrett that wouldn’t have that big of a market. I’m talking about much more common guns that, at the right price, would appeal to a large majority of shooters.
In my case it was a $299 Ruger Mini 14. This was many years ago when they were normally around $550.
The ad came out on Sunday. The shop opened at 9:00 on Monday. I left work at 8:30 to go to the shop. I was 3rd in line. The door opened and 2 of us headed to the gun counter.
One guy (2nd in line) told the employee that he wanted a Mini 14. The employee said “you are lucky, we only have one.”
The other guy and I stopped in our tracks. I said “you only have one and you put them on sale”? Affirmative.
I got back to the office, called them an hour later and asked if he had any Mini 14s left.
He said “No, they flew out of here this morning.”
I haven’t been back since.

Wow, now I understand your frustration... Gee Mini 14s are like dang near 1k at a gun show now... Idk why, when I can get a Sig Sauer AR15 for the same price.

 

[kmw1954]

I have been working as a PT RO for just over 18 months at a fairly large outdoor range. Pay isn't horrible, free range time, merchandise discounts, Free FFL transfers and a huge discount with Vortex. I make it clear that I am not there for the money. I am there because I like what I am doing, I enjoy the customers, all the different firearms and the money pays for my toys. I also make it a point of contention that when this becomes a JOB then I am done. Be that because of the patrons or because of management. I am not doing this because I need to work, need the money.

On that note I believe it displays an attitude that works well with my customers. I am not driven by a need to present an image. I can be honest and helpful or I can be an SOB when someone disregards the safety protocols that we have in place. I also don't have to meet a commission quota.

Right now we are approaching our busiest time of year as Wisconsin Deer gun season is just around the corner. Then come Dec. the season will be winding down and only the real hard core shooters will come out and I will be cutting back on hours/days.

So decide what it is you want and expect from this PT job and enjoy it and when it starts to become an extension of you full time job then maybe it's time to move on.

 

[Reloadron]

My habit is to load magazines or speed loaders at home. That way I am not doing anything standing up on the range but shoot.

That would be fine. The range I mentioned you can take magazines which are loaded and or speed loaders to the line. They simply don't want you opening your gun bag or range bag with a loaded gun and carrying it to the line. You load the gun on the line. So yes, your practice would be acceptable. I figure their range so their rules.

Ron

 

[Lnf Crzr]

After my Regular job I worked a range/shop at night for years.
Had many “empty” guns pointed at me. Learn to say the words “Action open, cylinder open please” and say it with authority. It will keep you safer.