Chief--

Your comment about having to fix it in order to use it reminds me of an S&W Shield I bought.

First, I saw them for $299 today, which is much less than I paid back when. So, what I thought was a bargain then could have cost less if I had been patient.

Second, to make it into a serviceable gun, I chose to install better sights, and also to install a parts kit to actually smooth up the trigger action and get consistent let-off with it (yes, the factory should put out the best to begin with).

Here are the costs for "stuff" up to that point:

Gun: $483.19
Sights: TRUGLO TFO Sight Set: $118.00
Sights installation: $25.00
Apex Tactical Duty Carry Kit: $92.95
S&W 7-round magazines: $31.99 x 2 = $63.98


Then, of course, we "could" add in the costs of a couple or three holsters, a really "pretty" one that turned out to not be practical but high price (no, holster makers do not accept even new condition items back in trade), and another one that cost less than 20% of the first that is more useful.

Looking at my records, including the holsters, I have over $1200 in the outfit--largely due to my own choice of a gun and accessories--Partly because of having to "fix it" to get it sort of right.

Yes, I can hear the Glock guys saying "You should had done so-and-so," but I won't have a gun that does not give me a mechanical safety.

Larry