03-02-2019, 04:23 PM
I've gotten some sweet guns used and some real junk, too. One of the more memorable ones was a 9mm Browning Hi-Power that Bubba had done a "trigger-job" on with blunt instruments. It looked pretty on the outside and the bore was nice, but every third shot or so the hammer would ride the slide forward and touch off a second shot. As in "BANG-BANG!" Downright scary.
I've also had a couple of brand-new guns that turned out to be lemons. Had a brand-new Ruger P-89 stainless with a burr inside the slide that cut a nasty groove into the top of the locking block after one range session. Sent it back to them and they basically told me, "Don't worry about it, it doesn't affect the operation of the pistol." (Growl!) And a Taurus PT101 (.40 S&W Beretta clone) with a tendency to fire not quite into battery. This caused the cases to bulge at the base and sometimes the bullet would hit a foot or more high at 25 yards. Got me kicked out of an indoor range.
BTW, heat treatable stainless steels WILL rust, found that out the hard way. If they get wet, dry 'em off and oil 'em up ASAP.