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so here's the story:
My gun was stolen 12 years ago. I reported it to the police department, gathered all the paperwork i had on it and filed it in my gun file. Have not heard anything about it till this January.
I get a call from a lady at the FBI asking if i want my gun back. She said i will have to have paperwork for it (which i promptly got out of my gun file) and gives me a number to call. After several calls and conversations i am told by a Special Agent to show up at their office in Santa Ana to pick it up. On Tuesday i show up and they hand me the gun. It was tied down to a box, all in black fingerprint powder, had a cork in the barrel at both ends. It even had a Bianchi holster (probably mine but i don't remember it).
From my conversations this is what i was able to put together, since they would not divulge any details:
They found the gun in a house that they searched during a drug bust, 9 years ago. The gun was not used in any shooting that they know of. it has been locked up in their vault since then as evidence in the case.
I asked the agent if it was "safe" for me to have it and he said that if they recover a casing from it in an investigation they might look me up again. I was given a signed form that it was returned to me and that's it.
So here's the question:
should it keep it, shoot it and love it?
or
should i sell it and get another one?
some notes:
The gun is in very good condition after a wipe down to remove the black powdery stuff, the barrel looks great, functions flawlessly, i bet it shoots great too still. I am sure that after i really clean it, it will be as new again and noone will tell a difference.
This was my first gun that i purchased and shot, so there is an emotional attachment there plus the history that it now has. I even have the first 5 casings from the first time i shot it (it's a .357 magnum revolver, Ruger GP100, 3" stainless, the ones people have been talking about how great they are, rare and desirable).
I am worried that some police database has the serial number still showing as stolen and if i am stopped with it i might be in trouble. Even trough i have all the paperwork for it, it will still be $$$ and frustrations to prove it.
Any advice on what to do here will be appreciated as always
My gun was stolen 12 years ago. I reported it to the police department, gathered all the paperwork i had on it and filed it in my gun file. Have not heard anything about it till this January.
I get a call from a lady at the FBI asking if i want my gun back. She said i will have to have paperwork for it (which i promptly got out of my gun file) and gives me a number to call. After several calls and conversations i am told by a Special Agent to show up at their office in Santa Ana to pick it up. On Tuesday i show up and they hand me the gun. It was tied down to a box, all in black fingerprint powder, had a cork in the barrel at both ends. It even had a Bianchi holster (probably mine but i don't remember it).
From my conversations this is what i was able to put together, since they would not divulge any details:
They found the gun in a house that they searched during a drug bust, 9 years ago. The gun was not used in any shooting that they know of. it has been locked up in their vault since then as evidence in the case.
I asked the agent if it was "safe" for me to have it and he said that if they recover a casing from it in an investigation they might look me up again. I was given a signed form that it was returned to me and that's it.
So here's the question:
should it keep it, shoot it and love it?
or
should i sell it and get another one?
some notes:
The gun is in very good condition after a wipe down to remove the black powdery stuff, the barrel looks great, functions flawlessly, i bet it shoots great too still. I am sure that after i really clean it, it will be as new again and noone will tell a difference.
This was my first gun that i purchased and shot, so there is an emotional attachment there plus the history that it now has. I even have the first 5 casings from the first time i shot it (it's a .357 magnum revolver, Ruger GP100, 3" stainless, the ones people have been talking about how great they are, rare and desirable).
I am worried that some police database has the serial number still showing as stolen and if i am stopped with it i might be in trouble. Even trough i have all the paperwork for it, it will still be $$$ and frustrations to prove it.
Any advice on what to do here will be appreciated as always
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