Interesting Experience At The Ammo Store

So, went to meet a friend at the local indoor range. So, to have ammo to shoot, I stopped off at the local Academy Sports, as they have some good deals on ammo. Kinda like the Wal Mart of Sports.

So, I go check out, with a couple of boxes of 9mm and some .22LR, and the cashier looks at them funny, scans them, and tells me she freaks out selling ammo. It 'scares' her. I just smile, and say she is OK as long as a gun is not around. Then she goes off on how she has never shot a gun, does not want to, because they are dangerous.

I just smile as she bags up my 'dangerous' ammo, and leave. She would have probably passed out if she knew how many guns were in my car. :-D:-D

Nobody was hurt in this interaction. No gun drawn, no shots fired. Just have to wonder how bullets, by themselves, can freak someone out.

But, not to get HBT, but how can a legal item, that is no more dangerous than a can of CO2 without a gun, freak someone out? And, why do they work where there products freak them out?

Admit it, you have missed the randomness of my posts.

 

Guns don't freak me out, and neither does ammo. However, the thought that some of the people I know actually own both these items, and use the two of them together makes me a bit nervous...

Present company excluded, of course.

 

LOL! But the whole thing was almost like when buying a burger from Burger King, the cashier tells you selling beef patties freaks them out.

OT, but this S&W M&P 9C, is one nice shooting gun. Me likey over the Glocks.

 

Eating those patties freaks me out. I used to work in a place like that, I know all about how they're handled... uke:

 

Are you saying they are fondling my ammo? :confused


:-D

 

Possibly. Creepy people that they are.

 

OMG. Eww. :-D:-D

 

At least she didn't act like the Target cashier on Saturday Night Live:

"Oh, what is this! 9mm wad-cutters? WOW! Where did you find these? I need a box to take care of my unruly neighbors! MasterCard? I need to see your ID. (swipes card) APPROVED!!!" :-D:-D:-D

 

She sounds like vegan working in a hamburger joint.:-D

 

That was kinda my thinking. I wonder if she has ever been to the gun department... What, we sell boolets, AND guns?! :eek

 

I feel the same way when people in the checkout next to me get Vagisil...

 

You are a sick man Rikky... Sick I say. :-D:-D

 

...You are a sick, depraved child, Rikky!!
...Even though I did have to Google W.T.F. 'Vagisil' was. :-o:eek

 

Really? Everytime we eat dinner over here an ad comes on the TV for it:cry

 

Hmm, wonder if that puts you on Google's pervert list... :-D

 

Some wise-guy sent me an e-mail that said, in part:-
"No matter how you try and word an explanation, using Google to find out what Vagisil is, you're basically announcing to the world that your naivety is only exceeded by your depravity. - There is no honor in this - only shame!" :-o
So does that make me a perv, or something?

I hope so.....roflmao

 

I would have thought the purple PJs would be a BIG hint. :-D:-D

 

Hehe phantom you'll be seeing ads for feminine hygeine products on every site you visit for the next few days:-D

Even here on MG I just saw a Google ad to help me meet single mums,it's like they just knew?

:-D

 

back to the OP, i am a hard-core rightwinger and member of the NRA, but i too am freaked out by guns. just a product of an urban upbringing, i suppose.

that said, ammo can explode if you A) put it in a fire or B) smash it with a hammer, can't it? that's enough to freak some people out.

and while i might hide my squeamishness if i were the cashier in question, there is no doubt that i'd be sizing up every ammo customer as a serial killer with a teenager tied up in his basement. not rational, but nor is fear of heights, fear of cats, or fear of myriad other things.

and, yes, i do tend to flinch around aerosol CANS, too, fwiw!

 

A lot of ammo doesn't explode if you put it in a fire these days it just fizzes,they are designed only to explode when the percussion cap is struck,I'm not sure of what amount is designed that way these days though or whether you have to specifically order safety ammo though but I'm sure Fred can elaborate.

The other interesting thing is if you do set off a round when it isn't in a gun due to Newtons laws of motion the heavy slug isn't fired from the cartridge the light cartridge is fired away from the slug and it doesn't have enough energy 'weight or speed' to do any damage.

Just smartarse FYI:-D

I think it's more psychological as to what the ammo represents,war,death,murder,suffering,danger all that good stuff:cool

Anyway how dare you go back to the OP post and derail my vagisil thread CATroflmao

 

From what I have read on ammo and fire, it just 'cooks off'. I have not tried it, fire and ammo would not be a good combination, but without the gun, you would not have anything very powerful. My understanding is that ammo does not explode when fired in a gun. It burns really fast, which creates pressure, which, in a proper functioning gun, propels the projectile at a high velocity out of the barrel. Without the chamber, bolt and barrel, not so much.

And I am pretty sure you would have to have some serious Google Foo to find any incidence where a box of ammo went off during a normal store transaction. I mean the stuff is in a box...

"and while i might hide my squeamishness if i were the cashier in question, there is no doubt that i'd be sizing up every ammo customer as a serial killer with a teenager tied up in his basement. not rational, but nor is fear of heights, fear of cats, or fear of myriad other things."

Well, that is an unusual outlook on life. So, if you worked at a pizza place, would you size up every customer as an enabler for some morbidly obese person who can't even get out of bed? :-D:-D

An NRA member who is afraid of guns... We need to get you some gun range therapy.

 

Guns are like any other item, it's just a thing. It's the person holding it that controls it that determines if it's warranted to freak out or not. As far as I'm concerned, FredG can buy all the guns and ammo he wants, and live happily ever after with them. It's morons and sociopaths that worry me.

 

Well, by CatT's reasoning, we should also be skeered of knives, because it might be a serial killer using it; cars, because it might be driven by a homicidal driver, gloves, because they might be used by a burglar, etc., etc. Really, a can of gasoline is much more explosive than most loose ammo.
Nope, it's not the items that are scary, just some people. People's unpredictable personalities are the most volatile 'substance' I know.

 

I'm just wondering while you were buying the ammo were you packing?:-D I know you got your carry and conceal license?

 

No, guns were locked up in the car. I am waiting for my CCL holster to arrive from Brown Santa. I have found there is a bit more to it than I thought to actually carry a gun in normal every day situations. You NEED a good holster.

I have carried a few times, it is an interesting experience. I ordered my holster on Christmas Eve, should get it in the next week or so... I could have ordered a generic type holster for less $, but Josh does great work, and makes them by hand in the Republic of Texas...

I ordered this one: http://www.shopleatherworks.com/DPS-Dual-Position-Solution-DPSHOLSTER.htm

:guns

"Guns are like any other item, it's just a thing. It's the person holding it that controls it that determines if it's warranted to freak out or not. As far as I'm concerned, FredG can buy all the guns and ammo he wants, and live happily ever after with them. It's morons and sociopaths that worry me. "

Wow, I got the Mimsy arsenal approval stamp? Impressive. :-D

 

I don't know... if it impresses you that you don't come across as a moron or sociopath I may have to rethink it LOL

 

LOL, been spending too much time on the old Russian gun forum. Arsenal stamps are placed all on the re arsenaled guns. What country did the work, lots of info. Some arsenal marks are as yet unknown.

As Bugs said, 'What a maroon...'

 

ya kno, i've never actually SEEN a gun or ammo purchase.

being a 2nd amendment stallwart in my chunk of suburbia means voting *NOT* to suspend the first grader who brought a squirt gun to school....

even so, i'm still in the minority!

 

Glad to have you in the NRA. If you ever make it to my part of the southern section of the US, will take you shooting.:cool

 

Be careful what you say - there are actually State Governments now using this logic on the sale of common household items:

"...a new regulation in Illinois that requires you to show your ID and sign a log if you purchase drain cleaner or other similarly caustic substances.

The law, which was passed after two women were attacked by having drain cleaner poured on them, requires buyers to show a government-issued photo ID. The cashier must also record the buyer's name address, the date and time of purchase, type, brand and net weight of the product being bought.

If stores don't comply, there are potentially substantial fines involved, ranging from $150 for the first offense to $500 for the second violation and up to $1,500 for any following offenses."

Source: http://consumerist.com/2012/01/id-now-needed-to-buy-drain-cleaner-in-illinois.html

rolleyes

 

Well, I'll just finish off by saying, as a former British Special Forces Vet, I have seen the bad side of what ammunition and explosives do, trust me - but I find it difficult to comprehend how a box of ammo sitting on a checkout is scary.:confused ~ Takes all sorts, I guess.So if some nut-job throws hot water in a person's face, we are going to have registration and I.D's for buying kettles, are we. - Good luck.rolleyes

 

Obviously, she heard that guns don't kill people, bullets do. Thus the apprehension on the sale of bullets. Sill MG members.

 

Yeah, you're right. If you use the bullets as suppositories and sit on the stove, they could be dangerous.roflmao

 

I did see a lead warning on some ammo. If you sit around and play with the lead bullets, then lick your fingers, or if you chew on them, you could get lead poisoning.

 

again, fear is not always rational. and there's also a diff between "fear" and "squeamishness" -- put a dead mouse in front of that cashier and watch her reaction. i don't think it is "fear" per se.

it's all about familiarity. my entire experience with guns is neighbors shooting each other. and a cop father who banned them at home.

put me in the "Mitt" category -- he staunchly supports the 2nd amendment, but does anyone really believe he's ever gone hunting in his life?! or ever carried????

seriously?!

 

Just had to share this.

 

What is that, the self service firing squad? :-D

 

Fred, what do you like with the S&W over the Glock?

Barry, if certain people were to walk through my house knives would scare them as well (the Khukuris, Kardas, Sghian Duhbs, and other assorted pointy sharp things in between).

 

Wraith, the Smith is slightly smaller, and 'points' more like my 1911. The Smith and the 1911 have pretty much the same grip angle, so when I pick up either one, I am generally on target. If I shoot with the 1911 for a while, and pick up a Glock, I have to adjust my aim point. Vice versa if I shoot with a Glock for a while and switch to the 1911. The Smith also has a safety in about the same place as the 1911, lets me get a good high grip on the gun. And the S&W is made in America. :-D

Nothing wrong with a Glock. If I had the $ at the time, I would have kept the Glock and bought the S&W. And my Glock was .40 and that caliber is just kinda 'snappy' when shot. The 9mm and 1911 in .45 are much less 'snappy'. The Smith also has 3 grip inserts you can change around for better fit. I think the newer Glocks have that as well.

Only complaint about the Smith is I had to do a little filing on the mag release (no big deal, 15 mins with some 600 grain sandpaper), and the big white warning telling me the gun is capable of firing without a magazine on the slide...

And the Glock worked out of the box, no mods needed, so sanding or anything, just feed it ammo...

 

Here's a woman for you Fred.
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Here's a woman for you Fred.


Don't know what happened the first time.

 

Old one but a good joke. I was wondering how I would explain 2 AR-15 rifles, a Mosin Nagant and handguns if I got pulled over.... I did not, so all is well.

And I ain't scaired. :-D:-D