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I saw this sent to me earlier tonight.Bass Pro Gansiville had a male shoot him self in store. Not a whole lot of details other than pistol was in persons pocket when fired and shot . The news calling it an accident. They did not say what part of store this happened in. Also not hearing the GUN JUST WENT OFF THING .:eek: We are about half hour from there. I avoid all Bass Pros stores use to buy allot of rods reels back in day from cataloge. 90s but when they built stores and filled more than one with real rude help I was forever done
 
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SMSgt said:
I don't go there because I like salespeople, I go there because they have what I want. I'm looking for powder, not a date.
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Not looking for a date I guess you maybe confused with business vs dates . That could be a whole set of problems for you ouch
 
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Never cared for Bass Pro. Never had a bad experience, they just never had anything I wanted/needed whenever I was in there. Preferred Cabela's. Always plenty of helpful staff, they usually had what I was looking for. Now that they're one and the same, will that change? Not so far, at least not the store I frequent.
 
Haven't had much use for Bass Pro since my wife was told "This is the men's part of the store" when she asked to see a .22 pistol she was interested in. After a few choice words that fit very well into "the men's part" of the store, she went straight to a LGS about two miles away. After about an hour of the salesman showing her every .22 pistol they had, having her hold them, cycle them, remove and reinsert mags, etc. she bought the one she originally wanted to look at, but thoroughly convinced it was the right one for her!!

ETA - Even though she had shot several of my handguns, that .22 was her first. Thanks to that LGS salesman's interest and concern she now owns...

The original Walther P-22
S&W stainless .22 revolver
Bersa Thunder .380
ATA 1911 .45

.....and shoots them all very well!![emoji56]

Sent from my LG-G710 using Tapatalk
 
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We have a Cabela's here in our version of Gainesville - I think Cab's is now roughly equal to Bass Pro. The store here tends to hire fairly knowledgeable folks in the Gun Dept. I would drive out there more often if it wasn't for their stupid trigger-lock BS. I have a CC permit but wouldn't carry at Cab's or BP. The only store I carry in around here is Wally World because of the neighborhood and numerous panhandlers out front.
 
SMSgt said:
I don't go there because I like salespeople, I go there because they have what I want. I'm looking for powder, not a date.
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try the Gander off I-75 in Ocala - They have had powder every time i went in there; even some 8# jugs reasonably priced.
 
I use to shop cabela’s for outdoor clothing, don’t bother going there anymore. I can buy the same stuff at Walmart. Never bought a gun there. Their prices are outside of my parameters.
 
GeoJelly said:
I have a CC permit but wouldn't carry at Cab's or BP. The only store I carry in around here is Wally World because of the neighborhood and numerous panhandlers out front.
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:confused:
You choose when and where to carry based on perceived threat?
 
oneounceload said:
try the Gander off I-75 in Ocala - They have had powder every time i went in there; even some 8# jugs reasonably priced.
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I wasn't aware Gander still existed, but Ocala is too far to go for powder anyhow. The one nearest me (WPB) closed. Their prices were out of sight.
 
Regardless of where it happens, it is what happens when untrained people carry guns.
 
Watchdog said:
The man accidentally shot himself at the Celebration Pointe Bass Pro Shop in Gainesville yesterday evening.

Accidentally. No evil intent. Poor firearms discipline on the anonymous gun owner's part. No one else injured. No panic followed. No comment from Bass Pro. Oh, and "law enforcement is investigating further." Nothing else to see here, folks.
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It should read negligently shot himself. There are very, very few gun accidents but a ton of negligence going on.
 
Yep got to be careful with those pocket guns. A gun in a pocket should always be alone in that pocket. Then there is only one reason to put my hand in that pocket.
 
SMSgt said:
I wasn't aware Gander still existed, but Ocala is too far to go for powder anyhow. The one nearest me (WPB) closed. Their prices were out of sight.
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Did you ask for discount or a date lol
 
I Stay Out Of Old Vans Now !!!

I don't see what some dunsel shooting himself has to do with bass pro or any other business.

Shooting one's self with one's own pocket pistol, is about like well,
cutting or stabbing yourself with your own pocket knife.

**** happens all the time.....I saw a veteran detective shoot himself in
the foot in an old van as we were preparing to serve a search warrant.

He was also, a marine, a SF guy and firearms instructor....Complacency can cause accidents.

We all need to be mindful & careful out there.


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I wondering why some dufus shooting himself has anything to do with Bass pro.
 
Mack_C85 said:
Haven't had much use for Bass Pro since my wife was told "This is the men's part of the store" when she asked to see a .22 pistol she was interested in. After a few choice words that fit very well into "the men's part" of the store, she went straight to a LGS about two miles away. After about an hour of the salesman showing her every .22 pistol they had, having her hold them, cycle them, remove and reinsert mags, etc. she bought the one she originally wanted to look at, but thoroughly convinced it was the right one for her!!

ETA - Even though she had shot several of my handguns, that .22 was her first. Thanks to that LGS salesman's interest and concern she now owns...

The original Walther P-22
S&W stainless .22 revolver
Bersa Thunder .380
ATA 1911 .45

.....and shoots them all very well!![emoji56]

Sent from my LG-G710 using Tapatalk
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Wow. Reminds me of my wife...

A couple of decades back, my wife needed a new vehicle. At the time I was swamped at work so I asked her to just go select what she wanted, and if she then wanted me to go with her to make the deal with her I would, unless she just made the deal herself.

So she decides she wants a truck. Hey, she's a Texas girl, in Texas, not that unusual. She goes to a Chevy dealer. Won't let her drive one without her husband. Oh geez, that was a mistake.

A week later she drove in there in her Dodge and asked for the sales manager..... "See that truck? I just bought that from your competitor. Because your guys wouldn't let me drive one without my husband".....and a whole lot of other stuff I can't repeat here. After emasculating the entire sales staff and driving off several customers, she drove off into the sunset...in her Ram.
 
glenwolde said:
Wow. Reminds me of my wife...



A couple of decades back, my wife needed a new vehicle. At the time I was swamped at work so I asked her to just go select what she wanted, and if she then wanted me to go with her to make the deal with her I would, unless she just made the deal herself.



So she decides she wants a truck. Hey, she's a Texas girl, in Texas, not that unusual. She goes to a Chevy dealer. Won't let her drive one without her husband. Oh geez, that was a mistake.



A week later she drove in there in her Dodge and asked for the sales manager..... "See that truck? I just bought that from your competitor. Because your guys wouldn't let me drive one without my husband".....and a whole lot of other stuff I can't repeat here. After emasculating the entire sales staff and driving off several customers, she drove off into the sunset...in her Ram.
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My wife slammed the salesman (who's favorite word evidently was "honey") against the back door of our Ram when she power slid (2500 Cummins) the truck around a sharp turn pulling away from a stop sign!! Seatbelts are a very good idea when "honey" is a volunteer ambo driver!! He already hadn't made a friend with his John Deere attire, my farm raised "honey" firmly believes "crops are green, tractors are red"

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SMSgt said:
I don't go there because I like salespeople, I go there because they have what I want. I'm looking for powder, not a date.
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If you are buying powder from bass pro you are getting ripped off. BTW, what's it like buying primers one little tray at a time?

For reloading I get most of my supplies from a local gun club or at a small retail shop that specializes in reloading supplies. Online alternates are Graf's or Powder Valley who are both excellent.
 
Weird coincidence...my family and I drove right by that BP yesterday afternoon on the way home from Tallahassee. We got home at 7, so we would have driven past it around 4. I even remarked to my wife I would have liked to stop in if we had the time when I saw it from I-75.
 
bass pro

Dont know for sure if this is true as I havent verified but have been told by several gun owning/shooting friends that our BP here in PSL Florida imposes a 3 day wait to pick-up a handgun even if you have a FL CCW. If true their store policy is not complying with FL law. Enough to make me stay away.
 
ltgem612 said:
Dont know for sure if this is true as I havent verified but have been told by several gun owning/shooting friends that our BP here in PSL Florida imposes a 3 day wait to pick-up a handgun even if you have a FL CCW. If true their store policy is not complying with FL law. Enough to make me stay away.
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Wal-Mart does that too in Florida
 
ltgem612 said:
Dont know for sure if this is true as I havent verified but have been told by several gun owning/shooting friends that our BP here in PSL Florida imposes a 3 day wait to pick-up a handgun even if you have a FL CCW. If true their store policy is not complying with FL law. Enough to make me stay away.
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Stores can do whatever they want. They aren't required to follow state law in that aspect. Lotus will send you out the door with one.
 
scooter123 said:
If you are buying powder from bass pro you are getting ripped off. BTW, what's it like buying primers one little tray at a time?

For reloading I get most of my supplies from a local gun club or at a small retail shop that specializes in reloading supplies. Online alternates are Graf's or Powder Valley who are both excellent.
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When it's the only source around for "walk out the door" powder. For the amounts of powders I use, it doesn't make sense to but bulk and pay the Hazmat fee. I don't buy primers and powders online, but that doesn't mean I buy 100-count packs of primers, smarty britches.:rolleyes:
 
you are right, I didnt mean they couldnt establish a store policy. But I can establish a policy also. Mine is not to buy from stores who do things like this. Lotus and Shoot Straight are fine alternatives as are all the lgs's in the area
 
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