I posted a response about Fred's range when I remembered an encounter I had at Dick's a few months back... Wondering if you all had anything similar.
I went up there to pick up some archery stuff and stood around a bit to check out the long guns. There was this guy, about mid-50's or so asking lots of questions about shotguns, asking about how tough they are, how many rounds they hold, pistol grip, the works. Guy was all over the place, even asking about the rifles. I asked him what he wanted a gun for, and his response was that he wanted to shoot a groundhog at the end of his driveway. He didn't want to use a trap, because "groundhogs keep moving in where they shouldn't be! I didn't move out here to deal with stupid animals! This land is for PEOPLE!"
Huh?
Turns out this guy lives in a new townhouse development and actually thought it would be ok to shoot a shotgun in the middle of it. After his "groundhogs taking over our neighborhoods!" comment, I suggested he move back to DC. Conversation got a little sour after that, but I think we may have saved his neighbors the trouble of a 911 call.
Anyone overhear anything similar?
I went up there to pick up some archery stuff and stood around a bit to check out the long guns. There was this guy, about mid-50's or so asking lots of questions about shotguns, asking about how tough they are, how many rounds they hold, pistol grip, the works. Guy was all over the place, even asking about the rifles. I asked him what he wanted a gun for, and his response was that he wanted to shoot a groundhog at the end of his driveway. He didn't want to use a trap, because "groundhogs keep moving in where they shouldn't be! I didn't move out here to deal with stupid animals! This land is for PEOPLE!"
Huh?
Turns out this guy lives in a new townhouse development and actually thought it would be ok to shoot a shotgun in the middle of it. After his "groundhogs taking over our neighborhoods!" comment, I suggested he move back to DC. Conversation got a little sour after that, but I think we may have saved his neighbors the trouble of a 911 call.
Anyone overhear anything similar?