Ignorance at a gun show

Pál_K said:

Some might know what a .222 is, but ……

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The 222 Rem MAG I shoot some confuses them too

Pál_K said:

Some might know what a .222 is, but they may not know what a 7mm BR is or what shoots it.

(by the way, these are just the cases I use for reloading, the loaded rounds are on the opposite wall).

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It least you could buy ammo and cases for the 7mmBR. My factory chambered .22BR (in a Rem 40XB-BR) on the other hand needed to be formed. First from URBR Basis brass then ( Happy days) from 7mmBR brass using a series of dies to reduce the neck. It was a heck of a live varmint rifle though.

I meet a lot of good people when I do shows. I also meet a lot of people that hopefully have other people that go home with them and turn on the lights. Because if they don't, they are going to spend a lot of time in the dark.
I wonder if some people just exist to aggravate others.

It is amazing that we've built a society that these people thrive in.

I haven't been to a gun show in a few years. The last one I went to had more non-gun tables selling everything from "Sham Wow" to wanna-be clothing and vests. Most of the vendors selling firearms were from brick and mortar stores and asking list prices. I ended up buying nothing and sorry I wasted my time.

The seller in the OP sounds like he's related to the guy who tried to sell me a Swedish Lahti as a Luger.

Blackhawk Convertable said:

Went to a show a number of years ago and a guy had a rack of 10/22's. The killer was that the gentleman kept saying Strum-Ruger. Strum, Strum, Strum, Buddy at least pronounce the name correctly. Sturm - like storm with a u. Not strumming the old banjo.

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I had a fella try to interest me in a stroomrugger custom, at one gunshow. Some gomer had bubba'd the stock with a 'dimeroll' tool, but at, say, 1000 feet, the bas-relief was okay

Rich/KY said:

The seller in the OP sounds like he's related to the guy who tried to sell me a Swedish Lahti as a Luger.

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Or the guy who tells me a stoeger 22 and an erma are the same gun

g5m said:

Yes, indeed. The willfully ignorant are always around.

They kind of remind me of all the "Snipers" I ran into in gun stores during and after Viet Nam (who probably never put on a uniform except maybe for taking tickets at the theater).

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Garret-troopers

Crockett12 said:

I was a Professional Dog Handler for most of my life showing conformation dogs of many different breeds at a high level in AKC dog shows and we see the same thing in dogs! When confronted by a "know-it-all", I usually give them the correct information and when they disagree, I usually just walk off. Years ago I learned it's a waste of time to try and educate a know-it all!

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Dont get me started on guitars or violins...

el caminero said:

Dont get me started on guitars or violins...

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Guitar chat I generally avoid, guitar folks are as bad as discussing religion or politics.

el caminero said:

Or the guy who tells me a stoeger 22 and an erma are the same gun

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Ther'e not?? I don't know either of those guns except I had a Stoeger Luger 35-40 years ago that was a piece of junk.

I was surprised when I went to the local Myrtle Beach gun show to find a ss Rossi in 44 with a 16" barrel. Most times I can't find what I'm looking for but this time I walked in and the second table had that gun. A little discussion on the price and it walked home with me. A few tables later and I found 500 rounds of 44 for a good price too.

larry8 said:

Ther'e not?? I don't know either of those guns except I had a Stoeger Luger 35-40 years ago that was a piece of junk.

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Stoeger .22s were big and bulky, in aluminium and steel, and some in steel. Erma made at least two sizes, in good ol "aluminium alloy" (zamak) which were smaller, and a lot smaller, than the stoeger, in .380, .32, and .22, also badged as beemans and some spanish version.
The stoeger monsters were bIowback only. The ermas worked in proper luger fashion, and looked and felt far more like a luger..
All required hotter ammo than most people would bother to buy, so were not reliable. Fed with The Hot Stuff, they operated properly snappy, but eventually broke things,

...don't confuse me with the facts, my mind is made up...

Jim

el caminero said:

Garret-troopers

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Yes, if that.

I walked away from a vendor, who was selling after market EFK barrels, Just for the sake of conversation, I mentioned to him I had an EFK .357 Sig barrel for my Ruger 944. He got very indignant and went on his anti Ruger rant. Ruger manufacturing was not consistent, guns were not accurate, unreliable, etc. He didn't want to hear any different. Not a good business man.

pyth0n said:

I walked away from a vendor, who was selling after market EFK barrels, Just for the sake of conversation, I mentioned to him I had an EFK .357 Sig barrel for my Ruger 944. He got very indignant and went on his anti Ruger rant. Ruger manufacturing was not consistent, guns were not accurate, unreliable, etc. He didn't want to hear any different. Not a good business man.

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I once wanted a custom barrel for my 'o3a3, and took it around the corner from where i bought it.
First mistake. What barrel you looking for?
Oh, krieger would be nice.
Its pronounced krygar, not kreegur!
Ich SAGT krieger, nicht kreegur, bist du taube?
So, whatever, what gun izzit goin in?
I put the 03a3 on the counter
Second mistake; We here Do No Work On Springfields.
Why?
Havent had it very long, have you!
I never bothered to go in there again.

Arguing with a know it all is like wrestling a pig. Never wrestle in the mud with a pig. You will get very dirty and the pig will like it.

It's a Gun Show. First time going, I was surprised you could buy one.