How can i tell if my gun I bought was actually used?

[SCKimberFan]

I clean my guns after every time to the range. lol, call me anal.

OK, you're anal.

 

[groundhog34]

you can check the grease on the rear of the slide if it is copper colored and the barrel is clean the gun was probably NIB

 

[toivo]

Once I was looking at a Remington 870 Wingmaster shotgun at a local sporting goods store (not a chain store). The guy checked the inventory book, and the gun had been in stock for six years! (It was a 28-gauge, which might be why it hadn't sold.) A lot of moving, bumping, smudging, etc. can happen in six years.

Sometimes, used guns that were purchased new-in-box and kept pristine by really "anal" owners are in better condition than "new" guns that were on display in busy gun shops. If you're having a hard time telling if your gun is "new," it probably is. No dings, dents, rust spots (all of which I've seen on "new" guns)? Congratulations: you've got yourself a new gun.

 

[PT1911]

take the gun down to slide and frame... often you can see a difference in that new guns have the factory lube which is usually thicker than your typical oil, if this is gone, it means someone used it, cleaned it well, and tried to pass it off as new... not sure about the pps, but you can easily tell with a Glock and Taurus...as well as many others...

 

[TDR911]

I have had some guns in inventory fo up to 2 years. Any time I handle the gun or give it to a customer I check to see if it is clear. So it will have been cycled a hundred times or so. Some barrels will show wear marks. The best way is to check for the grease on the slide rails, Breech , remembering that it has been test fired, and shiny barrel.