You didn't. The Shadow 2 is a great gun, all steel, has been around a long time, literally one of the best. I had one and really liked it a lot. But what I discovered was that I ended up shooting my Canik Elite Combat all the time and the Shadow just sat in my safe. I purposefully would then bring it out with me to shoot with my other guns, but did not do as much with it as my Canik. Also found the the Canik trigger was super close to my Shadow as far as accuracy and enjoyment of the trigger.... while the Shadow had a smoother pull, it also had a more mushy wall that I often times would pull through while shooting faster, unlike the Canik with a more defined wall. Now, the Rival is even better than the Elite Combat, and I think it is a better all around gun, for range, training and home defense. So you did not make a mistake at all. I ended up selling my Shadow, to put that money towards another couple Caniks that I would shoot more and towards more ammo and training.