Well, it was really a matter of time, but a I had a first today: I was doing a FTF purchase of a handgun and met up with the fellow in a public place. All details on the transaction had been worked out in advance, due diligence performed, date, time, location, Check.
I arrive, we greet and do the usual parking lot exchange, I open my trunk and set the pistol inside to inspect it. Mrs Subic has me covered from the car and is waiting patiently. I open the case and I'm very happy with the new condition of my pistol purchase, as advertised. I'm excited that I got a good deal and I'm ready to proceed:
Colonel Cooper, is that you sir? (fate has now joined our transaction)
I am going through the usual paces, I safety check the weapon and something different happened this time.
A shiny, brass shell did it's best impersonation of Simone Biles and tumbled end over end into the recess of my trunk. The seller was shocked and mumbled an apology. I proceed without much fanfare and concluded this pistol is the one for me. I finish my business, take my new pistol home, clean it and hit the range.
Now, the After Action Report. Safety checking a firearm is 2nd nature to me, I do it and re-do ad nauseum, to the point of OCD.
Today it paid off. The seller handed me a loaded pistol and told me it was unloaded because he forgot the 1st rule. Fortunately for everyone involved, I did not.
So, has anyone else had the pleasure of having a loaded weapon handed to them during a sale, either private party or at a gun store?
I arrive, we greet and do the usual parking lot exchange, I open my trunk and set the pistol inside to inspect it. Mrs Subic has me covered from the car and is waiting patiently. I open the case and I'm very happy with the new condition of my pistol purchase, as advertised. I'm excited that I got a good deal and I'm ready to proceed:
Colonel Cooper, is that you sir? (fate has now joined our transaction)
I am going through the usual paces, I safety check the weapon and something different happened this time.
A shiny, brass shell did it's best impersonation of Simone Biles and tumbled end over end into the recess of my trunk. The seller was shocked and mumbled an apology. I proceed without much fanfare and concluded this pistol is the one for me. I finish my business, take my new pistol home, clean it and hit the range.
Now, the After Action Report. Safety checking a firearm is 2nd nature to me, I do it and re-do ad nauseum, to the point of OCD.
Today it paid off. The seller handed me a loaded pistol and told me it was unloaded because he forgot the 1st rule. Fortunately for everyone involved, I did not.
So, has anyone else had the pleasure of having a loaded weapon handed to them during a sale, either private party or at a gun store?