So I walked into the "New Gunstore" in Bellingham, WA to check out their revolvers. They had not one, but three, yes-three revolvers. A Smith & Wesson Centennial, a Smith hanging on the wall in 44 Mag. persuasion and a blue steel Taurus something-or-other with a 6" barrel. The rest of the handguns were semi-autos. Just what in the heck is this world coming to?
I asked the black shirted shopkeep if they were planning to get in any more revolvers, he said, "Nope, the J-frame is good so we carry this one and we got the one Smith & Wesson revolver over there. Most people want automatics, so that's what we'll carry. Yup, they had plastic guns galore by the case. All looking just the same, only the names were different. He went on to say, "We cater to the tactical minded shooter..." Well, hell, I could tell that just by lookin' at his fashionably black tee shirt with the white reticle silksceened on front.
Oh, yeah, I guess this old school guy ain't tactical enough to "get" the allure of the semi-auto pistol. My 7-round .357 Mag. holds the same number of rounds as a standard 1911, so what's the diff? Seems to me that a new gunshop ought to cater to all types of shooters, especially in a town like Bellingham, WA where we've been needing a new shop for a number of years now. Maybe in time they'll "get it," or maybe they'll just go out of business. Don't matter to me, I'll still shop up in Lynden or down in Alger.
I asked the black shirted shopkeep if they were planning to get in any more revolvers, he said, "Nope, the J-frame is good so we carry this one and we got the one Smith & Wesson revolver over there. Most people want automatics, so that's what we'll carry. Yup, they had plastic guns galore by the case. All looking just the same, only the names were different. He went on to say, "We cater to the tactical minded shooter..." Well, hell, I could tell that just by lookin' at his fashionably black tee shirt with the white reticle silksceened on front.
Oh, yeah, I guess this old school guy ain't tactical enough to "get" the allure of the semi-auto pistol. My 7-round .357 Mag. holds the same number of rounds as a standard 1911, so what's the diff? Seems to me that a new gunshop ought to cater to all types of shooters, especially in a town like Bellingham, WA where we've been needing a new shop for a number of years now. Maybe in time they'll "get it," or maybe they'll just go out of business. Don't matter to me, I'll still shop up in Lynden or down in Alger.
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