Ring.
"Hey, do you have any .40 Magnum ammo?"
"No, sir. I've never even heard of .40 Magnum."
"Yeah, it says 'SD40VE' on it."
"Sir, that's just .40 S&W, and we do have that."
"That's right, the magnum is a damn revolver, isn't it?"
"Sir, that's just .40 S&W, and we do have that."
"That's right, the magnum is a damn revolver, isn't it?"
Jeez.
Later, involving an inline muzzle-loader, I came so very close to saying "There was a thing in the box with your firearm called an 'owners manual', have you ever considered reading it?"
Then you have the people who show up less than half an hour before close and want to check in and shoot. Worse are the ones who want to rent a gun as well. Explain to them "By the time we get you checked in and all done, you'll have about ten, maybe fifteen minutes."
"That's ok" is almost always the response. It generally isn't, but they say it anyway.
"That's ok" is almost always the response. It generally isn't, but they say it anyway.
Sometimes working at a range is anything but fun.
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Hi Firehand...,
After 6 months since St. pat's Day the Range at Bas Pro in Den. Spgs. was shut down... Opened back up now and I Go.. Wonder if I'll have to wait for a lane (Only 2 available unless you are with a group!!) I go and no body is there or has been there for a while?? Les The Range Master says,"Either nobody has any ammo or they are hording it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
skybill
Our numbers are down from usual for this time of year; both short of ammo AND saving it.
I'm really tired of telling people "We're out of that." But everybody's buying everything they can get hold of.
Got called back to the counter one day by a co-worker. He needed help with a customer, and couldn't figure what the guy needed.
"I need twenty-two bullets."
"What kind? Jacketed, lead round nose, hollowpoints?"
"TWENTY-TWO bullets."
So I hauled out a few types.
"No! That guy already showed me those. I need TWENTY-TWO bullets! For my law enforcement gun."
Law enforcement? "These are .22 rounds. Do you need .22 Short or Rifle?"
"I need TWENTY-TWO bullets. At work they don't have trouble understanding this. I tell them I need twenty-two bullets and they give me the right ones."
Deep breath. "Sir, what type of gun do you have? Could you show me?"
"I don't have it here. I don't know what it is. It's black."
That's... actually helpful. "Sir, would your gun happen to be a Glock?"
"Yes! That's it. And it take twenty-two bullets."
"Sir, I think you have a Glock MODEL 22. The number is just the model number, not the cartridge." I get out a box of .40 S&W and show him cartridge.
"That's it! That the kind I need! Twenty-two bullets."
I put the box away. "Sir, you don't really know what cartridge your sidearm is chambered in, and it sounds like you aren't positive what your gun even is. I'm not comfortable selling you these if you aren't positive. Putting the wrong cartridge in your gun can be extremely dangerous, and I don't want you to get hurt." Not really by now, but customer service, you know. "Go check your gun, get the make and model, andf the caliber; that will be marked on the gun. Then I'll sell you what you need."
"I want thise twenty-two bullets now! That's what I need!"
"Nope. No sale."
I walked away. Then my idiot cow-worker (not a typo) rang up the .40s for him. Sadly, that wasn't anywhere close to the worst customer I got.
Knew a captain at an agency who'd bought a compact Glock because small, and had no idea what model it was, because "I'm not a gun guy."
I've known a few cops who could really shoot, most are at least halfway competent(that I've known) and a goodly number are at the level you just described.
Just makes you feel warm, fuzzy, and safe, doesn't it?
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