D.B. Cooper
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The one at my work says "Aim like a Jedi, Not Like a Stormtrooper."
Your favorite gun store signs
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MedWheeler
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Lotus Gunworks in Jensen Beach, Florida, is located almost directly in front of a Simon Mall. A few years back, it had for a while a sign that read to the effect of: "Husband Day Care. Drop him off while you shop at the mall."
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"Please remove ski mask before approaching counter."
DustyGmt
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The general store in my town reads: Singletons General Whiskey-Guns-Ammo.
Oddly enough all the NY, NJ, MA, RI snow bunnies love the store. It's decorated with guns around the entire stores border and it's a pretty large store, probably 4,000sqft so probably 400 or so guns around the border of the store. Some of you guys would spend hours just walking around looking at the history that's on those walls, old trapdoor springfields, Savage 99's and pretty much all the best guns of the 19th and 20th centuries but they aren't for sale.
They used to have a rack of rifles and shotguns and a display for handguns and ammo but it's dwindled down to nothing over the years and rumor has it that when the 3rd singleton boy took over he decided NOT to give up his affiliations with different Marijuana growing enterprises so the feds pulled the FFL or something like that. Kind of a shame but they probably make enough money on other things that it doesn't matter.
The store was always a big draw for tourists and was kind of the main attraction for our small lil town just on the outskirts of a big ski resort. Tourists probably loved walking in feeling like they just stepped into the 1800's.
I've seen many out of state yuppies snapping the photo of the stores sign. SINGLETONS GUNS-WHISKEY-AMMO
Here is a photo of just a few guns that adorn the stores border above the deli, I cropped in a photo of the stores signage....
Oddly enough all the NY, NJ, MA, RI snow bunnies love the store. It's decorated with guns around the entire stores border and it's a pretty large store, probably 4,000sqft so probably 400 or so guns around the border of the store. Some of you guys would spend hours just walking around looking at the history that's on those walls, old trapdoor springfields, Savage 99's and pretty much all the best guns of the 19th and 20th centuries but they aren't for sale.
They used to have a rack of rifles and shotguns and a display for handguns and ammo but it's dwindled down to nothing over the years and rumor has it that when the 3rd singleton boy took over he decided NOT to give up his affiliations with different Marijuana growing enterprises so the feds pulled the FFL or something like that. Kind of a shame but they probably make enough money on other things that it doesn't matter.
The store was always a big draw for tourists and was kind of the main attraction for our small lil town just on the outskirts of a big ski resort. Tourists probably loved walking in feeling like they just stepped into the 1800's.
I've seen many out of state yuppies snapping the photo of the stores sign. SINGLETONS GUNS-WHISKEY-AMMO
Here is a photo of just a few guns that adorn the stores border above the deli, I cropped in a photo of the stores signage....
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bassjam
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This has been up on a gun store near me as far back as I can remember, at least 35 years. Simple and effective.
Shanghai McCoy
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Long ago and far away there was "Anderson's Gunsmithing" on the road as you went into the town of Petaluma,California. A small green building with a big carved rifle hanging from the sign. Been a VERY long time but I can still see it.
He was a great guy and a heck of a gunsmith.
He was a great guy and a heck of a gunsmith.
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45/30-06OKIE
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I've never understood the whole "no dry fire in store" stuff. If the gun is verified unloaded, I dont see a problem with letting the customer feel the trigger on a potentially expensive investment before buying it...
I do like all the funny signs y'all are posting, keep it up!
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herrwalther
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Another weeds topic but some people believe that dry firing will damage a firearm. An old wives tale that has been mostly disproved except for certain kinds of firearms.
burrhead
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How about a 22?
Forty plus years ago there was a one man gun shop in Austin called “Cruz’s Guns” owned by a man named Forrest Cruz. The shop was tiny, maybe 15’ by 25’ and on one of the long walls was a floor to ceiling, plexiglas covered display with an example of all the guns he had for sale. You picked out the one you wanted, Forrest went into the back to retrieve a new, in-the-box gun and you did the paper work. If you worked the action, dry fired it, ect., you were admonished and you’d just bought it.
Those were the rules. Didn’t like it, go someplace else. Ol’ Forrest was kinda grumpy but I liked him a lot and he was nobody to fool with. There was a big mirror up near the ceiling that overlooked the whole shop. I always figured there was somebody on the other side of it with a shotgun. It was a somewhat seedy part of town in those days that has since been taken over by millennial fops and gentrified.
Austin use to be a nice little city.
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dogtown tom
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Because there are numerous nimwits who will stand there and dry fire two dozen times, work the slide back and forth exclaiming "wow thats tight!", snick the safety on/off another dozen times, open/close the cylinder on a revolver, cock it/lower hammer/repeat, then they want to inspect the bore of a brand new pistol or even disassemble to "see if thar be MIM parts!"...........and they really have zero intent to buy.
That's annoying to the dealer because its a soul sucking waste of time. Just as important is the firearm that gets such daily treatment......who wants to buy a gun thats been dry fired thousands of times?
45/30-06OKIE
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I can see where you are coming from... I guess it's one thing for a random person coming in and wanting to handle a cheap Ruger LCP and want to fiddle with it for 30mins and end up not buying it. Me and dad deal with people at the gun shows all the time coming up and saying the are just looking and have no interest in buying anything... Like you spent $14 dollars on an entrance fee to "just look" when you can do that for free at a LGS? Occasionally we get the customer who is looking for something specific and we happen to have it and they are generally very easy to deal. And of course we get the occasional person who asks if we are a dealer and we of course say we are, then they turn around and go buy something from one of the old dudes who are always there with their "private collection" instead...
DustyGmt
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If it's a Glock or another similar striker fired pistol I WOULD! But I take your point, the dealer would have to get sick of this pretty quickly, on its face it seems like just a pretty standard inspection, kind of like taking a car for a spin before purchase but like you said, too many gun shop commandos wasting everybody's time spinning cylinders and snapping the cylinder and working the trigger with no intent to buy for alot of merchants to tolerate.
If I was walking in with a wad with a pretty good idea that I was going to actually buy the firearm I think it's only reasonable that I be able to check function, fit and feel, make sure there were no QC problems that would only become apparent after getting it home and out of the box only to find an issue, etc... my uncle bought a SIG P365 and I liked everything about it even though I'm pretty much a glock guy but as soon as I dry fired it I hated it, same with his HK USP trigger, if I had just bought them on look and feel alone I would have only realized I'd made a mistake after it was too late so I understand the impulse to check things out first. I think most shop owners will tolerate it especially if you're not wasting their time.......if they don't allow it, I'm sure they won't miss my business anyhow.
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When I went to buy my King Cobra I took snap caps with me because I definitely wanted to try the trigger before committing. The salesman told me I didn't need to use them. I used them anyway.
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The best is if there's a gun store with a range where they rent guns. If they rent the model you're considering buying that's perfect.
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Nice they have a drive thru.
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