I went back to my old stomping grounds yesterday and to my favorite gun shop there. They have some inexpensive IWB holsters that work best for me and I haven't found anything close anywhere else that works nearly as good. So, I decided to go pick up several more. While I was there, I took several of them to the counter and asked the guy, "Do you have a XD40sc and a Bersa Thunder CC that I can try in these holsters to make sure I get the right ones?" He said, "I'm sure I do, just give me a sec to find them...can I sell the guns to you too while we're at it?" I replied, "No, I'm carrying both said weapons concealed as we speak but just didn't want to whip out my loaded guns to fit holsters." He stopped, shook my hand and said, "Thank you so much. I appreciate your concern for safety." I replied, "I've seen too many goobs whip out loaded guns fitting holsters in stores over the years sweeping the place and it just makes my heart skip a beat. No sense pulling out a loaded gun when I'm sure you have the same ones in here empty." He pulled them out of the case, removed the chamber flag, cleared them, then I cleared them, checked the fit, and I made my purchase and was on my way."
This is the same store that a couple years ago I saw them ask a man to leave after he exhibited poor muzzle control and asked him not to return until he learned safe gun handling practices. I always loved going to this shop because of their vigilance to safety. Unfortunately, where I live now, I can't say the same for the places I've been there. The range/shop in FL I frequent I noticed one of their rental guns in the case, a 1911, that was cocked in the case with the muzzle pointing out towards the public. I pointed it out to the guy working in there and he reached in and pulled the trigger to drop the hammer....I almost fainted.
This is the same store that a couple years ago I saw them ask a man to leave after he exhibited poor muzzle control and asked him not to return until he learned safe gun handling practices. I always loved going to this shop because of their vigilance to safety. Unfortunately, where I live now, I can't say the same for the places I've been there. The range/shop in FL I frequent I noticed one of their rental guns in the case, a 1911, that was cocked in the case with the muzzle pointing out towards the public. I pointed it out to the guy working in there and he reached in and pulled the trigger to drop the hammer....I almost fainted.