What is the dumbest thing you've seen/heard in a gun shop?

[H4zY]

A mad-as-hell customer walked into a gun shop I used to frequent and slammed his Taurus 24/7 .40 onto the counter. A very good friend of mine is the store manager.
Customer: "I bought this gun in here last week and I want to return it!"
Store Manager: "Why? What's wrong with it?"
Customer: "I can't find ammo for it anywhere. You told me .40 caliber ammo is very popular and is sold everywhere!"
Store Manager: "It is - .40 caliber is one of the most popular pistol calibers around. We sell a bunch of it. See, here's a box right here" (as he reaches for a box on the shelf behind him).
Customer: "That is .40 Smith and Wesson! Everybody has that! This is a Taurus! I can't find .40 Taurus anywhere!"

This had me cracking up.

 

[10thmountain]

That's funny. .40 Taurus ammo is all over the place!

 

[StateLine]

LMAO! If he were smart, he should have said the laser itself would burn a hole through a perp, pulling the trigger is just backup if the laser batteries are low.

I like where your head's at.

I've been spending 40 hours a week in a gun shop since mid September. Seen some stupid stuff, heard some stupid stuff, but generally speaking we get a pretty competent crowd overall. Except for the guy that drew down on me with a 1911 my first week there. He just wanted to show me that it was "unloaded"

 

[jloneill17]

Dude, as soon at he said it was too expensive for me, I'd be out the door... **** em

Oh, and the dumbest thing I've ever heard at a gunstore was at Pannells in Woodstock. One of the POS "workers" telling a wounded guy just off the range that he was hit with shrapnel because someone clearly shot one of the metal target holders... and that their "backdrop" was fine. I had to call BS on that... will never be back to Pannells (Parnells?) after getting hit in the face with a large piece of lead (and no one was hitting the damn target holders). (Luckily I was saved by my operator-beard )

you might have seen me, b/c that happened to me at Pannells. First and last time I went there.

 

[CardsFan]

I like where your head's at.

I've been spending 40 hours a week in a gun shop since mid September. Seen some stupid stuff, heard some stupid stuff, but generally speaking we get a pretty competent crowd overall. Except for the guy that drew down on me with a 1911 my first week there. He just wanted to show me that it was "unloaded"

How many of his teeth did you extract?

You may eventually see that guy again - as a Darwin Award finalist.

 

[StateLine]

How many of his teeth did you extract?

You may eventually see that guy again - as a Darwin Award finalist.

He was just out of reach. He also swore he'd never come back. Well....bye.

 

[HIZTOY]

Hunny/Sweetheart/Sugar are southern names and I dont usually take offense to ignorance from sales personnel (Considering I manage 75 of them across the southeast I have developed an extra patience for sales staff).[/QUOTE]

I've had to manage some that couldn't figure out why cutomers got mad when referred to like that. Feel for ya, man

 

[bearpugh]

dumbest thing i ever heard was BOOM! a guy shoots his 30/30 thru the roof. happened at advanced bullets a few tears ago. the hole is still there along with several others. apparently all the guns were unloaded. lol

 

[TacticalMountaineer]

dumbest thing i ever heard was BOOM! a guy shoots his 30/30 thru the roof. happened at advanced bullets a few tears ago. the hole is still there along with several others. apparently all the guns were unloaded. lol

Next time I go I am looking for that hole lol

 

[ngcsugrad09]

I've worked in a few shops for several years.. I could write a book.