Well I went to shoot my smith 22s the other day. I bought it used from a dealer at a gun show. I pulled the trigger one time and she came apart. I turned the gun around and found my return spring had fallen down into the chamber. I took it apart and the recoil spacer was missing and the slide insert was broke. GGRRR! Ok your turn tell me your stories and make me feel better.
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Last edited by PONTIACDM; 02-29-2008 at 01:43 PM.
Reason: forgot something
Well, you probably don't want to read this, but...my Ruger Mark II 22/45 has NEVER had a single issue (bought it NIB) and my Taurus 94 snubbie Ultra-Lite 9 has NEVER had an issue (bought it used).
With that said, do you think your issue is due to the previous owner messing with the gun, or do you think that this is an issue with Smith & Wesson guns of your model in general?
Personally I think it was a crooked dealer at the gun show selling something that shouldn't have been sold. I'd be contacting them or find them at another gun show and tell them someone got injured from the gun they sold me. At least file a complaint on the dealer anyhow. Your actually quite lucky all it did was basically just fall apart in your hand rather then kind of explode in your hand. Not sure if that is possible with a revolver but hell, I suppose anything can happen.
Not saying contacting the dealer would accomplish anything. But thought there was some law about not selling unsafe firearms? Maybe it's just me thinking if there isn't there should be and getting fed up t the lack of morals and ethics more and more in society...
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I traded for a .22 revolver back in high school that had a busted firing pin. I never fired it, but I filed a small nail down to act as a makeshift firing pin and a couple of buddies borrowed it one day. They reported being repeatedly sprayed with lead on every shot that actually fired and numerous squibs that had to be knocked out of the barrel. As soon as they returned it, I removed the connector link so it wouldn't cock and sold it for $20 as a wall-hanger. I took a $55 loss on a gun I never fired. There, ya feel better?
Its not a revolver it's the target pistol. I don't think it was the dealer. I think he probably bought it from someone walking by and just resold it. If I thought he did it on purpose I would take it back to him. He's in the same location at the same gun show every time.
My bad. A model wasn't specified nor was any description other then a smith .22 and I just assumed it was a revolver. Gotta quit doing that. But I did remember this time to check out what the category was. lol I usually forget to do that and end up inserting foot in mouth. lol
But if he's always there, bring it back and ask him whats up and show it to him. Tell him the first time you went to shoot it, it fell apart.
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My buddy bought a single shot in 218 bee an old stevens 44 I think or something similar and it shot like a dream for a little while until the braising let loose in the action someone had worn it out, and braised it, filed it, put it back together, and sold it, what a crook.
Your Gripe is certainly with the dealer. He's the one who sold a faulty or unsafe gun; completely irrelevant if he had just bought it himself & sold it on. He is responsible for what he sells. I am fairly sure there is legislation to cover this. There is definitely in the UK & Europe where it is illegal to sell an unproofed or out of proof or unsafe firearm; everything any dealer sells by way of trade has to be, " Fit for Purpose"!
I'm thinking along the lines of the others...the dealer should make it right for you. Do you have the dealer's name and contact info? You might get lucky and approach the dealer (not all pissed off and what not) and calmly explain the situation. You might just be pleasantly dealt with by the dealer and maybe he'll either refund your money or fix your gun for you. My experience has been that if you communicate civilly with the dealer, they'll usually work with you.
Perhaps this is a warrantee issue that S&W will fix for free? You might be able to work with the dealer and have him send it in to the factory so you don't have to pay the approx. $40 for overnight shipping (the dealer can ship it through the US Mail for around $15 or so).
Sorry you're in this situation, but your best bet is to try to work with the dealer first and see if he'll make things right. Secondly, you could call S&W and see what they say. Lastly, you could see what a gunsmith would charge to fix it and make sure it is safe.
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Originally Posted by PONTIACDM
Well I went to shoot my smith 22s the other day. I bought it used from a dealer at a gun show. I pulled the trigger one time and she came apart. I turned the gun around and found my return spring had fallen down into the chamber. I took it apart and the recoil spacer was missing and the slide insert was broke. GGRRR! Ok your turn tell me your stories and make me feel better.
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Heroes are people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done regardless of the consequences
this is incredibly stupid even for me so i am only going to tell this once.
i bought a .357 cowboy revolver as an impulse buy.
got it home ,looked at it and realized .....
IT DOESNT HAVE AN EJECTOR!
it's not missing one it wasnt built with one.
i dont know you guys in real life so i wont get giggled at everytime i go to the range.
so THIS is what the internet is for!
i can spill my guts about anything and noone around here is any the wiser.
nice gun.
shoots great.
no ejector.
what?
no guffaws?
you guys are polite!
it's still early tho........
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Last edited by billy; 03-01-2008 at 10:24 AM.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
Here's mine, I was about 15 when I went to an auction sell with my dad. I came up to a table that had guns on it and went back to my dad to see if I could have him bid for me, I thimk I had $10 on me. Well, I won a 12 ga. double barrel, I paid $2.75 and was in seventh heaven. I took out a dollar bill and out into the breech, it closed and I started to get worried. Well, it took 3 more bills before it got tight. Losse as a Goose! I knew I couldn't afford to get it worked on, so dad found the original owner and offer to sell it back him. I got 75 cents, it was a good lesson.
Ok your turn tell me your stories and make me feel better.
