All I've ever seen, and these only at big box stores, are signs about daily limits on purchases and "Ammunition is not returnable . . . "
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All I've ever seen, and these only at big box stores, are signs about daily limits on purchases and "Ammunition is not returnable . . . "
"You sure you want that model? Have you measured your garage?"
Give you a little diferent but long response.
I will not jump in in a customer-gun shop situation unless very serious. Fortunately for me most of the LGS I go to have good dependable owning and working there.
I rarely go in a big box and I can tell you I have head some interesting things there.
If fact was talking to a manager a few years ago and told him some of his help are totally gun dunces and potential dangerous. After a bit more of talking he asked me if I could come to work here as it appear you have decent knowledge.
Well I have been around guns my whole life and picked up a little expertise along the way. Nope I did not take the job I'm retired and like it + the money offered was not that great.
One of my favorite LGS where I did a lot of business, knew all the staff in the 70s-early 80s treated me quite well. I was given permission to walk behind the counter and pick up guns.
A couple times one of the clerks in a busy time would say to a customer, talk to that man on your left he will give you plenty of good info. I helped sell a few guns and other items that way and the staff liked the fact I could help out, made their life better.
Did a lot of business there and sent a lot of people there, needless to say they took good care of me. I got super good prices and got my hands on hard to get guns in that time frame like Smith 29s, 18, 60, 27, 34 ETC.
I will not jump in in a customer-gun shop situation unless very serious. Fortunately for me most of the LGS I go to have good dependable owning and working there.
I rarely go in a big box and I can tell you I have head some interesting things there.
If fact was talking to a manager a few years ago and told him some of his help are totally gun dunces and potential dangerous. After a bit more of talking he asked me if I could come to work here as it appear you have decent knowledge. Well I have been around guns my whole life and picked up a little expertise along the way. Nope I did not take the job I'm retired and like it + the money offered was not that great.
One of my favorite LGS where I did a lot of business, knew all the staff in the 70s-early 80s treated me quite well. I was given permission to walk behind the counter and pick up guns.
A couple times one of the clerks in a busy time would say to a customer, talk to that man on your left he will give you plenty of good info. I helped sell a few guns and other items that way and the staff liked the fact I could help out, made their life better.
Did a lot of business there and sent a lot of people there, needless to say they took good care of me. I got super good prices and got my hands on hard to get guns in that time frame like Smith 29s, 18, 60, 27, 34 ETC.
Which 9mm? From an article in the February 2020 issue of Handloader Magazine ("Many 9mms" by Mike Venturino):
Here's a somewhat more comprehensive list from Wikipedia:
9 mm caliber - Wikipedia
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In that particular case I would have (and previously on occasion have done) spoken up, and moved on...
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...BenI would have stepped in on that, just because it was wrong. Having said that it really PMO when people try to interject themselves into dealing. More times than not they don’t know what they are talking about. I was a young teenager when I was taken to my first gun show. That one show schooled me on proper manners in gun dealing.
I won’t involve myself in others deals. The only thing that has changed with me over the years is I won’t suffer fools. There seems to be a never ending supply of them lately. The crazy gun prices have brought out buyers and sellers who no absolutely nothing.
I won’t involve myself in others deals. The only thing that has changed with me over the years is I won’t suffer fools. There seems to be a never ending supply of them lately. The crazy gun prices have brought out buyers and sellers who no absolutely nothing.
As I mentioned previously, I mind my own business. The reason for that is that I know how I would react if some random stranger interjected themselves into my conversation (really anywhere) with the clerk.
I don't know those two people that are involved and they don't know me. You have to earn the right to give people unsolicited advice or they're just going to blow you off anyway. So I don't waste my time.
I started a discussion about stuff like this a long time ago. One of the examples I gave was I was at work one night and three of my coworkers were discussing guns. Two of my coworkers told the Third that if she wanted any gun just give them the money and they would buy it for her at the PX. Their rationale was that gun prices were cheaper at the PX and you didn't have to pay state sales tax ( the sales tax thing might be wrong because it was a long time ago and I don't really remember but I know they said that the gun would be cheaper if they bought it at the PX). At that point I interjected myself into the conversation and told them that they were discussing a straw purchase.
I got told to MYOFB and I learned a lesson.
Your milage may vary.
I don't know those two people that are involved and they don't know me. You have to earn the right to give people unsolicited advice or they're just going to blow you off anyway. So I don't waste my time.
I started a discussion about stuff like this a long time ago. One of the examples I gave was I was at work one night and three of my coworkers were discussing guns. Two of my coworkers told the Third that if she wanted any gun just give them the money and they would buy it for her at the PX. Their rationale was that gun prices were cheaper at the PX and you didn't have to pay state sales tax ( the sales tax thing might be wrong because it was a long time ago and I don't really remember but I know they said that the gun would be cheaper if they bought it at the PX). At that point I interjected myself into the conversation and told them that they were discussing a straw purchase.
I got told to MYOFB and I learned a lesson.
Your milage may vary.
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kimporter
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I got my first job at a gun shop because I knew a lot of the oddball stuff that the owner didn’t know,like different 38’s etc,
DWalt
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There are many other 9mm handgun cartridges which are obscure and/or long obsolete. In fact I have a book devoted to the various 9mm cartridges.Which 9mm? From an article in the February 2020 issue of Handloader Magazine ("Many 9mms" by Mike Venturino):
Here's a somewhat more comprehensive list from Wikipedia:
9 mm caliber - Wikipedia
pantannojack
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Step in and protect the fellow customer. Cabelas has no status as a good will merchant where I live and I do not go there. At another out door store last week, the college age girl did not know the difference of a quarter from a nickel
Step in and protect the fellow customer. Cabelas has no status as a good will merchant where I live and I do not go there. At another out door store last week, the college age girl did not know the difference of a quarter from a nickel
You did the right thing stepping in. I was looking at bullets one time and overheard a customer asking a salesman what bullets he needed for a .38 Super. It was his first time loading this cartridge. The salesman handed him a box of .357 bullets. Without looking at them, I said the .38 Super is a 9mm round and he needed 9mm bullets. The salesman said it was a .38 so it took .357. I pointed at a reloading manual and said look it up. The salesman pulled the manual and checked. He then closed the manual and walked away. The customer then looked up the .38 Super and saw it was a 9mm. He said thank you and picked a couple boxes of 9mm and left. Safety first.
Cabelas has poor rep for both knowledgeable employees and fair dealing.
One case I personally can relate is a widow that had 14 guns from her recently deceased husband. Kids had no use for guns. They hauled them all up to Cabelas. The offer was $1150. The only thing that kept them from getting skinned proper was the Dad a WW2 Vet was always bragging the Luger to be worth $1000. The Son was smart enough to load up and leave Cabelas. There were 5 guns worth more than $1150 and would have sold in hours for more. There were 4 guns worth $1150, desirable and quick sales.The other 5 were mint newer guns most with boxes, $500-800 easy.
I understand they are in business to make a profit. Their racket is to burn people and send that gun to another Cabelas store so seller will not see the price they put on it.
One case I personally can relate is a widow that had 14 guns from her recently deceased husband. Kids had no use for guns. They hauled them all up to Cabelas. The offer was $1150. The only thing that kept them from getting skinned proper was the Dad a WW2 Vet was always bragging the Luger to be worth $1000. The Son was smart enough to load up and leave Cabelas. There were 5 guns worth more than $1150 and would have sold in hours for more. There were 4 guns worth $1150, desirable and quick sales.The other 5 were mint newer guns most with boxes, $500-800 easy.
I understand they are in business to make a profit. Their racket is to burn people and send that gun to another Cabelas store so seller will not see the price they put on it.
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If I hear incorrect and false information being put out I will say something, if I receive a rude rebuttal they go in my Black Book.
austintexas
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Our local Cabelas has gone way down hill since the merger. I was looking at the few used guns and saw a 5" victory marked 38 special. Called the clerk and asked to check it. It was 38 S&W as I suspected, I informed the clerk it was mismarked as to caliber. He said he would take care of it, 2 weeks later I stopped by and It was still mismarked. I thought to my self, "well I tried"
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Our local Cabelas has gone way down hill since the merger. I was looking at the few used guns and saw a 5" victory marked 38 special. Called the clerk and asked to check it. It was 38 S&W as I suspected, I informed the clerk it was mismarked as to caliber. He said he would take care of it, 2 weeks later I stopped by and It was still mismarked. I thought to my self, "well I tried"
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model70hunter
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I would step up on safety issues. I've quit going to Cabela's high prices !non programmable 1st gen robots work. There..
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.
I had always thought that a .38 S&W wouldn't chamber in a .38 special chamber until a gentleman showed me his .38 special Chief's Special that had chambers large enough to accept a .38 S&W cartridge.
Now I tell folks that .38 S&W SHOULDN'T chamber in a .38 special revolver.
The counter help at Bass Pro and/or Cabela's is much like what's at auto parts stores like Auto Zone, O'Reilly's, and Advance. There might be one guy there who knows what's what. If you're lucky, that's the day you come in. Otherwise, everybody else fits the profile of who the OP encountered.
firearmsunlimited
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It was the right thing to do.
Well done!
I wouldn’t have hesitated either.
I wouldn’t have hesitated either.
