LocoGringo
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I'm going to sound like a snob, but there are some gun manufacturers who put out bad quality guns more frequently than others. I understand that every gun manufacturer has issues sometimes, but some make bad guns.
Recently, a buddy proudly showed me a handgun he got his wife for her that she used in a concealed carry class. It was a Bryco .380. You could see the recoil spring through the gap between the slide and frame and actually press them together to close that gap. She managed to qualify well according to them, but I would not want to trust my wife's life (or hands) to that gun.
When I pointed out the gap between the slide and frame and subsequently squeezed them together, he seemed concerned and said he'd have a gunsmith take a look at it.
He also has a Taurus Millennium 9mm. It's not the greatest gun in the world either, but he seems to have no complaints. I understand about different budgets and limits, but there is no way I'd trust my or my family's lives to those guns.
I'm no fan of Taurus. Once, my brother asked me about a concealed carry gun and mentioned a couple he was considering. One of them was a Taurus. I forget the specific model, but I'd read about problems with the sights as well as some other issues. I recommended he stay away from the Taurus which he promptly ignored and bought anyway. He brought it to our dad's house to try out and from 3 yards away couldn't get a decent group. It looked like a shotgun pattern, no exaggeration. Then I looked at the gun and noticed the rear sight wiggle. I pointed this out to my brother and he felt appropriately foolish.
Bottom line, how do you tell someone their gun might be junk and not reliable enough to save their life if necessary without being offensive?
Recently, a buddy proudly showed me a handgun he got his wife for her that she used in a concealed carry class. It was a Bryco .380. You could see the recoil spring through the gap between the slide and frame and actually press them together to close that gap. She managed to qualify well according to them, but I would not want to trust my wife's life (or hands) to that gun.
When I pointed out the gap between the slide and frame and subsequently squeezed them together, he seemed concerned and said he'd have a gunsmith take a look at it.
He also has a Taurus Millennium 9mm. It's not the greatest gun in the world either, but he seems to have no complaints. I understand about different budgets and limits, but there is no way I'd trust my or my family's lives to those guns.
I'm no fan of Taurus. Once, my brother asked me about a concealed carry gun and mentioned a couple he was considering. One of them was a Taurus. I forget the specific model, but I'd read about problems with the sights as well as some other issues. I recommended he stay away from the Taurus which he promptly ignored and bought anyway. He brought it to our dad's house to try out and from 3 yards away couldn't get a decent group. It looked like a shotgun pattern, no exaggeration. Then I looked at the gun and noticed the rear sight wiggle. I pointed this out to my brother and he felt appropriately foolish.
Bottom line, how do you tell someone their gun might be junk and not reliable enough to save their life if necessary without being offensive?