When you go to your ffl, does your dealer do the transfer first then let you check out the gun, or do they let you check out the gun before doing the transfer?

My first 3 ffl dealers always let me check the gun first before going through with the deal in case there was something I did not like about the gun and it needed to be sent back.

After the last time I went to my current dealer I realized that he does the transfer first then gives you the gun to check out. Thinking about it he always does it that way. I am going to ask him about this the next time I go, but I am curious..... what is standard practice.


Does your ffl let you check out the gun before or after the transaction?


I like my ffl a lot and he is very professional. But I am curious about this aspect of his business.