I bought a 686 plus 3" TALO from an internet dealer and had it shipped to local gun shop. Due to background check I waited 21 days and just picked it up last night.

Upon getting home I removed the grips and started to clean the "NIB" revolver and noticed gunpowder fouling in the barrel and cylinders.

The gun was shipped with spent shell casing (Maryland law); could this gunpowder be from test firing & spent shell casing firing?

I bought a 642 a few years ago and a Beretta Nano this spring, both had spent shell casings and neither had gunpowder fouling. All my other guns I bought used.

Someone from the LGS might have tried it out while it was in their possession during the 21 days but I highly doubt it.

Anyone else experience this with a factory new gun?

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