[JohnKSa]

Same as before. Here's the link to the thread on TFL.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156955

If you own a stainless steel rifle made by Sako or Tikka you should not shoot it until you have verified that it is not in the affected batch.

[Mike Hull]

I've been wondering since I read about the first one blowing up, and month or so ago, if a machinist in their plant didn't do something stupid, like mill the flutes with end mills that had 90 degree corners, thereby creating a lengthwise area for stress risers(small cracks)to form in the bottoms of the flutes, during heat treat.
That would be very dangerous, and could produce the exact same results as these two blowups did. :uhoh:

I hope they correct whatever it is before someone gets hurt, or worse. :eek:

[Dash]

It's only a small lot of stainless guns affected. It has something to do with using too much sulfur in the barrel making process. I had one of the affected rifles, a Tikka T3 stainless in .270 WSM. Luckily I had not fired it before Beretta contacted me. They sent a box with a pre-paid shipping label to return the rifle. About 10 days later I had a new rifle.

I also have a Tikka T3 Hunter in .270 WSM and I couldn't be happier with both of them. Outstanding accuracy right out of the box! If anyone has been considering buying a Tikka T3, don't let this stop you!

[mete]

Dash, I was not aware of any effort by Beretta to contact Sako/Tikka owners . Did they first contact you or did you first contact Beretta ?......Did Beretta tell you the steel had too much sulphur or are you assuming that from some of the forum comments ?. The answers to these comments are significant.

[Dash]

Beretta contacted me through the dealer that sold the rifle to me. I can't remember if it was the dealer that told me about the sulfur or Beretta or both. Beretta did tell me that is was only stainless models (fluted and non-fluted) assembled using a specific batch of barrels. They were interested in locating rifles with specific serial numbers purchased after Feb. '04. Mine was one of those rifles. They are actively trying to locate each of those rifles. They have a toll free number set up for the recall, but I don't have the number anymore. You can call Beretta customer service and get it. Anyone that has a stainless gun should call to check the serial number.

[mete]

Thanks Dash, but "actively trying" ? This is the first time I have heard of any efforts by Beretta to notify owners. How about a notice on the website etc ??

[Dash]

I agree more could be done.

They know exactly which rifles are defective, and given that the rifles would have been purchased very recently, they shouldn't have much troble contacting the owners. And one would have to assume that they didn't know about the problem untill the first one failed. Then it would take some time to determine what the cause was.

I'm not trying to make excuses for them, but they handled my case very professionally. And I didn't get the inpression that they were trying to hide anything. It is a little scary that the only reason mine had not been fired was lack time and poor weather. I hate to think what could have happened.

[scrybe80]

Damn, my pops just purchased a Tikka .270 a few months ago. We've had it out to the range few times without problems, but this is kind of scary.

Can you guys give any more detail about precisely which models or SNs to watch out for?

[rick_reno]

From TFL - s/n's are in the range of 419140 to 461951. Call Beretta at 1-800-636-3420 for verification.