Hello all,
Not sure where to put this question....but here goes.
I'm a relative newbie when it comes to firearms, but I've gotten the bug, and my wife (thankfully) loves shooting, too, so I/we are looking to add a few to the collection.
I search online for used guns, and I frequently see posts with "I've only put 10/20/100 rounds through this gun. It shoots great!" I've seen these for both rifles and handguns.
These put me on my guard....why would someone buy a gun, shoot it a dozen times, find it to be a great-shooting gun, and then sell it? I'm not talking about large calibers, either. I see it on .22, .38/.357, 9mm, .243, etc. Even AR's. I'm new to this hobby, and I don't trust my ability to know which used guns are in good working shape and which have some structural problem. I find myself avoiding these guns, just because it seems fishy. Though I do see it quite often, so I'm not sure if I'm just being too suspicious, or if it truly is a little fishy.
So I'm asking you all here, who aren't trying to sell me a gun. I realize people might sell guns for lots of reasons (money trouble, divorce, changing interests, not what they expected, etc.), but...why does it appear so many people buy a gun, take it to the range, shoot it a few times, find it accurate and fun to shoot, and then sell it?
Carl
Not sure where to put this question....but here goes.
I'm a relative newbie when it comes to firearms, but I've gotten the bug, and my wife (thankfully) loves shooting, too, so I/we are looking to add a few to the collection.
I search online for used guns, and I frequently see posts with "I've only put 10/20/100 rounds through this gun. It shoots great!" I've seen these for both rifles and handguns.
These put me on my guard....why would someone buy a gun, shoot it a dozen times, find it to be a great-shooting gun, and then sell it? I'm not talking about large calibers, either. I see it on .22, .38/.357, 9mm, .243, etc. Even AR's. I'm new to this hobby, and I don't trust my ability to know which used guns are in good working shape and which have some structural problem. I find myself avoiding these guns, just because it seems fishy. Though I do see it quite often, so I'm not sure if I'm just being too suspicious, or if it truly is a little fishy.
So I'm asking you all here, who aren't trying to sell me a gun. I realize people might sell guns for lots of reasons (money trouble, divorce, changing interests, not what they expected, etc.), but...why does it appear so many people buy a gun, take it to the range, shoot it a few times, find it accurate and fun to shoot, and then sell it?
Carl