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VMI77 wrote:

jimlongley wrote: . . .

OTOH, Bass Pro, which seems to be the only place around to buy REAL black powder, wrote me a real nice letter and took down their (non-compliant) signage after I carded them.

Thanks....I was wondering where I could find some real black powder.

It took the a long time to get it, they had to get it from the vault and I guess that takes two acts of God and bambam's countersignature.

That fake black powder does not work very well in flintlocks.

Taypo wrote:

jimlongley wrote: . . .

OTOH, Bass Pro, which seems to be the only place around to buy REAL black powder, wrote me a real nice letter and took down their (non-compliant) signage after I carded them.

Bass Pro was posted? That's interesting, considering their market. More points for Cabelas, I guess.

Right after they opened near DFW airport. I received an invitation in the mail and dropped by, and saw the non-compliant signage and asked to see a manager. Presented him with my "No Guns = No Money" card and included my name and address for response. I also wrote to their corporate, which the manager provided, pointing out not just how unpopular they would become with the shooting community, but the hypocritical nature of the posting.

BTW, when Cabela's opened in Allen they also had a non-compliant sign about not permitting loaded firearms in the store and I pointed it out the the guy at their package check station, he told me that even concealed carry was banned in the store. I did not have any cards with me, so all I did was tell him that Cabela's was not in compliance with Texas law, went and bought a half pound of fudge, and left. I have never seen that sign since, nor that employee, buyt a friend of mine works there now and he assures me that there is no such policy.

I really don't expect to open carry - much - but one of my reasons for wanting OC is my tendency to work around the house carrying and I hate to have to make the extra effort to conceal in order to make a quick run to the hardware store, or even for my wife's request that I make a "drive by dining" lunch run. I don't tend to use drive through anywhere, because they frequently are in too much of a hurry to get my order right, so even if my bride requests McDonalds I go inside to order. I am considering OCing on January 1st 2016 just for the sake of it.

I think it looks exceedingly strange to be wandering into McD's or Home Depot in a Hawaiian shirt over a sweat soaked t-shirt and jeans, so I would find it convenient to OC. If my bride wants Whataburger (I can take it or leave it, nothing that special about them) I want to be able to walk in with my .45 on my hip, place my order, pick it up, and leave without someone telling me I have to put my gun in my car before I get service.

If that happens, I will ask to escalate to management, card them (no argument, just statement), and never go back. There are several stores in the DFW metromess that I have carded due to their 30.06 signage (valid or not) that I have never gone back to and I have never missed them.

OTOH, Bass Pro, which seems to be the only place around to buy REAL black powder, wrote me a real nice letter and took down their (non-compliant) signage after I carded them.