I get a mix. Sometimes they clear the gun and some times they don't before they hand it to me. I always clear when I receive it and again before I give it back.howdy wrote: Have you been at Academy/Outdoor World (any gun store) and watched people handle the new handguns. (including some salesman) You can tell who the shooters are. They are the ones that clear the handgun when it is handed to them. They keep their finger off the trigger and they DO NOT point it at everyone in the store. I actually had a salesman get insulted that I cleared a new handgun right out of the sales case. He said "you don't think I would give you a loaded gun do you". I was nice to him......I really was.
If it is a hand off between friends I clear it where the friend can see the chamber at the same time I do before I hand it to them.