How A Box Of Ammo Cost An Acquaintance Over $5,000

Joe_Pike · January 12, 2015, 08:30 PM

I work at a shop that does free transfers, so, we get A LOT of transfers in and get to see a lot of interesting stuff coming through. There is a customer that comes in that has really been bitten by the revolver bug and he gets his guns transferred to us so he can pick them up. He was on a Smith & Wesson kick for a while, but has switched to something different the last couple of times he's been in.

He told me that he was in Wally World a while back picking up a few things and stopped by the gun counter to look for some ammo and asked for some .45. He meant .45 acp but was given a box of .45 Colt instead. He didn't want to bother with trying to return it, so, he started looking into guns that fired .45 Colt. And, boy, did he land on some nice stuff. He ended buying a 1966 Colt SAA, a 1968 Colt SAA and a new Colt SAA. All were beautiful guns by the way. I laughed and said, "An unintended ammo purchase that cost you $5,000", and he said, "It cost me more than that." When he left I told him to be more careful with his ammo purchase from now on.

**Tom Servo** · January 12, 2015, 09:06 PM

Nice! I had a S&W 1917 in college that I loved, but I hated using moon clips. I sold it off at some point.

Years later, I was driving through the Shenandoah. I stopped at a gas station/hardware/tackle shop, and I noticed a stack of Remington .45 Auto Rim in the display cabinet. It was $5/box.

I began to ask the shopkeeper if that price was correct, and he barked, "yes, and I'm not going down any further!" OK. Fine. No problem. No problem at all.

The only problem was, I didn't have a gun for it. I rectified that by buying a 625.

JWT · January 12, 2015, 09:33 PM

I believe if the urge hits it must be satisfied. When in doubt, buy!

g.willikers · January 13, 2015, 09:19 AM

Eh, what?
You do free transfers, the guy buys over 5K worth of guns from someone else, and buys his ammo from somewhere else and he's still invited back?
I must be missing something, here.

aarondhgraham · January 13, 2015, 09:25 AM

I understand his motivation,,,
Several years ago I was given a S&W 629,,,
Along with the revolver came several boxes of ammo.

Four boxes of that ammo was .44 Special,,,
That was my justification to adopt a Charter Bulldog.

Aarond

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Joe_Pike · January 13, 2015, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Eh, what?You do free transfers,

Well, don't get me started on what I think about that. This particular guy did buy a couple of boxes of ammo with the last transfer and will buy a gun from us if we have something he is interested in. 95% of the others never spend a dime.

KyJim · January 14, 2015, 03:46 PM

Did something similar on a much smaller scale. I bought a sharkskin mag pouch on sale from Wilson Combat. Of course, I had to buy a sharkskin holster from somebody else (at full price). Those necessitated a black elephant skin belt (at full price). On the bright side, I finally understood some of my wife's buying habits (build the outfit around the shoes):

carguychris · January 14, 2015, 06:16 PM

I have a magazine for the Beretta Minx that I haven't bought yet.

ballardw · January 14, 2015, 11:22 PM

If I ever have guns to go with all the reloading dies I've acquired ...

January 12, 2015, 08:30 PM	#1
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	How A Box Of Ammo Cost An Acquaintance Over $5,000 I work at a shop that does free transfers, so, we get A LOT of transfers in and get to see a lot of interesting stuff coming through. There is a customer that comes in that has really been bitten by the revolver bug and he gets his guns transferred to us so he can pick them up. He was on a Smith & Wesson kick for a while, but has switched to something different the last couple of times he's been in. He told me that he was in Wally World a while back picking up a few things and stopped by the gun counter to look for some ammo and asked for some .45. He meant .45 acp but was given a box of .45 Colt instead. He didn't want to bother with trying to return it, so, he started looking into guns that fired .45 Colt. And, boy, did he land on some nice stuff. He ended buying a 1966 Colt SAA, a 1968 Colt SAA and a new Colt SAA. All were beautiful guns by the way. I laughed and said, "An unintended ammo purchase that cost you $5,000", and he said, "It cost me more than that." When he left I told him to be more careful with his ammo purchase from now on. __________________ Stay Groovy

January 12, 2015, 09:06 PM	#2
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Nice! I had a S&W 1917 in college that I loved, but I hated using moon clips. I sold it off at some point. Years later, I was driving through the Shenandoah. I stopped at a gas station/hardware/tackle shop, and I noticed a stack of Remington .45 Auto Rim in the display cabinet. It was $5/box. I began to ask the shopkeeper if that price was correct, and he barked, "yes, and I'm not going down any further!" OK. Fine. No problem. No problem at all. The only problem was, I didn't have a gun for it. I rectified that by buying a 625. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

January 13, 2015, 09:19 AM	#4
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 10,442	Eh, what? You do free transfers, the guy buys over 5K worth of guns from someone else, and buys his ammo from somewhere else and he's still invited back? I must be missing something, here. __________________ Walt Kelly, alias Pogo, sez: “Don't take life so serious, son, it ain't nohow permanent.”

January 13, 2015, 09:25 AM	#5
aarondhgraham Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2009 Location: Stillwater, OKlahoma Posts: 8,638	I understand his motivation,,, I understand his motivation,,, Several years ago I was given a S&W 629,,, Along with the revolver came several boxes of ammo. Four boxes of that ammo was .44 Special,,, That was my justification to adopt a Charter Bulldog. Aarond . __________________ Never ever give an enemy the advantage of a verbal threat. Caje: The coward dies a thousand times, the brave only once. Kirby: That's about all it takes, ain't it? Aarond is good,,, Aarond is wise,,, Always trust Aarond! (most of the time)

January 14, 2015, 06:16 PM	#8
carguychris Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 7,523	I have a magazine for the Beretta Minx that I haven't bought yet. __________________ "Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules... MARK IT ZERO!!" - Walter Sobchak

January 12, 2015, 09:33 PM	#3
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	I believe if the urge hits it must be satisfied. When in doubt, buy!

January 14, 2015, 03:46 PM	#7
KyJim Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2005 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 9,142	Did something similar on a much smaller scale. I bought a sharkskin mag pouch on sale from Wilson Combat. Of course, I had to buy a sharkskin holster from somebody else (at full price). Those necessitated a black elephant skin belt (at full price). On the bright side, I finally understood some of my wife's buying habits (build the outfit around the shoes):

January 14, 2015, 11:22 PM	#9
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	If I ever have guns to go with all the reloading dies I've acquired ... __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.