Gunnies? Got a question for ya.
You know that spent round that comes with new handguns? For those that don't, those rounds are put there by the factory to comply with states that have a ballistic fingerprinting requirement at the time of retail sale of a handgun. The retailer takes the package with the shell and projectile in it, sends it in to the state, and the state records it in their worthless database for future non-use.
Anyway.
So, while it's not required by law in most states, many manufacturers just do it across the board with all their handguns, rather than sort out which ones need the spent round and which ones do not. The Buckmark came with one.
I'm torn. On one hand, I want to throw it away to kind of spit in the face of states with ballistic fingerprinting requirements. On the other, I have the original boxes, paperwork, and everything else on every new gun I've ever purchased. I don't intend to ever sell or trade any gun I own, so I'm not so much worried about increased value (I keep boxes and stuff like that because it will be cool years down the road. For me).
What do y'all think? Keep it with the other stuff, or give my own personal one-finger-wave to ballistic fingerprinting?
tweaker
I pitch the damned things after smashing them with a hammer. If I reloaded, I'd probably dump them into the brass can, but that option doesn't apply to rimfire.
ReplyDeleteThen again, my factory-new guns are shooters, not collectors. The safe queens are old classic Hi-Powers and the occasional Colt 1911.