Question regarding my Ruger

[hogwylde]

I was going through the box my LC9 came in case I missed something (IE: bored) and sure enough I did. Can anybody tell me why there would be a small, sealed "manila type" envelope with a shell in it? The envelope just says that it's 9mm. The only thing I can come up with is that perhaps Ruger test fires each gun with at least one shot and that was the one they fired?

[scfd5]

Sound like it must be your first gun purchace or at least new gun. You are right it is the test fired case.

[GlockOclock]

I was going through the box my LC9 came in case I missed something (IE: bored) and sure enough I did. Can anybody tell me why there would be a small, sealed "manila type" envelope with a shell in it? The envelope just says that it's 9mm. The only thing I can come up with is that perhaps Ruger test fires each gun with at least one shot and that was the one they fired?

As far as I know, this is to meet the requirement of some state(s) that believe that if we have a fired casing of every single gun in existence, that when a crime occurs we'll match up the spent casing with our super-duper database. Problem solved!

The last I heard, this tactic has never led to the solution of any crime. Ever.

Hey, maybe if everyone would submit a DNA sample... You get the idea.

[hogwylde]

Sound like it must be your first gun purchace or at least new gun.

Correct. This is my second gun but the first one I've purchased. I was given a S&W .357 revolver as a gift but don't recall it ever having a spent shell.

[Purple]

New guns come with the fired case. The reasons are noted above. Just another free 'accessory' of little or no value...kinda like the gun-lock that came with it.