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07-08-2016, 13:51 #1
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YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
I have been wondering what was the most disappointing buy member have made when buying a firearm or accessories. I don't want to start a bash the brand thread. But it would be interesting to know why their new toy did not live up to expectation.
I will go in 2012 after much pondering I purchased a CVA Optima .50 cal muzzle loader in Real tree camo. Nice gun sweet trigger had fun with it till Sannadex was discontinued now it is a safe queen. I am not willing to pay the price for imported black powder. Is loos hands the gun I know regret buying.
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07-08-2016, 14:05 #2
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Re: YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
You know there is a new local BP available again?
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07-08-2016, 14:44 #3
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07-08-2016, 14:16 #4
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Re: YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
Magpul AFG. Just never quite made sense, compared to a little Magpul XTM handstop.
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24-01-2017, 22:18 #5
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07-08-2016, 14:29 #6
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Re: YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
My most disappointing accessory for me would be the 5 round Tuff Revolver "Quickstrips" that I bought because they are flat and easier to conceal than big speedloaders.
Tried them out with a timer and it turns out I can reload with my HKS speedloader much much faster. I knew the Quickstrips would be slower but I didn't realise by how much.
I can open the cylinder, eject the spent casings, reload with a speedloader, close the cylinder, eject the unfired casings, reload with a second speedloader and close the cylinder and it's only like 2 seconds slower than a single Quickstrip reload.
Since carrying a revolver already puts you at a big disadvantage with capacity and reloading times, I have to carry the fastest way to reload if I need to reload in a self defense situation where every second counts but I'll be getting a baby Glock pretty soon so I'll live with the bulkiness of the speedloaders until then.
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07-08-2016, 14:36 #7
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Re: YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
Quickstrips are not meant to be faster.....they are to be sneaky, shoot 2 or 3 rounds, go to cover and replace the 2 or 3 you shot. If someone is counting your rounds, they will count to 6 and assume you are empty, but you would have replaced the 2 or 3.
Much like replacing your half empty mag before moving.
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07-08-2016, 16:05 #8
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10-08-2016, 13:28 #9
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07-08-2016, 14:31 #10
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Re: YOUR MOST DISAPOINTING GUN/ ACCESORY PURCHASE
I bought a Vektor CP1 in 1995... Couldn't get rid of it quick enough.
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