Test firing.

[FNP45TACTICAL]

I had a well tenured, highly trader-d contributing member here arrange a meet to buy a gun at a range. Then wanted to test it. Then complained it didn't work. Turns out 1911's have thumb safety's. Who knew? He backed out. I think he felt like too much of a dumb as*. If it's a range we meet at and a used gun I have no problem test firing. If it's a new/unfired gun then they can pass or "test/function test fire" (one of the dumbest terms I see in calguns) all they want in 10 days when they pick it up.

[mikeyr]

I would meet him at the range with lots of ammo, let him shoot some rounds, maybe 2 or 3 mags worth (or cylinder's worth) and then I would spend the rest of the time shooting the rest of the ammo I brought with me. No reason a meet with potential buyer, can't be a fun time shooting.

But I also don't keep track of round count, I only keep track of how many rounds I have left so I know when to reload more. I shoot all my guns and enjoy them, you don't want to know how many rounds some of them have

[essjay]

Depends on what it is. If it's something normal like a G19 or an AR, than I'd say no. If it's an off-roster gun or something fairly unusual that would get normal use, I'd supply ammo but ask for a non-refundable deposit for range fees/time/ammo. If it's some kind of unicorn, than I'd say hell no.

[SkylineGTR06]

Nah tell them to rent one at a range to try it out

[aklon]

Well, if you're talking about the Sig SS .45 you have for sale then I would say no.

It's a great gun.

Everyone knows it's a great gun..

You obviously haven't talked to anyone who's had a bad experience with SiG, so bad that their stupid Mk25 was disposed of within weeks of buying it.

If you want to sell me a Sig, you can bet I will insist on test firing it to make sure it actually hits the target this time. I do not need to hear SiG Customer Service and fanboi guff and nonsense about it being a great gun when I know it isn't.

[ElDub1950]

If someone want to test fire to 'see if they like it', then no. They should spend their own time and money at a rental range to find out what they do or do not want.

If they want to test fire to verify it's functionality, then probably.

[FourT6and2]

No. Waste of your time and money. It's a gun, not a car. A test drive for a gun is dry firing before the PPT. You don't need to actually put live ammo in the gun to test it out. What's there to test? The recoil?

[CSACANNONEER]

It really depends on the gun, my mood and the rest of the situation. If it is something special/different or has some sort of quirk, I'd be inclined to offer a test firing in my add and, I have done just that. If it's a stock Glock 19, they can go rent one first (unless I'm in a good mood and it's at my convenience).

[readysetgo]

But so far at least, I don't sell guns.

This.

It really depends on the gun, my mood and the rest of the situation. If it is something special/different or has some sort of quirk, I'd be inclined to offer a test firing in my add and, I have done just that. If it's a stock Glock 19, they can go rent one first (unless I'm in a good mood and it's at my convenience).

I'd be willing to kick your tires sometime.

[CSACANNONEER]

I'd be willing to kick your tires sometime.

Anytime big boy.

[SILENT GUNMAN]

I dont see a problem with a test fire, as long as some conditions are met.

1. The test is only to verify that the gun cycles reliably.

2. The purchaser must give a $100 deposit. This deposit will be put towards the price of the gun.

3. The deposit is not refundable unless the gun fails to work properly. If it feeds/functions as it should, but you just dont like it, tough luck.

4. I bring the ammo. I dont want you blowing up my gun with the crappy reloads you put together last night while you were half way through a handle of Jack Daniels.

This only applies to used guns. If its BNIB then theres now way im letting you fire it before you buy it.

[Win231]

From some of the responses, it's quite obvious that many gun owners are unloading a gun they've screwed up through home gunsmithing & they certainly would rather not reveal a defective gun before someone buys it.

[jchen76@gmail.com]

I've let a buyer try my sig p6. He used his own hand loads and proceeded to do 3 rapid full mag dumps to test reliability. Shocked and made me worried, he ended up buying though. If he didn't, i'd would have been mad.

For most part, most sellers were willing to have their firearms test fired as long as buyer paid for range fees and ammo. Only time I was denied was when I wanted to fire a walther p1 conversion to p5 Kurz. Wanted to test but buyer refused, cited liability issue. Weird.

[readysetgo]

From some of the responses, it's quite obvious...

This is stretching it a bit no? Even from you.

[Win231]

This is stretching it a bit no? Even from you.

NNNNope. If I were considering a used car & the owner said "First pay for it, then you can test drive it all you want," I'd say "Au Revoir." He'd obviously have something to hide. I'm sure you've seen several posts that start with: "I bought a gun from a fellow CalGunner & it doesn't function." Perhaps you're one of those sellers?