Ever allow yourself to be "duped" by internet gun forums?

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Of course, your mileage may differ...
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The courtroom terminology is:

" Your honour, even though my client stands before you convicted of murdering a 3 year old, he's different from the other ciminals.......":eek:

One raises inferences for things

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PS now on the other hand, I have never seen a Tec 9 work or last. YMMV
 
What stopped you from raising your right hand and joining the service for twenty years?
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I do not think it would do him any good to join up. I do not think veterans get to keep their health care for longer than two years after their separation date these days.
 
If you serve for 20 years, you get retirement benefits, which are different from what you'd get if you just served 4 and then got out.
 
If you serve for 20 years, you get retirement benefits, which are different from what you'd get if you just served 4 and then got out.
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My father served 27 years and retired during the Bush administration. According to him, he has to pay additional fees for a decent level of full coverage for himself and has to pay for all of his dependent coverage.
 
Not really, but I take people's opinions under serious consideration. However I do have my own opinions. I love my Ruger P944 as bulky as it is, I like the looks of it. On the other hand, I also bought a Jennings J-22. If I had read a mere 20 of the 500 negative posts on TFL beforehand, I would have saved myself $75 on the most expensive paperweight I ever bought.
 
My father served 27 years and retired during the Bush administration. According to him, he has to pay additional fees for a decent level of full coverage for himself and has to pay for all of his dependent coverage.
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Sounds like your father chose Tricare Extra or Tricare Standard instead of Tricare Prime. However, all Tricare programs have annual enrollment fees. They are all still a bargain compared to civilian health coverage plans.

http://www.military.com/benefits/tricare/tricare-prime/tricare-prime-overview

Sorry. thread veer...
 
You gotta think some ...

I had to learn how to interpret internet forum info, and that took a while. One thing I learned - ignore all the positive reports about quality and reliability. Some of these are from folks who really had a good experience with the product, some are from folks who never say anything bad about anything they ever purchased (that would mean they made a mistake - and they don't think that is possible), and some are by folks who are connected in some way to the product. Also, if the "lemon ratio" is 1 out of 5, then at least 4 out of 5 people will say good things about the product.

So I look for the negative reports, consider how many there are, and if they seem legitimate. That requires some careful interpretation. If I get duped, and I have, "its my own damned fault" as JB would say.

And never pay any serious attention to gun magazines or on-line reviewers or forums who accept advertising money or who are "in the business" in some way.
 
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I wasn't deterred from buying a Kahr PM9 by the internet horror stories; but I should have been. Mine had to be sent back to Kahr to stop it from jamming the first round of a magazine hard against the bottom of the feed ramp.

I have so far steered clear of Taurus and Kimber based on what I have read some members say about them and the customer service.

I invited people here to convince me not to buy a Rohrbaugh, and they succeeded.

I suppose that every manufacturer turns out some lemons from time to time. I think it's probably smart to reduce one's chances of buying one of those by sticking with makes that have minimal lemons. And you learn about the lemons from horror stories on this board and other gun boards.
 
Nope, as I judge things for myself. I've also begun to recognize the few folks that will post the same stuff over and over. I don't give advice or opinion on anything I haven't owned, shot, and experienced first hand - I wish others did the same.

Bottom line is there's some good info here and on other forums but take everything with a grain of salt...
 
Nope. I've been pretty independent about forming my own opinions.

I'll say this, though, I've found that there is a certain thread of common wisdom to which it is well worth your while to listen, and a bit of time on the forum will let you know who has it and who doesn't...




(...and further insurance posts in this thread will be deleted. kthxbye!)
 
Yup... I'm completely frozen with fear of all the bad stuff I learned on the internet. I'm afraid to buy any gun. I'm afraid to shoot the ones I have. I'm afraid to even build handloads now. Not that I would shoot them anyway, but the primers might go up on me or the powder might spontaneously combust or lead might work it's way into my system and cause brain damage........ uhm.... forgot what I was going to say....
 
Never scared off of a buy before but I do post and read here often. Lots of knowlegeable folks here. You just have to hang out enough to know who knows what they are talking about and who is trolling. If I would have listened to some people I would not have bought my Kimber and I would have missed out on one of my favorites.
 
My main carry gun was a Kel-Tec and now it's a Taurus so, No, I don't let some poster on a BB make my choices for me.


Guns are like cars in that price and quality don't track each other very well. Some people prefer Mercedes over Honda. There are reasons why they do, but Mercedes isn't the better car.
 
Some people prefer Mercedes over Honda. There are reasons why they do, but Mercedes isn't the better car.
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That's kinda like saying some people prefer a Colt over a Charter2000, but Colt isn't a better gun.

Unless of course one is merely considering price, in which both statements would be true. To each his/her own.... I guess!
 
As an SAE-Self Appointed Expert-by virtue of over 40 years of reading, shooting, collecting and a tiny amount of homegunsmithing, I am pretty much set in my ways and know what I like and don't like.
 
Are you serious?
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Yes. You can pay more than $25K for a car, but you can't get one that's worth more than that. Luxury cars cost more because of inefficient manufacturing, non-value-add doo-dads, and the fact that some buyers just want to pay more.


What makers like Mercedes are selling is exclusivity. Some people value this and prefer the more expensive car. This can be true of guns also.
 
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