RE: Bad gun purchases....
Friz...You've had a couple, but DANG Big Ed...You've had it rough! I guess I'll steer clear of S&W. I don't see a Win or Ruger on the list. That's good news for them.
I forgot to mention a 22 pistol I bought from a friend. It was a H&R 929 9-shot revolver. I already had one (which I still have) and I thought it might be lonely <img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>so I bought another from him for $50. After about 25 shots the barrel came loose. Also, the cylinder kept catching on the side of the reciever...I fed that one to the trash monster after many attempts to make it right.