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SIGARMS Safety Recall
Josey1
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SIGARMS Safety Recall
Submitted on: August 7, 2002
** IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL **
Visit our SIGARMS, Inc. Web site for information on this recall: http://www.sigarms.com
August 5, 2002
BLASER R93 RIFLE SAFETY RECALL TRIGGER ASSEMBLY
To All Blaser R93 Owners:
Blaser has been committed to designing and manufacturing the safest most reliable firearms in the world since 1963. In keeping with this commitment to our customers, Blaser is conducting a recall of its R93 rifles sold in the US.
What is the Problem?
The R93 trigger assembly uses stainless steel pins for corrosion resistance. We have learned that a small number of non-stainless steel pins were inadvertently used in some R93's. Note: the UIT, CISM, and LRS/LRS2 are not affected by this recall.
What could happen?
An accidental discharge from the off safe position may occur if an R93 with non-stainless steel pins is used and the pins have corroded due to moisture. In this situation, once the firing pin has been cocked (into the off-safe position), the rifle may discharge.
WARNING:
Use of your R93 rifle may result in an accident,
severe injury or death to the user or bystanders.
Stop using your R93 immediately.
Do not use your rifle until it has been inspected.
What should you do to ensure your safety?
Removal of the trigger housing and trigger subassembly for inspection is required. This inspection should only be made by SIGARMS Inc., Blaser's US representative, located in Exeter, New Hampshire. Call the recall hotline number below to coordinate the inspection of your R93 rifle:
Please contact us toll-free at 1-877-442-7671 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST)
What will we do for you?
Upon calling, we will inform you how to return your R93 and give you an estimated time frame for return. Once we have your rifle in our facility, we will conduct a complete inspection of your R93 and replace your pins if they are not made from stainless steel. We will also clean and ensure your R93 is ready for more adventures. Please do not contact the dealer where you purchased the R93, as we will serve you directly. We will return your serviced R93 to you along with an expression of our appreciation.
We recognize the inconvenience this situation causes our Blaser R93 customers and offer you our sincerest apologies. We are passionate about your safety and we are confident that you would expect nothing less from Blaser.
We appreciate your understanding and loyalty to Blaser.
* * * * * * * * * * *
About This Newsletter
This Consumer email newsletter is being sent to you because you subscribed to this special interest newsletter. SIGARMS has four newsletters: Consumer, General, Law Enforcement & Military, and Dealer. Pl ease note -- if you signed up for more than one newsletter, you will receive each of them separately. See below to alter your email preferences.
Subscribe/Unsubscribe
As noted above, this email newsletter is being sent to you because you have subscribed to receive a SIGARMS newsletter(s). Please do not respond to this message. To view/change your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this list, please visit the Subscribe page below and then type in your email address in the "existing member" field. (You may also click on the "Subscribe" button located on the bottom of the SIGARMS home page.)
http://www.sigarms.com/products/subscribe.asp
Copyright SIGARMS, Inc. 2002. All rights reserved.
SIGARMS Inc. Web address:
http://www.sigarms.com
Contact us at:
http://www.sigarms.com/about/contact.shtm l
SIGARMS is a leading manufacturer of premiere sporting guns and small arms for the military, law enforcement, and civilian markets, and continues to offer the "industry's best" in firearms training. For more information about SIGARMS' complete line of precision-engineered pistols, rifles and shotguns see the Web site www.sigarms.com or contact SIGARMS, Inc., 18 Industrial Drive, Exeter, NH 03833, Phone 603-772-2302.
* * * * * * * * * * *
http://www.mcrgo.org/news_story.asp?key=889
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
Submitted on: August 7, 2002
** IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL **
Visit our SIGARMS, Inc. Web site for information on this recall: http://www.sigarms.com
August 5, 2002
BLASER R93 RIFLE SAFETY RECALL TRIGGER ASSEMBLY
To All Blaser R93 Owners:
Blaser has been committed to designing and manufacturing the safest most reliable firearms in the world since 1963. In keeping with this commitment to our customers, Blaser is conducting a recall of its R93 rifles sold in the US.
What is the Problem?
The R93 trigger assembly uses stainless steel pins for corrosion resistance. We have learned that a small number of non-stainless steel pins were inadvertently used in some R93's. Note: the UIT, CISM, and LRS/LRS2 are not affected by this recall.
What could happen?
An accidental discharge from the off safe position may occur if an R93 with non-stainless steel pins is used and the pins have corroded due to moisture. In this situation, once the firing pin has been cocked (into the off-safe position), the rifle may discharge.
WARNING:
Use of your R93 rifle may result in an accident,
severe injury or death to the user or bystanders.
Stop using your R93 immediately.
Do not use your rifle until it has been inspected.
What should you do to ensure your safety?
Removal of the trigger housing and trigger subassembly for inspection is required. This inspection should only be made by SIGARMS Inc., Blaser's US representative, located in Exeter, New Hampshire. Call the recall hotline number below to coordinate the inspection of your R93 rifle:
Please contact us toll-free at 1-877-442-7671 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. EST)
What will we do for you?
Upon calling, we will inform you how to return your R93 and give you an estimated time frame for return. Once we have your rifle in our facility, we will conduct a complete inspection of your R93 and replace your pins if they are not made from stainless steel. We will also clean and ensure your R93 is ready for more adventures. Please do not contact the dealer where you purchased the R93, as we will serve you directly. We will return your serviced R93 to you along with an expression of our appreciation.
We recognize the inconvenience this situation causes our Blaser R93 customers and offer you our sincerest apologies. We are passionate about your safety and we are confident that you would expect nothing less from Blaser.
We appreciate your understanding and loyalty to Blaser.
* * * * * * * * * * *
About This Newsletter
This Consumer email newsletter is being sent to you because you subscribed to this special interest newsletter. SIGARMS has four newsletters: Consumer, General, Law Enforcement & Military, and Dealer. Pl ease note -- if you signed up for more than one newsletter, you will receive each of them separately. See below to alter your email preferences.
Subscribe/Unsubscribe
As noted above, this email newsletter is being sent to you because you have subscribed to receive a SIGARMS newsletter(s). Please do not respond to this message. To view/change your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this list, please visit the Subscribe page below and then type in your email address in the "existing member" field. (You may also click on the "Subscribe" button located on the bottom of the SIGARMS home page.)
http://www.sigarms.com/products/subscribe.asp
Copyright SIGARMS, Inc. 2002. All rights reserved.
SIGARMS Inc. Web address:
http://www.sigarms.com
Contact us at:
http://www.sigarms.com/about/contact.shtm l
SIGARMS is a leading manufacturer of premiere sporting guns and small arms for the military, law enforcement, and civilian markets, and continues to offer the "industry's best" in firearms training. For more information about SIGARMS' complete line of precision-engineered pistols, rifles and shotguns see the Web site www.sigarms.com or contact SIGARMS, Inc., 18 Industrial Drive, Exeter, NH 03833, Phone 603-772-2302.
* * * * * * * * * * *
http://www.mcrgo.org/news_story.asp?key=889
"If cowardly and dishonorable men sometimes shoot unarmed men with army pistols or guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary and gallows, and not by a general deprivation of a constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878