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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:21:54 PM EDT
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Quoted: Damn I love small town gun shows. You hear some of the funniest, most outlandish shit there. Here's a smalll sampling that I overheard or was told today (all within about an hour span): "This here is the only CCW holster that is so safe that the government doesnt require you to have accident insurance when you carry. I make 'em myself, right here in town, in my shop" "You're looking for a SCAR? Don't bother. That thing starts to stovepipe after 200 rounds. Just get'ya an AR15 like this one (points to some Century Arms A2 rifle) and it'll go all day long" "Thats a brand new HK45, just came out this year (points to USP .45 Tactical with AA/year 2000 date code) best .45 on the market. Asking $1300" "You looking to sell your P90?" No sir, trade maybe, and its called an F2000, but thanks. "Ah yeah thats right. Well dealer cost on them is about $900, I'll give you $1200 for it though" "This here's a Nazi rifle, used by the Germans in WW2. Pretty rare these days" It was a Mosin Nagant M44. Lets hear some gun show tales That made me laugh |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:29:47 PM EDT
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At my LGS yesterday one of the clerks was showing a customer a Judge.
LGS Heavy 6 - "This here is the new Taurus Judge, it is the best HD gun out." Naive customer - "Whats the difference between the Judge and that gun over there?" *points to S&W .357 snub* LGS Heavy 6 - "This one shoots shotgun shells, you don't even have to aim it. Just point and click" *Jeffco55 is facepalming* Naive customer - "Those bullets are as thick as AA batteries. This thing is AWESOME." |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:32:38 PM EDT
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Vendor: This here amanishon shoots M-O-A all day long. (Points to a case of bimetal Wolf.)
Me: Well how does it do at night time? Vendor: Uuum . . .what?? |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:40:07 PM EDT
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More stories please.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:41:59 PM EDT
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Damn I love small town gun shows. You hear some of the funniest, most outlandish shit there. Here's a smalll sampling that I overheard or was told today (all within about an hour span): "This here is the only CCW holster that is so safe that the government doesnt require you to have accident insurance when you carry. I make 'em myself, right here in town, in my shop" "You're looking for a SCAR? Don't bother. That thing starts to stovepipe after 200 rounds. Just get'ya an AR15 like this one (points to some Century Arms A2 rifle) and it'll go all day long" "Thats a brand new HK45, just came out this year (points to USP .45 Tactical with AA/year 2000 date code) best .45 on the market. Asking $1300" "You looking to sell your P90?" No sir, trade maybe, and its called an F2000, but thanks. "Ah yeah thats right. Well dealer cost on them is about $900, I'll give you $1200 for it though" "This here's a Nazi rifle, used by the Germans in WW2. Pretty rare these days" It was a Mosin Nagant M44. Lets hear some gun show tales That's about what they're going for these days. My local shop has a few FS2000 for $1600, NIB. Nobody will buy them. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:44:26 PM EDT
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At my LGS yesterday one of the clerks was showing a customer a Judge. LGS Heavy 6 - "This here is the new Taurus Judge, it is the best HD gun out." Naive customer - "Whats the difference between the Judge and that gun over there?" *points to S&W .357 snub* LGS Heavy 6 - "This one shoots shotgun shells, you don't even have to aim it. Just point and click" *Jeffco55 is facepalming* Naive customer - "Those bullets are as thick as AA batteries. This thing is AWESOME." hahaha that's what 90% of judge owners think too, i work with 4 of them and they think that gun is the sweetest thing in the world, i think they suck |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:51:10 PM EDT
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Not to long ago I got to listen to a guy decked out in 5.11 gear, head to toe, describe how the best home defense weapon was a 12 guage with birdshot. Allegedly the buck shot was too slow to penetrate doors and drywall but the higher velocity birdshot is better because you want to be able to shoot the bad guys through doors and walls. When the pot bellied Tier 3 civilian acted incredulous wondering aloud how buck shot is designed to penetrate medium to large gamebut cannot penetrate drywall even when his fingers can, he asked what he based this info on....Kenny Commando stated, "Real life first hand experience!"
He then went on to brag about melting the barrel on a Mini14 doing mag dumps and later followed up by confusing which ammo to use in M14/Mini-14/Mini-30's and tried to put the wrong mag with a Mini14 (his "favorite" rifle)...He in fact may have been a real life operator with the group know as......(looking around for spies)...The "A-Team"!!! roy d...I could have stood around all day listening to this Tier 1 ass clown 
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Posted: 7/17/2010 12:57:45 PM EDT
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I still like the older guy that told me that he was part of "Shadow Company" in 'Nam. How he and the other former Shadows would get together on this big TX ranch that bordered Mexico and they would go on hunts for illegals- "we'd just shoot them and let the coyotes and buzzards take care of whats left".
Expounded on the super secret squirrel missions they used to do and still do to this day because "I have a skill set that doesnt translate very well into civilian life". And the requisite "I shouldnt be telling you this because everything I do and the "team" are all classified triple black diamond secure" or some such. I asked him of Mr Joshua was still part of Shadow Company and he ended up leaving the store in a huff. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:02:19 PM EDT
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Damn I love small town gun shows. You hear some of the funniest, most outlandish shit there. Here's a smalll sampling that I overheard or was told today (all within about an hour span): "This here is the only CCW holster that is so safe that the government doesnt require you to have accident insurance when you carry. I make 'em myself, right here in town, in my shop" "You're looking for a SCAR? Don't bother. That thing starts to stovepipe after 200 rounds. Just get'ya an AR15 like this one (points to some Century Arms A2 rifle) and it'll go all day long" "Thats a brand new HK45, just came out this year (points to USP .45 Tactical with AA/year 2000 date code) best .45 on the market. Asking $1300" "You looking to sell your P90?" No sir, trade maybe, and its called an F2000, but thanks. "Ah yeah thats right. Well dealer cost on them is about $900, I'll give you $1200 for it though" "This here's a Nazi rifle, used by the Germans in WW2. Pretty rare these days" It was a Mosin Nagant M44. Lets hear some gun show tales That's about what they're going for these days. My local shop has a few FS2000 for $1600, NIB. Nobody will buy them. Thats about what dealer cost is. I'm guessing that they are selling them at cost or just above it. The laughable part was how he said his dealer cost was $900. Not even close. He didnt know what the gun was called, and he didnt even crack a book when he quoted that price. Obviously pulled it out of his ass. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:03:24 PM EDT
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Vendor: This here amanishon shoots M-O-A all day long. (Points to a case of bimetal Wolf.) Me: Well how does it do at night time? Vendor: Uuum . . .what?? 
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:08:24 PM EDT
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Quoted: I still like the older guy that told me that he was part of "Shadow Company" in 'Nam. How he and the other former Shadows would get together on this big TX ranch that bordered Mexico and they would go on hunts for illegals- "we'd just shoot them and let the coyotes and buzzards take care of whats left". Expounded on the super secret squirrel missions they used to do and still do to this day because "I have a skill set that doesnt translate very well into civilian life". And the requisite "I shouldnt be telling you this because everything I do and the "team" are all classified triple black diamond secure" or some such. I asked him of Mr Joshua was still part of Shadow Company and he ended up leaving the store in a huff. Pfft . My 'Nam team were all Double Secret Probation secure .  |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:12:36 PM EDT
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Heard today at the gun show that SWAT teams have been transitioning to NcStar scopes...
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:14:21 PM EDT
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I love these stories. Why the hell do these asshats have to claim that they were part of some super secret special ops bullshit? I just don't get it. It is funny as hell, though.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:14:55 PM EDT
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Vendor: "No, really, this is one of those extreamly rare "Diana" Beany Baby's".
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:15:23 PM EDT
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Heard today at the gun show that SWAT teams have been transitioning to NcStar scopes... You just found out about that? New guy. 
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:38:02 PM EDT
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My wife was looking over some handguns trying to decide which she wanted for her first when an off-duty officer working there as security came up and offered her advice on what caliber to get. He said, "Get a .22 caliber, it's the deadliest one out there. When someone is shot, it ricochets all through the body tearing up organs as it goes. It means business!" I asked him what he carried, he said a .357.  . |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:49:07 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Damn I love small town gun shows. You hear some of the funniest, most outlandish shit there. Here's a smalll sampling that I overheard or was told today (all within about an hour span): "This here is the only CCW holster that is so safe that the government doesnt require you to have accident insurance when you carry. I make 'em myself, right here in town, in my shop" "You're looking for a SCAR? Don't bother. That thing starts to stovepipe after 200 rounds. Just get'ya an AR15 like this one (points to some Century Arms A2 rifle) and it'll go all day long" "Thats a brand new HK45, just came out this year (points to USP .45 Tactical with AA/year 2000 date code) best .45 on the market. Asking $1300" "You looking to sell your P90?" No sir, trade maybe, and its called an F2000, but thanks. "Ah yeah thats right. Well dealer cost on them is about $900, I'll give you $1200 for it though" "This here's a Nazi rifle, used by the Germans in WW2. Pretty rare these days" It was a Mosin Nagant M44. Lets hear some gun show tales Was this in Amarillo? If so not suprising. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:52:40 PM EDT
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Last gun show I went to I listened to my Ipod to drone out the idiots. I cant stand to hear the "Im a 400 pound super duper tactical mofo but cant do a single goddamn pushup" bullshit
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Posted: 7/17/2010 1:53:04 PM EDT
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Vendor: This here amanishon shoots M-O-A all day long. (Points to a case of bimetal Wolf.) Me: Well how does it do at night time? Vendor: Uuum . . .what?? I hate that phrase. Good on you. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:12:57 PM EDT
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Picture this, I am standing at a table looking over the guns. A guy about 5' 5" weighs, maybe 100 lbs. Long, thin, dirty hair. he was wearing a black t-shirt that was covered with dandruff. Looks like he took a bath last year. Starts telling the seller how he was in the Air Force back in 72'. Said they gave him a Top Secret Security clearance because his daddy already had one. He saw things while he was in. Wasn't Russian, wasn't Chinese, not from this world" Had to walk away LMAO. Crazy people out there, must have forgotten to take his meds.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:20:06 PM EDT
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Threads like these remind me how much I love the EE and online catalogs.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:23:17 PM EDT
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At my LGS yesterday one of the clerks was showing a customer a Judge. LGS Heavy 6 - "This here is the new Taurus Judge, it is the best HD gun out." Naive customer - "Whats the difference between the Judge and that gun over there?" *points to S&W .357 snub* LGS Heavy 6 - "This one shoots shotgun shells, you don't even have to aim it. Just point and click" *Jeffco55 is facepalming* Naive customer - "Those bullets are as thick as AA batteries. This thing is AWESOME." hahaha that's what 90% of judge owners think too, i work with 4 of them and they think that gun is the sweetest thing in the world, i think they suck Best choice?? Nope..but at least they are following rule #1 HAVE A GUN |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:24:48 PM EDT
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Quoted: At my LGS yesterday one of the clerks was showing a customer a Judge. LGS Heavy 6 - "This here is the new Taurus Judge, it is the best HD gun out." Naive customer - "Whats the difference between the Judge and that gun over there?" *points to S&W .357 snub* LGS Heavy 6 - "This one shoots shotgun shells, you don't even have to aim it. Just point and click" *Jeffco55 is facepalming* Naive customer - "Those bullets are as thick as AA batteries. This thing is AWESOME." who would want a pistol that shoots shotgun shells?. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:25:00 PM EDT
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Threads like these remind me how much I love the EE and online catalogs. Threads like this make me not mind so much that NJ doent have Gun Shows
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:26:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: I love these stories. Why the hell do these asshats have to claim that they were part of some super secret special ops bullshit? I just don't get it. It is funny as hell, though. Probably have low self esteem and want to feel important. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:28:11 PM EDT
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Quoted: My wife was looking over some handguns trying to decide which she wanted for her first when an off-duty officer working there as security came up and offered her advice on what caliber to get. He said, "Get a .22 caliber, it's the deadliest one out there. When someone is shot, it ricochets all through the body tearing up organs as it goes. It means business!" I asked him what he carried, he said a .357. . Well, he shoots to wound, not to kill! See, there was an easy explanation. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:28:17 PM EDT
[#27]
Quoted: My wife was looking over some handguns trying to decide which she wanted for her first when an off-duty officer working there as security came up and offered her advice on what caliber to get. He said, "Get a .22 caliber, it's the deadliest one out there. When someone is shot, it ricochets all through the body tearing up organs as it goes. It means business!" I asked him what he carried, he said a .357. . That's great advice.  |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:28:59 PM EDT
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OP did you go to the Maude Cobb Gunshow today?
Today I was told about "the detention camps" obama is setting up for us gun owners. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:34:32 PM EDT
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I had a guy tell me that he could shoot Romanian PSL could shoot out to 800-1000 yards easily.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:34:53 PM EDT
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At my last one I was told that Winchester is out of business. They don't make firearms or ammunition anymore.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:36:41 PM EDT
[#31]
I saw two customers at a gun show looking at a bolt-action Savage and one tells the other "you can buy a semi-auto conversion for this one".
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:42:27 PM EDT
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Saw a guy trying to sell a bushmaster a2 for $2500 and a XD40 for $1250, this was AFTER the hype (maybe 5-6 months or so ago).
I miss the early-mid 90s gun shows, everyone scared to death , and cases of SKSes for 89.95 (So glad Dad bought us some of those commie SKSes). Remember more than a few selling 37mm 'grenade' launchers for $60 with the whole 'make your own' rounds, and the next table had all sorts of chemicals. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:45:03 PM EDT
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I love these stories. Why the hell do these asshats have to claim that they were part of some super secret special ops bullshit? I just don't get it. It is funny as hell, though. Probably have low self esteem and want to feel important. You don't have to go to a gun show to find that. It's here in GD every day. 
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:47:09 PM EDT
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Threads like these remind me how much I love the EE and online catalogs. Threads like this make me not mind so much that NJ doent have Gun Shows
Are you kidding? That just means I have to drive out of state to get this kind of entertainment. Sometimes this kind of show is worth the cost of admission to the actual gun show. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:51:42 PM EDT
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I had a guy tell me that he could shoot Romanian PSL could shoot out to 800-1000 yards easily. With that exact statement.. yes. Hit much at that range with a psl? it would take some effort and a lot more skill behind the gun than what the gun can do itself. Its not impossible though. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 2:56:56 PM EDT
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Saw a guy trying to sell a bushmaster a2 for $2500 and a XD40 for $1250, this was AFTER the hype (maybe 5-6 months or so ago). I miss the early-mid 90s gun shows, everyone scared to death , and cases of SKSes for 89.95 (So glad Dad bought us some of those commie SKSes). Remember more than a few selling 37mm 'grenade' launchers for $60 with the whole 'make your own' rounds, and the next table had all sorts of chemicals. A 37mm for only $60 is a steal. I would get a standalone that would stay in the gun locker except for the 4th of July. Get a box of breaker rounds. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 3:05:03 PM EDT
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I still see vendors labelling uppers as "Pre-ban" at shows. I guess they are looking for people who don't know that label is moot today.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 3:08:17 PM EDT
[#38]
Quoted: Quoted: Saw a guy trying to sell a bushmaster a2 for $2500 and a XD40 for $1250, this was AFTER the hype (maybe 5-6 months or so ago). I miss the early-mid 90s gun shows, everyone scared to death , and cases of SKSes for 89.95 (So glad Dad bought us some of those commie SKSes). Remember more than a few selling 37mm 'grenade' launchers for $60 with the whole 'make your own' rounds, and the next table had all sorts of chemicals. A 37mm for only $60 is a steal. I would get a standalone that would stay in the gun locker except for the 4th of July. Get a box of breaker rounds. I've never seen these types since then , they were steel tubes with a firing pin on the bottom of it , I *Think* they had mounts to attach them to a rifle. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 3:20:59 PM EDT
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I still see vendors labelling uppers as "Pre-ban" at shows. I guess they are looking for people who don't know that label is moot today. It still has meaning in a few states. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 3:49:35 PM EDT
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The best I have is when buddy (who is a professional FE certified electrical engineer) and I are sniffing around ammo tables for some .45 carry ammo. Specifically some gold dot 200gr.+p. We come upon ammo table run by guy with wife clearly pinch hitting, or just dumb. (She has featherd mullett, kitten sweater, and fanny pack)
Bud. I'm looking for some .45 hollow points Lady. Have you heard of the new generation if intelligent ammo? Bud. I'm just looking for .45...(lady cuts him off) Lady. We don't have any and you don't want it anymore aguilla makes this IQ ammo. Its like smart missiles for your gun. The "I" stands for intelligent! Bud. I'm not looking for... Lady. You don't get it. We have a guy who shoots it through doors, glass, steel. See? It KNOWS what you want to hit. The gun tells it and it KNOWS! Bud. How does it know? Lady. It just does. And it breaks into small pieces to do as much damage as possible to the bad guy... Bud (engineer-fu kicking in). Isn't the idea for the round to retain MASS? (At the word MASS lady looks confused) Lady. BUT ITS SMART!! We promptly turned and walked away. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 3:58:13 PM EDT
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Stop at a table to look at a Saiga 12 gauge shotgun.
Gunshow Guy informs me that he made them at his shop by cutting 2 AK47's apart to have enough metal to make one AK 12 guage. And he had only made three of them. Only wanted $900 for this custom wonder. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:03:06 PM EDT
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"Through a revolution in Homeopathic technology, this reverse-osmosis triple distilled water looks at tastes just like regular water but can cure gullibility!"
I'm paraphrasing, and I think there was some kind of Asian fruit juice involved |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:15:06 PM EDT
[#43]
Love these threads.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:25:09 PM EDT
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Quoted: Stop at a table to look at a Saiga 12 gauge shotgun. Gunshow Guy informs me that he made them at his shop by cutting 2 AK47's apart to have enough metal to make one AK 12 guage. And he had only made three of them. Only wanted $900 for this custom wonder. Actually, I might pay some money to see that. Pay money to own it? Hell no! |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:27:26 PM EDT
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No one talks to me at gunshows any more, I've perfected the "silent stare"
It's like silver bullets for werewolves. 
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:30:50 PM EDT
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My favorite gun show story concerns a rifle I own. It's a Norinco M1A. Some were imported with no receiver marking's at all. Story goes that seller's at gun shows would claim the rifle's were procured unmarked by the CIA. Than distributed to certain revolutionary force's as part of a "black" op. Claiming that because they were unmarked they could not be traced back to the US. So I have a CIA M1A
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:35:59 PM EDT
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I had a guy tell me that he could shoot Romanian PSL could shoot out to 800-1000 yards easily. Dude anybody can see the scope is marked for 1000 yards. Like DUH dude....
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:40:13 PM EDT
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Quoted: My wife was looking over some handguns trying to decide which she wanted for her first when an off-duty officer working there as security came up and offered her advice on what caliber to get. He said, "Get a .22 caliber, it's the deadliest one out there. When someone is shot, it ricochets all through the body tearing up organs as it goes. It means business!" I asked him what he carried, he said a .357. Krusty the Clown: Buy my Krusty Brand 22! It's guaranteed to kill with one shot! Announcer's Voice: <very low and fast> This is not a guarantee.
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:41:56 PM EDT
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WIll never forget this one......
Vendor: This here is what I carried in Iraq, when my M4 would jam I would whip this baby out and go to town.....I put thousands of rounds through it and never cleaned it once....its that reliable. Potential buyer: What is it?? Vendor: Its called a Keltec SU16 my buddy and I still laugh to this day about that one. |
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Posted: 7/17/2010 4:51:37 PM EDT
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Was browsing and I overheard the vendor trying to sell a Five-seveN to someone.
"This thing actually shoots a rifle round. That's why it has to be made out of plastic, so it can flex from all the power. If it was steel it would just fracture"
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