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03-11-2021, 03:01 PM
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i walk into the local sport store
tapping my cane in front of me
with my sun glasses on
and asked if my heat seeking bullets were in
the look's and smiles were priceless
The Old Guy
David
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03-11-2021, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by catnthehat
Not at a gun counter but I was told by someone at the range a while back that the 308 is no good for 1,000 meter shooting, you need the 338 Lapua to be accurate.
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I was at the WSS gun counter one time looking at some rifles. Can't remember which one.
So I say; "Let me see one of those in .308."
Guy at the gun counter; "No one is making any more .308s."
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03-11-2021, 03:47 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ft. McMurray
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Speckle55
i walk into the local sport store
tapping my cane in front of me
with my sun glasses on
and asked if my heat seeking bullets were in
the look's and smiles were priceless
The Old Guy
David
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Cat
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Anytime I figure I've got this long range thing figured out, I just strap into the sling and irons and remind myself that I don't!
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05-16-2021, 08:20 PM
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I've been at a gun counter at least twice where guys bring in reloading manuals, out of the factory shrink wrap, soon after they buy them. What guys will do to get the data they want for free. (yes, they could look it up online too). Really funny thing is many gun stores have an open copy that they are glad to share with customers needing to look up a load. Glad I'm not in retail.....
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05-16-2021, 08:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: GP
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I thought of this thread about a month ago when I was shotgun shopping. I asked to shoulder a few different pumps and a couple semis. The semis were 3” and pumps 3 1-2”. The “more experienced” gentleman “well out of everything you can see here, you need to pick that Benelli Super Nova. It shoot 3.5’s and I shoot geese all day long at 200 yards with mine.”
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05-17-2021, 07:58 AM
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I was in a gun shop in the City and I was about 25. I heard a great big guy going on about his 300 WinMag for everyone to hear.
I was discussing knives with one of the other customers. I told him I like about a 5 inch blade or skinning. The big guy speaks up and says loudly “boy, I carry a 12” blade”! So I asked him why? He says “cause boy, where I go hunting it’s bear country”! The dude was twice my size and clearly being disrespectful. But of course as cocky as a 23 year-old can be I said to him “ well, if you can’t get him with that 300 win mag you might as well turn that knife on yourself and save the bear the trouble”!
It got pretty quiet in there after that. 🙂
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06-01-2021, 02:28 PM
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Sales guy at cabellas gun counter just told me 6.5 cm has surpassed 270 in ‘knock down energy’ by 350 yards!lol 6.5 is getting better and better
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06-01-2021, 02:47 PM
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Location: Near Edmonton
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Originally Posted by mediumrare
Sales guy at cabellas gun counter just told me 6.5 cm has surpassed 270 in ‘knock down energy’ by 350 yards!lol 6.5 is getting better and better
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You mean that isn't true? I have been reading is all over the internet lately.
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06-01-2021, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2019
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Gun counter salesman...." you need 3 1/2"BBB to knock down geese"...
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06-01-2021, 10:06 PM
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Bass Pro buying new Bino's Looking at Leupold Mojave's, guy at the counter kept pronouncing them "mo-jave's" (rhymes with Dave). I didn't have the heart to correct him.
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06-02-2021, 07:18 AM
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Thanks for the laughs to start the day!
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06-02-2021, 07:41 AM
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Was told by a guy the other day that was having issues with his rifle, that the gun counter guy in Edmonton told him the 6.5 Creedmoor he bought would shoot flat right out to 300 yards when zeroed at 100 yards .
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Anytime I figure I've got this long range thing figured out, I just strap into the sling and irons and remind myself that I don't!
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06-02-2021, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by catnthehat
Was told by a guy the other day that was having issues with his rifle, that the gun counter guy in Edmonton told him the 6.5 Creedmoor he bought would shoot flat right out to 300 yards when zeroed at 100 yards .
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Way too common of a story these days. Sometimes the salesman really has no clue, and sometimes the customer doesn't understand what they are told.
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06-02-2021, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Way too common of a story these days. Sometimes the salesman really has no clue, and sometimes the customer doesn't understand what they are told.
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It’s a perfect storm. The salesman has no clue and a lot of times neither does the customer.
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12-12-2023, 11:24 PM
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Had to bump this for the funny memories.
LC
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12-24-2023, 11:01 AM
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I was at Cabelas the other day picking up scope bases, the guy ahead of me was saying that 280 Remington ammo shoots way better out of his 270 than factory 270 ammo.
He asked me what I thought, I said I don't shoot 270.
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12-24-2023, 04:04 PM
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Location: Calgary
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A few months ago, I was in Bass Pro in the ammo section, a customer was asking a staff member about ammo & a question about lead content came up, the staffer mentioned that all ammo had lead in it, quite ironically while they were discussing/ viewing a box of Barnes ammo...
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