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Tips for Buying a Used Gun
• shootingillustrated.com by Tamara KeelI mean, I have no idea how many used guns I've purchased over the years, but if as many as 10 of them weren't, um… "pre-owned," I'll eat my hat. Without salt.
But after giving it some thought, that's not entirely fair, because there are little tips and pointers I've used when combing through the trade-in shelves at my local used-gun store. A lot of it is based on things I learned buying used guns in on trade at work, and I'm here to pass it on to you.
First, forget the line about "buying a used gun is buying somebody else's problems." While it's true that some used guns get traded in because they didn't work, the vast, vast majority are because the owner was bored with them and wanted a new toy.