P5 Guy
Member
The Gun Store
I also shop in Pinellas, or used to.
Two stories from a major sporting goods store. I wanted a scope changed and bore sighted. Dropped off the rifle and was told to stop by the next week to pick it up. I went as instructed and got my rifle, shouldered it at a trophy on the far wall and the horizontal cross hair was canted a few degrees off? Asked the counter guy what's up with that. He goes to get the gun plumber that did the switch and the Smithy says he doesn't like swapping scope without the customer being there, okay. Can you correct the scope and recheck the sight in? And I ask why would someone want the horizon canted? After his explanation I knew I should have done the swap myself.
At the same store a couple years later I over heard a salesman trying to convince a female customer to buy one of those tiny rimfire revolvers for home defense. That was my last visit there.
At a different shop I asked about 3 inch SP101s and was told they are no good for CCW. I never said a thing about carrying, well he didn't have them and made no offer to order one for me. Just turned and continued his chat with the beady eyed stool sitter.
The other side of the bay had a real winner. I was asking about a pistol I had an interest in and was told they were no good. He then proceeds to pull his gun on me pointing in it my face and says looking down the barrel will stop attackers without firing a shot. It also stopped this customer from ever buying a thing in his store.
I later heard he was good for telling people that pistols only come with one magazine and if you want another that'll be extra?
I also shop in Pinellas, or used to.
Two stories from a major sporting goods store. I wanted a scope changed and bore sighted. Dropped off the rifle and was told to stop by the next week to pick it up. I went as instructed and got my rifle, shouldered it at a trophy on the far wall and the horizontal cross hair was canted a few degrees off? Asked the counter guy what's up with that. He goes to get the gun plumber that did the switch and the Smithy says he doesn't like swapping scope without the customer being there, okay. Can you correct the scope and recheck the sight in? And I ask why would someone want the horizon canted? After his explanation I knew I should have done the swap myself.
At the same store a couple years later I over heard a salesman trying to convince a female customer to buy one of those tiny rimfire revolvers for home defense. That was my last visit there.
At a different shop I asked about 3 inch SP101s and was told they are no good for CCW. I never said a thing about carrying, well he didn't have them and made no offer to order one for me. Just turned and continued his chat with the beady eyed stool sitter.
The other side of the bay had a real winner. I was asking about a pistol I had an interest in and was told they were no good. He then proceeds to pull his gun on me pointing in it my face and says looking down the barrel will stop attackers without firing a shot. It also stopped this customer from ever buying a thing in his store.
I later heard he was good for telling people that pistols only come with one magazine and if you want another that'll be extra?