What are your best or worst gunstore stories?
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NIGHTLORD40K
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Showed up at the LGS, cash in hand, to snag a minty early 80's 9mm SIG P220- only to learn it had just walked out the door.
Fast forward 3 years.....the same gun reappears in the same LGS display case- with 3 spare factory magazines ($80-100 each IF you can find them!!!).
I walked out with it for 50 bucks less than they had been asking three years earlier.
Fast forward 3 years.....the same gun reappears in the same LGS display case- with 3 spare factory magazines ($80-100 each IF you can find them!!!).
I walked out with it for 50 bucks less than they had been asking three years earlier.
My worst story?
The day my favorite gun shop owner passed and the shop closed!
He served in the Navy during WWII and always had a story to tell. He always carried a .45, if it wasn’t carried behind his back it was right at hand behind the counter. He was a gruff old bird who didn’t take any guff.
I started going to his in the old garage out of the way shop when I was 18 and continued going there when I was well into my 40’s
I purchased a lot of guns from him and he always gave me a good price, a box of shells and a pistol rug. The man never steered me wrong.
It was a great place to go just to hang out and shoot the bull,sort of like Cheers everybody knew your name. Always had a pot of coffee brewing or a cold Coke in the the ice box.
Really learned a lot from this old gent and I sure do miss those days and that old shop!
The day my favorite gun shop owner passed and the shop closed!
He served in the Navy during WWII and always had a story to tell. He always carried a .45, if it wasn’t carried behind his back it was right at hand behind the counter. He was a gruff old bird who didn’t take any guff.
I started going to his in the old garage out of the way shop when I was 18 and continued going there when I was well into my 40’s
I purchased a lot of guns from him and he always gave me a good price, a box of shells and a pistol rug. The man never steered me wrong.
It was a great place to go just to hang out and shoot the bull,sort of like Cheers everybody knew your name. Always had a pot of coffee brewing or a cold Coke in the the ice box.
Really learned a lot from this old gent and I sure do miss those days and that old shop!
Good Ol' Boy
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Once saw a lady buying a pistol she said she wanted to carry. It was pretty obvious it was her first gun. She asked the guy behind the counter if she needed a "license or something" to carry it. He says "You can carry it without one just don't get caught."
Don't know if he was being sarcastic, he didn't look it. Either way not something that should be coming from a gun store.
Don't know if he was being sarcastic, he didn't look it. Either way not something that should be coming from a gun store.
The day before big game opens is ALWAYS a zoo at LGS's, here in Montana.
A guy puts a Weatherby .30-.378 on layaway and pays a little on it each week. It's a package gun, with a Leupold 3-9 on it. I'm at the LGS as he is picking it up.
Guy wants two boxes of ammo. As he extolls the LONG RANGE virtues of his rifle and the "flat shooting" cartridge. And how he's a 1000 yard elk killer, etc. Clerk tells him ammo is $80 a box. Guy doesn't have any more money....So....He trades the scope for two boxes of ammo. Has the Shops gunsmith install.....Honest to God.... A $39 Bushnell 3-9 on the gun.
Gunsmith tries to tell the guy about EYE RELIEF, etc. Guy doesn't care..."install it and bore sight it, for me".
I often wondered HOW that guys big game opener went. I felt sorry for the deer and elk.
A guy puts a Weatherby .30-.378 on layaway and pays a little on it each week. It's a package gun, with a Leupold 3-9 on it. I'm at the LGS as he is picking it up.
Guy wants two boxes of ammo. As he extolls the LONG RANGE virtues of his rifle and the "flat shooting" cartridge. And how he's a 1000 yard elk killer, etc. Clerk tells him ammo is $80 a box. Guy doesn't have any more money....So....He trades the scope for two boxes of ammo. Has the Shops gunsmith install.....Honest to God.... A $39 Bushnell 3-9 on the gun.
Gunsmith tries to tell the guy about EYE RELIEF, etc. Guy doesn't care..."install it and bore sight it, for me".
I often wondered HOW that guys big game opener went. I felt sorry for the deer and elk.
NIGHTLORD40K
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My favorite gunshop is run by an 82 year old former tank commander and all around great guy. I go there nearly every day on my lunch break to decompress and shoot the bull. There are so many war trophies and model planes hanging everywhere, after 8 years I still find things Ive never noticed before.
When asked why he doesn't do layaway, he sez, "Because I might not have 90 days left!"
To be honest, I DO worry about it a little when I've paid for a gun and there's a 3-day waiting period to pick it up......
Stubert
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Was at Dicks sporting goods the day before big game season a couple years back, watched a guy buy a Remington rifle. He asked the clerk what ammo he should use. The clerk told him, You have a Remington, you HAVE to use Remington ammo in it, that's all that will work.
Alte Schule
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A couple of years ago I ordered a LCRx 3" in .38 SP through my LGS. Paid in advance. Three days later, a Saturday, I got the phone call telling me it was in. When I arrived the manager, who I have done business with for many years, saw me come in went to the back and brought it out. After a quick inspection I began filling out the 4473 leaving the box open at my elbow. About 10 seconds later this older gent, I was 60 at the time and he was easily 15 years older than that, came up next to me and took the pistol put of the box without asking claiming that "always wanted one of these." I said "hey my man I just bought that and would appreciate it if you put it back." He looked at me like 
and said "Who are you, someone special, you can't tell me what to do. You ain't even finished the paperwork so it ain't yours yet." Before he could react I reached out and took it from him, put it in the box, and moved down the counter about ten feet. He went into a full blown . I ignored him which made him more irate. Manager told him he didn't want his business and he ended up being booted and banned from the store. I mean WTH if he wanted to look at it I would have let him without hesitation no need for all of that. Guys in the LGS told me they had never seen him before. Go figure
and said "Who are you, someone special, you can't tell me what to do. You ain't even finished the paperwork so it ain't yours yet." Before he could react I reached out and took it from him, put it in the box, and moved down the counter about ten feet. He went into a full blown . I ignored him which made him more irate. Manager told him he didn't want his business and he ended up being booted and banned from the store. I mean WTH if he wanted to look at it I would have let him without hesitation no need for all of that. Guys in the LGS told me they had never seen him before. Go figureI got one for ya like that! Older guy whos a vendor at work was having some issues with a neighbor who attacked him so wanted his CCW. He took the class and comes back and tells me that the instructor told him if he sees a no weapons sign in a business to walk right on by it that it means nothing. BTW this instructor was at the same store in my previous post that had the appointment for using the range and brought the loaded firearm into the lobby.
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The "fount of knowledge" behind the counter at Dick's telling me it's illegal to hunt deer with a .22-250 in New York...when the stack of regulations books at his elbow clearly states "any centerfire rifle."
I had just started shooting not long before, and I wanted something with light recoil.
I had just started shooting not long before, and I wanted something with light recoil.
My bad experiences tend to turn into good ones pretty often. That's because I turn the tables on clerks (or LGS owners) when they try to get over on me. Two examples. I was looking to buy a Marlin 795 because they are light and make good squirrel hunting rifles. Gander Mtn. had two sales going and I could get one at a great price but the only one in the state was in Dayton, 3 hours from where I live. But luckily my son lives there. A salesman told me they had them in stock and come on down. They had a weekend sale plus a coupon and they were honoring both. At the time the 795 had a rebate too. The first trip my son made the salesman passed him off to someone else who "couldn't find" the rifle. The second trip my son made (a half hour drive for him at that) the salesman said he was there when my son called him from a block away. When my son got there the salesman had made a mad dash out the back door. When my son asked about where that guy was and was told what happened he mentioned that he had just talked to him. I called the store manager and told him what happened and he sold the rifle with a scope (a more expensive package) at a discounted price for his trouble. I was offered $10 for the scope later at a flea market. That brought the price of a brand new rifle down to $40. Not a bad deal.
The other experience was when I was in a LGS with a real jerk for an owner. He tried to sell me a CZ pistol that looked like it had been through 2 world wars and a few smaller wars as a "new" pistol. Yeah right. Just as I was heading out the door he offered to sell me a Springfield XDm .40 for about $250 under the going price. Knowing there was something wrong with it (he claimed there wasn't) I also knew Springfield would fixit for free because it was a fairly new gun. So I bought it with the LGS thinking he got all over me but I had it fixed by the company in no time so I got that pistol for way under the going rate. I made a point of going back there just to tell him what had happened. He got mad and left the store with no one even in it but me. Pretty silly but I'm sure he was hoping I would grab something which of course would have been caught on video. I left with a smile on my face.
Most of the LGS owners around my area are good people but some are real jerks. Maybe the worst I was ever treated was during the first big ammo shortage. I found a good supply of .22 ammo at a Walmart. I went on down the street after buying a few bricks there to a LGS just to look. They actually tried to get me to tell them where I bought ammo at the price I did because they were selling it for double what I paid. They would have gone straight to Wally World and bought every bullet they had and put it on their shelves at double the price. I really don't like price gouging.
The other experience was when I was in a LGS with a real jerk for an owner. He tried to sell me a CZ pistol that looked like it had been through 2 world wars and a few smaller wars as a "new" pistol. Yeah right. Just as I was heading out the door he offered to sell me a Springfield XDm .40 for about $250 under the going price. Knowing there was something wrong with it (he claimed there wasn't) I also knew Springfield would fixit for free because it was a fairly new gun. So I bought it with the LGS thinking he got all over me but I had it fixed by the company in no time so I got that pistol for way under the going rate. I made a point of going back there just to tell him what had happened. He got mad and left the store with no one even in it but me. Pretty silly but I'm sure he was hoping I would grab something which of course would have been caught on video. I left with a smile on my face.
Most of the LGS owners around my area are good people but some are real jerks. Maybe the worst I was ever treated was during the first big ammo shortage. I found a good supply of .22 ammo at a Walmart. I went on down the street after buying a few bricks there to a LGS just to look. They actually tried to get me to tell them where I bought ammo at the price I did because they were selling it for double what I paid. They would have gone straight to Wally World and bought every bullet they had and put it on their shelves at double the price. I really don't like price gouging.
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It was about 15 years ago and a Gander Mountain had just opened about a mile from work. I went there on my lunch break on a Friday and began to ponder a new Ruger Single Six. The price was decent, but I was still in a place where $300-$400 was a big deal for me to spend. I left the store to think it over.
I returned on Monday, money-in-hand. Much to my dismay, the gun price went up by $60 in just three days! I asked what happened...... "The store now gives free cleaning and repair for the life of the gun".
Same store.... years later....I noticed two identical brand new Springfield XD9s in the case. One was like $510 and had a tag that read something like "free gear package included". The other was around $420 with nothing else on the tag. When I asked about the price difference..... "This one comes with a free holster, mag carrier, and extra magazine".
I returned on Monday, money-in-hand. Much to my dismay, the gun price went up by $60 in just three days! I asked what happened...... "The store now gives free cleaning and repair for the life of the gun".
Same store.... years later....I noticed two identical brand new Springfield XD9s in the case. One was like $510 and had a tag that read something like "free gear package included". The other was around $420 with nothing else on the tag. When I asked about the price difference..... "This one comes with a free holster, mag carrier, and extra magazine".
Worst
no one carries cci 450s......
I hear alot of dumb stuff chatting at the range, our LGS are all both knowledge and helpful.
yes...thats really it....
Best
i walked into one of our local stores looking for....something....walked out with a Mosin for 40 bucks that the owner happened to mention while we were chatting...this is 2010 and mosins were getting into the 2s here.
It wasnt working properly, and was a problem neither of us had ever seen before, but it turned out to be pretty easy to fix once i managed to figure it out.
no one carries cci 450s......
I hear alot of dumb stuff chatting at the range, our LGS are all both knowledge and helpful.
yes...thats really it....
Best
i walked into one of our local stores looking for....something....walked out with a Mosin for 40 bucks that the owner happened to mention while we were chatting...this is 2010 and mosins were getting into the 2s here.
It wasnt working properly, and was a problem neither of us had ever seen before, but it turned out to be pretty easy to fix once i managed to figure it out.
TTv2
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Best experience? LGS had their 25th anniversary and I heard about it on a radio ad during my lunch while listening to Rush Limbaugh's show. I decided to go that day seeing as how I'd never been there before (I had just moved the previous year) and I got some free swag and a shirt. Then I spotted a .40 S&W Sub 2000 that uses Glock mags, which I had been trying to find for months. Bought it and they were selling everything at discount to offset the sales tax. Mind you this was still during the panic, albeit a bit removed as it was 2014.
Worst experiences? Going to a very small LGS and being treated like they didn't want me there. Since I didn't feel welcome and they didn't have anything I wanted, I haven't gone back since.
When I bought my first gun, a 12 gauge over/under Mossberg, I mentioned I was going to use chamber adapters in it to shoot 20 gauge, .22, etc. and the lady behind the counter said that would only work in a SxS. I knew she was wrong but I just smiled because I didn't feel like saying anything. Some people just don't know and don't care to know.
The worst though, and it sucks to say that it was last year, was that same LGS with the nice lady... she sold the biz to somebody else. He's a younger guy following his passion and I respect that a lot, but getting transfers done through him the past few times has been really bad, his top employee (who use to work for the nice lady) had to fix it through various means. First time guy lost my paperwork, so when I went to go pick up my gun, I couldn't because there was no 4473 to finalize the transfer. That was a waste of time and money, so his employee gave me $60 worth of ammo. I got my gun the next day when they found the 4473 stuck in between a stack of other 4473's.
Few weeks later I had to get another transfer and did it through them again saying, "Nah, it'll be smooth this time."
Nope.
I waited in line 30 minutes to fill out a 4473 (because the owner was the only guy working at that time) and coming back in the next week to pick up the gun, I waited in line another 30 minutes (because the owner, again, was the only one working) ONLY to be told that it was at the PO box in the post office across the street. Would have been nice to know that shipments thru USPS went to the PO and not them, but as you can tell, communication is lacking with the new owner. So, the next day I called and told the guy behind the counter that he needs to go to the PO before they close to get my gun and he tells me he can't because he's the only guy working the counter... on a Saturday morning.
Sorry, but I have NEVER heard of a gun store only scheduling one person to work the counter on the busiest gun sale day of the week. After that, I figured out that the owner was trying to cut costs by as few people working as possible and I don't like that, especially when I look around and I see H&R top breaks with a $300 price tag or AMT Automag's for $700.
Anyway, the counter guy found a few minutes to shimmy over to the PO and get it and I finally got my gun thanks to the English guy who miraculously showed up to make things right, just like he did the last time; he didn't ask for any money for the transfer fee
I'm gonna be buying some more guns this week and I pretty much have to send it to them otherwise the next closest FFL will charge me $50 for a transfer for each new gun I believe while my very difficult to deal with FFL only hits me up for $15 per transfer.
I hope things go alright because if they don't... all that's left on my list is new guns and $50 is a lot to swallow for a simple transfer.
Worst experiences? Going to a very small LGS and being treated like they didn't want me there. Since I didn't feel welcome and they didn't have anything I wanted, I haven't gone back since.
When I bought my first gun, a 12 gauge over/under Mossberg, I mentioned I was going to use chamber adapters in it to shoot 20 gauge, .22, etc. and the lady behind the counter said that would only work in a SxS. I knew she was wrong but I just smiled because I didn't feel like saying anything. Some people just don't know and don't care to know.
The worst though, and it sucks to say that it was last year, was that same LGS with the nice lady... she sold the biz to somebody else. He's a younger guy following his passion and I respect that a lot, but getting transfers done through him the past few times has been really bad, his top employee (who use to work for the nice lady) had to fix it through various means. First time guy lost my paperwork, so when I went to go pick up my gun, I couldn't because there was no 4473 to finalize the transfer. That was a waste of time and money, so his employee gave me $60 worth of ammo. I got my gun the next day when they found the 4473 stuck in between a stack of other 4473's.
Few weeks later I had to get another transfer and did it through them again saying, "Nah, it'll be smooth this time."
Nope.
I waited in line 30 minutes to fill out a 4473 (because the owner was the only guy working at that time) and coming back in the next week to pick up the gun, I waited in line another 30 minutes (because the owner, again, was the only one working) ONLY to be told that it was at the PO box in the post office across the street. Would have been nice to know that shipments thru USPS went to the PO and not them, but as you can tell, communication is lacking with the new owner. So, the next day I called and told the guy behind the counter that he needs to go to the PO before they close to get my gun and he tells me he can't because he's the only guy working the counter... on a Saturday morning.
Sorry, but I have NEVER heard of a gun store only scheduling one person to work the counter on the busiest gun sale day of the week. After that, I figured out that the owner was trying to cut costs by as few people working as possible and I don't like that, especially when I look around and I see H&R top breaks with a $300 price tag or AMT Automag's for $700.
Anyway, the counter guy found a few minutes to shimmy over to the PO and get it and I finally got my gun thanks to the English guy who miraculously showed up to make things right, just like he did the last time; he didn't ask for any money for the transfer fee
I'm gonna be buying some more guns this week and I pretty much have to send it to them otherwise the next closest FFL will charge me $50 for a transfer for each new gun I believe while my very difficult to deal with FFL only hits me up for $15 per transfer.
I hope things go alright because if they don't... all that's left on my list is new guns and $50 is a lot to swallow for a simple transfer.
TTv2
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No wonder why Gander Mtn. is gone now.
Deus Machina
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Well, thankfully I do my research before I head in, so I don't end up opening myself up to much. If I have questions, I know one or two of the local places that are usually good for those--one even keeps his shelf of reference books in his office, and is happy to crack one open when there aren't people waiting.
The bad? Looking through the local chain places, for either a 'parts bin' gun to fix up, or another Mosin Nagant. The only one on hand--because it had been for a while--was a thoroughly bubba'd M44 or M39. Functionally good, but the outside... ick. Absolutely nothing stock or unbuggered. Price tag said $389, in days I got my mint M44 and half a can of ammo for $75.
"Jeeze, I was looking for one to fix up, and this is..." "Not on that one! It's had a lot of work done already!" "Yeah, I can see the file marks on the sights."
The good? The mentioned shop with the bookshelf. The second I walk through the door a month ago: "Hey, how've you been? That Taurus still working out for you? How's school been?" I hadn't been able to step foot in that shop for a year. He didn't even sell me that Taurus!
"Well, Mike, I'm on a mission. Looking to replace or find parts for my dad's old Savage side-by-side."
"Oh, well, let me see what I have sitting in back." He stands up.
"In sixteen gauge." He sits right back down.
"Well, good luck with that one. But gimme a second here, I know some good websites to check."
And I left with a handful of leads on parts. He even mentioned that most of them were mounted with screws or pins and may need a little filing at most. He'd be happy to talk to his gunsmith, but because he knew I did machining work (again, after a year) anything but the barrel would be easy to do myself.
The bad? Looking through the local chain places, for either a 'parts bin' gun to fix up, or another Mosin Nagant. The only one on hand--because it had been for a while--was a thoroughly bubba'd M44 or M39. Functionally good, but the outside... ick. Absolutely nothing stock or unbuggered. Price tag said $389, in days I got my mint M44 and half a can of ammo for $75.
"Jeeze, I was looking for one to fix up, and this is..." "Not on that one! It's had a lot of work done already!" "Yeah, I can see the file marks on the sights."
The good? The mentioned shop with the bookshelf. The second I walk through the door a month ago: "Hey, how've you been? That Taurus still working out for you? How's school been?" I hadn't been able to step foot in that shop for a year. He didn't even sell me that Taurus!
"Well, Mike, I'm on a mission. Looking to replace or find parts for my dad's old Savage side-by-side."
"Oh, well, let me see what I have sitting in back." He stands up.
"In sixteen gauge." He sits right back down.
"Well, good luck with that one. But gimme a second here, I know some good websites to check."
And I left with a handful of leads on parts. He even mentioned that most of them were mounted with screws or pins and may need a little filing at most. He'd be happy to talk to his gunsmith, but because he knew I did machining work (again, after a year) anything but the barrel would be easy to do myself.
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I won't mention the shop by name, but, it is in Fenton MI on Leroy street. Asked if they a Weatherby Camilla for my wife. The scruffy little bugger behind the counter told me they didn't stock guns for women because it was a waste of space. He was willing to order one for $1109 dollars (list $849) $100 special order and shipping , and $50 for transfer all paid in advance of course. Then was told he had real customers to wait on and I had to make a decision in a hurry. It was during the week and the other 2 people were being taken care of.
When Dick owned the place they weren't the friendliest people, but, service was good and prices reasonable. The new owners and staff are unbelievable. I have have seen them tell people many times to hurry it up because we are busy. When we drive by it is great to see fewer cars there all the time. I do do stop once in a great while and make them show me a few guns then leave without buying anything.
When Dick owned the place they weren't the friendliest people, but, service was good and prices reasonable. The new owners and staff are unbelievable. I have have seen them tell people many times to hurry it up because we are busy. When we drive by it is great to see fewer cars there all the time. I do do stop once in a great while and make them show me a few guns then leave without buying anything.
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Bought a suppressor at my local gun store.
Paid in full, form 4 filed.
3 months later I get a refund check from ATF saying the form 4 had been "retracted".
Seems the lgs was going out of business and hadn't paid the distributor for the suppressor, so the distributor took the suppressor back.
The lgs owner has disappeared, so I am out $900 with no recourse at this time.
I am NOT happy.
Paid in full, form 4 filed.
3 months later I get a refund check from ATF saying the form 4 had been "retracted".
Seems the lgs was going out of business and hadn't paid the distributor for the suppressor, so the distributor took the suppressor back.
The lgs owner has disappeared, so I am out $900 with no recourse at this time.
I am NOT happy.
There were for a long time two gun/pawn shops in my small town. I frequent one and have bought several firearms from them as they are fair in their prices and there are bargains to be had. The other shop I would go into a couple times a year. One of the workers goes to church with me and I told him I would come by and look around. The day I went in this establishment I was looking at some old S&W model 10's on display and the owner walks in and says you want this, not those revolvers. It was a chrome plated POS bryco .380. He told me something like this is a far more powerful handgun and everyone was looking for them. This one lists for $250, but I will sell it to you for if I remember right, $200 plus tax and give you a box of shells! I just shook my head and gritted my teeth and counted to ten to keep from either laughing or saying something to the clod.
I went in again to this shop and he had a typical pencil barreled Ruger MKIII used pistol in his case for $285. It was in very good condition and he said $250 plus tax out the door. I countered with $250 OTD. Oh no I can't do that I have to pay taxes. I walked and went to the other pawn/gun shop and found another MKIII almost identical, $240OTD. Needless to say the Bryco pushing shop went out of business.
At a gun show I was attending about 15 yrs. ago I was looking at a table where this guy had some Ruger Vaqueros on display and I wanted to look at them and there was a couple of older ladies in front of me wanting to buy a gun for home defense, someone had tried to come in on them a few days earlier. I took it they were sisters and wanted a firearm. This scumbag was trying to sell them a Vaquero in .44 magnum caliber at an outrageous price. I waited for a few minutes and the guy walked away and they kind of looked at me and I said, ladies, go buy you a Colt or S&W revolver in .38 special, that is all you need and gave them a reasonable price range to consider. I walked away from the ****** bag trying to scam these two ladies.
I went in again to this shop and he had a typical pencil barreled Ruger MKIII used pistol in his case for $285. It was in very good condition and he said $250 plus tax out the door. I countered with $250 OTD. Oh no I can't do that I have to pay taxes. I walked and went to the other pawn/gun shop and found another MKIII almost identical, $240OTD. Needless to say the Bryco pushing shop went out of business.
At a gun show I was attending about 15 yrs. ago I was looking at a table where this guy had some Ruger Vaqueros on display and I wanted to look at them and there was a couple of older ladies in front of me wanting to buy a gun for home defense, someone had tried to come in on them a few days earlier. I took it they were sisters and wanted a firearm. This scumbag was trying to sell them a Vaquero in .44 magnum caliber at an outrageous price. I waited for a few minutes and the guy walked away and they kind of looked at me and I said, ladies, go buy you a Colt or S&W revolver in .38 special, that is all you need and gave them a reasonable price range to consider. I walked away from the ****** bag trying to scam these two ladies.
Frankly I relate my worst gun shop experience to a shop that has been around and owner run for a long time. I was in High School in a small Northern California town called Yreka. There were only two gun shops in town and one of them did not want to have anything to do with Black Powder.
The other carried BP; however, the owner made it very clear that he didn't want "kids" in his shop. If I needed something I would go in, get it, and leave. More often, I would get what I wanted in the next state, in Medford Oregon, I was there a couple of times a month, and later on nearly every day. The owners surley attitude was something I could deal with for very short periods of time at best. The thing is that now, at over 50, when I have a reason to go to his shop, like paying local shooting rage dues, he is still that way.
In conversations with other I have come to realize that it was not just me. If his goal has been to turn people off from shooting, I can tall you that he has been very successful.
The other carried BP; however, the owner made it very clear that he didn't want "kids" in his shop. If I needed something I would go in, get it, and leave. More often, I would get what I wanted in the next state, in Medford Oregon, I was there a couple of times a month, and later on nearly every day. The owners surley attitude was something I could deal with for very short periods of time at best. The thing is that now, at over 50, when I have a reason to go to his shop, like paying local shooting rage dues, he is still that way.
In conversations with other I have come to realize that it was not just me. If his goal has been to turn people off from shooting, I can tall you that he has been very successful.
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I thought all XD came with all that stuff? LOL.
Snejdarek
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Shop attendants with poor trigger finger and muzzle direction discipline who moreover never check the state of the firearm because "of course they are unloaded".
Happened to me a few times with older guys in small shops here in the Czech Republic.
Happened to me a few times with older guys in small shops here in the Czech Republic.
foxmeadow
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I live in Oregon, but went to visit my sister in Washington frequently. I stopped in at a LGS close to her home in Fall City to inquire about getting a Washington CHL. The clerk asked if I had an Oregon CHL and told me it was valid in WA. I already knew that to be untrue, so I just thanked him for his time, left and never went back.
Mine did and more stuff besides what's listed here..
BTW i will go on record saying Gander Mtn was the worst gun store chain of all time or at least tied for worst. I won't mention the other because they are still in business. I called a GM store asking about a particular AR about 2 days before Christmas. They had one and quoted me a price. After I drove all the way from one side of Columbus to the other the price was $100 higher. They had figured out they had the last one in stock and some salesman figured to make an extra buck on the deal. That was the last in a long list of crappy things they tried to do to me. I usually got past their bull but not always. That night I drove across town was the last time I went there. I was kinda disappointed when they went under. It's no fun boycotting a store that isn't even open anymore.
Speedo66
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A woman walks into a LGS while I'm there. Her husband had just recently passed away, and she wanted to sell his decently scoped Ruger 10/22, with a nice case. The owner tells her he feels bad for her and offers her something like $29 for everything, which she takes.
Left me with a bad feeling for the shop and myself for not saying anything at the time.
Gander Mt. had a great sale price on 12g ammo. Wasn't till after I got home I realized they had sold me a crate of 20 round boxes, not 25, with no mention.
Left me with a bad feeling for the shop and myself for not saying anything at the time.
Gander Mt. had a great sale price on 12g ammo. Wasn't till after I got home I realized they had sold me a crate of 20 round boxes, not 25, with no mention.
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