would this bother anyone

[jdex]

Looking for a glock 27, came across this one but for some reason I am hesitant. Would this bother anyone? Http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=332319112

 

[marb4]

I dont believe the gun is "cursed" or anything, just seems like it would always carry bad vibes for me. At least the seller was honest and disclosed this gun's tragic past. Yes, I know the the gun did not take the woman's life. She did. But still, for me personally, I'd have a hard time owning it.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Bad/negative energy. Same goes for a house with a murder or suicide. That's just me...

So, no. I would not buy something like that.

 

[jdex]

Kind of how I felt I guess, I don't blame the gun,I'm sure some of my c&r ones may have a past, but yea just feel some creepy energy about it.
Just wanted to make sure I wasn't overreacting.

 

[481]

Looking for a glock 27, came across this one but for some reason I am hesitant. Would this bother anyone? Http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=332319112

If you are hesitant, then follow your gut. There are others out there (even in the present short supply) and it looks like that one will find a home even if you don't buy it.

 

[Sam Cade]

Would this bother anyone?

Nope.

My brother killed himself with a .44 Redhawk.

I own it and hunt with it frequently.

 

[jdex]

Yea, I am actually a little shocked at the bids and price.

 

[surjimmy]

Not at all.

 

[19-3Ben]

It's a used gun. Period.
The fact that it was used for a terrible thing is not the gun's fault and would not bother me.

This comes up every so often. We've had a few threads about this in the last year or so.

 

[jdex]

Sorry, must have missed those.

 

[dirtykid]

A light coating of CLP will sanitize any bad-omens,

Its a machined-tool, nothing more

 

[longknife12]

I'd go for it.....way things are getting, get em while you can!
Dan

 

[CoRoMo]

..shocked at the bids and price.

Don't be. That is the going rate for used G27s nowadays.

It's weird that the seller mentioned the death involved with the gun in the auction. That is not a factor in the quality or condition of the pistol. If they were truly in a hurry to get the gun out of the estate, the nearest pawnshop would have been quicker than a week-or-more-long transaction online.

When I buy a used rifle, I don't need to know how many game animals it was or wasn't able to harvest. What kind of feedback are the two parties going to leave each other on this one? 'Hope to do more business with you in the future'? I don't think so. Including the suicide in the description was a strange idea.

 

[psyopspec]

I definitely wouldn't want to buy this gun. I try not to pay more than $450 for a used Glock.

Considering people have lived on the land we all inhabit for thousands of years, there's a halfway decent chance that wherever we're sitting someone lost their life through an unfortunate circumstance nearby. If "bad vibes" are a thing, there's not really a way to avoid them. Consider all the objects in a home and the thousands of folks involved in producing and transporting them to you. If one of the factory workers that assembled your microwave used that same pair of hands to commit a bad act, is that passed on to your home? I won't judge, but I am curious.

 

[ZeSpectre]

It's weird that the seller mentioned the death involved with the gun in the auction. That is not a factor in the quality or condition of the pistol.

You might not be aware that there is a "ghoul" market out there. People who buy/collect things that others have either killed themselves, or been killed with. It goes WAAAAY back to buying a section of the hanging rope used on criminals and so forth. So for some people this would be "value added". (Not saying I approve, just stating a fact).

To the OP. In my mind the simple fact that you posted this question on the forum tells me that the history of this firearm bothers you at least a little bit. That leads me to think you should just walk away from it because in your mind there will always be a taint.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

The guns that bother me are the ones with swastikas on them. And what bothers me more are the dark individuals that buy them for that reason, and get all excited that they were Nazi guns and might have shot/executed someone.

 

[CoRoMo]

You might not be aware that there is a "ghoul" market out there.

Was not.

Sick.

 

[beatledog7]

No issues for me, and so far still a decent price.

I've got a number of previously owned guns, any of which could have a similar history. I also have a hammer that I know has mashed many fingers, but that doesn't make it more likely to smash any more.

 

[jdex]

Yea, I think I will pass, thanks guys for not making me feel wierd thinking I was the only one.

 

[Sam1911]

Nope, no concerns at all. Though if I could tap into that "ghoul" market, I might be tempted to flip it for whatever it would be worth to them.

 

[flinch]

Interesting the woman used a bullet to do herself in. Most want to go out looking nice and no mess to leave behind.

 

[jdex]

Good point, I wouldn't lie about something like that, but I'm sure some would.

 

[WoodchuckAssassin]

I'm glad that the seller was up-front about the history of the gun. All the same, I'll pass on this one for several reasons: I'm not a GlockGuy, and I don't think I'd enjoy shooting a gun that has brought another family so much pain.

I can see where it wouldn't bother a lot of people, but it's just not for me.

 

[el Godfather]

How many of you have old colts, martinis, 303s etc.?

 

[hentown]

The fact that it was used in a suicide wouldn't bother me. The fact that it's a subcompact Glock .40 would bother me and I wouldn't buy it. I like my Glocks but have no use for their .40s.