Well, so much for that. For reasons not under my control my short career in firearms sales at a large chain sportings goods store is over.
It was fun. I learned a lot and meet some nice people. Some were fellow employees and some customers. Surprisingly, no real jerks.
There were a few interesting customers though. I had one 19 year old looking at a Rem 700 in .300 Win mag. I asked what kind of hunting he was going to do, thinking it was a little overkill for our local whitetails, and he said he didn't hunt and wanted it for target shooting. OooKay... I suggested that a .308 was a little more practical for that, but he said he "liked big calibers." No problem. He knew what he wanted, so I sold him the gun.
I also learned what I don't know. I know NOTHING about double-barrel sporting shotguns and not nearly as much as I thought I did about sporting shotguns in general. I did a lot of asking the other salespeople and learning from them.
The handgun sales were the most fun. Customers ranged from people who knew exactly what they wanted to guys who wanted to fondle every gun in the case (Hey, I'm like that too, so it was no problem to me...)
Btw, the 4473 is no more fun on the other side of the counter...
It was fun. I learned a lot and meet some nice people. Some were fellow employees and some customers. Surprisingly, no real jerks.
There were a few interesting customers though. I had one 19 year old looking at a Rem 700 in .300 Win mag. I asked what kind of hunting he was going to do, thinking it was a little overkill for our local whitetails, and he said he didn't hunt and wanted it for target shooting. OooKay... I suggested that a .308 was a little more practical for that, but he said he "liked big calibers." No problem. He knew what he wanted, so I sold him the gun.
I also learned what I don't know. I know NOTHING about double-barrel sporting shotguns and not nearly as much as I thought I did about sporting shotguns in general. I did a lot of asking the other salespeople and learning from them.
The handgun sales were the most fun. Customers ranged from people who knew exactly what they wanted to guys who wanted to fondle every gun in the case (Hey, I'm like that too, so it was no problem to me...)
Btw, the 4473 is no more fun on the other side of the counter...