stepping in to help a customer in Gun Store

[DeplorabusUnum]

Mark me in the column that says "You done good".

 

[Igiveup]

Yea, you done good.

 

[Autonomous]

Good on 'ya.

 

[s&wchad]

You did good. It wouldn’t have created an unsafe situation, since .38 S&W won’t chamber in a .38 Special revolver. You did prevent the woman from wasting money on a box of ammo that her husband probably couldn’t use. The counter guy may not have been happy, but I don’t really care what idiots think of me.

I had a woman show up at our club range with her brand new S&W 442 and a box of ammo. She purchased them at the same time, from the same salesman at Gander Mountain. Unfortunately, the ammo was .38 Super. I had an extra box of .38 Special in my range bag and traded her even up.

 

[CajunBass]

Yea...I think I'd have had to say something there too, but at my LGS, it's more likely that one of the clerks will ask me a question, especially about a revolver to make sure they're telling the customer right. I think a lot of them have never seen a revolver, before getting the job.

 

[ZGrand]

I'm finding employees at just about any retail establishment don't know jack these days. Employers are having to hire anybody with a face just to have their stores partially manned.

You definitely did the right thing.

 

[BigBoy99]

I would have reported the salesman to the manager. Selling the wrong ammo is NOT a good idea. What if ammo sold caused damage to the gun and/or injury to the shooter? Would the store want to be involved in some legal law suit? I think not.

 

[Greyman50]

You did right, I would have asked for the “ clowns” name and asked to speak to the firearms, sporting goods And store manager. A short explanation of liability issues would follow. Am Not Impressed with half the staff at Bass Pro/ Cabelas almost like going to a pawn shop.

 

[LVSteve]

You did right, I would have asked for the “ clowns” name and asked to speak to the firearms, sporting goods And store manager. A short explanation of liability issues would follow. Am Not Impressed with half the staff at Bass Pro/ Cabelas almost like going to a pawn shop.

I'd take the staff at the one pawn shop I frequent over Cabelas folks any day.

 

[Greyman50]

Yea, gun guys know where to go and have a good friend that works part time in local pawn shop. Calls me on old stuff.
Went in 1 , 1 time where “ they hold your drivers license” just to look at a gun, never again.

 

[Golddollar]

Yea...I think I'd have had to say something there too, but at my LGS, it's more likely that one of the clerks will ask me a question, especially about a revolver to make sure they're telling the customer right.

When the gun and ammunition market started going nuts, for a while .38 Super shells were available at a reasonable price. Since I had a .38 Super Colt I went into one of my regular gun shops to start buying the shells. Pretty soon the employees were asking me if I knew what the shells were for. Because I am a bit of a ham actor, I would pantomime jacking back the slide on an semiautomatic pistol. What was happening was people were buying .38 Super shells thinking they would work in a .38 Special revolver and then bringing the shells back for a refund.

 

[Autonomous]

I'm guessing the place that holds your drivers license has had thieves dash out the door with guns. It isn't personal, don't blame the store for that policy.
The guy that was giving my wife bad information on how to operate a gun got educated real fast by me. He got mad but maybe he'll remember not to make stuff up as you go.
She has the classic wife's trait of believing a stranger's advice over her husbands. No way I'm gonna let that goof imprint the wrong manual of arms in her brain.

 

[Ingramite]

When faced with like circumstances I ask myself:
WWKD?
What would Karen do?

Two people standing at a gun counter are doing business. If I am not doing business with them then it's NONE of my business.

I have another hard and fast rule. I won't "dicker" if there are other people within earshot .

My final thoughts remain, no good deed goes unpunished.
Granted, this attitude got me laid off from that big construction job. We were busy paving the road to hell...maybe you heard about it?

 

[shell627]

I stepped in once at academy.New gun owner was looking for 9mm and clerk was holding a box of 9mm makarov.I explained the size difference and pointed man at 9mm shelf.Funny at the same store two months before I was looking for makarov ammo.The clerk then lectured me on it being a rare discontinued caliber.

 

[Puller]

It can be done so that the lady doesn't purchase the wrong ammo and the young fellow behind the counter learns something to boot. I think you done good.

When it comes to big box stores I think customers should go in armed with a buyer beware approach. I don't assume the guy at the tire counter at Sam's or Costco actually knows what he's talking about so I have be prepared to pick out my own tires. They don't save money by paying their employees a lot. No difference at the gun counter of Bass Pro or Cabela's or Walmart.

 

[Shooting Padre]

Too many store employees thinking because they know what a gun looks like, they are experts in all aspects of gunnery. I had a man who said he was going to be the head of the new reloading department in a sporting store explain that it was easy to get the right pistol loads because you "Just fill the cases to the top." The store closed a couple months later. The only positive outcome of a poor economy i can think of - Many gun owners saved by that person being laid off! Never trust a sales clerk who's last position in the store was in the underwear dept.

 

[shovelhead]

When the gun and ammunition market started going nuts, for a while .38 Super shells were available at a reasonable price. Since I had a .38 Super Colt I went into one of my regular gun shops to start buying the shells. Pretty soon the employees were asking me if I knew what the shells were for. Because I am a bit of a ham actor, I would pantomime jacking back the slide on an semiautomatic pistol. What was happening was people were buying .38 Super shells thinking they would work in a .38 Special revolver and then bringing the shells back for a refund.

LGS that I worked at had a customer come in with four boxes of .38 Super that he bought from an online seller that assured him that they were correct for his .357 revolver. And then they wouldn’t take them back when found to be incorrect.

Then we have the whole 5.56/.223 thing, inexperienced clerks again.

 

[steelslaver]

Right thing to do. I stay out of other peoples gun deals. The money, the caliber, the guns strong or weak points or flat stupid comments, etc. But, making sure someone gets the correct ammo is the right thing to do. I might open my mouth on other basic safety issues too.

 

[m&p2.0fdethumbsafety]

i don't know enough about ammo to interject. i didn't know there was such a thing as a 38 smith and wesson and would have likely assumed that they were the same.


best to stick with one projectile like 9mm and focus on that. my philosophy of maximizing proficiency on one thing that has high versatility rather than trying to maximize proficiency on a dozen different things and diluting each skill in the process. as you only have a finite amount of time and energy to devote to caliber choice, i would stick with 9mm

 

[m&p2.0fdethumbsafety]

Right thing to do. I stay out of other peoples gun deals. The money, the caliber, the guns strong or weak points or flat stupid comments, etc. But, making sure someone gets the correct ammo is the right thing to do. I might open my mouth on other basic safety issues too.

my caveat to this if it they're selling a gun at a ridiculous price i would suggest they can get a better deal at an alternative source or through the internet