gun shops and display models

[12voltguy]

I wanted to buy a GSG rifle on display from the Martin B. Retting, and they said they won't sell it.

they likelyget a ton of attention with it on display & have trouble getting more in stock, so won't sell.
I got mine of GB $550- FREE SHIPPING
I posted sellers contact info in commerical section if interested

[jasilva]

It's a tool folks, not a piece of artwork that can't be touched. If you worry that much about someone touching/handling a gun before you buy it your probably the guy who will make a grab for his loaded gun at the range when he drops it.

just sayin'

[luisdeleon]

well, i take care of my things and am very carfull them, i like to have them last a long time.

[proudamerican831]

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[jasilva]

well, i take care of my things and am very carfull them, i like to have them last a long time.

I do also, but it's a tool.

[12voltguy]

I do also, but it's a tool.

I guess a customer holding one in the shop wears it out

[tonelar]

It depends on the shop- some won't let you turn the cylinder.

While other shops let customers dry fire etc. I dont buy from those places.

If you wanna play you're gonna have to pay.

[CaliGunOwner]

Use to depend on the dealer -- but since product has been tough to get in recently, I would think you get the one you dros'd -- get the one on display

[fairfaxjim]

It's really easy to figure this one out. It's called communication. Like has already been said, it can be anything from still in the box to fondled like a $20 hooker. TALK to the guy your'e buying it from. If they don't have another (some will, some won't, some that normally would don't that day, whatever), then inspect the one you're looking at carefully, and work out a deal. If you don't get the deal you want, nobody is going to make you buy it. I've bought both from the case and from the back. Some I got a discount for a scratch or nick, some I paid full price. I shoot all of them, they get dirty, they get hot, they get used, they get cleaned, and none of them are new now.

[Sam]

Nothing wrong with dry firing, unless it's a 22.

Who in their right mind would buy a gun without dry firing it first?

I'd be more worried about screwy people dropping the slide on an empty chamber...it gives me shivers just thinking about such ridiculousness. In all honesty, even though there's probably nothing wrong with a display model I always ask for a brand new one in the back. I think it's mostly psychological, I want one that's unmolested and can be the first one to play with it.

[aceventura]

I think a lot of people touch your gun before you take it home. Guns need to be test fired/function tested before they leave the factory and they give you a couple of the spent casings with the gun.

[tankerman]

While other shops let customers dry fire etc. I dont buy from those places.

Do you only buy from car dealerships that don't allow test drives too?

Most gunowners want to know what kind of trigger the gun has, specially serious shooters. I usually pass on a gun when the trigger feels like the action is full of sand. I'd rather not wait till I get home to figure that out.

[JTROKS]

Do you only buy from car dealerships that don't allow test drives too?

Most gunowners want to know what kind of trigger the gun has, specially serious shooters. I usually pass on a gun when the trigger feels like the action is full of sand. I'd rather not wait till I get home to figure that out.

+1

Ever buy from a dealer that has all his guns with plastic tie lock? When asked if you can see the gun he will mumble, "Can't you see the gun sitting on the display case?" He treats the guns like fine delicate porcelein. I'm not a guy that drops the slide on an empty chamber or spin the cylinder and snap it close, but I will dry fire hopefully there's a snap cap available. I just want to check the lock-up on the guns I'm about to buy.

[12voltguy]

I'd be more worried about screwy people dropping the slide on an empty chamber...it gives me shivers just thinking about such ridiculousness. In all honesty, even though there's probably nothing wrong with a display model I always ask for a brand new one in the back. I think it's mostly psychological, I want one that's unmolested and can be the first one to play with it.

please explain how that does any damage....then point me to a respected gun expert that will agree with you

[B Strong]

I've purchased display models with and without discount - it depends on the piece and the dealer.

I have no problem buying used firearms, probably because so many of the firearms I'm interested are far out of production.