Hokkmike
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I bought a Glock 42. Lovely little pocket pistol. Learned that early models had a multiple problems. Mostly FTF and FTE.
Later picked up a Sig 365. A design game -changer. Lots of incidents of firing pins breaking, failure to go into battery, dead triggers, slides not locking back, and sights going bad.
Bought a SAKO Finnlight, my dream hunting rifle in 6.5x55. Had to check a roster of serial number with the company to make sure it wasn't in the batch with exploding barrels. (It wasn't)
Just purchased an HK 416 D 22 lr. Read about problems with thin barrels and exploding extractors.
It is wearying but there is some remedy. I am happy to say that Glock "updated" my little pistol free of charge except for one way shipping to their facility. It took them exactly one day to turn the gun around and send it back to me. Total time without pistol about 8 days.
Sig will not do anything proactively - too bad. But at least they provide a life-time warranty to the original purchaser so that you can wait "for the shoe to drop" with some confidence.
As for the HK, I always thought they were impeccable, there is only one year of protection but most people seem happy with the gun. Turns out the gun is licensed by HK, made by Walther, and owned by Umarex. Kind an illegitimate child.
It seems that when I was younger these problems didn't exist like they do now. When you bought a gun it was expected to work. No one lost sleep over what could happen after you spent your hard earned dollars.
If anybody has found the perfect, reliable, and trouble free gun I would love to hear about it just for refreshment sake....
I know I sound like I am whining. (I am)
What do you think? Is quality control going down hill? Maybe it is just me...... (*sigh
Later picked up a Sig 365. A design game -changer. Lots of incidents of firing pins breaking, failure to go into battery, dead triggers, slides not locking back, and sights going bad.
Bought a SAKO Finnlight, my dream hunting rifle in 6.5x55. Had to check a roster of serial number with the company to make sure it wasn't in the batch with exploding barrels. (It wasn't)
Just purchased an HK 416 D 22 lr. Read about problems with thin barrels and exploding extractors.
It is wearying but there is some remedy. I am happy to say that Glock "updated" my little pistol free of charge except for one way shipping to their facility. It took them exactly one day to turn the gun around and send it back to me. Total time without pistol about 8 days.
Sig will not do anything proactively - too bad. But at least they provide a life-time warranty to the original purchaser so that you can wait "for the shoe to drop" with some confidence.
As for the HK, I always thought they were impeccable, there is only one year of protection but most people seem happy with the gun. Turns out the gun is licensed by HK, made by Walther, and owned by Umarex. Kind an illegitimate child.
It seems that when I was younger these problems didn't exist like they do now. When you bought a gun it was expected to work. No one lost sleep over what could happen after you spent your hard earned dollars.
If anybody has found the perfect, reliable, and trouble free gun I would love to hear about it just for refreshment sake....
I know I sound like I am whining. (I am)
What do you think? Is quality control going down hill? Maybe it is just me...... (*sigh