HOUSTON RICK
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Yes, but I never heard of this place. Do they deliver?
A guy wandered in to the LGS
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Yes, but I never heard of this place. Do they deliver?
Jeppo
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I've made a couple trips to THE store. While their inventory clearly varies almost in real time, there was absolutely nothing in the way of Smith third gens to interest me (aside from two beauties that disappeared very quickly).
DanRod_LA
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Sad to hear Smith's aren't selling well there! I love my 4506 and still carry it on duty, but M&P 9 pro is probably my best shooting gun this side of an STI 2011. Must have been nice to walk into a gun store and buy a 4506 new!
Metal framed (quality) .380s - like P230's, PPK or PPK/S, or Beretta anything .380's disappear quickly around here. Even the S&W Walther's - my PPK (made in 2010) has a beautiful finish and has been flawless. It's a shame that S&W never made a smaller-framed version of the 3913 in .380 ...
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What does him being "white" have to do with the story? lol
Could've been this drunk dude?
I'm giving - - - -, you know I'm only kidding. lol
Miami_JBT
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Khaled Akkawi is the largest single FFL dealer in FL. He beats Lou's Police Supply in sales, which is a Southeastern Florida staple.
I remember when he didn't own the gun show circuit. Hell, I remember when he wasn't that big. But times have changed.
Khaled is a hell of a guy though. He is very active in the 2nd Amendment Community and is a classic example of the American success story. Came to the US with nothing after being persecuted as a Christian Arab. Immediately set himself to work hard, made something of himself, and fully understands what makes America great while a number of Americans don't.
Miami_JBT
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I have a few gun store stories from when I worked as a counter monkey.
1. We had the Crimson Trace grips on display right when they came out. It is five minutes to closing and a couple of rough looking folks walk in. We're a bit edgy since our shop wasn't in the nicest part of South FL. Anyways, one of the sketchy fellas start playing with the display. He's real excited. He says he wants one.
So I ask him what model firearm does he have. He simply states "one of 'em pocket .38s". I'm there like "Okay, is it a Taurus, S&W, Ruger?" He's says "It's da Smith and Western one you said, how much?" I replied "It will be five bills". He's all excited and slaps a five dollar bill on the counter. He two homeboys laugh their *** off when they tell him five bills mean five hundred dollars. He gets red as a tomato and scoots out of the door quick as poop through a goose.
2. Typical suburban middle age guy walks in with a pile of long guns in his arms. He tells me he wants to get rid of them, they belonged to his Great Grandfather and he doesn't like guns. He started asking what we'd pay for them. Going through the pile, I see the usual Depression era and Post Depression era cheap but capable guns. Stuff like Steven Single Shot Shotguns, Mossberg .22LRs, etc... nothing in any special condition. So I'm honest with him. $20 for this, $30 for that, etc.... explaining that none of these guns would be priced over $100 and we have to make a profit. These are the typical beater gun.
But in the pile is a original Krag 1896 Cavalry Carbine in .30-40 and all it was missing was the saddle sling bar and ring. I offered him $100 after explaining what it is and that it is missing the sling bar and ring. He takes the $100. I take it home and immediately odered the part for $125. The rifle is worth $1,000 easily now.
1. We had the Crimson Trace grips on display right when they came out. It is five minutes to closing and a couple of rough looking folks walk in. We're a bit edgy since our shop wasn't in the nicest part of South FL. Anyways, one of the sketchy fellas start playing with the display. He's real excited. He says he wants one.
So I ask him what model firearm does he have. He simply states "one of 'em pocket .38s". I'm there like "Okay, is it a Taurus, S&W, Ruger?" He's says "It's da Smith and Western one you said, how much?" I replied "It will be five bills". He's all excited and slaps a five dollar bill on the counter. He two homeboys laugh their *** off when they tell him five bills mean five hundred dollars. He gets red as a tomato and scoots out of the door quick as poop through a goose.
2. Typical suburban middle age guy walks in with a pile of long guns in his arms. He tells me he wants to get rid of them, they belonged to his Great Grandfather and he doesn't like guns. He started asking what we'd pay for them. Going through the pile, I see the usual Depression era and Post Depression era cheap but capable guns. Stuff like Steven Single Shot Shotguns, Mossberg .22LRs, etc... nothing in any special condition. So I'm honest with him. $20 for this, $30 for that, etc.... explaining that none of these guns would be priced over $100 and we have to make a profit. These are the typical beater gun.
But in the pile is a original Krag 1896 Cavalry Carbine in .30-40 and all it was missing was the saddle sling bar and ring. I offered him $100 after explaining what it is and that it is missing the sling bar and ring. He takes the $100. I take it home and immediately odered the part for $125. The rifle is worth $1,000 easily now.
