Give me a break!!

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I bought some 230 grain .45 FMJ ACP ammo from LeBarons and asked them if they also had JHP. I got a smirk, a "NO", and a "why would you want that for?"! Am I wrong for being insulted? I asked if jacketed hollow point ammunition was illegal and he said no but it's only used for one thing. Give me a frigg'n break! Would anyone else be peeved at this or am I being anal?
 
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I bought some 230 grain .45 FMJ ACP ammo from LeBarons and asked them if they also had JHP. I got a smirk, a "NO", and a "why would you want that for?"! Am I wrong for being insulted? I asked if jacketed hollow point ammunition was illegal and he said no but it's only used for one thing. Give me frigg'n break! Would anyone else be peeved at this or am I being anal?
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You're OK - it's happened to me before too...

You should have asked him to explain the "one thing" it's used for.....then get him to explain why HPBT projectiles are commonly used in rifle competitions as a comparison. He's the expert - RIGHT?

Yeah - OK.....

Don't worry about it - either shop somewhere else or just lower your expectations. And hey, at least they had them in stock!!!
 
Yea, I know what you feel!

As he said, it's also good for competition like in IPSC...

I did order from P&D last time and they sent me few boxes.Contact them.
I did found one here that is willing but i had to order a 1K...a bit expensive!
 
yeah, that's a big reason to get into reloading. Here in winnipeg, there are two stores that sell handgun ammo, neither of which had 45 hollowpoints last time I went. I bought a few boxes of fmj, and will be buying a couple thousand hollowpoints to restuff them with. I'm not sure if they have hollowpoints for reloading at wss or sir, but I won't might paying shipping as much for just bullets, as I would for whole cartridges.
The guy at wholesale seemed to be legitimately disappointed they didn't have any, so I don't think he was judging me harshly for wanting evil baby seal killing hollowpoint ammunition :eek: Seriously though, do they really need 10 different kinds of 230gr fmj 45acp?
 
cbabes said:
I bought some 230 grain .45 FMJ ACP ammo from LeBarons and asked them if they also had JHP. I got a smirk, a "NO", and a "why would you want that for?"! Am I wrong for being insulted? I asked if jacketed hollow point ammunition was illegal and he said no but it's only used for one thing. Give me frigg'n break! Would anyone else be peeved at this or am I being anal?
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You should have said you were on your way to jane and finch, why else would you even own a handgun? :rolleyes:
 
I find both WSS and Russels in Calgary have hollow-point components galore (perhaps more at Russels). Backcountry sports in Red Deer as well. Loaded hollow point ammo seems to be getting vaguely more available. The best selection I've seen for that is at P&D in Edmonton, but Shooting Edge carries some also.
 
Hollow points are better when shooting steel they fly apart when they hit the steel and have less chance of bouncing back and hitting you(so I'm told)
 
lcq said:
Too bad the Lebarons in Ottawa is much better. They may not be too up to speed on guns but at least they treat you with respect.

Brian
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Really?? I found the girl at the ammo counter helpful enough, but the guys in the gun shop had a real snotty "memberz only" attitude going on. Never shopping there again.
 
If you think that smirk makes you feel bad, ask them to touch a couple of the firearms locked in the cabinet behind them in the gun room. I usually found them to be a bunch of jerks back there. Always came across as snappy and often just plain rude, to me and anyone else who didn't immediately drop $500 or $1000 on something. Eventually, I only bought LeBarons ammo.
 
Y'know, as someone who manages a retail operation (not firearms, more's the pity), I just cringe when I hear stories like this. If I were the manager at these places, I'd want to know who these employees are who are driving away customers and costing me business. You don't have to be confrontative, just find out the managers name and address, then get the names of said clerks, then send an actual letter to the manager, with names, dates, what was said, and how the clerk made you feel.
Seriously, these days, no business can afford snotty attitudes in their employees. By making a calm, factual, and unemotional complaint, you'll be doing the manager a favour, as well as yourself. You'll feel better, and if the manager has his s**te together, service will improve there for everyone.

And besides, nothing puts the fear of God into an employee like "How do I get in touch with your manager?"
 
As long as there have been gun stores there have been snotty, know it all clerks who act like dicks. It's the same at any retail store whether they sell clothes or sporting goods. There is a certain BS artist at a store here in Edmonton (no names) who was condascending to a kid while I was there looking at shotgun accessories. I overheard the guy tell him that he is only young and doesn't know "squat" about weapons. The kid left in a huff after being insulted. What the #### behind the counter didn't realize was that this kid was overseas the year before fighting the taliban! I think he has a little bit more trigger time to his credit and a little bit of firearms knowledge than he was letting on. The clerk assumed that he knew more and that he had to get into a pissing contest to prove he was superior. Sad.
 
Same thing happened to me when I went to Stittsville range to buy ammo. I asked if he could order me some premium .40sw and .45 hollow points and he went on this big spiel on how they are used for killing people so they don't carry them, and changed his tune with me right away, started acting like a #### every other time I went in there, so I quit going.
 
cobalt545 said:
As long as there have been gun stores there have been snotty, know it all clerks who act like dicks. It's the same at any retail store whether they sell clothes or sporting goods. There is a certain BS artist at a store here in Edmonton (no names) who was condascending to a kid while I was there looking at shotgun accessories. I overheard the guy tell him that he is only young and doesn't know "squat" about weapons. The kid left in a huff after being insulted. What the #### behind the counter didn't realize was that this kid was overseas the year before fighting the taliban! I think he has a little bit more trigger time to his credit and a little bit of firearms knowledge than he was letting on. The clerk assumed that he knew more and that he had to get into a pissing contest to prove he was superior. Sad.
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Gee.....I wonder what store that was...

I took an out of town friend to a store in Edmonton (no names but probably the same one) to buy a used SKS he had saw on there website (it was really cheap). Got there and asked said clerk if they still had that particular gun and got a rude "no!" and was then ignored. My buddy asked him if he had any more in stock and he just pointed toward the others and still ignored us. He didn't even look or give eye contact.....personality of a tree stump.

They lost two customers that day. He was going to buy the cheap one or the more expensive one, and was consdering a shotgun...like a M590 (as he lives in an area that has nothing good) if he didn't like the sks as he had never even held one prior. So he was preped and ready to drop a bit of cash that day.
They lost me and I buy lots of toys as I am addicted to guns and shooting and need to feed it. I would rather mail order and wait 10-21 days for the mail then step foot in that shop again...and I do tell everyone who mentions they are going there what happened.

Jerks.......and my rant and thread hi-jack is complete!
 
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