Went to a gun store while I was attending college in North Dakota. Made it known that I was broke and just wanted to look around. Clerk still wanted to pull almost everything off the shelves just so I could hold/look at them. He also answered every stupid question I had. I don’t know if he was trying to sell me something or he was just passionate about guns, but I found it to be an awesome experience and one I won’t forget. Hope bro’s doing well.
Some does have knowledge, I went in asking for snap cap and a few good 22lr scope, I left happy and I still have the scope to this day, been 2 year since I bought the since
There’s a guy at my gun store/range. I’m Australian, so I’m used to people being very chill and just east going when I take my time. I went in to have a look at some guns, and I was planning to buy something if it caught my eye. He didn’t want to show me anything unless I wanted to buy it🤨 I let it slide, and went to another employee who was willing to actually show me what I wanted to have a look at. She took out some rifles and a few shotguns for me, and I was handling every one of them to be sure it was exactly what I wanted. She even got excited with me and started telling me what she likes in a gun. Then this fat bearded prick intrudes and says “so are you going to buy something or not?” I saw it took her by surprise, and it even made me think twice. I thought he was joking but he was dead serious…… So I shot him. Not really. I looked at him and asked if he had a problem, and if he wouldn’t mind showing some respect. He had a little tantrum about me wasting their time (employees who are paid hourly and receive commissions from sales) Then stomped off to the back. I ended up getting her opinion, and settled on a lever action shotgun. She got a nice commission, and I’ll definitely be going to her even if I’m just buying some .22 for the range. A good employee makes a world of difference.
@@cynicaltruth7486 😂$300-$400 for a lever action SHOTGUN, just shows you didn’t read the comment. I don’t have to explain myself to you, but out of spite…. And because I want to brag- I spent $1100 on a brand new lever action 12gauge SHOTGUN (not a .22, dingus). Not to mention the $175 hard case, $25 .30 cal ammo can, and a bulk amount of 00 buck and bird shot to fill it to the brim. You’re cynical, but nothing you said was the truth. Stay salty big fella❤️
100% I find myself maintaining it even with my nephews toy guns sometimes haha! Sounds goofy as heck, but it only takes one moment of lack to make a permanent mistake.
Best gun shop ive ever known is the one in my hometown. Veteran Owned and run. The owner is a gulf war veteran amputee and him and his staff are the nicest folks, and very knowledgeable. They even have a cat wearing a tac vest who lives in the shop.
Same here. Local gun shop run by a gulf war veteran, and a former marine. Nicest guys you will ever know and super knowledgeable. Been going to them for years and don’t plan on stopping
you should never feel like an idiot askin questions about the item that can end a life in one second, always better to get the feel of the thing that’s gonna protect you even if you don’t end up purchasing it than
Some shops are like that. The big box store I work for is like that, but I'm the gun counter guy, and I can reassemble every gun we sell, so I let customers disassemble the firearms if they want, or I'll do it for them, and help reassemble if they run into an issue.
No reputable dealer would or should get upset if you field strip a gun before buying it I even had shops let me borrow tools before buying a used 10/22
The funny thing is, after spending the better part of 20 years with firearms as my life's PASSION, I've been guilty of disassembling firearms in the stores to "look them over". Except, you literally gain NOTHING from it. If you are purchasing a new firearm? There's nothing to see. So, you just kinda look like a jackass. Now, the majority of the time, I purchase my firearms through Gunbroker nowadays, and about 50% of what I've purchased consists of firearms which are 100+ years old. So, I 'might' take a peak on the inside. But, usually? Anymore, I'll take it out of the box to give it a quick once-over and toss it back in the box then continue on with the 4473. Hell, I think about 4 times ago I was at my FFL to pick up my FNMI M16A4 marked lower, and I was given another man's lower by mistake. I never even realized it until they phoned me while I was on my way home.
@@wolfhuntersarmory i actually passed on a used glock because they would not let me field strip it... I bought a gen 2 g20 used from a different store after i stopped laughing at the guy who said he couldnt put it back together. Its a glock my dude.
I was at my local gun shop recently buying some ammo and there was another guy at the counter checking out a rifle with a laser attached to it. He pointed it at the employee behind the desk and the employee immediately pushed the barrel to the side and told him to keep the barrel pointed in a safe direction. So the customer AGAIN pointed it right at the guys chest and said “I just wanna see what the laser looks like on a person.” The clerk grabbed the gun from him and told him “get the fuck out” and he was escorted out by security. *edit* Based on these replies, I can tell people severely underestimate the stupidity of Californians
Every time I clear a gun to dry fire it I always feel like the second I put the mag in there’s just going to be a hidden round that pops out of nowhere and it fires 😂
Anxiety/fear is a bitch but it keeps us alive lol same goes for my card, I just got paid but I'm always thinking it's gonna decline cause of how unlucky I am with banks keeping my cards active and whatnot.
Walked into a gun shop the other day to a kid pointing a replica plastic blue pistol right at me. Then pointing it all over the shop. I guess he was there with his Dad, Dad completed his purchase and galloped out the door , “Come on Son let’s go have some fun!” I pray for those 2.
@@LilOutdoorsmangoogleplus if the kids is pointing even a toy around let alone AT random people saying pew pew. Might be a sign he doesn’t understand basic safety yet and not ready for the range itself
@@Rabbonezsounds like your parents didn’t introduce you to firearms early enough then. It’s very normal for kids to shoot their first deer in elementary school, do they not get to play with kid toys anymore bc they’ve used a gun before with their guardian and now they’re considered dangerous ?
Super minor thing but when ur wanting to dry fire, I usually ask what general direction they would like it to be pointed at as well. After all, you should always know your target and what’s beyond it. When you actually point it, aim well above the height of an average person. This way there’s no way you’ll ever be directly pointing at something you’re not willing to destroy. One thing I especially liked that was shown was the lady clearing the gun even after the staff member did it right in front of her. This way you really build the habit of actually treating every gun as if it was loaded.
Idk about you but typically i don't shoot up or down and frankly i think its a bit goofy if your doing that with anything not a duckgun there's a big difference between safe and paranoid if they clear it then you clear it and you point it in a safe direction and somehow there's a round chambered when you dryfire then you both need to be court orders that say you can't be within 200 yards of any firearm
@@granolabar9423 hey man I identify as a rare purple spotted legume pineapple and don't appreciate you not accounting for every pineapples identity, how dare you?!
Went yesterday to check out a Mossberg Maverick 88 at a local shop. The owner handed me the shotgun, I looked it over a second then pumped it to see if it was empty and then rode it forward. Pointed it upwards at the roof. He and I talked for almost 30 minutes while we explained to my wife about home defense. Lovely experience. Very caring owner.
In California, I went to a gun store for the first time yesterday and told the guy there I was brand new and had no clue what I was looking for really. He took about 35 minutes or so to show me a bunch of different handgun options, and explained relatively throughly the differences between them. the whole time knowing that I didn’t plan on purchasing anything that day. He was very helpful, so maybe a lot of gun store employees are assholes- but you gotta give credit to some of them 💪🏼
Nealy a decade ago, I was a Brit soldier who'd made some great friends in the US Army on deployment. I was invited over for a hunting trip, hell yes I'm going. Came over with my visa, went to a friends trusted local gun store, where I rented a rifle. As I had all the documents, passport, hunting permit, my visa, paid a deposit, all was gravy and the guys and girls in the shop were great. A few days later, I needed some more ammo, so stopped at another store with same buddies. The guy refused to sell me any, as 'Ain't no chance I'm selling nothing to the likes of you!'. Also gave me a mouthful of semi racist abuse on the way out of the store and made a big point about I had no value compared to my friends. Well damn. Point is, a gun store is the same as any other. There will always be c*ckwombles in the world; can't avoid that. Just gotta be willing to walk away and find a store that values you and your custom. It's as simple as that.
@@ns8013 I mean, shit.... Damn govts spending so much time watching everyone these damn days... If you really wana know uncle sam, go through my DMs, but you dont need some business with a check and a receipt and wtf ever else. End up on six watchlists, not because you did anything, not because you broke any laws, but because you bought a gun from a govt approved establishment. Someday theyre gonna try and make that the only way to get em if we let em. I mean.... obviously, theyd really just love to take em in general, but.... Soon, theyre gonna have toys that even nam type tactics aint gonna matter... But I still will be damned to hell before I casually let those bastards declaw and neuter me
I used to work at Cabela's and I could often tell the level of confidence or training that a customer had based on how they handled the firearms that I got out of the case for them, even with the trigger locks on them. My customer service though was a bit too thorough. most of my co-workers were angry at me because sometimes I would take 2 hours for one person too absolutely make sure that they had full knowledge and understanding of what they were buying and answering any questions they could possibly have. probably more than needed enthusiasm. it was a passion so I made sure everybody was taken care of. I will admit that I had bad days where I was accidentally rude or the situation just didn't go very well. There was one customer I suspected of a straw purchase and I didn't handle it very well so we had to have management smooth that out. completely my fault and I apologized. On the other hand, for the times that it did go well, It went very well. I hope that to this day the guns that I sold to the customers that I did, still get enjoyment out of them and can pass them down to their family members
This is proper gun control making sure people are ready to handle a gun is a must and it’s a shame it’s rarely implemented elsewhere watch an episode of the Darwin awards and you’ll be convinced not everyone needs a gun
I see many comments on how gun store clerks are rude but in my country legal firearms are dying off unfortunately and the very few gun stores that are left are there because of passionate owners. All of the workers are genuinely passionate and know their stuff. Every gun store I've been to has been a great experience.
That was something I was pretty stressed about when buying my first firearm. I ran through all of the gun safety rules in my head, and I felt like a moron because I always kept the muzzle facing the ground because I didn’t want to get denied for being an idiot.
Sir I greatly appreciate you, you are genuinely a good person for that. I get so many first time gun buyers in who blatantly ignore basic safety. Worst ones are the hood people, because they don't know shit and they act like they do.
I found a new gun shop recently that i enjoy. Did my 1st ffl transfer and they made the process so easy and didnt make me feel stupid. It really does take even just 1 good employee to make a difference.
Last week I told my girl let's rent a lane and a Sig Sauer. She thought I said rent a lane for six hours. The look of concern on her face was hilarious 😂
"Well, that's not what I said, but deal!" Side note: Last time I said that, I accidentally bought a shotgun (also nor the only time I've accidentally bought a gun)
@I dont know what to name myself absolutely! I was talking to a guy that had a .410 Winchester shotgun. He said "you seem interested, do you want to buy it?" I said "I like old Winchesters, but I don't really have a use for it. If it were a 20 (meaning 20 gauge), we'd be talking." He thinks for a second and says "I'll take $20 for it." That is when I responded, "not what I said but deal!"
I Was a bow tech at a store near me and when the gun section needed help I would go help them. One day a man came in with his family and asked to see a small 22 cricket rifle, so I pick up the gun clear the chamber and left the bolt action open. I handed it to the father and he checked it out cleared it himself and said it was a nice gun. After he handed it back to me I re cleared the action and once again left the bolt open, I then had the gun aimed at an angle to the bottom of the the glass case between me and the customer. He then jumped across the counter and pushed the butt if the gun down so the barrel was hitting the floor and began screaming to “NEVER POINT A GUN AT SOMEONE ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE CHILDREN AROUND” meanwhile there are probably 40 guns sitting in the display between us pointed right to his privates and me a country boy who has hunted, been in shooting sports but primarily a bow guy look around to my coworkers and every single one of them had there hands hovering above there weapons as the main gun salesman walked over and told the man that there was no need for him to become so aggressive and that if he had a problem they could go pull the security footage and show him how dumb he looked. I never seen him come in again 😂
I feel like so many people are afraid of looking dumb when getting a gun for the first time or looking for something new that they don't know much about but in my experience most gun shops are super friendly and want to educate you on your purchase.
I usually just stick it in my mouth and pull the trigger to test if it’s clear. Gotta show confidence ya know. Plus worse case it’s no longer my problem
Dry firing a gun does not damage the gun. If your gun is damaged by dry firing you shouldn't be using the piece of junk. Not to mention there are targets with dummy rounds that have a laser in the round that you dry fire with to practice. So it is annoying they get so upset about someone dry firing a gun when you should always test the trigger pull. You should never have to ask permission if you are looking into buying one.
Yeah. It's good to ask is there a particular place to aim the handgun. Because you'll never really get a good feel of holding and aiming without really trying it dry fire and empty. So make sure the retailer has a good place to aim and dry fire.
Just being a shopper i like to watch people interact with staff at my local shop. Its always funny when they turn people away for not knowing how to handle or refer them to a class first lol
Sounds like you need to try, if you ever come by where I work I'll show you around everything 8 times if ya want me to. For some people it's a job, for some people it's a passion.
Usually the employees at sports and outdoors stores are good. It's the entitled family owned places I frequently avoid unless I need something I can't get at a big box store. Yeah yeah support local or whatever. I'm not gonna give my business to a place who treats me like an uneducated child when I walk in. Literally once asked for for an ammunition type and gun bro behind the counter was all "Well, that's not a good caliber to use...blah blah blah." Great.... so do you have any or not?
First time buying a gun at the shop I was so nervous I just found a nice patch of ground/display case that I used to get a sense of how the gun felt. Employees were really nice about it aswell.
The only part that confused me is that there is last round hold open, no need to check for a loaded round plus gunships don't have loaded display weapons for safety reasons.
Let me check if its clear because YOU ALREADY checked for clear when you opened and locked the slide back SHOWING me it was clear .... Real Genius there
I literally had a friend, who when I told him I bought a ruger gp100 357magnum for home defense, asked if he could see it, I told no problem, and right after i opened the drawer he picked it up, cooked the hammer back and started pointing it in every direction ending at my face... with his finger on the fucking trigger! Needless to say, I immediately g.t.f. out the way and got it away from him and proceeded to tell him that he needed to take a gun safety course before he's allowed to so much look at any of my guns😡 again And I don't want to hear any crap about loaded guns in the house. I bought it so that if it's the middle of the night and someone breaks in, I'm not trying to load it, just woken up at night and under stress it's meant to be a grab and go gun
I bought a shotgun when I turned 22, old dude handed me the display model they had. I stepped to the side, made sure the area in front of me was clear of any people and no one was walking in that direction, quickly shouldered it to feel it, dropped it back down and said "I'll take it" He said "Great. I actually have one in the box I can get for you" No fuss. Take 3 seconds to do your due diligence and you'll be fine.
I live in East TN and the only gun shop thats not ran by snobby assholes thats local to me is the newer Smokey Mountain Guns and Ammo. They actually want to help you
I need a shop with chill employees. I asked one shop if I could check a handgun to ensure its clear and they go “what? you don’t trust us?”. FIRST RULE OF GUN SAFETY JACKASS.
Technically, checking if it’s clear isn’t a rule of gun safety, at least not one of the classical 4. What you’re thinking of is ‘common sense’, which I hate to tell ya, has been in short supply for a hot minute.
Treat every gun was as if it's loaded; or as i like to say it "every gun is loaded until you've made sure it isn't". That means making sure it's clear if you intended to do ANYTHING with it. Once at work a former coworker was showing me it's new 365xl and just handed to me out of the case. The first thing i did was point it in the safest direction and lock the slide back. The most ironic part- he's a retired cop. Anytime i take a rifle in to have work done i clear it at the house and leave the bolt to the rear in the case. For handguns i only take the past that needs work. It saves time and ensures it's clear.
Grabbing the gun and pointing at other patrons yelling "BLAM BLAM BLAM YOURE DEAD YOURE DEAD YOURE DEAD". Then handing it back to the guy and saying "Its perfect Ill take it."
It’s a good habit. Number one rule is treating every gun as if it’s loaded. If you get into the habit of clearing a gun every time it’s handed to you, the chances of accidents happening go down to zero, assuming you follow the other three rules. You have no idea how many dumbasses clear a semi auto by racking the slide WITH A LOADED MAGAZINE, and then taking out the mag.
@@colonelnoob3269 Habits are a bad habit. It’s better to be dynamic. All she has to do was look inside the chamber and the mag. This could have been done with one look inside the ejection port.
@@colonelnoob3269 Please satisfy my curiosity. What more could be gained by doing more than just looking into the ejection port where both the chamber and the magazine are visible. She did what she did to “appear” educated about gun safety.
Took my 1903 Springfield to a gun shop and all the employees left their customers to look at it. and was pointing it around the shop like little kids, they where well over 50 years old.
I live in Texas, every customer in my small town practices gun safety The only one who point guns at people in gun stores are the ones begind the counter
@@lukelinville7782 No I wasn't, I went in to buy all the parts to build an AR upper and I stood at the cash register for 10+ mins before I decided to leave, I left everything on the counter and walked out, the employees can put all that stuff back.
Not the ones in the gun shop for display, like presented in this short. Why would they hand you a loaded gun for you to look at? There would be no possible way for you to know that the gun they are handing you is in fact loaded. Going to assume this comment is a joke.
@@Xenon_001 - Its not a joke, but rather the first iron rule of gun safety. All guns must be treated as if they are loaded, i.e.. don't point a gun directly at people, ever. If Alec Baldwin had known that "all guns are loaded", he would not be in the trouble he is in.
went to a sportsman warehouse for the first time, gun bro was super chill and even handed me some guns to look at without me even asking, answered all my questions professionally, was super nice and chill definitely will be going back to buy a glock and hope its he who attends me, ive been to other spots and the employee almost seems annoyed that i even so much as bother to ask a question, be a cool gun bro like that guy i ran into.
