I think I offended someone...

[Bigshep]

So I was in my favorite LGS the other day with a friend of mine. He was looking in the case and seen one he liked the looks of (he's not a gun guy). Looked at it myself and said that I liked the looks of it, but not the caliber. It was a .40. Said that I didn't like the caliber (Not saying its a bad round, just don't like it for some reason) and would rather have a .357 than .40. Well this other random guy started in like I just told him to go screw himself.

His words were "Well, why not? A .357 is just over-penetration. Shoot someone with that and they're just gonna keep coming after you. The .40 does the same thing as a .45 when you shoot someone with it." The only thing I got in was "Well, I like .45." He cut me off and kept on going on about how great the .40 was about the time I started ignoring him and started looking at the 1911s.

I'd put money on it that he carries a .40, lol. I'm still wondering what made him go off like that. It wasn't in a conversational tone either. Sounded like he was just about to the point of yelling at me for not liking the .40. I really don't know.

Anyone else ever have someone just jump into the middle of your conversation like that? Not to offer advice, but to basically chew you out with how much they know?

 

[CarmelHP]

Anyone else ever have someone just jump into the middle of your conversation like that? Not to offer advice, but to basically chew you out with how much they know?

In a gun shop you say? Nope, nothing like that ever happens in a gun shop.

 

[remauto1187]

You know what? He will get over it! Im on your side. Im not a fan to the .40 either. I own a 9mm and a .45. I carry the .45!

 

[canav844]

Not in person, but it's pretty much the basis of online gun forums. Maybe he just forgot he wasn't at his keyboard.

 

[giovani]

Can't believe you found an opinionated loud mouth jerk in a gun store

 

[Bigshep]

Not in person, but it's pretty much the basis of online gun forums. Maybe he just forgot he wasn't at his keyboard.

Lol. This actually crossed my mind. The first thing I thought after going about my business was that I just lived a real life online forum thread.

 

[scottka]

I've seen it happen, but have never been on the giving or receiving end of it. I wouldn't take it to heart. Normally if someone jumps in like that, it's because they're very insecure about their choice/knowledge of their carry choice and so they have a built in defense mechanism that goes off at the hint of someone talking "crap" on their round.

 

[N8RV]

Online gun forum ... good analogy. I always thought that people adopt a certain online persona when hiding behind a keyboard, and that the stuff they spew online they would never speak in person.

Maybe not with gun nuts.

 

[iwearcowboyboots]

Maybe he just forgot he wasn't at his keyboard.

That rules me out then... It's pretty difficult to get my mom's basement confused with a gun shop.

Unless you count my peg board display set up for all my paintball markers.

 

[Bigshep]

I've seen it happen, but have never been on the giving or receiving end of it. I wouldn't take it to heart. Normally if someone jumps in like that, it's because they're very insecure about their choice/knowledge of their carry choice and so they have a built in defense mechanism that goes off at the hint of someone talking "crap" on their round.

Def not taking it to heart. I actually think its kind of funny, tbh. For the same reason that you said here. Insecurity.

 

[SaintsNSinners]

I like my snappy hot 40 caliber enough I shoot .40+p some times. That being said everyone has their choice of calibers different strokes for different folks. It doesn't make one caliber better than the other

 

[Bigtanker]

I was in a LGS a while back and there wasis a new young kid behing the glass. He tried to tell me that Sig's were junk. He said the last 4 they sold had to be sent back for repair with in a month. I just nodded and kept looking then walked out. Some of the people in LGS really should not be there and if they are, they need to know what they are selling. I mean come on, Sig is junk? Please.

 

[Raskolnikov]

I personally like the .40 cal and found that it has been a trusty round for me. However, I'm not a gun shop professor. I would personally have told the guy to mind his business.

 

[Sureshot129]

<------------Carries a Sig and works at a Gun Shop and SOME Sigs do suck I know you were not at my shop, but all the polymer framed Sigs I have messed with are horrid. That said we try hard here not to push anyone into any one manufacturer having the range allows us to have the try and decide for yourself ability. Do we have everything, No but it's a place to start and we are working on getting more rentals in all the time.

 

[Bigshep]

I like my snappy hot 40 caliber enough I shoot .40+p some times. That being said everyone has their choice of calibers different strokes for different folks. It doesn't make one caliber better than the other

And that's exactly the way I think. Use what you like and be happy with it. Just because someone else doesn't like it doesn't mean its a bad round/caliber.

 

[Ted]

I personally like the .40 cal and found that it has been a trusty round for me. However, I'm not a gun shop professor. I would personally have told the guy to mind his business.

This.

 

[RMC]

You insulted the guy's caliber.......... You might as well have said his wife was ugly too.

 

[Bigshep]

You insulted the guy's caliber.......... You might as well have said his wife was ugly too.

FTFY

 

[Valvestate]

You could've said something tarded like I normally carry 50bmg in my back pocket. Or just gone with calling his wife ugly.

 

[Bigshep]

You could've said something tarded like I normally carry 50bmg in my back pocket. Or just gone with calling his wife ugly.

50BMG in the pocket....I think I might have actually said something like that on here about 200 posts ago Lol.