aarondhgraham
Member
I read a post about an obnoxious guy at a gun auction,,,
Seems he wanted to dry fire some guns and got real pissy when told no.
Now I'm all for an obnoxious arse getting what he deserved
But these blanket "no dry firing" policies annoy/puzzle me to no end.
Now before you get the wrong idea about me,,,
I am that guy who goes to a gun show,,,
With a small pack of dummy rounds.
I carry three snap-caps for .22 LR, 25 ACP, 32, 38, 357 Mag, 44 Special, 9mm, 45 ACP, and 45 Colt.
I pick up a revolver at a gun show that interests me,,,
There is no way in heck that I'm going to buy it,,,
If the owner won't allow me to function test it.
That includes seeing if the dang thing will actually drop a hammer on a round.
Now I don't ever argue with the seller,,,
But in my best non-confrontational voice I tell them,,,
I won't even consider buying a gun that I haven't dry fired.
Even when I show them the snap-caps,,,
I've still had some sellers say no.
I can only assume they really didn't want to sell it in the first place,,,
Or they were knowingly trying to sell me a broken gun.
At a recent gun show I was attracted to a very nice 3" Model 36,,,
But the guy (per gun show rules) had the hammer zip tied.
The price was right and I had the cash in hand,,,
But he was adamant about not cutting the zip tie to let me test the gun.
He said the gun show operator wouldn't allow it,,,
So I went and found the operator who told the guy it was fine.
Even then he said he wouldn't do it because dry firing damages the gun,,,
I showed him the three .38 snap-caps I had ready for use,,,
He still refused, even after I showed him the cash.
If he wasn't trying to hide a broken gun,,,
What would have been the problem?
I just can't understand how gun show dealers,,,
Expect someone to buy a used firearm,,,
Without testing it's basic functions.
My local pawn shop has a jar of snap-caps just for that purpose,,,
Now understand he won't allow you to snap fifty pulls,,,
But he thinks it's only reasonable to allow you a few.
I am in total agreement with him.
What do you gentlemen think?
Aarond
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Seems he wanted to dry fire some guns and got real pissy when told no.
Now I'm all for an obnoxious arse getting what he deserved
But these blanket "no dry firing" policies annoy/puzzle me to no end.
Now before you get the wrong idea about me,,,
I am that guy who goes to a gun show,,,
With a small pack of dummy rounds.
I carry three snap-caps for .22 LR, 25 ACP, 32, 38, 357 Mag, 44 Special, 9mm, 45 ACP, and 45 Colt.
I pick up a revolver at a gun show that interests me,,,
There is no way in heck that I'm going to buy it,,,
If the owner won't allow me to function test it.
That includes seeing if the dang thing will actually drop a hammer on a round.
Now I don't ever argue with the seller,,,
But in my best non-confrontational voice I tell them,,,
I won't even consider buying a gun that I haven't dry fired.
Even when I show them the snap-caps,,,
I've still had some sellers say no.
I can only assume they really didn't want to sell it in the first place,,,
Or they were knowingly trying to sell me a broken gun.
At a recent gun show I was attracted to a very nice 3" Model 36,,,
But the guy (per gun show rules) had the hammer zip tied.
The price was right and I had the cash in hand,,,
But he was adamant about not cutting the zip tie to let me test the gun.
He said the gun show operator wouldn't allow it,,,
So I went and found the operator who told the guy it was fine.
Even then he said he wouldn't do it because dry firing damages the gun,,,
I showed him the three .38 snap-caps I had ready for use,,,
He still refused, even after I showed him the cash.
If he wasn't trying to hide a broken gun,,,
What would have been the problem?
I just can't understand how gun show dealers,,,
Expect someone to buy a used firearm,,,
Without testing it's basic functions.
My local pawn shop has a jar of snap-caps just for that purpose,,,
Now understand he won't allow you to snap fifty pulls,,,
But he thinks it's only reasonable to allow you a few.
I am in total agreement with him.
What do you gentlemen think?
Aarond
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