My W and I went to the local "Blackbird" here in Medford OR, she's looking for a 9, or a .22 for target practice and such.
So we arrived, had a long wait waiting for somebody to help us. Finally this kid comes over, and the saga begins.
Lets see, some of the inanities:
1) 22's don't work in semi-auto, they jam all the time, and nobody uses them. Apparently he's never heard of the rugers or the conversion kits...
2) Didn't check most of the guns by opening them, just picked 'em up, twirled them on his finger a few times, then handed them over. Some you could see (like the revolvers) had the orange guard thing in place, but the semi's, he probably only opened half.
3) Told us that it's not safe to use the decocker on the 9mm S&W (don't remember the exact model #, but it looks like a 9mm version of my M457, you're supposed to lower the hammer somehow by hand. How, I don't know.
Said he got in trouble from the manager for using the decocker...
4) Works the slide by pushing on the front of the slide with his elbows and various body parts in front of the muzzle. And sometimes his hand over the ejection port. Not sure where the potential round was supposed to go...
5) Thinks the .357 magnum kicks only a little harder than 22 lr. 38's, 9, and 357 mag are all basically the same...
6) Doesn't know if a taurus is a good gun at all, as he'd never heard of 'em apparently until that exact moment.
7) The upward vents on the end of the muzzle of the .357 magnum revolver (didn't catch the brand) he was holding, stop *recoil*.
It went on from there...
I just watched, and listend, nodded my head at the appropriate times, and then told her later that guy was full of mostly crap... In any case, watch out, if you visit there, walking darwin award loose on the premises...
So we arrived, had a long wait waiting for somebody to help us. Finally this kid comes over, and the saga begins.
Lets see, some of the inanities:
1) 22's don't work in semi-auto, they jam all the time, and nobody uses them. Apparently he's never heard of the rugers or the conversion kits...
2) Didn't check most of the guns by opening them, just picked 'em up, twirled them on his finger a few times, then handed them over. Some you could see (like the revolvers) had the orange guard thing in place, but the semi's, he probably only opened half.
3) Told us that it's not safe to use the decocker on the 9mm S&W (don't remember the exact model #, but it looks like a 9mm version of my M457, you're supposed to lower the hammer somehow by hand. How, I don't know.
Said he got in trouble from the manager for using the decocker...
4) Works the slide by pushing on the front of the slide with his elbows and various body parts in front of the muzzle. And sometimes his hand over the ejection port. Not sure where the potential round was supposed to go...
5) Thinks the .357 magnum kicks only a little harder than 22 lr. 38's, 9, and 357 mag are all basically the same...
6) Doesn't know if a taurus is a good gun at all, as he'd never heard of 'em apparently until that exact moment.
7) The upward vents on the end of the muzzle of the .357 magnum revolver (didn't catch the brand) he was holding, stop *recoil*.
It went on from there...
I just watched, and listend, nodded my head at the appropriate times, and then told her later that guy was full of mostly crap... In any case, watch out, if you visit there, walking darwin award loose on the premises...