Post by: Mtnwalker on December 27, 2018, 12:44:06 PM
Post by: Dan-o on December 27, 2018, 12:57:54 PM
Post by: baker5150 on December 27, 2018, 01:05:05 PM
The guru was adjusting it for his eye relief by the looks of it, I didn't pay too much attention, but he had the scope loose in the rings and they were playing around with it. They stood out to me by how loud and "knowledgeable" they both were. You know the type, loud enough for everyone to hear.
He must have gotten it where the guy wanted it and then proceeded to tighten the scope back down into the rings.
Only he had the scope sitting 90 degrees off, the windage knob was on top, elevation on the left hand side.
I had to say something, so I asked if it was the new left handed model scope.
After an elbow to the ribs by my wife, she quickly moved me along. She wasn't impressed.
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 27, 2018, 01:11:27 PM
Post by: Mtnwalker on December 27, 2018, 01:18:51 PM
Wow..... Where do they get these guys from; perhaps just fill ins for the holidays? :dunno:
One could only hope. Also said the reason why they had so many AR10’s and so few 15’s was because, “who wants 30 rounds of .308 when your shoulder is bruised by the 5th shot.” I think he overestimates the power of certain cartridges.
Post by: dreadi on December 27, 2018, 02:04:22 PM
Wow..... Where do they get these guys from; perhaps just fill ins for the holidays? :dunno:
Sometimes, yes. Sometimes it's guys in their retirement years with nothing else to do or want to do.
Sometimes I hit the shops to browse since I don't keep stock and periodically I get a windbag across the counter from me. It's always entertaining. Even more so at gun shows when I'm being out right lied to in hopes to catch a sucker and make a sale.
Post by: Mongo Hunter on December 27, 2018, 02:38:42 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 27, 2018, 03:17:53 PM
Post by: Kamo2112 on December 27, 2018, 03:25:03 PM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on December 27, 2018, 03:54:03 PM
I worked in a sporting goods store for several years. I didn’t have the hunting background, but I could tell you what the fish were biting on that day. When the owner wasn’t there, the girls at the store ask me ammo questions. If you needed to know if we have the product I can find it. If you were looking for a recommendation I’m not qualified to know what ammo you need but I can sell you a license. :dunno:
You really need to know what you want before you get there. :sry:
Post by: Rainier10 on December 27, 2018, 04:05:07 PM
A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.Boat launch is another good hangout.
Post by: bobcat on December 27, 2018, 04:14:28 PM
Post by: EmeraldBullet on December 27, 2018, 04:15:32 PM
Post by: Redbeard on December 27, 2018, 04:40:01 PM
Post by: BULLBLASTER on December 27, 2018, 04:42:40 PM
Gee, I guess there shouldn't have been anything left of the antelope I shot this year with my 338 Win. Mag. according to the Cabela's "gun expert." Funny it just made a hole going in and a slightly bigger hole going out, probably about the same as my 30/06 would have done. :dunno:Well a 338 win isn’t a Lapua now is it.? Lapua shave mystical powers almost equal to creedmoors. Never mind the fact that your 338 shoots the same 338 bullets. :chuckle:
Post by: JeffRaines on December 27, 2018, 04:49:40 PM
Post by: jasnt on December 27, 2018, 05:07:14 PM
Post by: mountainman on December 27, 2018, 05:36:22 PM
Work behind the counter and listen to the stories.There's a whole lot more silly stories to be heard from the backside of a gun counter for sure..
Post by: wadu1 on December 27, 2018, 05:49:53 PM
:dunno:
Post by: bornhunter on December 27, 2018, 06:29:03 PM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on December 27, 2018, 07:05:38 PM
I now am the owner of all the scope mounting do-dads and mount all my scopes in my kitchen or dining room :tup: :chuckle:
Post by: Odell on December 27, 2018, 07:51:35 PM
A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.
Can't beat the boat launch at Redondo on a summer weekend though
Post by: JimmyHoffa on December 27, 2018, 08:25:44 PM
You guys need to have fun with them and ask really bizarre questions to see how bad the guys really are...like car salesmen.
Post by: Rob on December 27, 2018, 08:32:37 PM
Gee, I guess there shouldn't have been anything left of the antelope I shot this year with my 338 Win. Mag. according to the Cabela's "gun expert." Funny it just made a hole going in and a slightly bigger hole going out, probably about the same as my 30/06 would have done. :dunno:
Should have been even less of the Pronghorn I shot with a 375 H&H yet somehow there was plenty! The bullet you use has a lot more to do with the condition of the meat than the cartridge that sends it...
I wonder if anyone will ever tell the guy that a 375 caliber rifle is the minimum for elephant and buff in most African countries!
I use to think rifles in 338 Lapua shot bullets but I learned later they shoot 5 dollar bills!
Post by: ctwiggs1 on December 28, 2018, 07:14:26 AM
:yeah: Truth.... And I've provided some of that comedy :chuckle:A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.
Can't beat the boat launch at Redondo on a summer weekend though
Post by: b23 on December 28, 2018, 09:36:12 AM
Everyone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Post by: jasnt on December 28, 2018, 09:53:58 AM
oh the operator Those are the bestEveryone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Post by: ctwiggs1 on December 28, 2018, 09:56:37 AM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 28, 2018, 09:57:18 AM
One of my favorite summer lunch spots is Lakeview Drive In in Chelan. They have an outdoor eating bar that overlooks the city park boat launch, which requires making either a 3-point turn with a trailer, or backing down an approach that curves right, then left down the ramp. Hours of quality entertainment :chuckle:A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.Boat launch is another good hangout.
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 28, 2018, 09:58:38 AM
I can only imagine!!!Work behind the counter and listen to the stories.There's a whole lot more silly stories to be heard from the backside of a gun counter for sure..
Post by: Rob on December 28, 2018, 11:06:18 AM
One of my favorite summer lunch spots is Lakeview Drive In in Chelan. They have an outdoor eating bar that overlooks the city park boat launch, which requires making either a 3-point turn with a trailer, or backing down an approach that curves right, then left down the ramp. Hours of quality entertainment :chuckle:A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.Boat launch is another good hangout.
Redondo is fun too... Run across traffic to a holding spot, then back around a 90 degree turn to launch. Good times!
Post by: LDennis24 on December 28, 2018, 12:29:40 PM
Post by: WapitiTalk1 on December 28, 2018, 12:41:48 PM
My buddies and I used to slay fish at the river or the lake then put the stupidest lure we owned on our poles and come back in to the boat launch. Sometimes people would ask "Did you really catch those with that tackle?" ... Sure did :chuckle:
That's awesome! A loooong time ago in NW Montana, I hit the Kootenai River early one morning. Caught a couple of nice rainbows at the crack of dawn, put em in the cooler, and was getting ready for some Kokanee fishing. Saw a guy I knew pull up and park above me. When he walked down and asked me how I was doing, I showed him the nice "bows" in the cooler. When asked what I used, I picked my pole up out of the rocks and extended the tip for him to see. I had tied on a big fur mouse (bass lure) I had in my tackle box when I saw the guy park and head my way. After a minute of silence on his part, I couldn't take it any more and cracked up laughing :chuckle:
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on December 28, 2018, 04:44:03 PM
My buddies and I used to slay fish at the river or the lake then put the stupidest lure we owned on our poles and come back in to the boat launch. Sometimes people would ask "Did you really catch those with that tackle?" ... Sure did :chuckle:Many years ago I was in Arkansas, the day before a canoe trip I fished the White River and kept a limit of rainbows for our dinner (tailrace coldwater fishery). The next day my buddy and I canoed down a section of a typical warmwater river in NW Arkansas, had a blast catching and releasing bass.
We set up camp on a sandbar, and I was frying trout when a few locals pulled up onto the sandbar in a pickup to do some catfishing. They did a doubletake on the trout in the pan, asked where we got them and I said we'd been catching them all day, couldn't find a bass to save our lives. They were completely befuddled, I fessed up, and we had a great evening around a shared campfire, swapping lies and sipping their moonshine.
When the guy in the wooly chaps (I'm not making any of this up) asked where we were from and we told him New Hampshire, he said "dang, that's clear up there north by Washington D.C.!"
Post by: yorketransport on December 28, 2018, 08:17:43 PM
:mgun:oh the operator Those are the bestEveryone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Here you go, the gun counter operator
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 28, 2018, 08:33:05 PM
:mgun:oh the operator Those are the bestEveryone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Here you go, the gun counter operator
I want that in 3xl Port City or Heavy Gilden 100% cotton. Lemme know when you have one ready.... I love it.
Post by: slavenoid on December 28, 2018, 09:23:49 PM
My buddies and I used to slay fish at the river or the lake then put the stupidest lure we owned on our poles and come back in to the boat launch. Sometimes people would ask "Did you really catch those with that tackle?" ... Sure did :chuckle:
When I was a kid we would tell everyone when caught our limit on hot dogs. One time a lady said oh no I don't have any hot dogs do you think sandwich meat would work?
Now when I fish tournaments I sometimes have fake lures tied to all my rods on the deck for everyone to see. When I get to my first spot I throw all those rods in my locker and pull out the real ones. If I do good then I put the fake ones back out at the end of the day.
Post by: jasnt on December 28, 2018, 09:35:08 PM
:chuckle:My buddies and I used to slay fish at the river or the lake then put the stupidest lure we owned on our poles and come back in to the boat launch. Sometimes people would ask "Did you really catch those with that tackle?" ... Sure did :chuckle:
When I was a kid we would tell everyone when caught our limit on hot dogs. One time a lady said oh no I don't have any hot dogs do you think sandwich meat would work?
Now when I fish tournaments I sometimes have fake lures tied to all my rods on the deck for everyone to see. When I get to my first spot I throw all those rods in my locker and pull out the real ones. If I do good then I put the fake ones back out at the end of the day.
Post by: KFhunter on December 28, 2018, 09:35:18 PM
When I was a kid we would tell everyone when caught our limit on hot dogs. One time a lady said oh no I don't have any hot dogs do you think sandwich meat would work?
We have a whole thread dedicated to the topic: "is a hotdog a sammach?"
You can find it here:
https://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,185179.msg2445688.html#msg2445688
Post by: Bob33 on December 28, 2018, 09:49:30 PM
One day after fishing they stopped at a corner quick mart to get something to drink, and the owner noticed they had quite a few fish. He said he wanted to take their picture to post on the bulletin board to show other shoppers.
He snapped their picture with the fish and asked where they caught them.
"Well, umm, we caught them in the lake across the road there using marshmallows."
The owner posted the picture with information about the lake where the fish were caught.
My friend said he drove by the lake the next day and it was wall to wall boats.
Post by: wadu1 on December 28, 2018, 11:02:04 PM
Post by: Jpmiller on December 29, 2018, 07:54:01 AM
It didn't take him but ten seconds to set me straight with needing a 6.5 creedmore with a big ol scope on it so I could kill them elks at 1000 yards. I was trying to let him continue on his sales pitch but my buddy finished his purchase and had some lame excuse like "let's get back before dinner" so I didn't have time to throw all my money at him.
Post by: jasnt on December 29, 2018, 07:58:12 AM
is that a new one ?:mgun:oh the operator Those are the bestEveryone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Here you go, the gun counter operator
Post by: Bill W on December 29, 2018, 08:02:56 AM
Work behind the counter and listen to the stories.There's a whole lot more silly stories to be heard from the backside of a gun counter for sure..
I meet a lot of "experts" that have more knowledge than me. Even when I explain things slowly they still believe they are right. One good thing about meeting these people is it does make it easy for me to remember their names.
Post by: mountainman on December 29, 2018, 09:07:16 AM
☝True!Work behind the counter and listen to the stories.There's a whole lot more silly stories to be heard from the backside of a gun counter for sure..
I meet a lot of "experts" that have more knowledge than me. Even when I explain things slowly they still believe they are right. One good thing about meeting these people is it does make it easy for me to remember their names.
Post by: Westside88 on December 29, 2018, 02:05:56 PM
Post by: jackson7 on December 29, 2018, 02:58:01 PM
He tells me running great special on springfields. Great gun, best value, yada, yada. I ask him which firearms he carries or owns.
'' I am not old enough yet''.
Post by: yorketransport on December 29, 2018, 03:18:57 PM
is that a new one ?
Yeah, just came up with it. I tweaked it a little here so it doesn't sound like a cheap shot at actual SF guys, since I actually know a few who really do work at gun counters and aren't complete idiots. :chuckle:
(https://i.imgur.com/HOysOzi.jpg)
Post by: Special T on December 29, 2018, 03:33:06 PM
Sounds like a chance for an entrepreneurial type to make a few bucks... boat launch Vallet Service!One of my favorite summer lunch spots is Lakeview Drive In in Chelan. They have an outdoor eating bar that overlooks the city park boat launch, which requires making either a 3-point turn with a trailer, or backing down an approach that curves right, then left down the ramp. Hours of quality entertainment :chuckle:A busy gun counter, especially in a chain store, is often more entertaining than a comedy club.Boat launch is another good hangout.
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Post by: jasnt on December 29, 2018, 09:31:53 PM
i feel like I need one of those
is that a new one ?
Yeah, just came up with it. I tweaked it a little here so it doesn't sound like a cheap shot at actual SF guys, since I actually know a few who really do work at gun counters and aren't complete idiots. :chuckle:
(https://i.imgur.com/HOysOzi.jpg)
Post by: KFhunter on December 30, 2018, 01:46:07 PM
mail order
Post by: jasnt on December 30, 2018, 02:59:13 PM
I don't spend enough time at a gun counter to warrant a shirt :dunno:I get a kick out these kind of shirts. Also I hear a lot of gun counter “wisdom” from friends. Buy most my components locally and burn through enough that they recognize me when I come in.
mail order
Post by: huntandjeep on December 30, 2018, 04:38:50 PM
:yeah:i feel like I need one of those
is that a new one ?
Yeah, just came up with it. I tweaked it a little here so it doesn't sound like a cheap shot at actual SF guys, since I actually know a few who really do work at gun counters and aren't complete idiots. :chuckle:
(https://i.imgur.com/HOysOzi.jpg)
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 30, 2018, 04:51:53 PM
:yeah:i feel like I need one of those
is that a new one ?
Yeah, just came up with it. I tweaked it a little here so it doesn't sound like a cheap shot at actual SF guys, since I actually know a few who really do work at gun counters and aren't complete idiots. :chuckle:
(https://i.imgur.com/HOysOzi.jpg)
And then wear it when you buy a gun.🤯
Post by: Jellymon on December 30, 2018, 04:52:06 PM
Post by: mountainman on December 30, 2018, 07:11:09 PM
On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol:mgun:oh the operator Those are the bestEveryone knows 338’s are basically bazookas. :dunno:
That's funny!
Also, it seems all these gun counter guys are all former military snipers and or at the least, "shoot competition". Those guys are my favorites. LOL
Here you go, the gun counter operator
Post by: yorketransport on December 30, 2018, 07:34:50 PM
On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol
It definitely goes both ways! :chuckle:
I've spent a significant amount of time on both sides of a gun counter and the best is when you get an "expert" on both sides and the two start babbling back and forth about how they shoot 3" groups at 1000 yards with their Tikka 308s.
Of course I've been called a liar more times than I can count when I mention some of my pistols. I mentioned the 338 SnipeTac pistol at a shop one time and was told my multiple people that a gun like that would tear my arm off and that I was full of it. They quit laughing when I brought them out to my truck and showed them the gun. :tup:
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on December 30, 2018, 08:11:17 PM
On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol
It definitely goes both ways! :chuckle:
I've spent a significant amount of time on both sides of a gun counter and the best is when you get an "expert" on both sides and the two start babbling back and forth about how they shoot 3" groups at 1000 yards with their Tikka 308s.
Of course I've been called a liar more times than I can count when I mention some of my pistols. I mentioned the 338 SnipeTac pistol at a shop one time and was told my multiple people that a gun like that would tear my arm off and that I was full of it. They quit laughing when I brought them out to my truck and showed them the gun. :tup:
Nice.👍
Post by: davef on December 30, 2018, 08:34:55 PM
Post by: smdave on December 30, 2018, 08:40:45 PM
The biggest joke about Cabela’s gun counter is the fact they won’t take their new trigger locks off any of thier guns so that you can make sure the gun is safe and functional, then expect you to trust them that it’s good and still hand over $100 more than you can get it for 5 miles down the street with no trigger locks.
You do know Cabelas will price match.
Post by: Jellymon on December 30, 2018, 10:14:23 PM
Yes. But they still wont take the lock off so you can tell if everything is good to go. Im not buying a firearm I havent fully checked for fit and function.The biggest joke about Cabela’s gun counter is the fact they won’t take their new trigger locks off any of thier guns so that you can make sure the gun is safe and functional, then expect you to trust them that it’s good and still hand over $100 more than you can get it for 5 miles down the street with no trigger locks.
You do know Cabelas will price match.
Post by: CAMPMEAT on December 31, 2018, 04:38:06 PM
The biggest joke about Cabela’s gun counter is the fact they won’t take their new trigger locks off any of thier guns so that you can make sure the gun is safe and functional, then expect you to trust them that it’s good and still hand over $100 more than you can get it for 5 miles down the street with no trigger locks.
I spent $18000 on a new 2018 Polaris RZR XP 1000 and the dealer will not let you drive it before you buy it. I'm 65 and still wouldn't. Still bought it.
Post by: mountainman on January 01, 2019, 01:35:41 PM
The ones that pissed me off the most were the ones you hand over a cleared/checked handgun, then they proceed to "operator" mode and sweep everyone around them! Even dry during towards the clerk! Gun gets taken out of their hands rather quickly!On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol
It definitely goes both ways! :chuckle:
I've spent a significant amount of time on both sides of a gun counter and the best is when you get an "expert" on both sides and the two start babbling back and forth about how they shoot 3" groups at 1000 yards with their Tikka 308s.
Of course I've been called a liar more times than I can count when I mention some of my pistols. I mentioned the 338 SnipeTac pistol at a shop one time and was told my multiple people that a gun like that would tear my arm off and that I was full of it. They quit laughing when I brought them out to my truck and showed them the gun. :tup:
Post by: yorketransport on January 01, 2019, 06:36:17 PM
The ones that pissed me off the most were the ones you hand over a cleared/checked handgun, then they proceed to "operator" mode and sweep everyone around them! Even dry during towards the clerk! Gun gets taken out of their hands rather quickly!
Those are the guys that get escorted out of the shop in most of the places I've been. One particular shop had an employee who would give one warning before he'd draw is weapon.
Post by: Bill W on January 01, 2019, 07:37:59 PM
The ones that pissed me off the most were the ones you hand over a cleared/checked handgun, then they proceed to "operator" mode and sweep everyone around them! Even dry during towards the clerk! Gun gets taken out of their hands rather quickly!On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol
It definitely goes both ways! :chuckle:
I've spent a significant amount of time on both sides of a gun counter and the best is when you get an "expert" on both sides and the two start babbling back and forth about how they shoot 3" groups at 1000 yards with their Tikka 308s.
Of course I've been called a liar more times than I can count when I mention some of my pistols. I mentioned the 338 SnipeTac pistol at a shop one time and was told my multiple people that a gun like that would tear my arm off and that I was full of it. They quit laughing when I brought them out to my truck and showed them the gun. :tup:
I see a lot of "operator" mode. I think it's because of too many video games.
Post by: Igor on January 01, 2019, 08:51:07 PM
Post by: kckrawler on January 01, 2019, 10:49:41 PM
There can be numbskulls on both sides of the counter. A few years ago I bought a Sig P229, and it was set up for both .40 S&W and .357 Sig. So, I went into the local shop (Jerry's Surplus) and asked for some .357 Sig ammo. The guy behind the counter said to me "Sig makes guns, not ammunition. If it's a .357, then you need .357 magnum, that will work fine". I went out to my truck and retrieved the Sig and brought it into the store. I showed him the .357 Sig on the barrel. He told me to get out of his store. I did, and that was the last time I ever shopped at Jerry's Surplus.
I miss Jerry's.
Post by: konradcountry on January 02, 2019, 07:51:37 AM
There can be numbskulls on both sides of the counter. A few years ago I bought a Sig P229, and it was set up for both .40 S&W and .357 Sig. So, I went into the local shop (Jerry's Surplus) and asked for some .357 Sig ammo. The guy behind the counter said to me "Sig makes guns, not ammunition. If it's a .357, then you need .357 magnum, that will work fine". I went out to my truck and retrieved the Sig and brought it into the store. I showed him the .357 Sig on the barrel. He told me to get out of his store. I did, and that was the last time I ever shopped at Jerry's Surplus.
The worst is the guy that chimes in on a conversation between the counter guy and customer. So annoying.
I can't imagine working a gun counter. Must be constant looky-loos and special forces experts that seem to have nothing better to do than hang out in gun stores.
Post by: BigGoonTuna on January 02, 2019, 10:45:42 AM
Post by: birddogdad on January 02, 2019, 10:49:20 AM
The biggest joke about Cabela’s gun counter is the fact they won’t take their new trigger locks off any of thier guns so that you can make sure the gun is safe and functional, then expect you to trust them that it’s good and still hand over $100 more than you can get it for 5 miles down the street with no trigger locks.
I spent $18000 on a new 2018 Polaris RZR XP 1000 and the dealer will not let you drive it before you buy it. I'm 65 and still wouldn't. Still bought it.
yea but they "op test" that razor before you take off lot.. you even pay extra for that!!
Post by: !Xabbu on January 02, 2019, 02:21:48 PM
Post by: Jolten on January 02, 2019, 02:49:17 PM
There can be numbskulls on both sides of the counter. A few years ago I bought a Sig P229, and it was set up for both .40 S&W and .357 Sig. So, I went into the local shop (Jerry's Surplus) and asked for some .357 Sig ammo. The guy behind the counter said to me "Sig makes guns, not ammunition. If it's a .357, then you need .357 magnum, that will work fine". I went out to my truck and retrieved the Sig and brought it into the store. I showed him the .357 Sig on the barrel. He told me to get out of his store. I did, and that was the last time I ever shopped at Jerry's Surplus.
The worst is the guy that chimes in on a conversation between the counter guy and customer. So annoying.
I can't imagine working a gun counter. Must be constant looky-loos and special forces experts that seem to have nothing better to do than hang out in gun stores.
Not to interject, but I've chimed in at the gun counter.
A young women maybe 120lbs told the Cabela's guy she was taking a first time shooter course and that they recommended she get a .22lr pistol to practice and take to class. The Cabela's guy told her she was wasting her time and needed to get a .44 magnum revolver. After she insisted several times she wanted a .22 and him pushing the .44 mag at her I told him to get the manager to help her or I was talking to the manager his call. I haven't seen him at the gun counter since.
Post by: cardinalguns on January 02, 2019, 08:31:10 PM
Post by: HighlandLofts on January 03, 2019, 07:17:39 PM
When it cam in he went to pick it up and told the gun counter guy he want some ammo for it which the gun counter guy got for him.
The following weekend we went out shooting and he brought his new Bond 45/410 to shoot.when he got the ammo he had 45acp and number 6 shot 410.
It's kind of hard to load up 45acp in a gun chambered for 45 Colt and what good is number 6 shot in a three inch barrel.
Cabelas has way to much talent working their gun counter.
Post by: Widgeondeke on January 06, 2019, 09:04:08 AM
Post by: Stein on January 06, 2019, 09:50:24 AM
Post by: Mtnwalker on January 06, 2019, 11:01:17 AM
I'm just impressed that you guys ever got to talk to anyone there. I pull a number, wait a couple of hours until I have looked at every single item in the firearms section four times, then get hungry and leave.
They don’t do the number thing at the Yakima one, usually they just ignore you like you’re not even there until you say something to them. Honestly if they’d just put the dang tags out so I can read them then I wouldn’t even need the counter guy
Post by: HighlandLofts on January 06, 2019, 11:16:52 AM
The gun library is ten times better. They generally have a lot more gun knowledge and ask younif you would like any help or would like to see something.
But when they quit doing gun lay awaysbi dont look at guns there any more. I just pick.up powder or what ever else I might need at the time and go.
There choice of 38/357 bullets suck. Latlybthey only had laser cast lead bullets. I like FMJ bullets. I generally buy Rainier bullets in the 500 pack.
Post by: mountainman on January 19, 2019, 08:56:17 PM
The ones that pissed me off the most were the ones you hand over a cleared/checked handgun, then they proceed to "operator" mode and sweep everyone around them! Even dry during towards the clerk! Gun gets taken out of their hands rather quickly!On the flip, during my time behind the counter, , I had many "Special Forces Sniper" types have me mount their scopes fore them, as they typically had no clue. Seemed everyone was a pro till it came to putting things together lol
It definitely goes both ways! :chuckle:
I've spent a significant amount of time on both sides of a gun counter and the best is when you get an "expert" on both sides and the two start babbling back and forth about how they shoot 3" groups at 1000 yards with their Tikka 308s.
Of course I've been called a liar more times than I can count when I mention some of my pistols. I mentioned the 338 SnipeTac pistol at a shop one time and was told my multiple people that a gun like that would tear my arm off and that I was full of it. They quit laughing when I brought them out to my truck and showed them the gun. :tup:
I see a lot of "operator" mode. I think it's because of too many video games.
Once in a local gun store, an "experienced" operator type dry fired towards a counter salesman..the state patrolman who was standing at the counter had to console his wife in the parking lot after she ran out crying, it scared her so much. Such are the things "counter monkeys" have to deal with at times...
Post by: Alchase on January 19, 2019, 10:19:57 PM
Post by: mountainman on January 20, 2019, 09:16:00 AM
WOW, somebody needed their butt kicked!At least..