There's been a fair number of gun shops I've visited but never one that irritated me in the same way as Keith's. The most startling example of this has to be on my second visit: After much consideration and research, I decided to spend the money on an FN Five Seven. I get to the store, proceed to be ignored for a good 45 minutes then be treated as though I'm a burden for being interested in purchasing a thousand dollar gun. Really, I felt as though they were expecting some sort of apology.\r
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Then the real fun starts. I'd read time and again how light and fairly pleasant the gun is to hold. Who could ever guess I'd want to hold the thing. Apparently the salesman didn't see that one coming. To his merit, he at least had the brains to open the chamber for me before handing it over. On a side note, the first time I was there they handed me guns without checking them. Regardless, I took the gun from him and took a quick look in the chamber out of habit. Empty, great. Being a lefty, using a right handed release (it is reversible on this gun) is somewhat of a trick shall we say. Of course, being new, it was stiff so I swapped it over to my right hand and popped the mag. SNAP. The slide came ripping forward. Surprise, the salesman hadn't locked it fully back! Certainly made me jump but it's an easy mistake to make.\r
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I really wouldn't have cared in the least but the salesman then asked me what the hell was I thinking slamming the slide closed like that. Excuse me? This guy's mistake could have stung like hell if my hands weren't well clear. I informed him in the politest terms I could muster that I had pressed the mag release which should hardly cause the slide to come crashing forward unless perhaps it wasn't locked back correctly. Looking completely indignant, he tried to inform me that I clearly didn't understand the workings of sophisticated guns. I couldn't help but laugh as I left the store!
Pros: Decent selection, probably one of the better in Portland. Some good prices.
Cons: Know the value of what you're planning to buy. You can't rely on them to have all around good prices.
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