If you could change one thing about handgun sales what would it be?

[dogtown tom]

I have to disagree with the comment that 99% of Manufacturers include an extra magazine of the five guns that I have bought with my Nancy Pelosi stimulus money only two have had extra magazines the other three did not

<-------FFL who handles more handguns in one week than you will all year.

I'm curious, what handguns did you get that only came with one mag from the factory?

 

[dogtown tom]

All semi-automatic pistols should include a magazine loader designed for that specific magazine. My Ruger SR9C came with a stamped metal one ten years ago. New Glocks now include a plastic loader. A plastic loader probably cost less than 25 cents to make. A small cost to make every pistol much easier to load.

Glock has included a mag loader for over a decade.
After having bought an Uplula, I don't use any other magloader.

 

[Brubz]

<-------FFL who handles more handguns in one week than you will all year.

I'm curious, what handguns did you get that only came with one mag from the factory?

Tom: Kimber Micro 9, Walther P22,Ruger Lcp2

 

[dogtown tom]

Tom: Kimber Micro 9, Walther P22,Ruger Lcp2

Thanks. I haven't seen a Micro 9 in a while.
During the first Obama gun panic, Sig was putting a slip of paper in the box claiming the "worldwide shortage of magazines" kept them from including more than one. But they would happily sell you one on their website. One of several reasons I don't buy Sig.

 

[RetiredUSNChief]

If I could change ONE thing about handgun sales?

Seriously, the ONE thing I would change would be to get the government to butt out on any and all transactions.

Alas, I fear that's a forlorn wish.

 

[druryj]

Sell guns like they sell cars, try it before you buy it, shoot a few magazines through it before you have to commit to a purchase.

So...mainly selling USED guns? Nah. That's why a lot of ranges have rentals.

 

[JDR]

So...mainly selling USED guns? Nah. That's why a lot of ranges have rentals.

I would definitely want to rent or borrow any gun model that I wasn’t already familiar with, before I bought one. Not necessarily the actual gun but one like it.

 

[Jimbo80]

Lifetime warranties would be nice.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Lifetime warranties would be nice.

Be careful what you wish for. I don't know if they still do...I don't pay any attention to warranties when buying a gun...but there used to be a couple of manufacturers that offered lifetime warranties. The complaints from customers were numerous. You have to remember that a lifetime warranty invites lowering QC when guns first leave the factory...because they'll fix stuff when they come back.

I remember the example of Nikon cameras...which use to only offer a 6 month warranty

 

[dogtown tom]

Lifetime warranties would be nice.

There's a huge reason some gun manufacturers don't do that........the Magnuson-Moss Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson–Moss_Warranty_Act
Ruger and others offer no warranty, because they feel the requirements of that federal law are unduly burdensome. But Ruger has one of the best customer service policies on repair or replacement.

Rather than relying on a lifetime warranty, buy guns made by a manufacturer who stands behind their product and has a history of fixing what is wrong....at no charge.

Here, this explains it better:

 

[Mosin77]

1. Get rid of the stupid, ugly, late ‘80s serrated finger grip on the front of the trigger guard, that inexplicably still appears on 60% or more of handguns. As far as I can tell, exactly nobody uses a grip that requires that, any more, and old, smooth, rounded trigger guards look 1,000,000 times better.

2. It would be nice if those extra mags weren’t included, but were affordable to purchase afterward if you wished. Sucks when you have to order them for $40 a pop. Sell them in packs of 4 for $100?

3. Gun boxes are way too bulky. Since people seem to pay more for a used gun if it comes with the box, I feel obligated to keep them just in case. But I had to dedicate a large moving box just to “empty gun boxes.” I don’t need a suitcase from the manufacturer just to hold my new 1911.

4. Offer guns in “lock” and “no lock” configuration, if the manufacturer insists on offering a gun with a lock, since there are several guns I’d love to buy except for the fact that they contain key locks in the mechanism.

 

[Brubz]

1. Get rid of the stupid, ugly, late ‘80s serrated finger grip on the front of the trigger guard, that inexplicably still appears on 60% or more of handguns. As far as I can tell, exactly nobody uses a grip that requires that, any more, and old, smooth, rounded trigger guards look 1,000,000 times better.

2. It would be nice if those extra mags weren’t included, but were affordable to purchase afterward if you wished. Sucks when you have to order them for $40 a pop. Sell them in packs of 4 for $100?

3. Gun boxes are way too bulky. Since people seem to pay more for a used gun if it comes with the box, I feel obligated to keep them just in case. But I had to dedicate a large moving box just to “empty gun boxes.” I don’t need a suitcase from the manufacturer just to hold my new 1911.

4. Offer guns in “lock” and “no lock” configuration, if the manufacturer insists on offering a gun with a lock, since there are several guns I’d love to buy except for the fact that they contain key locks in the mechanism.

Mosin: someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's a federal law that guns sold in the United States have to be sold with the trigger locks

 

[9mmepiphany]

As far as I can tell, exactly nobody uses a grip that requires that, any more,

Lena Miculek:

3. Gun boxes are way too bulky. Since people seem to pay more for a used gun if it comes with the box, I feel obligated to keep them just in case.

They can be quite useful when shipping them or checking them in when flying

 

[Mosin77]

Mosin: someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think it's a federal law that guns sold in the United States have to be sold with the trigger locks

Sorry, I’m talking about the internal lock, e.g the famous S&W “Hillary hole” or the one on a Bersa .380. It’s beyond me why they can’t make a no-lock version and then an “extra-safe, great-for-the-kids” lock version, if they wish.

I know it’s a law all guns be sold with an external trigger lock and I’m not carping about that, because that might make this political