jimmyraythomason
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I just wish folks would say "the Xgun I had was junk" NOT "everything Xguns makes is junk".
One of these days someone is to going adequately define that. Just what IS quality anyway?
WHAT! Xguns rocks! (Sorry, couldn't resist.)I would never buy anything from Xguns!
I can agree with that assessment. I too have a Model 686 that I consider high quality. I also have an RG-22 which belonged to my late father that I carried on my trapline for 20+ years that never malfuctioned in any way. It did everything it was designed to do and did it reliably. Would I consider it the equal of the 686? Not a chance. Would I can it junk? Absolutely not.But if they are reliable an owner might be satisfied with its quality, if price/performance balance acceptably.
Agreed.I don't think anyone blames a manufacturer for occasionally producing a lemon, as it is an inevitability with a mass-produced complex mechanical item. The problem comes when they don't stand by their product and fix the problem and/or replace the malfunctioning gun in a timely fashion, without additional cost to the purchaser.
And yet some problems, like critical parts that fail right out of the box because they were not heat-treated, are bad enough that even one instance is enough to cast doubt on the entire brand.I just wish folks would say "the Xgun I had was junk" NOT "everything Xguns makes is junk".
My only experience with the Browning Hi-Power pistol was bad. The gun was very well fitted and finished. It looked good ,that's why I bought it(1975). The problem was the trigger pull was atrocious. I got rid of it post-haste and have had no interest in the Hi-Power line since. I would definitely say that that Belgium made Browning was of high "quality" but it was useless to me.And yet some problems, like critical parts that fail right out of the box because they were not heat-treated, are bad enough that even one instance is enough to cast doubt on the entire brand.
One of these days someone is to going adequately define that. Just what IS quality anyway?
and are only good as a ugly paper weight
that their choices are all wrong and I wouldn't do it like that. At least that's how it often appears.These forums are to inform others
that their choices are all wrong and I wouldn't do it like that. At least that's how it often appears.
The attempt at trying to answer that question put author and philosopher Robert Pirsig (he wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) into a psychiatric hospital for a while.
there is also the issue of negative issues being over reported.
that said if you can read between the lines the forums are still useful.