Parr8hed Posted November 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted November 28, 2014 Went to the in-laws house for lunch and my FIL was talking about going to the Bass Pro early this morning. He talked me into going with him since they had .22 LR for sale. A little back story here. If you are not familiar with .22 LR it is made from unobtanium. It is a cheap round to shoot but hard to find. My son has a .22 and my daughter is getting one this year. It's stupid fun to go to the range with my kids and plink some small targets with .22 rifles. So the Bass Pro Shops opened at 5. First 300 people in line got a coupon to get a brick (500) of .22 LR. My FIL said he was going to be there at 3am. I got up at 2:30 and went down there. Even at 3am I was probably 80 people deep in line. It was 22 degrees out. There was a family in front of me that seemed nice enough but the mom and dad had to smoke every 3.23 minutes. I would have said something, but I think I was one of 3 people in line that was NOT smoking. It really pissed me off that people just assume it's OK to smoke in front of everyone else. I tried to stand out of the way a bit to avoid the smoke and every time they scooted up a little the lady behind me scooted her chair (yes, her chair) forward right up next to him as if to try and take my place in line. It was stupid and cold but I managed to get a brick of 22 LR. I also got two pair of red head jeans. All of this for the price of 48 dollars. I guess it was worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 28, 2014 Share #2 Posted November 28, 2014 I'd rather sleep in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 28, 2014 Share #3 Posted November 28, 2014 Now you can call yourself a Black Friday Veteran. Next year you need to step it up and get to WalMart right after the turkey settles and beat someone up over a TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 28, 2014 Share #4 Posted November 28, 2014 I'd rather sleep in. I did. 7:45 - it was sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted November 28, 2014 Now you can call yourself a Black Friday Veteran. Next year you need to step it up and get to WalMart right after the turkey settles and beat someone up over a TV. never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted November 28, 2014 Share #6 Posted November 28, 2014 Next year...bring your own chair and a mini fan to blow the smoke back at the smokers...OH and don't forget the flask of bourbon You gotta learn to do it right. (says the lady who has NEVER done a black friday in her life) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 28, 2014 Share #7 Posted November 28, 2014 Now you can talk about your shopping experiences with the other nurses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted November 29, 2014 Share #8 Posted November 29, 2014 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/productlist/ammo-shooting/rimfire-ammo/22lr-ammo?d=121&c=417&s=2886 Since when did .22 become so scarce? Almost all of the items listed here "are not available at this time". Holy crap...who do we blame? Obama or Holder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted November 29, 2014 http://www.sportsmansguide.com/productlist/ammo-shooting/rimfire-ammo/22lr-ammo?d=121&c=417&s=2886 Since when did .22 become so scarce? Almost all of the items listed here "are not available at this time". Holy crap...who do we blame? Obama or Holder? not sure. it used to be junk ammo. could buy 500rds for less than 20 bucks. great for 'plinking' but somewhere between when i used to shoot it and when my son started shooting it they price went up and you cannot find it any more. I have close to 1200 rounds and that's about it. And I have a son who loves to shoot and a daughter that is just learning (and is getting a 22 rifle for christmas) so I am going to take every opprotunity to buy as much ammo as I can for it. Price gougers are rampant on the net. You can expect to see prices around 70 dollars for a box of 500. Every thrus the BPS supposedly gets some in. Going to have to start waiting in line Thurs mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted November 29, 2014 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2014 May sound nuts, but get the kid a high powered 22 pellet rifle (get yourself one too). Pellets are cheap and you can shoot all day for the cost of a brick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 29, 2014 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2014 I bought a 9 mm S & W Shield yesterday and a Taurus 9 mm Pt111. OK, this is pretty lame, but the action on the Shield is so tough. I can barely pull it back. It's a beast. The taurus works much easier for me. I like the S & W though. It is a much better gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 29, 2014 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2014 I think that Cabelas and Bass Pro hand out smokes to the people in line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted November 29, 2014 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2014 It really pissed me off that people just assume it's OK to smoke in front of everyone else.. Move to California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 30, 2014 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2014 Teach them to xcountry ski and you might have a couple of world class biathletes and a trip to Beijing in 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted November 30, 2014 Share #15 Posted November 30, 2014 I bought a 9 mm S & W Shield yesterday and a Taurus 9 mm Pt111. OK, this is pretty lame, but the action on the Shield is so tough. I can barely pull it back. It's a beast. The taurus works much easier for me. I like the S & W though. It is a much better gun. You probably already know but dont pull back on the slide. Put your hand on the slide and push the action with your other hand. With your palm swell as the force on the greater surface area of the grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted November 30, 2014 Share #16 Posted November 30, 2014 You probably already know but dont pull back on the slide. Put your hand on the slide and push the action with your other hand. With your palm swell as the force on the greater surface area of the grip. That what I do... Or I just cock it back and slap the side and it releases... I kind of altered my gun a little for faster reloading time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted November 30, 2014 Teach them to xcountry ski and you might have a couple of world class biathletes and a trip to Beijing in 2022. i would rather them do sports where it it will be a little warmer if I am going to be drug across the states watching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted November 30, 2014 May sound nuts, but get the kid a high powered 22 pellet rifle (get yourself one too). Pellets are cheap and you can shoot all day for the cost of a brick. already have too much invested in rifles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted November 30, 2014 Share #19 Posted November 30, 2014 I'm looking at a semi auto bb gun... I figure it would be good for grouse and squirrel Sort of like this EBOS start watching the video around the 9:30 mark. the rest is just a look at the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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