Tips on Buying a Used Defensive Handgun

[Annihilator]

Some good tips and information on buying a used gun for defensive purposes.
Nothing wrong with a used gun if you know what to check and look for.

Tips on Buying a Used Defensive Handgun - Handguns

Follow these tips on buying a used defensive handgun. Bargains abound in semiautomatics newer than 40 years old and revolvers newer than 50.

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[youngolddude]

Look for a newer gun that is no longer on the fad "grab" list. Some folks change guns like some change their underwear. If it was "the" gun and no longer on the must buy list, it may be little used, so check for that. I'm talking about the ones that may have had a box or less through the darn thing. It happens, I've seen them and bought a few. Just sayin'.

 

[USS Callister]

If you don't have the knowledge and/or experience to know what to look for, make the sale contingent upon a gunsmith's inspection; offer to split the gunsmith's fee if there's something amiss with the gun and that you'd pay the fee in full if there's nothing wrong with it. After all, it's better to lose a few doubloons passing on a defective gun than to buy it then find out it's problematic. (There's a valid argument that it may not make economic sense to pay a gunsmith's fee to inspect an inexpensive or low-priced gun, but that's a judgement call.)

Just like buying a used car, you shouldn't buy one without having someone knowledgeable to check it out, first.