10 Things NOT to do in a Gun Store.

The Firearms Blog ^ | March 22, 2016 | Adam Scepaniak

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

ROFL!

[xrmusn]

where they make head shots while running, looking in a hand mirror and shooting over their shoulders,
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That is reminiscent of the ‘old oaters’ where the good guys would be in the canyon on horseback, with 6 shooters (occasionally a rifle) picking off the ‘bad guys’ on BOTH ridges while in a full gallop.

Naturally had to have 50 shot six shooters as kind of hard to reload while trying to contain your horse.

Oh yeah, the bad guys on the ridges have yet to hit ANYTHING of significance ..... while stationary and firing rifles.

[SkyPilot]

Speaking of Arizona......

In my life, I have lived in some very anti-gun states.

However, I lived in Arizona for a year when I was going through Air Force pilot training.

At the local grocery store, they sold Smith and Wesson semi-autos. There were right next to the frozen food section. And no, I am not making that up. They were in a glass case, but you could buy them right there.

The open carry law really shocked me at first, because I had just moved there from Massachusetts.

We all went to a bar one night, and there was a sign that said "Please Check Your Firearm At The Door." They gave you a coat check and hung up the Ruger Vaquaros and Colts on the wall.

Some bars, however, didn't even require you to check them.

[Larry Lucido]

You just need to “check” to make sure it’s still on your hip. :-)

[Carriage Hill]

No. SS109/M855, .223/5.56, aka ‘Green Tip’, isn’t banned or illegal, and anyone can buy it. The BATF reclass went nowhere.

[21twelve]

Regarding number 6, handing a gun to a customer.

In the State of Washington the “people” via referendum passed a law to ban illegal gun transfers. To the typical idiot voter that would seem like a good idea to keep guns out of the hands of bad guys.

However, at 18 pages long it isn’t just the bad guys. And it isn’t about “sales”, it is about “transfers”. (Spelled out in the 18 pages - I legally am not supposed to let my adult son shoot any of my shotguns at the trap range without paying the $25 transfer fee).

Some gun stores have also wondered if letting a buyer handle the gun beforehand is a “transfer”. Most normal folks have no qualms of handing over a gun to be looked at. Although I do know of a gunsmith that won’t do any work on stranger’s guns. Worried that they might try to trap him with the “transfer fee” thing. (Although the law is unclear on that for repairs.)

The law has been on the books for a year now, no arrests have been made. I imagine the cops figure it is pretty unenforceable. It will be the courts I suppose that will add it on to other charges.

[bravo whiskey]

I always ask where I can point any gun I want to look at. MY gun store guys don’t even blink and point a a safe spot but many other gun store clerks just say something like “anywhere.”
I was doing a flat Sydney thing for my niece and walked into MY gun store and range and asked if I could take a picture using the sign out front. After exposing the clerk took flat Sydney and put her on a pink AR on the wall. This niece is a libtard so I doubt I was used. The local police and firemen were also quite accommodating.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Some manufactures still won’t sell green tip to civilians. I found a dealer that will with my favorite ammunition. Glad it was legal.

[Rockpile]

There was a young punk who tried to rob a gunstore in Tennessee (IIRC).
He had a knife and the owner had a gun. Things went very badly for Mr. Punk.

[Rockpile]

Was the grocery store a Furrs?
One of them in my area had a very nice sporting goods section. The guy who ran that department was an exArmy sniper.

[Rockpile]

Midway is Out of stock-— no backorder. Old West Scrounger is OOS also.

The gunbroker guy, well I don’t know.

I have been searching for a friend of my kid plus it is kind of a treasure hunt. My kid has a 222 and I found ammo for that.

[crabpott]

Please forget the fact there selling firearms. Well not completely. But this a retail business. They are there to sell stuff and make a profit. Now the clerks all may be enthusiast and knowledgeable but it’s still their job to sell stuff. Selling is basically just feature, function, benefit and then overcoming objections and asking for the sale.
Don’t interrupt this process, don’t get involved and throw your 2 cents in, just let the guy finish. If the salesperson has anything to say about the previous customer remember he’ll be talking about you when you leave. Come back later and find another salesperson.Most people have really no clue about retail selling.Just let them do there job, watch and learn.

[21twelve]

I bought a firearm at an Ace Hardware store in Richland, WA a few years ago. They have quite the selection, and really good prices.

[Carriage Hill]

There are scores on .218 Bee sellers on this list. You’ll have to check with each:

https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=218+Bee+ammo&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

[Jack Hammer]

Selling firearms is NOT ‘just retail business’ like any other - whether we like it or not. The public views everyone involved in the firearms industry and sports as representatives and judges Second Amendment issues accordingly.

Sorry, but there it is.

[Rockpile]

Nearly all are out of stock but I am going to call a couple. This is like a treasure hunt :<}

[SkyPilot]

Was the grocery store a Furrs?

Now that you mention it, yes, I think that was it.

[SkyPilot]

Can you add me to your ping list? Thanks.

[Carriage Hill]

From what I understand from my FFL, Winchester only produces very, very limited runs of the .218, and the even more rare and esoteric .219 Donaldson Wasp. Leave your name/number with a few, and when/if they get some, they might call. We’ve never carried either here, since there’s just no call for it.

[Carriage Hill]

Done.