What things make you roll your eyes and think: "poser"?

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What things that other shooters (or gun owners, because they're not worthy enough to be called shooters) make you think they're stupid and/or inexperienced, a ''mall ninja'' or they're a ''troll''? This is like about people that think they are experts and are not willing to learn by the way, I guess ''Newb'' was the wrong term- my bad. I was thinking about when I walked into a big five and was glancing at the knives and the overweight man, ~24 was telling me that when he was in the seals he used ''this knife''- it was a fifteen dollar chinese survival knife. Needless to say I didn't believe him.

I didn't mean any of this in a mean or intolerant way, I consider myself a beginner and I just want to know what things annoy people so I can learn and change what I do and say. For instance I recently offended someone by calling a magazine a ''clip''; so I though I'd educate myself by asking the more experienced.
 
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The 10,000 new posts asking all sorts of stuff. Polls and opinions. It's cool though, I'm always glad to see someone new and excited.
 
"My gun is shooting low and left, what kind of sight should I buy?"

"My laser makes me a better shooter."
 
"How many round clip is that?!"
"Whats the best _______"
"Hey I was wondering which do you think would be better for SHTF, an AR or AK?"
"How much stopping power does the ___ have"
"Hey can't that pistol go through metal detectors?"
 
I'm not sure I like how this thread began.


Hell, I can be as impatient of ignorance as anybody, but I don't roll my eyes at someone or ridicule him simply because he's ignorant.


He's got to do something to earn it from me besides simply being ignorant.


We all start life knowing nothing. I'm glad my college professors didn't see me coming in the door and roll their eyes at me every semester. It would make for a pretty difficult learning environment.
 
Just because we may roll our eyes doesn't mean most of "us" wouldn't be helpfull, patient and understanding. I love meeting people who are excited about the shooting sports, and do my best to foster their interest and point them in the right direction. There are tell tale signs that a person is new to shooting, and to a seasoned shooter these signs can be humorous. I would never let on to that fact, and I believe most people would have the decency and tact to behave in the same way.

I can see you point Ken, my wife is a college professor and the best way to get "newbies" to blossom is to create a safe environment for learning and question asking. Something that is a bit lacking on this forum occasionally.
 
Well, the coolest way is when someone says, "I'm new to this. How do I...?"

I've met quite a few folks who've been shooting seriously for only a few years who have really got their stuff squared away. And I've met quite a few LONG time shooters who are borderline incompetent, and/or dangerous, with their firearms. Attitude is the best indicator, always. Are you ready to learn? Are you willing to discuss your practices and choices, and change if appropriate? It's phenomenal what you can absorb if you're open and willing. It is amazing how difficult life can be if you aren't.

I've found that asking a lot of questions does several things. First off, I get a lot of good information. Second, asking gives me a chance to evaluate a person's perspectives and experience and to decide how much credence to give their views.

Someone once said that the wiser a person becomes, the more they know that they don't understand. Asking questions is not the sign of a neophyte. Telling everyone how much you know -- usually is.

The site seems particularly cranky lately

Yes. Unbecomingly so. We've got a "Why I hate THR.org" thread running, a couple of "Mall Ninja" threads, a "People on TV are so stupid" thread, and a few others that are a bit off our usual pleasant fare.

Oh well. Hope it all settles out in a few days.

-Sam
 
Embrace new shooters with open arms. We need to increase the size of our community. We all had to start somewhere and none of can claim to have the genius of John Moses Browning.
 
I think that a shooter is much much different than a gun owner. I still stand by my statement, and I already admitted I was a newb. I'm not a shooter either.
 
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This is very upsetting. Our goal should be to educate as many as possible, not to dismiss someone as a "newb". God knows we need as much interest as we can get.
Besides, there's enough ******* gun shop owners in the world to turn people away without us doing the work for them.

More on topic though, it does irk me when I see someone using a firearm who doesn't know the four rules. I hate seeing fingers resting on triggers.
 
Ignorance

Most of you have been shooting longer than I have.

Most of you have done more hunting than I have.

Most of you know more about guns and ammo than I do.


What _I_ know, is how not to stay ignorant.


What chaps my afterburner is pretense, not ignorance.

I'm a big fan of newbs, considering I am one myself.

I'm not a big fan of posers.


As you may imagine, this is one of those threads that will be getting a little extra scrutiny. Don't take it personally.

I may be newer to firearms than most of you; I'm an old hand at civility.

 
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