The guy at work....If you like it or have it, his is better

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I actually think it is normal. We see it on gun forums all the time. If he didn't think the guns, phones, etc., that he owns are better than other options then he would own something else. Same with you, me and everyone else. I know I wouldn't go out and buy something if I were convinced there was a better option.
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I think everything you said is logical, and correct - we all make decisions that are best for us given a variety of criteria. (price, size, caliber, brand etc)

But, price is always a factor and "better" means different things to different people. When I bought my first 1911 I knew there were "better" ones out there, but I had a price limit. So I bought the best one I could get within that price limit and was very proud of the decision I made.

I disagree that this is "normal", in my experience the one-upper is usually the person who is not confident in the decision they made, so they are always looking to one-up the other guy. It's the people who are confident in the decision they made that just walk away and let that guy keep thinking what he wants to.

Let's face it, at any price segment there are no examples where one pistol is clearly and arguably "the best" - it's way too subjective because any of them could have an attribute that is best for me but not for you or the other guy.
 
Lot of 'em work at gun stores. I hear more BS from gun salesmen than just about anyone. A while back I overheard a young black woman trying to buy a revolver. The guy behind the counter not only wouldn't shut up, he just wouldn't sell her one. He kept trying to sell her a Glock and it was clear she didn't want one.

It was embarrassing. She kept picking up the revolver and asking questions about it and the jerk sales guy would pick up the Glock he'd removed from under the counter and attempt to convince her that she'd be better off with it. When he had a quick call, I told her that I liked the revolver she'd picked out, but that was all I had time to say. She finally left the store and I felt like going after her...but I decided not to. What else was I going to say?

Anyway, the store lost a sale. She finally left without buying anything.

I would never do something like this, but I wondered what the sales guy would have done if I had said, "I have a revolver like that that I'll sell you if he won't...." But I was tempted to.

As far as friends, no. I've never had a friend who did anything like that.

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As far as guns go, I love to destroy egos with my cheapie Swiss K31 with SMK match reloads. Cheap and effective. I'm gonna use the guns I like. Glocks are tools and good ones...And I don't give a **** what I drive anymore either, within reason of course.

There's something about being 50 plus that really makes you not give a **** about one-upping. I can tolerate a YOUNG one-upper. They just don't know any better.
 
Sounds like my boss. Guy's ego is huge and self esteem is apparently non-existent. Recently he told us he flew upside down under a bridge in an jet after a coworker mentioned taking a sight seeing flight in a Cesna.
 
My uncle is 89. Best car, biggest most fish, most points on a buck, 7mm,
Most hair left for his age......Coolest basement bar from the 70s.

All I want is his 7mm when he goes to the greatest heaven as he is the worlds most devout male Catholic!
 
Statistically speaking, one out of every five people at work is That Kind of *******. If the four people closest to you look decent, you're it. :D
 
I work alone from home. It's difficult having these 1 upping conversations with myself... never can figure out who wins!

On the subject of Glocks, I'm not a Glock flamer but during my qualification session we had to stop three times out of 40 rounds to let the Glock 17 shooter clear his jams. Granted, he was a new shooter... but so was the gal next to him with her micro .380.

Just saying...
 
greyhambone dont let a b-hole like that mess with your head.
the simple fact is,you work hard for what you have.be proud of it!
and as long as you are happy with it,thats all that matters.
truth be known,the guy who does you like that probably dosent even own half of what he's braging about and trying to 1up you with.
if i've learned one thing here on THR,we all have our own opinions when it comes to our weapons.
but when it comes to a guy like that,IMHO,braging and lieing seem to go hand in hand.
 
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..dosent even own half of what he's braging about..
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There's a lot of truth to this.

I'm an avid motorcycle rider/enthusiast (VTX1800 & VMax) and it never ceases to amaze me the number of people that want to compare my bikes to a Harley.. when I say "what one do you have?" nine times out of ten they say "well I don't have one yet but I plan to some day"..

If I wanted a Harley, I'd have a Harley..

Sorry, derailing rant off..
 
I know a guy who has a brother that is perfect & has the absolute best of everything.

Nothing you can do, is as good or better than his brother... LOL :barf:
 
Best response is, "wow, you're awesome". They usually get the point.
Had a few friends like this...they are no longer friends. Life's to short to waste time on the earnestly stupid.
 
I start making it a game with those guys to see what sort of off-the-wall stuff I can claim and that they will one-up.

"Hey, I just won a spot to be a space tourist to the Soyuz space station!"
 
Just be glad that the pissing match focusses on guns and not on religion like at my place of work:cuss: I suppose that I should be grateful that I've been "blessed" enough to work with some of the most righteous peolple ever to walk the planet. There's one in particular that if he ever misses work, it must be because he was lifted up to heaven;)
 
Meh, life's too short to care much about 1 uppers. You should have some fun and throw some crazy scenarios at him and laugh at the bs he spews.
 
Just be glad that the pissing match focusses on guns and not on religion like at my place of work I suppose that I should be grateful that I've been "blessed" enough to work with...
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Try having a born-again for a boss, ugh. I know enough I considered going toe-to-toe with him, but as it's a lose-lose situation for me I didn't bother. Besides, with every question answered with "my invisible friend is better than yours", it's like debating how many pixies can stand on the tip of a pin.
 
Just to let you guys know, I'm the most humble man on Earth.
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I worked for a guy who'd use a variation of that, "Not bragging, just fact", which to anyone else meant that he was bragging and highly insecure.
 
Just today I was talking to a female customer about a plumbing project I was trying to sell them. A family friend and his grown son were there to offer advise to the home owner and her friend. It was 1 on 4. The two family friends had to prove that they were there for a reason. They knew nothing. The son asked me "So, what grade of PEX tubing do you use? Because they make 3 grades" I was like "Huh!" I fumbled a little bit trying to keep my self from making him look like a total retard. I typically just smoke people that don't know what they are talking about with technical jargon. It takes the wind out of their sails but doesn't make them look like a total idiot.

The main thing to understand that it's OK to disagree with them if you are an authority on the matter. In my situation I'm the Master Plumber and he's a beer drinking slob. But there's a point of diminishing returns. 'Don't cast pearls before swine'

These people are insecure. Bashing them won't help them get over it. Thanking them for their input will allow them to save face. It has been said that these people often don't really know much about what they are 1 upping.

I have had several friends who try their hardest to impress those they think are cool. The best thing we can do is address the root issue and make them feel that you think they have value to you. I believe they really just want to feel important. With those friends of mine, I have tried to give them value and make them feel important. They don't feel the need to 1 up me anymore. They will still do it to others, but they feel secure in my friendship.

The only reason I may feel the desire to squash them and set them straight is my own insecurity. We have a need to be right just as they do. Positioning ourselves as the right one only exacerbates the situation.
 
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