buy back a junk gun?

[LORD of WAR]

so heres the deal...i bought (stupidly) a hipoint 9mm carbine about 2 years...it lasted about 75 rounds before a round got lodged in the chamber and exploded...luckily no one was hurt...but i refused to fire the gun after that and its been sitting in the safe...in its original box ever since...i had planned on sending it back to hipoint for a refund and just never got around to it...the gun only cost about $150...can i turn it in at a buy back program and get $50 for it???

 

[dreppucci007]

They destroy the guns anyways, right?

 

[LORD of WAR]

im not sure what they do with em...i just wanna get rid of the thing its only taking up room...and i figured if they give you money for em well then thats a plus too

 

[dreppucci007]

Hey Matt...

Check out this thread that we talked about this before...here's a quote from it:

A Newton police officer (retired) noticed a S&W Schofield (an original - this was before the reintroduction) at a buyback. A couple of the officers cleaned it, oiled it up so it was operational, and then were told there was no procedure for donating it to a museum or even keeping at the PD on a long-term basis since they had made a "contractual obligation" to destroy all buyback guns. Yikes.

http://northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=6649&page=4&highlight=buyback+destroy

 

[jhrosier]

Take it apart and sell all except the receiver on Ebay.
Gun parts bring good bucks there.
No "hi-cap" mags or "assault" rifle parts allowed so watch your wording.

 

[Pilgrim]

since the govt didn't own it originally, they can't 'buy it back'.

 

[Patriot]

Take it apart and sell all except the receiver on Ebay.
Gun parts bring good bucks there.
No "hi-cap" mags or "assault" rifle parts allowed so watch your wording.

Also the box, paperwork, tools, etc that are original, usually return some good
green on ebay if you sell them seperately. Hell, you might even make back the
purchase price of the gun depending on how you part it out.

TBP

 

[Adam_MA]

Is hipoint still in business?

 

[JonJ]

Is hipoint still in business?

Sure are:
http://www.mkssupply.com/

 

[Adam_MA]

Why not send it back to them for repair?

 

[rscalzo]

Repair

Try say they have a lifetime warrenty. For the cost of shipping it might get repaired.

 

[JonJ]

Why not send it back to them for repair?

That's what I thought too but I'd give him $50 for it and send it back for repair.

 

[Adam_MA]

That's what I thought too but I'd give him $50 for it and send it back for repair.

Great minds!

 

[LORD of WAR]

jonj if you wanna give me $50 and send it back for repairs its yours! ill even let you have the bullet that exploded in the chamber at no extra cost

 

[Adam_MA]

If Jon doesn't take it, I will!

 

[JonJ]

If Jon doesn't take it, I will!

I PM'ed him last night

 

[Adam_MA]

I PM'ed him last night

Sweet!
Good luck with it... Let us know how it turns out.