I think it is exceedingly common and it surprises me that anyone might think otherwise.

I think that if there is, as is common, a proper return policy than that is part of the cost of doing what we do. Verifying for ourselves the specs of a gun. And if it doesn’t measure up, back it goes.

I’m much more concerned about the return policy. Is it straightforward or is it ambiguous and open for interpretation by the seller to suit his best interests. For example, I stopped pursuing a gun I was interested in that was being offered by a member here because every effort to clarify the return policy was met with bafflegab