Colt-Umarex .22 toilet plunger

essohbe · September 28, 2009, 05:08 PM

Someone posted this on another forum, I thought it was sad but hilarious:

http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIte...Item=140641947

All the more, also to validate my position that a Ruger 10|22 in an AR stock is always a better idea to me.

speedsixman · September 28, 2009, 08:22 PM

If you want a good laugh, go to the link on Gunbroker and click on "view seller's other auctions". He has several of these POS disguised as various other items. It seems that he is a bit hacked off, maybe rightly so. At least he has a little sense of humor left in him.

Myron

HorseSoldier · September 28, 2009, 08:25 PM

Funny stuff. Does sound like he's had a very bad time with the things.

hoytinak · September 28, 2009, 08:25 PM

Yeah I looked at the rest of them too. You're right, at least he has a sense of humor about it. Wonder how much he's out though, must as been quite a bit to post those as he did.

JWT · September 28, 2009, 08:29 PM

I guess that means the seller on gunbroker is not very fond of the Colt Umarex. Wonder if the Umarex folks have seen his posts.

300magman · September 28, 2009, 08:31 PM

I give the man props for thinking of such a creative way to put them out there and try to get some of his money back out of them. He could have given up, and he could have represented them as quality items, instead he has put them out there in a way that absolves him of any future complaints..after all, he's telling you the thing is not worthy to be a gun and you are buying it entirely at your own risk.
On the other hand...its not entirely eithical to sell a sketchy gun, even if you are telling people that its sketchy, you just know some poor fool out there is thinking he is going to get one of these things cheap and he's banking on being the one lucky guy that gets a half decent gun (and he's not going to be that guy) lol
And some part of me is saying this guy is taking a risk (legally), the manufacturer could come after him for defaming thier name or something similar or some custmer who buys one and gets hurt somehow by it could come back claiming he knew they weren't fit to be used safely and yet he still sold them knowing that despite his creative advertising the end customer who buys one was still buying it as a gun and he should have reasonably anticipated that.

**JohnKSa** · September 28, 2009, 08:33 PM

Interesting. Just had a fellow shooter mention to me that he had experienced problems trying to get one of the Colt/Umarex rifles to work...

JerseyDrez · September 28, 2009, 08:34 PM

Haha thats awesome.

If they werent so expensive, Id buy one! I wouldnt mind plunging the toilet anymore

JWT · September 28, 2009, 08:44 PM

According to a post on Rimfire Central the seller is a gun shop owner who sold the guns, new, to customers who returned them because of malfunctions. He refunded the buyers money and was unable to get Umarex to take them back.

Norrick · September 28, 2009, 11:26 PM

Quote:

The silly customer we sold this COLT to even put on a Hogue grip on it to help insert the fencepost in the ground.

I laughed at that

GLK · September 29, 2009, 12:17 AM

Funny enough but truly sad as well. Sure hope the parties involved get the bugs worked out. I said it before and will say it again I really want/ed "Colt"/whoever and S&W to sell tons of these.

impalacustom · September 29, 2009, 01:18 AM

I read all his post on GB and I was in tears laughing so hard. He is making lemonade with some really sour lemons. From the reading of his post it looks like he is out $2,500. I wondered how long it would be before those POS were going to be selling cheap on GB.

iostorm · September 29, 2009, 09:11 PM

Mine has been fantastic, 650 total rounds with not a single problem. Perhaps some of it could be contributed to operator error...............

BlackFeather · September 29, 2009, 09:58 PM

Must be a marketing ploy... im curious if it actually comes with the plunger head...

hoytinak · September 29, 2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

im curious if it actually comes with the plunger head...

That would actually be pretty cool, I might consider one then.

JWT · September 29, 2009, 10:29 PM

Wanting the plunger head makes sense. They're generally very reliable.

22lr · September 29, 2009, 11:53 PM

Red flags if they dont take care of the dealers like that. Not a Ruger or even hi-point customer service story for sure.

alaskaman94 · September 30, 2009, 09:33 PM

ok im goin with the M&P 15-22.....

props for the good attitude...... very clever

September 28, 2009, 05:08 PM	#1
essohbe Junior member Join Date: March 22, 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 817	Colt-Umarex .22 toilet plunger Someone posted this on another forum, I thought it was sad but hilarious: http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIte...Item=140641947 All the more, also to validate my position that a Ruger 10\|22 in an AR stock is always a better idea to me.

September 28, 2009, 08:33 PM	#7
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,992	Interesting. Just had a fellow shooter mention to me that he had experienced problems trying to get one of the Colt/Umarex rifles to work... __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

September 28, 2009, 08:34 PM	#8
JerseyDrez Senior Member Join Date: August 26, 2009 Location: Hmmm? Posts: 510	Haha thats awesome. If they werent so expensive, Id buy one! I wouldnt mind plunging the toilet anymore __________________ "I don't know what situation you'd be in where you'd be facing a bad guy and he'd have the time to notice your laser shaking and evaluate you as having low confidence. "

September 29, 2009, 12:17 AM	#11
GLK Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2000 Location: Brandon FL USA Posts: 527	Funny enough but truly sad as well. Sure hope the parties involved get the bugs worked out. I said it before and will say it again I really want/ed "Colt"/whoever and S&W to sell tons of these. __________________ Just face shoot the criminal was the advice I was given. Old tech new tech, face shooting will nearly always take the wrong doing out of a bad guy.

September 29, 2009, 09:58 PM	#14
BlackFeather Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2009 Location: West Coast Posts: 450	Must be a marketing ploy... im curious if it actually comes with the plunger head... __________________ "Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men." - Miyamoto Musashi [Insert random irrelevant religious quote here]

September 28, 2009, 08:22 PM	#2
speedsixman Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: central ohio Posts: 42	If you want a good laugh, go to the link on Gunbroker and click on "view seller's other auctions". He has several of these POS disguised as various other items. It seems that he is a bit hacked off, maybe rightly so. At least he has a little sense of humor left in him. Myron

September 28, 2009, 08:25 PM	#3
HorseSoldier Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2006 Location: OCONUS 61°13′06″N 149°53′57″W Posts: 2,282	Funny stuff. Does sound like he's had a very bad time with the things.

September 28, 2009, 08:25 PM	#4
hoytinak Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 5,721	Yeah I looked at the rest of them too. You're right, at least he has a sense of humor about it. Wonder how much he's out though, must as been quite a bit to post those as he did.

September 28, 2009, 08:29 PM	#5
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	I guess that means the seller on gunbroker is not very fond of the Colt Umarex. Wonder if the Umarex folks have seen his posts.

September 28, 2009, 08:31 PM	#6
300magman Senior Member Join Date: September 12, 2008 Posts: 714	I give the man props for thinking of such a creative way to put them out there and try to get some of his money back out of them. He could have given up, and he could have represented them as quality items, instead he has put them out there in a way that absolves him of any future complaints..after all, he's telling you the thing is not worthy to be a gun and you are buying it entirely at your own risk. On the other hand...its not entirely eithical to sell a sketchy gun, even if you are telling people that its sketchy, you just know some poor fool out there is thinking he is going to get one of these things cheap and he's banking on being the one lucky guy that gets a half decent gun (and he's not going to be that guy) lol And some part of me is saying this guy is taking a risk (legally), the manufacturer could come after him for defaming thier name or something similar or some custmer who buys one and gets hurt somehow by it could come back claiming he knew they weren't fit to be used safely and yet he still sold them knowing that despite his creative advertising the end customer who buys one was still buying it as a gun and he should have reasonably anticipated that.

September 28, 2009, 08:44 PM	#9
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	According to a post on Rimfire Central the seller is a gun shop owner who sold the guns, new, to customers who returned them because of malfunctions. He refunded the buyers money and was unable to get Umarex to take them back.

September 29, 2009, 01:18 AM	#12
impalacustom Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2009 Posts: 492	I read all his post on GB and I was in tears laughing so hard. He is making lemonade with some really sour lemons. From the reading of his post it looks like he is out $2,500. I wondered how long it would be before those POS were going to be selling cheap on GB.

September 29, 2009, 09:11 PM	#13
iostorm Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2006 Location: Northern Ohio Posts: 140	Mine has been fantastic, 650 total rounds with not a single problem. Perhaps some of it could be contributed to operator error...............

September 29, 2009, 10:29 PM	#16
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Wanting the plunger head makes sense. They're generally very reliable.

September 29, 2009, 11:53 PM	#17
22lr Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 30	Red flags if they dont take care of the dealers like that. Not a Ruger or even hi-point customer service story for sure. __________________ A pistol isn't a weapon, its a tool designed to get you back to the weapon you should have been carrying in the first place.

September 30, 2009, 09:33 PM	#18
alaskaman94 Senior Member Join Date: March 29, 2009 Location: wasilla alaska Posts: 196	ok im goin with the M&P 15-22..... props for the good attitude...... very clever