Problems with new 1911

[ArthurDent]

Grrrr!

All, No news yet on my 1911. But, I thought everyone might enjoy this fun little turn of events.

Tonight on my way home from a particularly frustrating day, I stopped at a Local Gun Shop, and saw:

• My exact model...

• Brand new in the box...

• More than $100 cheaper than I paid for mine. :banghead:

To add insult to injury, the slide was as smooth as glass.

Oh well... C'est la vie. (le sigh.)


iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns, I "Don't Panic!" (at least I try not to), and I always have my towel with me. Have you noticed that there's a DAdams, a Ford Prefect, and a Prosser on here also?
Be good, and try to avoid Vogon Poetry.

 

[Greg528iT]

Shouldn't that read..
WAS brand new in the box... is now in my hot little hands at home???

Everything I've read tells me that when you get yours back form Springfield, it'll be good to go.

 

[ArthurDent]

It's Back!

The 1911 came back from Springfield about 2 weeks ago. No charge!

Life has kept me from getting to the range, but today I made a few hours.

Everything works beautifully!

I ran four different magazines dry, without any sign of a problem.

Now, 3-months after buying it, I can begin to use it and start trying to like it.

Thanks again, to all who have helped with this problem child!

 

[iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns]

iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns, I "Don't Panic!" (at least I try not to), and I always have my towel with me. Have you noticed that there's a DAdams, a Ford Prefect, and a Prosser on here also?
Be good, and try to avoid Vogon Poetry.

hahaha, I have indeed noticed Ford Prefect, and DAdams, and I feel like I've seen one other Hitchhiker username, but it escapes me at this moment Glad to hear you have your towel x-)

The 1911 came back from Springfield about 2 weeks ago. No charge!

Life has kept me from getting to the range, but today I made a few hours.

Everything works beautifully!

I ran four different magazines dry, without any sign of a problem.

Now, 3-months after buying it, I can begin to use it and start trying to like it.

Thanks again, to all who have helped with this problem child!

3 months!? Jeeeez Louise! I understand that that's from the time you bought it, vs sent it out, but still! Well I'm really glad to hear she's runnin' like clockwork at this point!!! Enjoy!

I've been driving myself nuts waiting for a 1911 slide in the mail. I bought the gun mostly due to its gorgeous finish, and it was NIB, inspection confirmed this to be true, but after I got it home I noticed some subtle blemishes in the bluing, splatter marks basically from somewhere in between the de-greasing and the cooking process
After calling the manufacturer, and calling the finisher they put me in touch with, It's been sent out and at their shop for just about a month now, and I'm really missing having a 1911 for each hand! It only made it to the range twice before I sent it in for a re-finish. I wish they'd make a screw-up top priority to re-do, as far as their scheduled work goes, is that not how it's done, or do they have a months worth of re-do's!? man it stinks waiting for something that should have been right the first time! :banghead: I've been checking the mailbox every day like a mad-man, because they are very hard to get on the phone. I guess I'll try to distract myself and forget about it until it just shows up.

Anyhoo, rant over. Very glad to hear your 1911 is now working as it should!

 

[SwampWolf]

Everything works beautifully!

Just curious: Did Springfield inform you as to what was wrong with the pistol; or what they fixed to make it run right?

 

[ArthurDent]

iLikeOldgunsIlikeNewGuns, Yep, 3 months. There's a LOT going on in my life right now, so other things kept me from worrying about it too much.

I hope you get your refinished beauty back soon!

Springfield only took about a month to fix things. I think that's actually a pretty good turn around. It seemed like forever, but as I said, there were other wolves at the door to keep me distracted.

SwampWolf, I got a page from Springfield describing the fixes. I'm told that they are typically quite terse in their descriptions of repairs and this was no exception. I can't quote verbatim because I don't have the page here with me, but it said two things: 1) refitted slide, and 2) polished surface scratches. That was about all that it said, other than addresses and such.

This last Saturday I got a rare trip to the range with 3 of my buds and we blew through a bunch of ammo. The 1911 was still flawless!

Sadly, my accuracy with it leaves a bit to be desired. I was doing much better with the polymer frames, so I think practice will help that. My friends found it to be quite accurate.

So now I have my very first 1911, and it works, and it's beautiful.