Was in Walmart this morning. I periodically stop into check to see if they have put out any useful ammo. There was a young male standing there purchasing a shotgun. I was proceeding to look at what they had available, and he asked to look at a Colt AR-15 in the display. He was wearing an Army Ranger t-shirt. The clerk handed him the weapon, and he proceeded to half-ass shoulder the firearm and swing it all over the place. He started spewing all kinds of military weapon jargon. The sale clerk asked him could he take it apart and put it back together with his eyes closed. He casually remarked, " I wont get that training, till I go to the Advanced Ranger Training at Paris Island."
Now this sales clerk, has been dealing with me for over two years. She kind of looked at me and rolled her eyes. He continued about how his M4 was a much better weapon, and he couldn't really adjust to the Colt, due to it being much smaller. He commented about he preferred the AK47, as a duty weapon, and wished they would let them carry them all the time, instead of just in basic.
I could not take it anymore. I looked at him, and told him point blank. "The video games are in the electronics section, you do not need to be buying anything but another Call of Duty game." He looked at me dumbfounded, " Why you say that?' Told him " The Colt you just handled is the same configuration as a standard issue M4, if you are a Ranger you should be able to field strip that weapon and put it back together without thinking about it. There is no advanced Ranger school at Paris Island, that is a Marine Corps base. And they would never give recruits a damn AK-47 in basic."
He kind of looked at the floor, shifting around without much to say. After a couple of more minutes the manager showed up to escort him out with his shiny new shotgun. The clerk looked at him " Have a Nice day!" Looked at me chuckled and told me to " Have a great day, and thanks. Her husband is in the reserves and would of stomped his ass had he heard that drivel."
Now this sales clerk, has been dealing with me for over two years. She kind of looked at me and rolled her eyes. He continued about how his M4 was a much better weapon, and he couldn't really adjust to the Colt, due to it being much smaller. He commented about he preferred the AK47, as a duty weapon, and wished they would let them carry them all the time, instead of just in basic.
I could not take it anymore. I looked at him, and told him point blank. "The video games are in the electronics section, you do not need to be buying anything but another Call of Duty game." He looked at me dumbfounded, " Why you say that?' Told him " The Colt you just handled is the same configuration as a standard issue M4, if you are a Ranger you should be able to field strip that weapon and put it back together without thinking about it. There is no advanced Ranger school at Paris Island, that is a Marine Corps base. And they would never give recruits a damn AK-47 in basic."
He kind of looked at the floor, shifting around without much to say. After a couple of more minutes the manager showed up to escort him out with his shiny new shotgun. The clerk looked at him " Have a Nice day!" Looked at me chuckled and told me to " Have a great day, and thanks. Her husband is in the reserves and would of stomped his ass had he heard that drivel."
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