I NEVER hand a gun to a stranger, friends are different.
I'm familiar with my friends abilities, not so with a strangers.
It avoids all types of issues that can accur.
1. No matter how much they appear to know before they take yours into hand, they could drop it while in possession of it. With friends, they'll pay to refinish. With strangers you have a marred gun finish and have to broach a subject that, having not handed the gun to them, would not be necessary in the first place. Sure they are sorry, doesn't fix the finish/sights or other issues caused by mistakes/negligence.
2. Strangers are strange.
Tough stance to take you say? Sure is, I had a p7-m8 dropped by a stranger and ate the cost of the new finish, not again thankyou.
And yes, it's I think it is rude to ask to use anothers weapon. If you are asked if you would liek to try it, thats a different story.
Just like the motorcycles, loaned mine to a friend who then totaled it around a pole. Friends still play with my toyus as I'm standing right there. Bike, no way they are out of my site with anything.
Brownie