[thedownzero]

Oooof

 

[ARATA]

Yikes!

Is that brand new, or just new to you???

 

[villdetwink]

...Did you ever call the CS to ask about the new markings??

No, I picked her up Friday evening

Is that brand new, or just new to you???

Purchased NIB

 

[Dump1567]

Is that a second crack just past the dust cover on the inside of the slide?

 

[Wedge259]

I'm curious if that slide sounds different than an intact slide when tapped. Think ringing like a bell.

I know it's a thing for Beretta slides, I've done it myself. I think a 1911 slide is too "solid" to ring like that though.

 

[villdetwink]

Is that a second crack just past the dust cover on the inside of the slide?

I don't believe so, if it what I think you are asking about it looks to be a machining blemish

 

[faraim]

It's an odd place for a 1911 slide crack. The cracks I've seen have been straight rather than meandering like that. I hope it gets resolved to your satisfaction.

 

[isialk]

Photographs can always be a little whack. Send it. Even if just coating there’s no way you can determine that unless you remove the coating at that spot. The meandering to me looks like coating. Cracks in the metal are never acceptable as they can fail in a non ductile manner. Catastrophically in other words. Just my 2 pennies.


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[Dub]

Just wondering what SA has instructed on this one ???


Hoping they take it back in and make it right for you.

 

[villdetwink]

Just wondering what SA has instructed on this one ???

Hoping they take it back in and make it right for you.

Their response was rather generic, even asking duplicate questions to answers I had already provided in my initial email (almost as though they didn't read it).
They did however provide a return shipping label, and the TRP is currently on its way back to Springfield.

Will hopefully hear something before the end of the year!

 

[Dub]

That sucks, brother.


Sucks bigtime.

Glad you discovered it early and before any further issues occurred. Perhaps you can have them do some additional enhancements while it's there.....trigger work or anything else that wan't too you liking.

 

[Doc45]

Really hope it's taken care of or made right and in a timely manner, good luck, I'm sure you'll let us know.

 

[Illinois Sucks]

Photographs can always be a little whack. Send it. Even if just coating there’s no way you can determine that unless you remove the coating at that spot. The meandering to me looks like coating. Cracks in the metal are never acceptable as they can fail in a non ductile manner. Catastrophically in other words. Just my 2 pennies.


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I thought the same, but it continues under and around the bottom of the slide.

OP, I have had several firearm companies provide a new replacement for such defects. Being in Illinois, I have no love for S.A. (yes, I'm one of "those") after their sell out of the 2A community several years ago, but I can't see them refusing to do that in this instance. That's what, a $1500+ 1911? There had to have been some degree of fitting of that slide to both the barrel and the frame. A slide-only replacement is putting a bandaid on a sucking chest wound. Stay on them if they refuse. Had you not noticed that, you and/or others at your range may have been killed or seriously injured firing that thing. That steel clearly was not properly forged. They ought to be thankful to get away with a simple replacement pistol in such an instance!

 

[thedownzero]

I thought the same, but it continues under and around the bottom of the slide.

OP, I have had several firearm companies provide a new replacement for such defects. Being in Illinois, I have no love for S.A. (yes, I'm one of "those") after their sell out of the 2A community several years ago, but I can't see them refusing to do that in this instance. That's what, a $1500+ 1911? There had to have been some degree of fitting of that slide to both the barrel and the frame. A slide-only replacement is putting a bandaid on a sucking chest wound. Stay on them if they refuse. Had you not noticed that, you and/or others at your range may have been killed or seriously injured firing that thing. That steel clearly was not properly forged. They ought to be thankful to get away with a simple replacement pistol in such an instance!

No Springfield models aside from the Pro receive hand fitment. They just assemble from mass produced components.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Cracks generally do

Proper Hygiene helps!

 

[Uncle Bob]

Can you get a refund instead of a replacement? If you're not happy with the gun to begin with see if you can get out of having to take a replacement, tell them you no longer trust the company.

That's like suggesting someone try to stop a charging rhino with a fly scatter.

It will get fixed under warrantee (hopefully it was registered with Springfield). It won't get replaced.

 

[villdetwink]

Well... I finally heard back from Springfield today. I was originally quoted 2-4 weeks, today marks 4 weeks.
I was given no information on the TRP regarding the failure, only that they are waiting on production to catch up, and I will be receiving a new pistol ... "hopefully soon"
Nice to see they are going to make it right, however I am already soured on the whole thing.

Not to mention a new pistol will have to be sent to my FFL, and I will incur an additional transfer fee... I am going to see if my FFL will just take the new pistol and refund my purchase price.
If not, I am sure you will be seeing it here in the classifieds

 

[Doc45]

Well that’s kind of disappointing in terms of when a replacement will get sent. Hope your ffl works with you.

 

[jlp]

Well... I finally heard back from Springfield today. I was originally quoted 2-4 weeks, today marks 4 weeks.
I was given no information on the TRP regarding the failure, only that they are waiting on production to catch up, and I will be receiving a new pistol ... "hopefully soon"
Nice to see they are going to make it right, however I am already soured on the whole thing.

Not to mention a new pistol will have to be sent to my FFL, and I will incur an additional transfer fee... I am going to see if my FFL will just take the new pistol and refund my purchase price.
If not, I am sure you will be seeing it here in the classifieds

When I had one replaced by them it was sent directly to me no FFL involved. I live in FL so your state may be different. They aren't selling you a gun they are replacing one. FYI perfectly legal in Fl at least.

 

[villdetwink]

When I had one replaced by them it was sent directly to me no FFL involved. I live in FL so your state may be different. They aren't selling you a gun they are replacing one. FYI perfectly legal in Fl at least.

Interesting.
I had a defective Sig P226 several years ago... they replaced the firearm, but insisted it had to be transferred through an FFL as the serial number had changed.
Springfield hasn't actually asked for my FFL info yet, so maybe I am wrong.

Edit: Just confirmed with Springfield that the replacement will ship directly to me.
Guess I have been lucky, not having to deal with many of these types of warranty issues. *knocks on wood!