stupidest thing i ever heard thread

[whlgun]

Yesterday at the range I herd a spotter telling the shooter he was hitting "directly behind the target" I didnt ask how this was possible just laughed with a coworker and let them site in there scope at 300 yds off hand at a metal target.

[Soldier415]

I was doing DROS once, and the guy fingerprinting me says
"Thats the cleanest print I've ever seen" to which I says
"Well it helps to have a lot of practice"
at which point his jaw dropped, and I smiled

+1!

that one made my day SoCal.

Reminds me of the day i took the Agility Test when i was going through the hiring process for the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Dept.

the agility test consisted of a 200 meter sprint and at the end scaling three smooth walls of escalating height.

I set a new course record by 15 seconds. the grizzled old deputy administering the test gave me an atta boy and asked what my training secret was.

I replied with a straight face, "running from you guys..."

[M1A Rifleman]

Yea, I imagine you need to also help count your change for the clerk at that place. Imagine that, gun shops/ranges that hire people who know nothing about firearms, except maybe which end the bullet comes out. h34r:

[scrat]

Yesterday at the range I herd a spotter telling the shooter he was hitting "directly behind the target" I didnt ask how this was possible just laughed with a coworker and let them site in there scope at 300 yds off hand at a metal target.

oh thats scary. you should have told them to go to burrow canyon.

[Soldier415]

*I poached this one from a different gun forum that has a thread similar to this one. this was so good i had to pass it along*


I buy ammo at a local Big5 Sporting Goods because they always have it (at least the common stuff) and the prices are good. Just the week before last they had R-P 9mm JHP for under $6/box with an additional 10% discount if you bought ten boxes.

Here in the People's Republic, most people have never even seen a gun so I frequently get funny looks/comments/questions from both employees and other customers. I find it amusing and expect it when I go in there now, so I try to have a snappy comeback. Here are some examples from a few recent visits:

CHECKOUT GIRL (Afraid to touch a brick of .22's): Is it OK to, like, put this in a bag?
ME: Yeah, probably. They hardly ever go off by themselves.

GUY IN FRONT OF ME IN LINE: Wow! What do you have there?
ME: That's 1000 rounds of 9mm.
GUY: And how many bullets are in a "round"?
ME: I hope only one.

WOMAN IN LINE (looking at the 10 boxes of ammo I'm carrying): I can't believe they let you just carry that through the store.
ME: Well, the last time I drove up to the ammo counter they told me to leave my car outside from now on.

CHECKOUT GIRL: Are these for a handgun?
ME: Yup.
GIRL: Are you a cop?
ME: Nope.
GIRL: I thought only cops could own handguns.
ME (whispering): Don't tell anyone.

... and finally:

WHINY WOMAN IN LINE: I don't know why anybody would need so many "bullets".
ME: I'll bet there are a whole lot of things you don't know.

[1911su16b870]

Similar story, stupider guy...asking the Turners guy behind the counter if he buys a 1-pound bottle of powder can he blow up something...

[slick_711]

Oh man, now those are classic.

[scrat]

this thread is awesome. i need to hear more.

how many bullets in a round.

hahahahhahaa

[sargenv]

There was this time I was at Trader's in San Leandro, before when they could actually sell guns, there was this idiot in line wanting to buy those "aerodynamic" 40 S&W bullets. He didn't want those flat point ones, no sir, he wanted ones that were aerodynamic.. Um... er... And you can tell that they fly different how? He was spouting off about how they don't let civilians buy them and Police officers can get them.. Ok.. um, sure. whatever.. Moron!

Vince

[freshmex28]

I hardly ever post on hear but I have to add my two cents.

So anyways, I worked at Big 5 for a month imbetween jobs. As everyone knows, Big 5 has the highest quality staff in all the sporting goods world. So anywase my boss is a doing a DROS for some guy doing the thumb print and looks up to me and asks me, "How do you spell thumb?"

My answer: "T H U M M." Thats when I smile and casually walk away.

I still wonder why he asked me that and if the gun cleared DROS.

[KrizB]

Overheard a thug employee at Walmart talking to a thug customer (Thugmart?) about Cali gun laws.

It's perfectly legal to hold a loaded rifle/shotgun in your hands as you are driving around, as long as the barrel is pointing up/down and not at anyone. Also you can carry concealed without a permit if a round isn't chambered.

Been a few months since I've seen either one....

[Soldier415]

Overheard a thug employee at Walmart talking to a thug customer (Thugmart?) about Cali gun laws.

It's perfectly legal to hold a loaded rifle/shotgun in your hands as you are driving around, as long as the barrel is pointing up/down and not at anyone. Also you can carry concealed without a permit if round isn't chambered.

Been a few months since I've seen either one....

Natural selection at work...

Since the majority of them think like this, they will soon be either dead or in prison...thinnning the herd of miscreants on the street

[mdhpper]

Overheard a thug employee at Walmart talking to a thug customer (Thugmart?) about Cali gun laws.

It's perfectly legal to hold a loaded rifle/shotgun in your hands as you are driving around, as long as the barrel is pointing up/down and not at anyone. Also you can carry concealed without a permit if a round isn't chambered.

Been a few months since I've seen either one....

Now thats scary!

[mdhpper]

ok i got one. i went to TURNERS. ya i know i really should not go there but i was in the area. I know i was low on powder so heck with it. I thought i dont have time to go to the normal spot i will just get a bottle hear. so i went in waited my turn. then the guy asked me if i needed any help. I told him i needed some Winchester 748. He then proceeds to look behind the counter at all of the ammo. i started to almost laugh so i just let him look. After a while the guy next to me asked me what i was looking for. I said i need winchester 748 now he adds in. I never heard of that round what kind of gun is that. Now the clerk hears him say this. Now im almost rolling. did a quick caugh then Said WINCHESTER 748. Its gun powder. So the clerk looks over to someone else and says we dont carry that do we. The guy next to me says so what kind of bullet takes winchester 748 is that a rifle or a hand gun. so my laughing has stopped. Now i proceed to tell both him and the clerk that winchester 748 is gun powder that comes in one lbs bottles here. It is used for both hand gun and rifle in various calibers. For loading your own bullets. The guy then next to me says doesnt that cost like twice the amount of just buying a box of bullets. So then another guy from turners comes over and says what are you looking for. I again repeat winchester 748. He goes " ok i will be right back". then he comes out and gives it to me. As im walking to the cashiers booth. i hear the the customer saying wowwww you can blow up a pretty big hole with that stuff. You gotta be some kind of gun expert to buy that kind of stuff.


ok thats my short story who else has one.

Thats too funny, I'll have to ask for some Winchester 748 next time I'm near a Turners just for the hell of it. Thanks for the laugh!

[ybz]

CHECKOUT GIRL: Are these for a handgun?
ME: Yup.
GIRL: Are you a cop?
ME: Nope.
GIRL: I thought only cops could own handguns.
ME (whispering): Don't tell anyone.

... and finally:

WHINY WOMAN IN LINE: I don't know why anybody would need so many "bullets".
ME: I'll bet there are a whole lot of things you don't know.

It would be worth the extra premium to buy ammo at big5 just for the laughs... although it made me smile when i was there last week and saw a box of wwb 9mm for $24.00