Oriental Redneck
| They may or may not, depending on conditions. On the old German made & proofed guns, you will know for sure, because the original gun's serial numbers are all matching. But, on the US made guns, it's a crap shoot.
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Crusty old curmudgeon
| I've got 2 CPOs and would swear they were new on first inspection. Jim
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Web Clavin Extraordinaire
| My only CPO was essentially a new gun as well.
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| quote: Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man: My only CPO was essentially a new gun as well.
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| I thought my CPO's were new. |
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| I had one CPO P228 with original serial-numbered barrel, and another P228 with a replacement, no serial number barrel. Both came in red boxes. |
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| My CPO P220 has no serial number on the barrel. I’ve had it for years. Came in a red box looking new but the barrel did have wear marks on it. Has the Exeter-NH-USA mark on the slide. --------------- Gary Will Fly for Food... and more Ammo Mosquito Lubrication VideoIf Guns Cause Crime, Mine Are Defective.... Ted Nugent |
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| We received two CPO P229-1s recently; one of them look flawless when sold even though it was the one that was put into our display case (it did receive a fair bit of handling in the week or so that it was on the floor). Its barrel finish however reminded me of the newer finish that SIG currently uses, which does a much better job against showing wear marks. So it might be possible that this barrel had been replaced, but that would likely depend on when this gun was actually made with no s/n markings on the barrel to confirm originality. The second SIG (that went into back stock) had faint smileys on its barrel, and a couple of pin head sized bare metal marks in the frame's anodizing.
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| Posts: 2302 | Location: The commie, rainy side of WA | Registered: April 19, 2020 |
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| quote: Originally posted by Oat_Action_Man: My only CPO was essentially a new gun as well.
The two I have purchased also.... |
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| CPO guns likely come from a variety of sources, including guns that go to armorer schools and sales samples. Many of these will be unfired. |
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