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would you buy a used gun for CC?

goldeneagle76
I found a nice used Kimber Ultra Carry II for $499. The gun looks to be in pretty nice condition. I am just wondering if people out there would trust a used gun for their concealed carry weapon. I have no problem shelling out the $700 for new...but since I found the one for $499 I figured I would ask.

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  • Beeramid
    Well if it appears to be well maintained and in good condition then why not? Is the store or whoever is selling it a reputable source?







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  • zeldabluum
    I BELIEVE A USED GUN COULD PROTECT ME AS WELL AS A USED.
    I WOULD FEEL MUCH SAFER ON THE LINE WITH A USED COLT PYTHON
    THAN A NEW GLOCK.

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  • codenamepaul
    After the first shot the new one is used right?


    Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun.
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  • beantownshootah
    Why not?

    In some ways a used gun is better than a new gun. . .its probably cheaper and its already broken in. Plus you don't feel like you have to "baby" it.

    Plus there's "used" and then there is "used".

    Some people will buy a gun, put 100 rounds through it, decide then don't like it, then sell or trade it.

    From a practical standpoint there isnt really that much of a difference between a new and used gun. . .in either case you are going to have to put at least a few boxes of rounds through it before you know its dependable enough to carry and are familiar with it enough to carry it. By that point the gun is "used" even if it was brand new when you started!


    Here's another way to look at it. Let's say you bought the gun brand new. Would you still trust carrying it after putting 5000 rounds through it? (If it were a Kimber, I would). Do you think the gun in question has had 5000 rounds put through it already?
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  • GunMetalBlue
    My father gave me all the guns I have. He used to be a dealer when he was still in the police department. He traded with other officers, as well as bought new ones. As long as you can come to trust this gun, and take good care of it, I don't see any problem with a used gun. Just my humble opinion.
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  • Pinhead
    You could buy the used gun, take it to the range and try it out for 300 or 400 rounds and then you have your answer. If it fails to feed or eject one time, you really don't have a carry gun yet. But, you have 300 dollars to get it smoothed and polished until it is dead reliable. Somebody like Novak, Wilson, or Brown or BAeur could do wonders on reliability for the money of a new pistol. For a carry pitol you want simplicity, not whistles and bells. A stock 1911 that has had the action smoothed, with fixed sights on the order of Novak's, trigger job(3 to 4 lbs. with a clean break), and extractor tuned would make an ideal carry weapon. If the accuracy on the pistol is not very good, you can have the slide tightened, but just enough for 20 yard accuracy of 2" or so. Too tight is not good in a carry gun. If weight bothers you, get a commander size frame and do the work on it. Ambi safties, beavertails, extended slide releases, extended safties are the whistles and bells that are not really needed. I also consider the large, extended magazine release as something that could be prone to catching on clothing or the holster. This is just my opinion but I have given these things a lot of thought over the years and this is my personal preference. This is of course for automatics and revolvers would have their own set of priorities.
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  • bambihunter
    I would, because I always try to put several hundred rounds of different type of ammo down range with my CCW before I carry it. I also load singles, purposely limp-wrist it, etc. just trying to make it malfuction. If it works flawlessly, only then do I trust it.

    I say that, but currently, my Kel-tec P3AT pocket gun is absolutely new, yet I've been carrying it for quite some time and haven't fired it yet. Soon...
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  • abcguns2
    Yes ,Yes & Yes , if you check out this "used" gun as a smart buyer should , and then take it to the range and run it thru its paces (as you should - before you carry it!), then why not ???????? I do hope that you would not buy a "new" gun and just load it & then carry before you checked it out at the local range ???????on the basis that it is a "new" gun ????
    Good Luck !!!!!!!!
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  • Hokkmike
    Buying a used gun is like buying a pair of running shoes. You don't know how it will work out until you have used it a while. I would buy it, try it, and finding it reliable count the money saved!

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  • bigtire
    quote:Originally posted by Hokkmike
    Buying a used gun is like buying a pair of running shoes. You don't know how it will work out until you have used it a while. I would buy it, try it, and finding it reliable count the money saved!

    Sako Fan


    Same can be said of a new pair of running shoes (Gun) too.

    A gun should not be used for CC until it's reliability has been proven.

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