Is this normal for a new gun

[cam1936]

Well 3 macs I have had new guns come with dirty barrels etc. from packing grease but never from powder fouling. Both rifles and shot guns. Any new guns I have seen at shops that had powder residue is from being used by weekend warriors at the shop, as they say for customer demonstration purposes. But I have never ever taken possession of a brand new gun dirty from powder residue. I guess I have either been lucky or haven't bought enough new guns. Keep in mind a gun like a car is considered new until it has been retailed by dealer. Hence the car dealer term demonstrator with several hundred miles on it that you get next to no real discount on. Guns I strongly suspect they just retail them out the door as new dirty or not. So no I am not comfortable with that. If I am buying new it dam well better be unused new except for a factory test shots. My thoughts and experiences anyways.

I have recieved, verified serial numbers and placed onto a gun counter, thousands of rifles and shotguns. Lots come with powder residue, and I can assure you it isn't anyone test firing the product at the retail level. At least not at the place I was at.

 

[Ashcroft]

Interesting. I would have never believed that any reputable manufacturer would ship a dirty gun. The shotguns and rifles that I have purchased over the years have shown no sign of firing residue, although preservative ( grease of some kind?) was normal, possibly some machining leftover dirt. Maybe some makers are getting lax in the last 30 years or so?

 

[marshall]

Could it be a turkey choke? longer with no markings, I have one like that.