Dealer Sold Used Gun as New

[newracer]

One time I bought a gallon of oil at Walmart, opened it up at home and it was filled with used oil. They gave me a new one when I took it back.

[crays]

Big E3, does the serial number on the revolver match the serial number on the box?

Maybe I assume too much, but was there any cross-referencing of the serial number to the shipping manifest, receiving log, disposition book, etc.? It should be "somewhat" simple to determine where this deal went hinky.
I can't imagine it would be too difficult to do a physical inventory check, and reference SN's to the book, and receiving log/shipping manifest.

Just chiming in with my thoughts...

[osok-308]

This^^ I hope you already took detailed pics of it and I would have personally brought it back before even cleaning it. Question though, you didnt notice the burned cylinder before paying for it??

This was my original thought. Make sure you call the ATF as well as the manufacturer. THEN call the Big R. You could also call Big R to inform them that you believe that it was used and plan on calling the ATF to confirm.

[Great-Kazoo]

This was my original thought. Make sure you call the ATF as well as the manufacturer. THEN call the Big R. You could also call Big R to inform them that you believe that it was used and plan on calling the ATF to confirm.

The atf is not involved unless there was a crime committed with the gun, stolen, or misrepresented (serial # wise) from the ffl.

[Great-Kazoo]

Thanks for all the input, I will drive out there and talk to them, it's 80 miles round trip from my house so not going today. As far as the gun did looked fired when I picked it up but I assumed that was the factory. It wasn't until I removed the grips and found lint that I started thinking used. I attached a pic and please no remarks on the size of the gun, it's just something I've been wanting. Notice how the lint filled the holes in the back of the grips and a piece over the spring in the frame.

Forget the lint. I'd be concerned about the recoil on that short a bbl.

[wctriumph]

Was it a Taurus? That would explain it.


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[Big E3]

It appeared to be on some type of inventory sheet that included serial numbers when I went to pay for it. I did not see any scrabbling to rectify any numbers. Numbers on the gun and box match, all things I have thought about. Nothing during the transfer appeared to set off any alarms about something being wrong or out of usual. Again I have bought a lot of used guns, and I check condition of used guns with much more diligence. Just wish I would have looked at this one more closely. I don't care about the lint, I'm most shocked that once it was cleaned there was so much cylinder play. Not a gun I would have accepted on the used market.

[Bailey Guns]

I've never known a NAA revolver to have a tight cylinder. Not loose to the point I'd be worried, but never tight.

Big R clerks at the store in Conifer verify, re-verify and triple check serial numbers at like 3 steps in the sales process. Then a mgr verifies it again against the bound book entry before finalizing the sale. Then the mgr walks the customer outside before handing over the gun.

[Big E3]

My other NAA mini in 22 mag that I bought used is significantly tighter.

[rbeau30]

I attached a pic and please no remarks on the size of the gun, it's just something I've been wanting.

Nuttin wrong with those, I got one, I bought one on stainless and the indents on the cylinder are black and the grips were black. for some reason derringers intrigue me, and well, I wanted a revolver belly-gun. Why have two shots when you can have 5?

It is fun to shoot.

Nice thing about purchasing firerms, you are purchasing them for you, noone else. I don't NEED an identical right and left handed AR Pistol, but I wanted them. LOL