Crack in the frame?

[Jim K]

A manufacturer has an FFL and you can ship directly to them. Many companies will send a shipping label and pay the shipping costs for warranty repairs. That is the best route.

But if you can't get warranty repairs, I really wouldn't worry about that crack. It is in a non-critical area where there is minimal stress. I would just shoot the gun and check on the crack from time to time, maybe every thousand rounds or so, to make sure it doesn't get worse.

Jim

 

[Dulvarian]

I'm going to bring it my gunsmith and see what he says. It's the only 1911 I have, so I am not very familiar with them, and where there might or might not be problems.

He was surprised as well that SA would not warranty for a second owner, remarking that it took them down a notch in his book.

I really don't understand the thinking behind that. Pretty much everything I have bought in the last decade that had an xxx year/lifetime warranty, it was fully transferable to the next owner. I can't really think of why a commercial item that was warrantied wouldn't. Whatever. I'll just move on from here.

 

[Jolly Rogers]

Did Springfield deny warranty coverage or waffle on the shipping?
I would go to a Fed Ex or UPS hub and overnight the gun to Springfield.
I would insure it and put a letter in the box stating that it looks like the frame is cracked on MY gun. Offer no other information other than the fact that it it yours. Ask in the letter for consideration on the shipping and give the ammount and all the details of name address etc.
Let them inspect and repair/replace your gun. Bet you get a new gun and a check to cover the freight.
Joe

 

[Bubbles]

Legally you can ship the gun directly to SA or any other FFL for repair. Financially many people go through an FFL because you can not ship a handgun via USPS, and both UPS and FedEx require handguns to ship overnight, which is expensive. An FFL can put a handgun in a USPS flat rate box and ship it for less than $20.

SA will send the handgun back to whoever shipped it to them after it's been repaired. If SA determines that they can't repair the gun so that it's safe to shoot, and they decide to replace it with a new one, the new gun must go through an FFL, the OP has to fill out a 4473, etc. because it's a different gun than the one he shipped out.

 

[Chuck Warner]

This is not true. If in fact the gun is replaced, there is a provision to provide a replacement of unserviceable firearms.




Q: A firearm is delivered to a licensee by an unlicensed individual for the purpose of repair. Is the return of the repaired firearm subject to the requirements of the Brady law? Would the transfer of a replacement firearm from the licensee to the owner of the damaged firearm be subject to the requirements of the Brady law?

Neither the transfer of a repaired firearm nor the transfer of a replacement firearm would be subject to the requirements of the Brady law. Furthermore, the regulations provide that a Form 4473 is not required to cover these transactions. However, the licensee’s permanent acquisition and disposition records should reflect the return of the firearm or the transfer of a replacement firearm.

[27 CFR 478.124-25]


This directly from ATF's website.

Incidently, That crack appears to be along the trigger track. If in fact it is, a frame is in order and this one should NOT be shot.

CW

 

[Chuck Warner]

I looked at the picture again and it does appear below the trigger track. It may in fact be repairable.

CW