Jerk on Armslist

[Uffdaphil]

A jerk posted on Armslist that people listing guns with super low round counts were scamming liars. I expect many sellers are like me. Have too many guns and a small number of favorites to shoot. Some safe queens go for years without firing. Also I bet I'm not alone in buying two, as with the CZs I listed, to see which I prefer, then selling the other. And lastly, I like putting together custom ARs. If I have 6 similar, I'm not going to shoot them equally. Typically one would go to the range regularly, one occaisonally, and the others stay unfired or nearly so.

Lord knows there are plenty of scammers on Armslist, but that kind of broad brush indictment really gets me steamed.

[LarryFlew]

his post was closed the same day as spam. He had no clue and apparently others thought so too.

[Rodentman]

The biggest problem with the internet is the need to filter the wheat from the shaft.

[20mm]

Yeah it's kinda like all the people on this forum who can't shoot worth a damn. If they don't have a micro machined bench rest or a super fancy sight they can't hit the broad side of a barn.

[jshuberg]

That's most people in general. It's kinda sad, guys think they don't need to ask for directions, and can teach themselves how to shoot instinctively.

Having a pistol doesn't make you armed anymore than having a paintbrush makes you an artist. It's all in the training.

[Vashjir]

The biggest problem with the internet is the need to filter the wheat from the shaft.

Lot of that second part on the internet.

[ironfoot]

"Chaff", not "shaft".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff

[armedwalleye]

"Chaff", not "shaft".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff

10-4 there, but if you've seen some of the new gun prices on used POS guns, I'd intimidate there's a fair amount of "shaft" going on there as well...

[cobb]

The biggest problem with the internet is the need to filter the wheat from the shaft.

"Chaff", not "shaft".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaff

I think Rodentman is correct, we get the shaft that chaffs us all.

[Erud]

Yeah it's kinda like all the people on this forum who can't shoot worth a damn. If they don't have a micro machined bench rest or a super fancy sight they can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Just out of curiosity, how can you tell over the internet which of us can and which of us can't?

[Lumpy]

It's getting harder on the Internet to find wheat, period.

[goatroper]

Yeah it's kinda like all the people on this forum who can't shoot worth a damn. If they don't have a micro machined bench rest or a super fancy sight they can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Just out of curiosity, how can you tell over the internet which of us can and which of us can't?

I do believe that was one of the main reasons that the monthly "Bang Ping" out at Gopher Campfire was set up.

[Erud]

Yeah it's kinda like all the people on this forum who can't shoot worth a damn. If they don't have a micro machined bench rest or a super fancy sight they can't hit the broad side of a barn.

Just out of curiosity, how can you tell over the internet which of us can and which of us can't?

I do believe that was one of the main reasons that the monthly "Bang Ping" out at Gopher Campfire was set up.

Sorry, I don't shoot the bang ping. That being the case, can I safely assume that I'm one of the ones who "can't"?

[Rip Van Winkle]

[Uffdaphil]

I like how threads become online coffee parties. Since I'm about to have the first cup of the day, I'll join in.

What's with folks on Armslist bothering to post "I have 37 rounds of XX cheap ammo."? Are they just lonely souls?