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Screwups from Gun Manufacturer's.
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Been shooting for around 50 yrs. now. Just how many firearms you have owned have failed, blown up ( by no fault of the ammo ) , broken or just screwed up? I've had 1. My DB9 Diamondback. Broke a trigger part. Was sent in FREE , repaired and I have put hundreds and hundreds of rds thru it since with no hiccups. How about it speak up. Factory firearms , no aftermarket parts installed that broke?
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They replaced it for free[:D]
2 defective handguns- a S&W Mdl 65, new out of box, in double action on one chamber the hammer would freeze instead of falling. A new Ruger Security 6 that one chamber did not line up with the bore when cocked. Both replaced.
Have had other guns that firing pin or extractor broke- after a LOT of ammo. None blown up.
I've wore out 4 of the Phoenix Arms HP-22's over the years. Broke the slides on three of them. They repaired them free of charge every time. In fact, I just got the two of them back from the factory and now my son is trying to wear them out. Yes, they are a cheap gun, but they function great and are a blast to shoot!
same here that's what I had, that's what broke and I wish I would have known they replace the slide for free. I chucked it.
it took a few bricks of 500 to do that. at the time I thought that was a lot. should have been able to handle more than that.
fun little gun though.
Remington 1100 28ga, mighty fancy single shot as it would never pull a spent shell out on it's own (my wife's first gun & a wedding present, she was trying to use it for skeet). Traded it on on a used Browning Citori 12ga.
Weatherby Orion 12ga, started firing both barrels at the same time (that hurts, even with skeet loads) when it was less than 3 months old. Weatherby CS Dept basically said "tough chit, we don't care if it fails or is unsafe to use". Traded it in on a used Browning GTI 12ga.
Did I mention that Weatherby customer service sucks? [:(!]
Blew up a Rem 700 but it was an ammo problem that I will not admit to being my fault [:I][:o)][8)]
A whole lot of springs on Italian replica colts!
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They fixed it and mailed it back for free and it works fine now. No idea what the problem was.
I have seen a couple others bind up and not work right. I suppose in a lot of ways they are like cars: there are a lot of ways for them to break down.
A Taurus LCP .380 wasn't reliably resetting the striker mechanism Taurus fixed it.
The revolver opened after each shot, it should have been picked up in factory QC.
The LCP worked fine sometimes not others, I suppose that could be missed in QC.
Nothing I can think of that left one inoperable or caused damage or injury. The Uberti .45 would not fire at first, it was new, and the problem was only the firing pin bushing. Hope I didn't just jinx myself.
The mag release parts and mag fell as I shoved the
first mag in. Glock gave me a new frame.
Second break down another 1911 Target Gun Bulles-EYE hard ball gun
ransom rest testing some steel case WW II ammo broke tip off extractor. My colt wad gun 350,000 rounds + a few have worn but no breakage. Quality parts seldom break.[^]