Bigdog57
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My only good WallyMart gun-buying story was when I decided to get a Marlin 17V, shortly after they came out. My local store did not have them, but the "Super Wally's" across town did. So I drive over.
The young gal behind the gun counter seemed more interested in schmoozing with her equally young non-employee boyfriend, but I finally got her attention when she came up for air.
I ponted to the rifle (oddly it was in the shotgun display cabinet) and told I wanted the "Marlin 17V" rifle. She immediately says, "But those are all shotguns!"
I says, "Yes, but the rifle I want is in there."
She still can't find it - I am pointing right at it, and it takes a good two minutes to direct her to it, from all of three feet away. I am wondering if Wally's has a policy to 'hire the blind'.....
"Oh, it IS here!" she quips.
So we do the paperwork. She comments that I am the "first one to ever fill it out right!"
I told her I have LOTS of practice!
The manager comes to give his blessing to the deal and to escort me out of the store with the rifle - silly reg but I expected it. She then asks me if I want the .17HMR ammo to go with it - I told her, "No, I don't want to get you fired,"
They have a policy that NO ammo goes out with the gun - Just in case......
Well, got my rifle, bought the ammo on my side of town, and had a good range visit. I always wondered how long that gal lasted at the job......
Speaking of at the range....
I did have a weird sort of feller give me a lecture once when I was shooting my just-acquired CETME rifle - "You know, Century has this guy, named Mr. Cetme, that builds these things! See, here's his name stamped on the gun!"
I actually managed to keep a straight face as he rambled on, and I shot my new rifle.
The young gal behind the gun counter seemed more interested in schmoozing with her equally young non-employee boyfriend, but I finally got her attention when she came up for air.
I ponted to the rifle (oddly it was in the shotgun display cabinet) and told I wanted the "Marlin 17V" rifle. She immediately says, "But those are all shotguns!"
I says, "Yes, but the rifle I want is in there."
She still can't find it - I am pointing right at it, and it takes a good two minutes to direct her to it, from all of three feet away. I am wondering if Wally's has a policy to 'hire the blind'.....
"Oh, it IS here!" she quips.
So we do the paperwork. She comments that I am the "first one to ever fill it out right!"
I told her I have LOTS of practice!
The manager comes to give his blessing to the deal and to escort me out of the store with the rifle - silly reg but I expected it. She then asks me if I want the .17HMR ammo to go with it - I told her, "No, I don't want to get you fired,"
They have a policy that NO ammo goes out with the gun - Just in case......
Well, got my rifle, bought the ammo on my side of town, and had a good range visit. I always wondered how long that gal lasted at the job......
Speaking of at the range....
I did have a weird sort of feller give me a lecture once when I was shooting my just-acquired CETME rifle - "You know, Century has this guy, named Mr. Cetme, that builds these things! See, here's his name stamped on the gun!"
I actually managed to keep a straight face as he rambled on, and I shot my new rifle.