The little brown envelope? (GP100)
- Thread starter mralberta
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Just brought my GP 100 home. After going thru all the info that came with it, I opened a brown envelope with a spent round init. Was this fired thru my new purchase, kinda like a "keep sake"?
It was test fired at the factory. That casing is for proof it works and has the twist and other info listed on it. As well i have heard and i could be wrong that some states require that info for ballistic reasons, for law enforcement databases, but im not sure about that.
and if you graduate to 44, you'll get a 44 special casing- years from now, you'll wonder "wtf did this come from- it's not any of the brands i use- "at least mine was some bizarre off brand- it's ruger doing 2 things- playing with your mind and proving their gun works
I specifically asked about this last time I bought a pistol and whats been said above is correct. In some states they require it for databases. Every gun leaves a slightly different mark from the foring pin and such, so if empties are found at a crime scene and you are a ssupect, they can pull it out for comparison
Davy Crockett
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I wonder if this has ever been successfully used in court?
Sounds hokey and like it would be pretty easy to defeat.
When I bought my Ruger GP 100 back in 1989 I never found that brown envelope. Nor did I find a spent brass casing in the box either.
I did find the brown paper for corrosion protection though.
This is the first I have heard of this and there are hundreds of Ruger GP 100's sold yearly.
Interesting find none the less.
Tight groups,
Rob
I did find the brown paper for corrosion protection though.
This is the first I have heard of this and there are hundreds of Ruger GP 100's sold yearly.
Interesting find none the less.
Tight groups,
Rob
Good question, I'd be curious to kow that too. But I would bet it would be alot like the registry here, gun is stolen and used, database said its yours, cops come to your door and harass you. Or maybe just a way of saying that the cops are watching you so be good lol
sillymike
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It could serve many purposes...
1. It's a new incentive to get people into reloading... The first piece of brass is free! (Just think of the possibility)
2. It's your dealer teasing you... that gun isn't really "new unfired"
3. It's a make belief round you can use against make belief closet-monsters...
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On a more serious note, what's the point of only getting one piece of brass for a revolver. Wouldn't the marking be different for all chambers...
1. It's a new incentive to get people into reloading... The first piece of brass is free! (Just think of the possibility)
2. It's your dealer teasing you... that gun isn't really "new unfired"
3. It's a make belief round you can use against make belief closet-monsters...
~
On a more serious note, what's the point of only getting one piece of brass for a revolver. Wouldn't the marking be different for all chambers...
I'm surprised canadian politicians haven't tried to do something like this! Pass some law requiring all firearms sold in Canada (new, I guess) to have one bullet sent to the RCMP for a database so if a bullet is required from a murder or crime scene, they can check it against the database.
It would really help catch all those criminals who use legally owned and registered firearms....
p.s, my gp100 came with the casing too
It would really help catch all those criminals who use legally owned and registered firearms....
p.s, my gp100 came with the casing too
Each firing pin makes a unique mark as wall as the barrel makes unique groves on the bullet, the chamber have nothing to do with it as they just line up the rounds for firing.
I think its kinda neat actually. They have test fired the gun at factory and supplied you with the proof. My SR9 will be in today, hope to find the same brown envelope with it to!
You will!
Mine came from the dealer and it had the little brown envelope in the case.
