christcorp
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There's so many posts with noob's asking: "I'm thinking of this gun" or "I just bought this gun", "WHAT DO YOU THINK?" I read so many of the responses, and wonder how much B.S. some of these people are full of.
You'll read 8 people in a row say how a particular gun in question is good, reliable, a good value, etc... Then, you'll have one person say how he bought 3 of these brands (Different models), and that they are all "UNRELIABLE". Sorry, but a) I think they are full of B.S. for making such a claim; and b) If the brand was Sooooo bad, why did they buy up to 3 of them???
If I am about to write a review or give an opinion on a particular gun; and I've seen an overwhelming amount of POSITIVE feedback; and I think my experience has been negative; the first thing I need to do is "QUESTION MY SITUATION". Chances are, it isn't the gun, if I appear to be the only one or one of very few with an issue. I saw a guy buy 3 of the SAME MODEL gun, and return all 3, because they didn't feed right. He was so mad by the 3rd one, he didn't want to return it. He sold ME the $350 gun for $100. Once I explained to him was limp-wristing was, and about breaking in a pistol properly, he got even angrier. Not because he felt stupid, but because he actually thought I was B.S.ing him to rationalize now owning a POS. Well, I took him to the range, and made him fire the gun. He had 3 of 12 round fail to eject or feed properly. He shot 3 magazines, and had 3, then 1, then 2 fail in each magazine. I fired 3 magazines (Same magazines), without 1 fail to eject or fail to feed.
Point is, there's a lot of people who give opinions, and speak/write on the forums like they are authorities and know what they are talking about. Especially when they mention: "I've had 3 of these" or "I've shot them many times". And yet, it's obvious from the overwhelming positive reports, that this person doesn't know what they are talking about. They should at least humble themselves a little and say something like: "I see a lot of positive opinions, but honestly, I've had problems with that brand. Maybe it's me and that gun, or maybe I bought from a bad batch". Stop telling people to RUN away from such a gun, or that you wouldn't trust your family's life on one.
Basically, this post is for all the new viewers, posters, lurkers.... Take the opinions of posters with a grain of salt. Wait til you have a large sampling of opinions before making a decision. Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't make it true. Buying a gun is a very important decision. Especially if it's going to be used for self/family defense. Don't be swayed towards or away from a gun without getting a lot of opinions and read reviews.
You'll read 8 people in a row say how a particular gun in question is good, reliable, a good value, etc... Then, you'll have one person say how he bought 3 of these brands (Different models), and that they are all "UNRELIABLE". Sorry, but a) I think they are full of B.S. for making such a claim; and b) If the brand was Sooooo bad, why did they buy up to 3 of them???
If I am about to write a review or give an opinion on a particular gun; and I've seen an overwhelming amount of POSITIVE feedback; and I think my experience has been negative; the first thing I need to do is "QUESTION MY SITUATION". Chances are, it isn't the gun, if I appear to be the only one or one of very few with an issue. I saw a guy buy 3 of the SAME MODEL gun, and return all 3, because they didn't feed right. He was so mad by the 3rd one, he didn't want to return it. He sold ME the $350 gun for $100. Once I explained to him was limp-wristing was, and about breaking in a pistol properly, he got even angrier. Not because he felt stupid, but because he actually thought I was B.S.ing him to rationalize now owning a POS. Well, I took him to the range, and made him fire the gun. He had 3 of 12 round fail to eject or feed properly. He shot 3 magazines, and had 3, then 1, then 2 fail in each magazine. I fired 3 magazines (Same magazines), without 1 fail to eject or fail to feed.
Point is, there's a lot of people who give opinions, and speak/write on the forums like they are authorities and know what they are talking about. Especially when they mention: "I've had 3 of these" or "I've shot them many times". And yet, it's obvious from the overwhelming positive reports, that this person doesn't know what they are talking about. They should at least humble themselves a little and say something like: "I see a lot of positive opinions, but honestly, I've had problems with that brand. Maybe it's me and that gun, or maybe I bought from a bad batch". Stop telling people to RUN away from such a gun, or that you wouldn't trust your family's life on one.
Basically, this post is for all the new viewers, posters, lurkers.... Take the opinions of posters with a grain of salt. Wait til you have a large sampling of opinions before making a decision. Just because you read it on the internet, doesn't make it true. Buying a gun is a very important decision. Especially if it's going to be used for self/family defense. Don't be swayed towards or away from a gun without getting a lot of opinions and read reviews.