tank mechanic
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When I finally realized I was old enough to own a pistol, I got my behind down to a gunshow to buy my very first gun. I had three hundred dollars in my hand and my eyes were as big as saucers as I perused the various tables.
I eventually stumbled upon a gentleman who had a personal 1911 for sale for350 dollars. It was a essex slide on an ithaca reciever, (or maybe it was the other way around, it has been awhile) and he was eager to sell it. After consulting my compadres I decided I just had to have it. I borrowed 100 dollars from my friend and bought it from the seller, with fifty dollars left over for ammo and a cheap nylon holster.
The whole way home I was giddy with excitement. That is until the next day when I took it out shooting. A failure to feed, or a failure to extract every other round. It took forever to shoot two hundred rounds.
I took it to a smith who then charged me 250 dollars to fix my problems.
The gun worked fairly well up until 2000 rounds later when the barrel bushing flew off the gun while shooting it. I took it back to the same smith and he said the locking lugs were peening from the slide and the barrel. He said he the gun was officially dead and he could do nothing to help.
I was very upset to say the least. Especially when I realized I could have spent that six hundred dollars on a brand new pistol that I could still be shooting today.
I learned a costly lesson and have vowed to do my home work when it comes to buying guns.
If the gentleman who sold me the pistol reads this, please pm me so we can exchange some heated words.
If you have a similiar story of being hood winked, please share, it would make me feel better.
I eventually stumbled upon a gentleman who had a personal 1911 for sale for350 dollars. It was a essex slide on an ithaca reciever, (or maybe it was the other way around, it has been awhile) and he was eager to sell it. After consulting my compadres I decided I just had to have it. I borrowed 100 dollars from my friend and bought it from the seller, with fifty dollars left over for ammo and a cheap nylon holster.
The whole way home I was giddy with excitement. That is until the next day when I took it out shooting. A failure to feed, or a failure to extract every other round. It took forever to shoot two hundred rounds.
I took it to a smith who then charged me 250 dollars to fix my problems.
The gun worked fairly well up until 2000 rounds later when the barrel bushing flew off the gun while shooting it. I took it back to the same smith and he said the locking lugs were peening from the slide and the barrel. He said he the gun was officially dead and he could do nothing to help.
I was very upset to say the least. Especially when I realized I could have spent that six hundred dollars on a brand new pistol that I could still be shooting today.
I learned a costly lesson and have vowed to do my home work when it comes to buying guns.
If the gentleman who sold me the pistol reads this, please pm me so we can exchange some heated words.
If you have a similiar story of being hood winked, please share, it would make me feel better.