Is there a range at the gunshop? How would they transport it? I've be pissed if someone took my gun I ordered off site to a range to play with it.
Personally, I'd courteously ask them why the gun appears to have been fired?
Yeah, they have a range and gunsmithing facilities on-site, which is part of the reason it wouldn't surprise me if one employee said "sweet piece, I'll just squeeze off a few rounds, no one'll notice". And you're right, courtesy is key, which is why I wanted to cool down for a couple of days and get other opinions before confronting the owner about it.
If it's bought and paid for, then it certainly shouldn't be fired by anybody but you. I would be f**king pissed off. However, if you complain, I am sure you'll just meet a wall of denial.
Thing is, I trust the boss-man, who, only days prior, was telling me how much he valued my loyalty and continuing business. I suspect one of his employees might have done it without his knowing it. When I tell him about it, I hope he'll bear in mind the money I've spent there in the past few months, and the money I'll keep spending there if I feel like I can trust him. Stonewalling me will only leave sufficient doubt in my mind to make me shop elsewhere...
Did you see/handle the gun before you bought it? Was it clean when you paid for it and dirty when you got it? Or did you have it shipped?
That's the thing... I ordered it from him, when it arrived I drove 200k to check it out and confirm it's what I wanted, and then we initiated the transfer and he shipped it to me two weeks later. I'm 95% sure it wasn't visibly dirty when I inspected it, at least not as dirty as it was when I got it in the mail...
If it was shiny clean and new when you were in the store and bought it, then I'd be pissed off. Nobody should be firing your gun after you paid for it and are just waiting for the transfer.
On the other hand, if you left the store and thought about buying this gun for a couple days before actually phoning in with your credit card number - the store owner might have tried it out before you technically bought it. He should have cleaned it afterwards, but that's not worth getting upset over.
That's the whole crux of the question, isn't it? I wouldn't even have brought it up if I walked into the store and picked out a gun that had been test fired a couple of times, or if I waited a couple of days before getting it. They wouldn't even have had this one in stock if I hadn't ordered it. It was destined to be mine from the start!!
as for the 2 weeks for the transfer.... holy crap, glad I dont live in Ontario
It's always taken 3-4 days max for me, this 2-week business was new to me, too!
