I'll sacrifice knowledge for courtesy. Most of the time, I know what im looking for and don't need a real opinion. I like Academy because they are cool good guys, and most of them know at least a little bit. But they aren't afraid to tell you they don't know. Other places, namely Gander Mtn, the guy will stare at you like you just crawled off his mother and tell you what you should do or your aren't worth a dime. And if you ask a question, you might as well have stepped on his kittens. Last time I was there, I was looking for a cooler weather carry gun. Since my USP is kinda tricky(can be done, but not easily). His answer was "SIG, nothing else. We all carry SIGs, there isn't anything better." I respectfully told him thats a good opinion but Im not trilled by SIG and the weight. That was enough for him to hate me. HAha.