Which handgun manufacturers test fire before shipping?
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redstategunnut
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Nighthawk also sends a test target with spent casing or two.
Stressfire
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That they do, they package the bullet with the pistol.
They do, but I did not get the test bullet in the box
Some even include the target, Ruger, Winchester, Remington & Browning if I recall correctly, though it usually applies to rifles and sports pistols.
Kreyzhorse
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I'd guess that all of the major makers do. Ruger, Smith, Springfield and even Taurus do for a fact. I think any gun sold in Massachusetts has to provide a spent cartridge to be sold in the state.
DubC-Hicks
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My Glock 31 came with 2 casings, and the Ruger SR9c came with 1. Neither came with targets though.
Those little empty cases are not "test fires" as in "Oh look, your new firearm works. See, here's proof."
Those are included for ballistic fingerprinting. Some states require it. In those states I suppose one (maybe both) goes somewhere, where they are stored in some warehouse, like the Ark of the Covenant in Indiana Jones, but they're on file "somewhere." In other places like around here, they usually are ignored, or tossed into the trash/reloading box.
Who does it? Any company that wants to do business in those states that require it. Since they don't know which guns are going to go where, they simply do it to all of them.
If you got targets, consider it a bonus. I've bought a lot of guns from a lot of different manufacturers, and I've never seen one.
Those are included for ballistic fingerprinting. Some states require it. In those states I suppose one (maybe both) goes somewhere, where they are stored in some warehouse, like the Ark of the Covenant in Indiana Jones, but they're on file "somewhere." In other places like around here, they usually are ignored, or tossed into the trash/reloading box.
Who does it? Any company that wants to do business in those states that require it. Since they don't know which guns are going to go where, they simply do it to all of them.
If you got targets, consider it a bonus. I've bought a lot of guns from a lot of different manufacturers, and I've never seen one.
handgunfan101
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all my S&W came with a spent case as did my new XDM .40 the cheaper RIA did not but that gun has since see its last days on the range as it was so prone to FTF problems i sold it for money down on my XDM
sirgilligan
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I wonder which companies, if any, test fire for accuracy and such, not just for this ballistic fingerprint stuff.
Patriot328
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Yeah I thought almost all fire at least a couple of shots for the spent casing requirement of some states.
meanmachine1961
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I own Glock, Ruger and CZ and they all came with spent casings.
Black_Sheep
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My brother in law's Colt .45 came with a signed test target in the box.
doc.loenstar
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