This is a supposedly NIB condition old stock Smith & Wesson 629 Mountain Gun that I just got from Gunbroker. I just picked it up today and it I have not fired or loaded it yet, just took it out of the box.
It has fingerprints on it and has been handled but that's fine. It's 1999 vintage so I expect it to be handled. It appears to have rings in the cylinder which would have been made by live rounds. There also seems to be a bur or gouge on the chamber which could be from use or manufacturing. The bur/gouge doesn't appear to affect cycling. The bur is actually sharper and bigger than the photos let on. I am not accurately able to show it with my cellphone camera.
I know that manufacturers sometimes fire guns at the factory to test them so perhaps this is that. However I thought they would have cleaned it better inside afterward such as the rings in the cylinder.
Does this NIB firearm appeared to have been used?
It has fingerprints on it and has been handled but that's fine. It's 1999 vintage so I expect it to be handled. It appears to have rings in the cylinder which would have been made by live rounds. There also seems to be a bur or gouge on the chamber which could be from use or manufacturing. The bur/gouge doesn't appear to affect cycling. The bur is actually sharper and bigger than the photos let on. I am not accurately able to show it with my cellphone camera.
I know that manufacturers sometimes fire guns at the factory to test them so perhaps this is that. However I thought they would have cleaned it better inside afterward such as the rings in the cylinder.
Does this NIB firearm appeared to have been used?
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