Stat, sorry you had so much bad luck. I sure am not saying your lying, cause I see others who say they have bad luck with this gun or that. But never understook all the problems they have had. Maybe I am just lucky when it comes to guns. I trade constantly and can't say I have had the problems you have seen. But I usually test drive my guns before I buy them and buy them mostly used. But the rust example is a strange one. I can keep bare wrought iron and keep it oiled a few times a year and bet I can keep it from rusting. Thats fairly strange.