Hello ..... I bought a gun from you a few years ago and .....

[bigmtnman]

I get a lot of solicitation calls with that delay before they answer my hello. I give it two beats and then just hang up. I was expecting that when I answered a call yesterday, but a female immediately asked if I was (my name). I answered yes thinking it may be about "grips". She then said "I bought a gun from you a few years ago".... and my brain took off in overdrive in all kinds of directions like pond ice cracking just before you fall through. Was it stolen? Was it used in a robbery - suicide - MURDER ? Have you been contacted by the police, sherrif -ATF -FBI ? Did YOU shoot somebody --accidentally --on purpose? Did it malfunction - break - EXPLODE ? Why are you calling ME !?!
All that was in the time she took to inhale to get the next part out ......
"I don't have any ammunition for it and I can't find any to buy". "Do you have any you could sell me" ? ..... PHEW !! (blood pressure going back down now)
After a little more discussion, I began to remember her and her husband buying a nice M10-5 from me at my gun show table where I was just "thinning the herd" a bit (about 3 years ago). The were both around 65-70 and were first time gun buyers (It was a LONG tedious transaction). Evidently NOW was the time they felt the need to have it READY for use, but they had never bought any ammo for it. They had kept my name and number with the gun so that's how they were able to contact me. I did some calling to gun store people I know and was able to "hook her up" with some of those "deadly hollow points" she was wanting.
The pictures are just because we LIKE these kind of pictures

 

[pittpa]

I think full wadcutters would be most appropriate for that couple.

 

[bigmtnman]

I think full wadcutters would be most appropriate for that couple.

Yep..... I tried to steer her there and found out I was trying to "herd cats". I gave up. That "long tedious" original transaction was rearing it's ugly head.

 

[Peak53]

Why do those last two pics have funny looking grips on them?

PS - Nice you were able hook them up

 

[Fishslayer]

I did some calling to gun store people I know and was able to "hook her up" with some of those "deadly hollow points" she was wanting.

They were out of the "deadly exploding cop killer hollow points?"

 

[Golddollar]

She then said "I bought a gun from you a few years ago".... and my brain took off in overdrive in all kinds of directions like pond ice cracking just before you fall through. Was it stolen? Was it used in a robbery - suicide - MURDER ? Have you been contacted by the police, sherrif -ATF -FBI ? Did YOU shoot somebody --accidentally --on purpose? Did it malfunction - break - EXPLODE ? Why are you calling ME !?!

I know what you're talking about. Years ago I worked for a title/settlement agency, and I used to get the calls similar to your call, starting out "Do you remember that settlement your office did for me two years ago?" and proceeded to tell me where my company supposedly goofed. Those calls always sent a cold chill down my spine. So the next thing I have to do is find the file and spend the next 2 hours to half a day (for which we didn't get paid) checking this story out. Happily it turned out each time that our office didn't goof, because mistakes with real property can be expensive.

 

[jag312]

Caller: Do you remember the Jones homicide from about 5 years ago?
Me: No, but what kind of gun was used?
Caller: It was a Ruger .44 Magnum.
Me: Oh, yes. I remember the case.

 

[SAFireman]

Next time, give them your email address