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Greetings all, this is the first brand new pistol that I have purchased. I had selected SW as my father carried SW on the force for close to 30 years. He had always been very happy and satisfied with both his duty weapon and the pistols that he purchased for his personal collection. This was a huge factor in my decision to purchase a SW firearm combined with the price of the pistol that I purchased.
Regrettably, I let my father's admiration and positive words about SW and the long standing positive reputation that SW has in my local community and reference from the dealer. These factors combined with my enthusiasm about making the purchase of my first new firearm clouded my critical thinking skills and I didn't perform any research about the pistol that I wanted to buy. I ended up purchasing a SW 380 Bodyguard. As soon as I got the pistol home I began to have issues.
Having gone the previous 5 years without a handgun I figured that I was just not familiar with the gun and my issues would diminish as I became more accustomed to the gun. Over the last 3 days I have been online researching the reported issues that others are/have had, they are almost identical to the issues that I am having.
I spoke with SW tech support and tried to explain the situation but as soon as I mentioned the takedown lever he stated that he would send me a new takedown lever and it seems as though he stopped listening to the rest of my complaint.
I am taking the gun back to the dealer tomorrow and I am going to insist that he listen to the entirety of my issues or I will not leave. I don't want to be a pain but I want someone to either listen to all of my issues and instruct me on how to not make the same mistake or advocate for me with SW.
Does anyone think that this is a reasonable plan of action or would another strategy be less confrontational?
Best,
James Shumaker
Regrettably, I let my father's admiration and positive words about SW and the long standing positive reputation that SW has in my local community and reference from the dealer. These factors combined with my enthusiasm about making the purchase of my first new firearm clouded my critical thinking skills and I didn't perform any research about the pistol that I wanted to buy. I ended up purchasing a SW 380 Bodyguard. As soon as I got the pistol home I began to have issues.
Having gone the previous 5 years without a handgun I figured that I was just not familiar with the gun and my issues would diminish as I became more accustomed to the gun. Over the last 3 days I have been online researching the reported issues that others are/have had, they are almost identical to the issues that I am having.
I spoke with SW tech support and tried to explain the situation but as soon as I mentioned the takedown lever he stated that he would send me a new takedown lever and it seems as though he stopped listening to the rest of my complaint.
I am taking the gun back to the dealer tomorrow and I am going to insist that he listen to the entirety of my issues or I will not leave. I don't want to be a pain but I want someone to either listen to all of my issues and instruct me on how to not make the same mistake or advocate for me with SW.
Does anyone think that this is a reasonable plan of action or would another strategy be less confrontational?
Best,
James Shumaker
