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True story... just a week or so ago, I was BSing with my buddy at my favorite local GS, When and older gentlemen walked in rifle in hand, looking for a gunsmith.
This was his story:
"My grandson was out shooting this here H&R single shot .22(.243 according to GS buddy) and got a round stuck in the barrel. One chainsaw file wasn't long enough to reach it to knock it out so he ran a second chainsaw file down and tried hammering it out. Can you get them out for me?"
Looking down muzzle you could see the second of the two files hammered completely flush, and yes there was a squib and then some at the other end.
The guy behind the counter told him his best option would be to replace the barrel(for obvious reasons that he politely explained) and got on his laptop,and found a couple for a decent price. The old man then left to think about his options.
Not a moment to soon because I was about to loose it. I know the guy working the counter preety good, and he deserves a raise for keeping his composure especially when he could see me tearing up in the background. The guy barely made it out the door before we both rolling on the floor laughing.
First off... when people give the whole.. "my silly wife" or in this case "my grandson" story, do they actually think people buy it? and Second, can you think of a worse way to knock out a squib than a couple chainsaw files and a hammer?
This was his story:
"My grandson was out shooting this here H&R single shot .22(.243 according to GS buddy) and got a round stuck in the barrel. One chainsaw file wasn't long enough to reach it to knock it out so he ran a second chainsaw file down and tried hammering it out. Can you get them out for me?"
Looking down muzzle you could see the second of the two files hammered completely flush, and yes there was a squib and then some at the other end.
The guy behind the counter told him his best option would be to replace the barrel(for obvious reasons that he politely explained) and got on his laptop,and found a couple for a decent price. The old man then left to think about his options.
Not a moment to soon because I was about to loose it. I know the guy working the counter preety good, and he deserves a raise for keeping his composure especially when he could see me tearing up in the background. The guy barely made it out the door before we both rolling on the floor laughing.
First off... when people give the whole.. "my silly wife" or in this case "my grandson" story, do they actually think people buy it? and Second, can you think of a worse way to knock out a squib than a couple chainsaw files and a hammer?
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