Dumbest things you've heard at the gun store

[Juniper9mm]

"Cut an X in a .22LR round nose and its one of the deadliest rounds in the world"
A client told me that.

This one is actually true, but takes a lot of time, so I just draw an X on each with a fine Sharpie.

 

[Knobgoblin]

This one is actually true, but takes a lot of time, so I just draw an X on each with a fine Sharpie.

" .22lr has killed more people than any other round " .
Ok , and beer has killed more people than all the calibers that have ever existed.

 

[albin25]

So, then I suppose what yer sayin' is ….. ….. that if a light beer has just 22 cal per serving, it should be considered as super-duper deadly !!

 

[Flopsweat]

So, then I suppose what yer sayin' is ….. ….. that if a light beer has just 22 cal per serving, should be considered as super-duper deadly !!

Those 22 calories will bounce around in your stomach and cause all kinds of problems. This is why I eat bacon with beer. You can never be sure.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Overheard at many a gun shop..and even a muzzle loading club :
Lead round ball used in a muzzle loading rifle ain't good for hunting...

Hmmm....
So Daniel Boone and Kit Carson starved to death...?

I understand that on paper , black powder and round ball doesn't seem to compare well to a modern cartridge rifle
Luckily for me, the game animals don't read ballistic charts.

I have taken the following all with one shot , using 80 -100 grains of 2F black powder a .15 patch and a .530 round ball :
Grouse...
Coyote...
Antelope...
Deer...
Elk...
And Black Bear...

Like any other rifle....learn the load your rifle likes....learn to shoot it well under hunting conditions...
Stick with your limitations as a shooter and a hunter....and it will work for you.
Andy

 

[Boboclown]

Overheard at many a gun shop..and even a muzzle loading club :
Lead round ball used in a muzzle loading rifle ain't good for hunting...

Hmmm....
So Daniel Boone and Kit Carson starved to death...?

I understand that on paper , black powder and round ball doesn't seem to compare well to a modern cartridge rifle
Luckily for me, the game animals don't read ballistic charts.

I have taken the following all with one shot , using 80 -100 grains of 2F black powder a .15 patch and a .530 round ball :
Grouse...
Coyote...
Antelope...
Deer...
Elk...
And Black Bear...

Like any other rifle....learn the load your rifle likes....learn to shoot it well under hunting conditions...
Stick with your limitations as a shooter and a hunter....and it will work for you.
Andy

I got told you can't hunt with .45 ACP. How many people hunted with .45 Long Colt, back when it was a blackpowder round? And .45 ACP was supposed to be similar in performance.

 

[TTSX]

I got told you can't hunt with .45 ACP. How many people hunted with .45 Long Colt, back when it was a blackpowder round? And .45 ACP was supposed to be similar in performance.

.45ACP is a one hit man stopper but bounces off blacktail hides. Makes sense if you don't think about it

 

[Boboclown]

.45ACP is a one hit man stopper but bounces off blacktail hides. Makes sense if you don't think about it

.45 ACP can't penetrate denim.

 

[eustace_stelio]

Overheard at many a gun shop..and even a muzzle loading club :
Lead round ball used in a muzzle loading rifle ain't good for hunting...

Hmmm....
So Daniel Boone and Kit Carson starved to death...?

I understand that on paper , black powder and round ball doesn't seem to compare well to a modern cartridge rifle
Luckily for me, the game animals don't read ballistic charts.

I have taken the following all with one shot , using 80 -100 grains of 2F black powder a .15 patch and a .530 round ball :
Grouse...
Coyote...
Antelope...
Deer...
Elk...
And Black Bear...

Like any other rifle....learn the load your rifle likes....learn to shoot it well under hunting conditions...
Stick with your limitations as a shooter and a hunter....and it will work for you.
Andy

I'm guessing lead ball ammo has one of the highest body counts of any ammunition throughout history. Be it beast or man.

It lasted from the 1400s through the mid to late 1800s. So 400 years or so.

 

[TTSX]

I'm guessing lead ball ammo has one of the highest body counts of any ammunition throughout history. Be it beast or man.

It lasted from the 1400s through the mid to late 1800s. So 400 years or so.

I mean, sure..... how many people have plain old rocks killed, though? Like from 50k BC or whatever to earlier today....

 

[eustace_stelio]

I mean, sure..... how many people have plain old rocks killed, though? Like from 50k BC or whatever to earlier today....

Rocks are up there with sticks. Neither of which make good gun ammunition though.

 

[TTSX]

Rocks are up there with sticks. Neither of which make good gun ammunition though.

You youngins and your music

 

[Capn Jack]

It wasn't in a gun store, but one of my new supervisors was telling me all about this 40-06 he used to own.

 

[JVAlvarocca]

I heard a guy arguing with a Sportsman's employee about a 4473. Was claiming he did not have to do one because he had his Washington County CHL.

 

[eustace_stelio]

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You youngins and your music

These bad boys probably have pretty high numbers too and honestly would be fun to shoot.

 

[Duneblaster]

Lady that worked at a gun shop in Gresham tried to sell me a NAA Black Widow as "new". It was the display model and the rubber grips were worn and covered in fingernail scratches. She lied to me n' said: "It is NEW!!" I said, no it's the display model look at all the wear on the grips.

I asked for a discount n' she only offered 2% off lol No thanks, lady.

 

[eustace_stelio]

Dumbest thing I've heard in a gun shop was at coat of arms when I was receiving a gunbroker shipped gun.

I mentioned to the clerk I was originally from Illinois when another customer mentioned he was glad he was no longer in Illinois. The clerk asked him if he used to lived there too.

The guy says "well I was there for 8 years in a super max prison"

The clerk and I shared a WTF look with each other as the guy said that nonchalantly then strolled out the shop. Clerk was like "what in the heck do you have to do to get sent to a federal super max?"

 

[Paolung]

9mm can't penetrate a windshield, but .45 ACP can, so it's better.

 

[Capn Jack]

I remember reading about D. Bone That when captured by one of the tribes they had enough respect for him that they let him live and hunt, but counted his shots. Unbenown to them Bone would cut the balls in half and save powder and made his escape.

* May be BS but I remember reading it.

 

[Gunbuggy]

A clerk at a *very* reputable gun store in Vancouver washington told me that a) I can't carry a standard capacity magazine due to 1240 (wut?), b) told me that I'm not allowed to sell my AR to an ffl in OR or ID (wut?) And c) I'm not allowed to bring my 30 round magazines up to Larch anymore for target practice.

LOL

Not gonna state any names but it did rhyme with porting pystems