Whats the best lie you had a gun seller tell you
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Heard a guy at a gun show tell a young man that if he purchased the G17 that it could be "made into a full auto" by buying a few OEM G18 parts and inserting the 33 round mag. He continued saying that it was easy & prospective buyer could do it in his garage in an evening & is perfectly legal since it wasn't sold that way. I watched to see if the guy was going to purchase it on that advice but he walked off. Went back the next day and found out the guy in the booth the day before was the owners brother-in law who filled in for him because of a family emergency. Said the guy was an idiot, but he was the only one he could get on such short notice, since he was a part time employee at the shop & had been certified...what ever that means (maybe an insurance or bond thing). I told him that he was certifiably stupid!!!!
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Had many a salesman tell me "you wont find it this cheap anywhere else" hahahahahaha!
Kendal Black
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Biggest lies I've heard are from people running down what I am trying to trade in or sell.
Outright fabrications.
"Buy low and sell high" is a sensible maxim if practiced sensibly. Otherwise, it marks you as a rapacious boob, and word gets around.
"It's not a factory recoil pad. That'll take off of the value." (It was a factory option at the time and very popular. The gun had the pad NIB. I rest my case.)
"That's not a Twelvette. If it was, it'd be worth something." (The early ones just say "Browning.")
"It's just an old double barrel. I'll give you two hundred for it." (Pietro Beretta was rolling in his grave.)
I understand horse trading, but when done to excess it becomes crass and actually harmful to your business. How is it harmful? It goes around, and then it comes around. People--who knows why?--ask me my opinion about guns and gunnery. I tell them not to deal with the guy at the corner of Walk and Don't Walk, or the other guy at Pedestrian Crossing. Drive out of town and deal with someone who wants you back as a repeat customer.
Then the fatal question emerges. The one that tests your own honor and integrity. "These things belonged to my late husband. I don't know anything about them. I always hated the things. What will you give me for them?"
Outright fabrications.
"Buy low and sell high" is a sensible maxim if practiced sensibly. Otherwise, it marks you as a rapacious boob, and word gets around.
"It's not a factory recoil pad. That'll take off of the value." (It was a factory option at the time and very popular. The gun had the pad NIB. I rest my case.)
"That's not a Twelvette. If it was, it'd be worth something." (The early ones just say "Browning.")
"It's just an old double barrel. I'll give you two hundred for it." (Pietro Beretta was rolling in his grave.)
I understand horse trading, but when done to excess it becomes crass and actually harmful to your business. How is it harmful? It goes around, and then it comes around. People--who knows why?--ask me my opinion about guns and gunnery. I tell them not to deal with the guy at the corner of Walk and Don't Walk, or the other guy at Pedestrian Crossing. Drive out of town and deal with someone who wants you back as a repeat customer.
Then the fatal question emerges. The one that tests your own honor and integrity. "These things belonged to my late husband. I don't know anything about them. I always hated the things. What will you give me for them?"
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I had a guy at the local fleamarket tell me today that he wanted 465.00 for his cpx-1
9mm, I asked why the cpx was worth so much over msrp. he states "the price of the dollar keeps going down so i double my prices to make up for it." I couldnt even respond i had to just shake my head turn and walk away
9mm, I asked why the cpx was worth so much over msrp. he states "the price of the dollar keeps going down so i double my prices to make up for it." I couldnt even respond i had to just shake my head turn and walk away
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A Bubba job Husqvarna 6.5 was a "Swedish Olympic rifle."
Bubbles
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Two weeks ago we had another gunsmith tell us that the M16 takes a different type of barrel than an AR15, and that's why they're so hard to find an expensive. 
dagger dog
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Oh Really! It didn't do that when I shot it!
hotmerc
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At a gun show years ago I bought a Colt Diamondback that was like new for $325.00. I did not have my FFL at that time so the dealer sent it to a dealer who had a gun store.When I went to pick it up the gun store owner told me all Colts were junk and I should trade it for something in his store.
Marlin lever action rifles are becoming more and more popular in Europe, and thus also in Sweden. Once upon a time I was thinking about getting myself a .444 Marlin rifle (somewhat flatter trajectory than the .45-70 and still way, way heavier slug than your average 6.5x55). When in the store I can't find anything Marlin but the guide guns in .45-70. I asked the seller if he had any .444 rifles tucked away somewhere or perhaps if I could order one through him. He went on and told me that Marlin had had a lot of issues with the .444 and that there were cases where the .444 marlin cartridges slid from the chamber down the barrel where the firing pin couldn't reach the primer.
This guy knows very well that he's full of bull<deleted> and he's developing a rumour on Swedish gun forums for being a notorious liar.
This guy knows very well that he's full of bull<deleted> and he's developing a rumour on Swedish gun forums for being a notorious liar.
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So... What exactly are you saying about all of us?
Took the slide from my HK USP in to my LGS to have night sights installed. Guy behind the counter says, "Man, you gotta ditch that German junk - they blow up all the time. You need a Glock." Me, "Really, got any pics you can show me?" "Not right now, the internet is down."
newbuckeye
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I told my bro in law I was looking for a 45 ACP. He offered to sell me his 45 GAP for less than he bought it for to save me from having to waste time at the gun show. Besides.... the GAP is less expensive to shoot......
Gordon_Freeman
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A customer in Academy Sports was buying 7.62 x 39 ammo. The clerk asked what kind of gun he was using for it. The customer said it was for a Kalashnikov rifle. The clerk asked "what kind of rifle is that?"
I'm sure the customer just didn't want to say AK out loud because of the stigma associated with it.
I'm sure the customer just didn't want to say AK out loud because of the stigma associated with it.
Ignition Override
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The Foo:
That story worked.
The panic in early '09 reflected the groups of sheep who decided to just run with the larger herds of sheep.
They preferred to listen to gloom and doom instead of reflecting on the fact that "political capital" is usually carefully spent on major bills in Congress.
They did not understand that "O' was astute enough to learn from Gore's mistake in the 90s.
Panic sells, so when is the next anticipated panic?
Just after the nest pres. election, if peoples' assumptions (as in '08) don't work out as planned?
That story worked.
The panic in early '09 reflected the groups of sheep who decided to just run with the larger herds of sheep.
They preferred to listen to gloom and doom instead of reflecting on the fact that "political capital" is usually carefully spent on major bills in Congress.
They did not understand that "O' was astute enough to learn from Gore's mistake in the 90s.
Panic sells, so when is the next anticipated panic?
Just after the nest pres. election, if peoples' assumptions (as in '08) don't work out as planned?
Maverick223
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Tagged for more tasty goodness.
BigN
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"I've got over a hundred rifles at home and this is the most accurate one I've ever shot"
Scipio Africanus
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"This is the cheapest deal in town!"
savage116
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Walk into cabelas and ask about a gas piston for my SKS.
Guy behind the counter: Can you describe what that is? hen said, oh I don't think we have any parts for those. You could just buy a whole new sks for $100, I have one right over here on the shelf. I told him for $100 I would take it . He turns and looks around reaches up grabs a Mosin Nagant. I told him I wanted an SKS and not a Mosin Nagant He then said "I always get the SKS and Mosin Nagant mixed up". I just turned and left
Guy behind the counter: Can you describe what that is? hen said, oh I don't think we have any parts for those. You could just buy a whole new sks for $100, I have one right over here on the shelf. I told him for $100 I would take it . He turns and looks around reaches up grabs a Mosin Nagant. I told him I wanted an SKS and not a Mosin Nagant He then said "I always get the SKS and Mosin Nagant mixed up". I just turned and left
.45acp7.62x54r
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I got one but I gotta sleep so it will make some sort of sense.
Talked to a guy on the phone about a Remington BDL.
He told me it was in excellent condition.Excellent to me
is well ,excellent.Like new to be exact.Drove 60 miles
one way to buy the gun.The gun had to be one of the
first ever BDL's made.The stock was beat up,and barrel
was pitted.I just shook my head.Found out real quick
that some people will tell you anything.On top of that the
guy said he had to get back to his table at a local gun show.
I should have known.No deal was made and I was out gas money
and time.
He told me it was in excellent condition.Excellent to me
is well ,excellent.Like new to be exact.Drove 60 miles
one way to buy the gun.The gun had to be one of the
first ever BDL's made.The stock was beat up,and barrel
was pitted.I just shook my head.Found out real quick
that some people will tell you anything.On top of that the
guy said he had to get back to his table at a local gun show.
I should have known.No deal was made and I was out gas money
and time.
Robbins290
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i agree to that
Was at local Gander mountain a couple of years back..saw a US Rifle cal .30 M1 on the used rack behind the counter so i asked to look at it. tagged as a Springfield, (IIRC) $900
Closer exam revealed NO markings on the 'heel' of the receiver, but on the left side was C.A.I.
Op-rod looked like maybe it was warped, so i attempted to open the action, and op-rod dismounted. guy started yelling at me that I Broke the M1..
So I said..this is NOT a Springfiled...this is a very poor Century Arms knockoff of the REAL M1. Only 4 US companies made the real thing..Springfield & Winchester from 1938 to approx 1952, and from 1952 or so to 1958 the were made by Harrington/Richardson and International Harvester. Guy then started telling me that Century Arms was a division/subsidiary of Springfield, and that I.H. NEVER made M1's. ...and that there never was an H&R gun maker.
Closer exam revealed NO markings on the 'heel' of the receiver, but on the left side was C.A.I.
Op-rod looked like maybe it was warped, so i attempted to open the action, and op-rod dismounted. guy started yelling at me that I Broke the M1..
So I said..this is NOT a Springfiled...this is a very poor Century Arms knockoff of the REAL M1. Only 4 US companies made the real thing..Springfield & Winchester from 1938 to approx 1952, and from 1952 or so to 1958 the were made by Harrington/Richardson and International Harvester. Guy then started telling me that Century Arms was a division/subsidiary of Springfield, and that I.H. NEVER made M1's. ...and that there never was an H&R gun maker.
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