Literally today
>inna gunshop browsing handguns
>see one of the guys working speaking to a customer
>worker is an ex military dude
>so is customer, albeit the kind and very clueless type
>cuck state, so he's asking about which guns are legal
>eavesdropping cuz they aren't trying to keep secrets or anything
>the worker is taking guns off the tracks and describing them
>"and this here is a PSL, a Romanian copy of the RPK"
>me: hwat???
>I say "that's not a copy of an RPK"
>he gets all indignant "it IS. It even has an RPK STOCK"
>pull out phone to show pictures of an actual RPK
>"user, I'm not gonna argue. And look, it literally has the same stock!"
>stock in picture is nothing like the PSL he's holding
>try to explain the RPK is an LMG or squad weapon and the PSL is a knockoff of the SVD and a marksman rifle
>point out the fucking differences in caliber
>worker "yeah, uh huh"s me as if to say "I know I'm right you shitface now just beat it"
>his face also kinda like how DARE I upstage him in front of a military person
>moves on to showing off muh knockoff M4s
Seriously, why are ex-military such stuck up self important can-never-be-wrong assholes? You were wrong bitch, man up, pull yourself together, and get over it.
Literally today
You're lucky he didn't just kill his wife then and there.
AH FUCK MY SIDE
FPBP
Guess what, both of you retards were wrong.
He may have been wrong about the stock,
but the PSL does use the same type of receiver as an RPK with the reinforcements, but scaled-up to shoot 7.62x54r.
That's probably what he was trying to get at.
The PSL is not just a "knockoff of the SVD"
Only drooling retards actually think the PSL and SVD have anything in common beside the round they shoot.
The only retard here is you, OP
you don't learn dick about firearms in the military. It's a real shame this meme seems to persist. Honestly I'd trust a Fudd before a vet when it comes to gUn knowledge.
Sperged out and you caused a scene then you came here trying to convince yourself you weren't in the wrong. Took on a stress that your body could have lived happily without. Come on dude.
nice
correcting someone over inconsequential shit in their own store is dickish and autistic
quite befitting OP
Even if they're wrong, you autistically screeching at them when it was none of your business makes you look like the bigger douche. You're gonna encounter this shit constantly in the shooting world, sometimes you gotta learn to just shut up and walk away with a grin. Then starting this thread to rant about this encounter further is pitiful. You can't control everyone and their dumb opinions/fuddisms in the shooting sports. Just work on you
t. Guy who has been in the sport for 20 years
>well *technically* they use a similar receiver
Whoop-de-doo. They're still different guns with extremely different purposes. I never said that a PSL and SVD are the same gun, I merely stated that the PSL is a marksman rifle that the Romanians made due to not being able to have SVDs. You don't have to be a pedant.
How did I sperg out? I'll point out that this place has a range I go to pretty regularly, and I've bought several guns there, so I know most of the guys that work there, and for the most part, they're chill guys. However, a few guys like this one, just spout out the stupidest shit which most of the time I really do ignore or nod in agreement. One of these idiots was telling me the other day how a shockwave was legal because it's not an sbs, but rather a destructive device (really). For some reason today, this fuddlore peddling was annoying me more than usual so I innocently tried to correct him. I didn't think he'd be pissed considering I'm a regular and usually shoot the shit with these guys.
Kek
You're gonna hear alot of stupid shit in the shooting world. If they're not directly conversing with you, best to save yourself the headache and just let it go.
Who actually trains to know a lot about different guns? An SF Weapons Sergeant?
18b
This.
I once went into a LGS looking for sub 9mm. the guy said those are rarely sub sonic and i want this more expensive shit instead. i said no i'm just out having fun with a couple of silencers so i want subs. he then said 'well how do you know they're really subsonic?' just walked away...whats the fucking use at that point?
I miss when youtube subtitles were trash.
Retail salespeople are generally retarded. Why argue with them?
This clicked for me when we hired a networking and security specialist at work who was ex mil. He struggled to answer things like "what model did you qualify on, an m4 or did they have you shooting an older one like an m16a3?" The dude looked at me like I had lobsters crawling out of my head.
>letting people spread misinformation
nah, they can go fuck themselves. if you don't know what you're talking about, you shouldn't open your mouth about it.
Your asking a POG about firearms of course he didn't know
Next time you hear someone say something stupid in a gunshop keep your fucking mouth shut and just laugh at them unless its actively destructive information.
Its literally internet fights IRL and the only winning move is not to play.
Yeah like I said lol, that was when it really clicked for me that military experience =/= gun knowledge of any kind