Things you've over heard

[K22]

At Cabela's several years ago (haven't been there in at least 5 years now, maybe more and I plan to never go there again). So, this day I have my eye on a Sako varmint rifle but can't examine it because if you've ever been there, all new rifles are behind the counter, and you have to take a number to access an associate so he can give you the rifle to examine. What a pain in the ass. But I'm a lot younger and more tolerate on nonsense.

Anyway, my number is finally called. So I ask to see the rifle in question. It's really nice but horribly expensive but I'm still interested so I ask him, "What the twist?" His answer, "No twists - the price is the price shown on the tag."

I handed the rifle back to him and went to their restaurant and ate a Buffalo burger which wasn't bad.

 

[paperpuncher]

Went to the lgs to get some c4 carbon remover to tryout. I asked the if they had it or something to clean out carbon He started in on me about ain’t nothin in the firing process that causes carbon to build up in the bore

 

[divingin]

I had another guy on the line could not hit the 100-yard target, in its entirety, with his bolt action rifle. He asked for help, so I walked over and cleared the weapon. I'm no expert but I gave it a cursory inspection. Soon, I asked him who mounted the scope and he responded, "I did." I asked if he used a torque wrench, and he responded, "I did." Hmmm, I was able to rotate and slide the scope back and forth, it was not even hand-tightened.

Helped a guy boresight his rifle (after he had missed the prior 80 rounds. Literally 4 boxes of ammo before he said anything to anyone.) Pulled the bolt, blocked the rifle up so I could see his target looking down the barrel, and looked where the scope was. Couldn't see anything. He had mounted his scope backwards. No idea how he aimed for the 80 rounds he fired.

To be fair, though, it's not just shooters. An RSO at my range (now ex-RSO, but at the time he had just completed his NRA Rifle Instructor Course); anyway he came back into the range office all proud of himself.
"That guy had a 243 but he forgot his magazine. I told him he couldn't shoot."
"Why can't he shoot? Just single load it."
"It's a safety issue: All the gas from the shot will blow out the magazine well. Somebody'll get hurt."
I went out and told the guy he could shoot, it was fine; but then he was all afraid that something would happen.

 

[SecondsCount]

At the range when a cease fire was called and I started heading downrange, I noticed the bolt was closed on the old ratty Yugo Mauser on the table.

I called out to the owner to clear his gun. He said, "What's wrong, you don't trust me?"

He walked back to the bench, pulled the bolt, and a live round popped out. I said, I don't trust any guns, especially that one.

 

[KMart]

"I don't know whats wrong with this damn gun" he says , beating the bolt open with a 2 x 4. Primer flat as a pancake and a healthy ejector mark to boot, "think you might have a pressure problem there chief???" "hell no, I've been shooting this same load for years..." some people are just lucky I guess.

Even Darwin and Murphy have to sleep sometimes.

 

[wedgy]

I rebarreled a work buddies 7mm RM, worked up a load and programmed a Sig Kilo 2400 ABS(just like a G7-BR2 rangefinder that calculates your solution) and had him hitting steel at 1,000 yards. He had never shot past 300 yards. His brother(same shooting experience to 300 yards) came with us one day and said he hit all the 1' steel out to 600 yards so I asked him how he was getting his drops. He said he turns the elevation dial to the number of yards, 3 = 300 yards, 4 = 400 yards etc. I see he has a straight MOA turret, not a ballistic or custom turret and told him you could have hit the 400 but not the 500 or 600. He swore he hits it every time so my buddy ranges it and tells his brother it's ~10 MOA, (they both shoot a similar load in the 7RM) and his brother says "What's an MOA ?" to which my buddy replies "You didn't hit it bro"

 

[littlebuddybr]

I drove 5 hours to shoot a steel match.
Stayed in a hotel to shoot the following day.
The r.s.o. wouldn't let me shoot. He said my Sierra t.m.k's would blow right through the steel.
Boy, was i mad!!

 

[Bottom Fodder]

“Me and my 06” if I can see ’em I can kill ‘‘em I’m shooting armor piercing government issued ammo

 

[SSL]

“Me and my 06” if I can see ’em I can kill ‘‘em I’m shooting armor piercing government issued ammo

Purchased from the government contractor with the lowest bid, so it has to be accurate...

 

[xswanted]

I worked in a larger gun shop for quite a few years.

I had a guy come in and asked me what I knew about powder. And I responded “quite a bit, what can I help you with”

He apparently took this as a challenge.

So he told me he currently has powders 142, 145 and 147. He wants a recommendation on 143 and 144.

I had no clue.

Being a person myself who is always willing to learn something new, I looked at him and said, “you’ll have to explain to me the numbers you listed”

He laughed and rudely said he needed someone else. I knew more than the other guys who worked there so I just asked him again.

So after a few insults from him, he very smugly pulls out a picture of a burn rate chart.

Points to the number that’s next to the powder he is referring to i believe 144 is R26 or something now.

So I told him those numbers are simply a reference number and they change when new powders are introduced, you need to go by the actual powder name.

He laughed and called me an idiot. He bought some powder from another sales guy and left. Never saw him again. Hopefully he still has both eyes.

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

I've got so many of these...

(Guy talking to a shooter with a bolt rifle a couple stations down from me) "What caliber is that rifle?"
"308."
"Oh, 308. That's good to like 500,000 yards."
"ummm, well..."
"Oh, but you have a short barrel so it won't go through a house."


(Guy on the pistol line, apparently helping his friend who was a first-time shooter):
Yelling, as the guy is shooting "Don't look at the target! Don't look at the target! The gun is your eye!"


Kid who was shooting his friends 9 carbine at 15yds, with about a 2 foot group centered 3/4 of the way down the paper:
"Your gun shoots a little low."
Gun owner: "Yeah, that's because I have 600 meter sights on it..."

hahahaha
I love just standing in the reloading areas of big gun shops and just take in all the info I over hear between the clients and the "assistant" behind the counter. When the long range shooting comes up I get in nice and tight in there

 

[1shot]

I worked in a larger gun shop for quite a few years.

I had a guy come in and asked me what I knew about powder. And I responded “quite a bit, what can I help you with”

He apparently took this as a challenge.

So he told me he currently has powders 142, 145 and 147. He wants a recommendation on 143 and 144.

I had no clue.

Being a person myself who is always willing to learn something new, I looked at him and said, “you’ll have to explain to me the numbers you listed”

He laughed and rudely said he needed someone else. I knew more than the other guys who worked there so I just asked him again.

So after a few insults from him, he very smugly pulls out a picture of a burn rate chart.

Points to the number that’s next to the powder he is referring to i believe 144 is R26 or something now.

So I told him those numbers are simply a reference number and they change when new powders are introduced, you need to go by the actual powder name.

He laughed and called me an idiot. He bought some powder from another sales guy and left. Never saw him again. Hopefully he still has both eyes.

I would be calling my wife for bail money. insulting someone in public is a good way to get your eyes dotted and your teeth crossed!

 

[1shot]

This veers a little off the spirit of the thread, but I still smile when I think about it.
I own a meat processing plant, and a young husband wife called to see if I process deer. The husband tells me this is their first deer, so I'm playing all kinds of scenarios in my head.
This was the first deer of the season for me and it was well before Ohio archery season started so I'm thinking road kill. When the couple arrive, I said lets take care of the paperwork first. The present me with a deer control tag, so all is good. The lady says "this my first deer. I don't care if it's a doe". I congratulate her on an a well placed shot, and successful harvest. We bring in the deer, and put it on my hoist that has a scale on it. It was at that moment that I noticed something odd for a "doe".
I ask the husband who field dressed this deer, and he told me he did. Is there something wrong? Like I told you on the phone, this is our first deer. I assured him he a did a great job, and that I've seen lots of deer from "experienced hunters" that looked horrible in comparison. I then congratulate the wife again for harvesting a button buck, not a doe. I show them the little bumps on the head and the husband says, and I quote " I wondered what those extra parts were"!
All in all, they were happy, and I had a smile on for all day.

Lloyd

 

[TC260]

Went and walked out before the classic tales about how the 6.5 creed was made for competition bench rest shooters or how the 6.5x55 is so much better came up .

Before the 6.5 CM came out I used to get trashed all the time for using a 260 instead of a 6.5 SE. Goes with the territory, just have to accept how emotional grown men get about brass shapes

 

[6.5 forever]

Yep...

Gun shop owner to customer - "Nope. They don't make ammo for that .244 Remington anymore. I can let you have $50 trade on this here 6mm Remington though."

In coffee shop after Illinois first handgun deer season - "Yep, that old .357 jest plain cut that deer in half..."

Online - "That deer was 500 yards out, so I held my .25-06 even with his back and blew his heart out."

At range - "I just can't seem to hit a paper target but I never miss a deer."

And the list goes on...

Yup. I shoot better when it has hair and is moving?

 

[JMayo]

Pick a thread darn near any thread ..,.
Amazed at some of the post ...

 

[22BRGUY]

I'll tell you I've heard some class A+ fudd lore and miss info when it come to firearms but just now was a doozy. Was just browsing the pawn shop after buying some .22hornet ( can I just say I HATE buying ammo $42 for a box of 50 ! But I need a base line for testing and they where the only ones who had any ) . Hear the older fella behind the counter go
"You know I'm thinking about buying a 6.5 creedmore"
Other guy behind the counter goes
" For hunting ?"
Older fella replays with a yes to the other guy says
" No get a .308 , 6.5 creed is a crap caliber, see it shoots so fast it just punch right though them, and barely leaves a blood trail , .308 is slower and does more damage. Noticed how no one is buying 6.5's ? It's because too many people where trying to make it into a deer gun and it just kept punching clean though "
The older fella proceeds to just become enthralled in all this while I'm just here staring at the scope cap display trying to keep my mouth shut . Like I'm far from and expert , especially compared to alot of y'all but ....yeah even my basic understanding of terminal ballistics had me wanting to but in and ask if eveyone has been shooting friggen FMJ's ! I mean he was saying they just pin holed through bone or deflected ! WTH ?

Went and walked out before the classic tales about how the 6.5 creed was made for competition bench rest shooters or how the 6.5x55 is so much better came up . I don't even own a 6.5creed but sweet Lord some of the stuff I hear makes it seem like this thing just defines the laws of ballistics,physics and terminal ballistics all at the same time

Anyhow anyone else got some good fudd lore and the like they've over heard lol ?

Hornady proved that advertising works!

 

[SSL]

Talking to my buddy this morning and mentioned this thread. He reminded me of a trip to a big, new gun shop we made several years ago out of curiosity.
It was fairly crowded, well stocked (they had bought out a couple other shops around the state) and the sales help seemed friendly and eager to deal. My friend and I were looking at a long display case full of handguns. This seemed to be a point of concentration for most of the buyers because Illinois had just announced our first handgun deer season and there was a big poster on the wall reminding people of it. My attention was drawn to a father-son pair talking to one of the sales people about a handgun for that upcoming season. The salesman was doing all he could to sell the father a Desert Eagle in .44 Magnum, telling him it was ideal for the new season and far superior to any of the Ruger revolvers (ranging from .357 to .44, new and used from around $225 to $400 if I remember correctly) that filled the case. The father was hung up on the price (over $800 if I remember) and happened to see me watching. Now, my buddy had been holding me back because he knew I had a record of being asked to leave shops for catching sellers in lies, but the father drew me into the conversation.
"You a shooter?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"Handguns? Know anything about them?" he continued.
"Yeah, some."
"What you think is the best choice here? I'm kinda lost in all this. Haven't owned a handgun before, but we want to start practicing for that new season. What would you pick?"
My friend stopped tugging my arm and just sighed in resignation. "Well, if you really want my input, I would buy one that is legal to use. The rules for that season clearly state 'no semi-autos'," I replied.

He was still cursing a red-faced clerk as my buddy dragged me out of the shop.

 

[butchlambert]

Well, I have a 260, a 6.5x55, a 6.5x47 Lapua, and a 6.5 Creechmore. I much prefer my 308. The others are good cartridges, but I prefer the 308.

 

[David Milisock]

I'll tell you I've heard some class A+ fudd lore and miss info when it come to firearms but just now was a doozy. Was just browsing the pawn shop after buying some .22hornet ( can I just say I HATE buying ammo $42 for a box of 50 ! But I need a base line for testing and they where the only ones who had any ) . Hear the older fella behind the counter go
"You know I'm thinking about buying a 6.5 creedmore"
Other guy behind the counter goes
" For hunting ?"
Older fella replays with a yes to the other guy says
" No get a .308 , 6.5 creed is a crap caliber, see it shoots so fast it just punch right though them, and barely leaves a blood trail , .308 is slower and does more damage. Noticed how no one is buying 6.5's ? It's because too many people where trying to make it into a deer gun and it just kept punching clean though "
The older fella proceeds to just become enthralled in all this while I'm just here staring at the scope cap display trying to keep my mouth shut . Like I'm far from and expert , especially compared to alot of y'all but ....yeah even my basic understanding of terminal ballistics had me wanting to but in and ask if eveyone has been shooting friggen FMJ's ! I mean he was saying they just pin holed through bone or deflected ! WTH ?

Went and walked out before the classic tales about how the 6.5 creed was made for competition bench rest shooters or how the 6.5x55 is so much better came up . I don't even own a 6.5creed but sweet Lord some of the stuff I hear makes it seem like this thing just defines the laws of ballistics,physics and terminal ballistics all at the same time

Anyhow anyone else got some good fudd lore and the like they've over heard lol ?

With all jokes aside I believe in any 6.5 caliber that 129 grain is the limit for deer. The 260, 6.5 x 55 and the Creedmoor all have enough juice to push a tough 140 through a deer shoulder at 300 yards.

I believe that using too heavy a 6.5 projectile for the game is where that concept originated. The 6.5 really can penetrate but there are great bullet selections.