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Originally posted by Tzoid:
Chucklehead...That's a perfect word for this guy.. It's entertaining but Anti-Gun freaks eat this shit up. The Store is the Shootist.

That's why it's on Showtime. It's put up by anti-gunners for propaganda.

Seriously, who would watch a show about most real world gun shop transactions? It's like watching golf or porno, boring unless you're the one participating in it, putting the ball in the hole.

Not always... I was in a LGS the other day, and I was *very* interested in the hot, mature lady (mid- to late-40s) making a revolver purchase.

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The "chucklehead" is an aspiring actor and the show was/is his idea. I have no idea if he ever worked in a gunstore, or this gunstore, prior to his making of the pilot for this series.

Adios,

Pizza Bob

I certainly see that but the owners of " The Shootest " should know that when gun laws become more strict they are part of the problem allowing this shit to be filmed in their store.

Just like asshats at Gun shows selling guns to felons via straw purchases.... We have to police our own and I don't want to be associated with these F'n Morons.

So now I'm corn-fused... is this a fictional series, or some odd kind of reality TV thing?

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They should do some sort of candid camera version of this show at the Bass Pro Shop in Harrisburg. I was in to see if they had any handgun ammo (they didn't)and happened to hear this really fat clerk telling a hot chick who wanted to see a S&W 642 that she didn't want that. Instead she should buy a 45 because the 38 spl, and 9mm failed the FBI during the Miami Shootout. I couldn't conceal my snickering and had to tell her that said shootout was over 20 years ago and the bad guys had rifles. Tubby asked me to leave, which of course prompted more snickering. I gave the lady the # for a shop that will treat her properly and left. I may have made a fat comment on my way out.

I worked in sales, and one of the first things I learned was never to tell the customer what they wanted.

While I agree that this clerk was probabaly an idiot I am a little lost on what his weight had to do with it? I have a couple of "fat" friends that are the greatest people in the world and quite smart

I'm sure some of them are wonderful people. Many are not. They tax the healthcare system, always seem to be next to me on the plane and other stuff. And now they are so sensitive "We don't like to be called fat." I didn't used to care for being bald. Didn't make it any less true.

As to why it came up at Bass Pro, I have trouble with these Pilsbury Commandos talking out of their ass. If they can't even take care of themselves, how can anyone trust them? I should mention that this guy was maybe 25, tops.

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Pillsbury Commandos

lol... Haven't heard that one before. That's great.

As far as "Chucklehead's" credentials in a teaser for the show he stated he has "sold over a million dollars worth of firearms and has been in the business for a number of years"..I don't know anything about him and anyone can say what they want, but that is his alleged background. As far as the showing being negative propaganda I have to somewhat disagree in that the way it was initially shown was as being a peek into how great the right to arms is, how diverse the shooting public really is, and how positive the gun owning/shooting experience can be. Now that the show has aired I have to agree that the guy really appears to be engaging in retarded behaviour strictly for the sake of TV and as much as I appreciate a friendly gun stor clerk, his whole act is a bit much.....so in conclusion, is it anti-gun propaganda? hard to say at this stage...is it a sad shitfest of what could have been a neat show? I think so....just my .02.

I've been in the shop and shot at their basement range. The first thing that irritated me was that they were pissed because I brought my own targets and ammo. Like paying for the range time wasn't good enough. Secondly the range officer guy was asleep or deaf or something. Played hell getting him to activate the lane. No elbow room at all at the station either. I just hate those cave like indoor ranges.

Went back upstairs and was asked how it was. Told them it sucked and I wouldn't be back.

Could not believe when I turned on the Lock and Load show and here was the Shootist. Don't know the guy or anything but I totally hate how it makes it look like all the locals are freaking idiots. I guess if they didn't pick the stupid customers there wouldn't be anything of interest at all.

I hate reality shows in general and this one is the worst ever.

I thought the first episode was amusing and the second a little less so. But the last was more than even I can stand. What an idiot!

"Yeah, this is a 9mm. If you shoot someone with it you'll hurt 'em."
"This is a 45." Slaps a pair of slip on sneakers on the counter and says, "This is what you get when you shoot someone with a 45. Knocks 'em right outta their shoes."... or some such bull shit.

I'm not debating the difference in energy between the two rounds, but that's just ridiculous. This bozo gives shooters a bad name!

This was a huge disapointment to say the least. Someone ought to sue Showtime for false advertising, the original trailers for the show not only had incredibly better production values, they where well crafted and promised a great show where instead of having a "tool" (perfect word for the host) with a bunch of cheap cameras all over the place we where to meet all sorts of gun owners in depth.

I am not surprised that those original and quite misleading "trailers" for the show are nowhere to be found on the Showtime site!