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Speaking of cheap guns, I purvhased a Walther CCP for about $300, took it out to the range and shot about 75 rounds before it failed. It seems like the slide over traveled slightly and the recoil just felt different. I packed it and went on shooting my trustworthy H&K P30.
When I got home and started cleaning the Walther I noticed a small plastic piece at the rear of the slide sticking out for just 1/20th of an inch. I inserted the disassembly tool for that gun and tried to take the slide off when a spring came lose pushing the plastic part I mentioned out. Walther USA was sending me a Fedex shipping label immediately when I called in. The gun was fixed and returned within 8 days which is a pretty good turnaround time. They did not mention what the cause of the failure was.
I used standard pressure cartridges and actually think it is a good gun and excellent shooter for its size.
Range time will tell if it was just a single incident or if it is junk. If so I will post a detailed report.

Pritchical wrote:Anyone have an opinion on the Taurus PT111 G2? It was so cheap it came with a free revolver. I'm not terribly impressed with the action, but it fires every time I pull the trigger. Just wondering if anyone else has any experience with it.

I shot one of my friends PT111 and actually liked it. Any gun is good if it is maintained and taken care for. Inexpensive doesn't mean bad quality and expensive doesn't mean reliability either.

I take quality over quantity anytime. If I need a gun for self defense I want to have peace of mind and know it is reliable. Regular cleaning, inspecting and shooting at the range will tell if a gun is reliable. If it is a cheap gun and reliable it is a good choice, if it is just cheap I'd say it should be disposed to make sure it doesn't get into the hands of a criminal or mentally ill person.