Would you skip your guns warranty to fix a small issue yourself?

[DasFriek]

That is a good point, The shipping is a major pita. Even if they prepay it, I find it a hassle myself. The bad part is not all makers will pay for shipping to them but only shipping back even under full warranty.
Almost as bad as shipping ammo.

103 too 12 is the count in favor of fixing it yourself. When i posted the thread i had no idea it would be so one sided.

 

[CraigC]

I agree, I didn't expect it to be so one-sided.

I also think that warranties are not as easy to "void" as folks seem to think. Replacing a broken part does not void a warranty. Nor does the installation of aftermarket parts.

 

[Ala Dan]

Never, ever had any issues that required "warranty repair"; with any firearm~!
Guess I have been mighty lucky in this respect~?

 

[230RN]

^ Either that or you've just got older guns.

Frankly, I'm still used to the days when you got a gun out of the box, cleaned it up a little, made sure the bore was clear, and it worked right from the get-go.

 

[Xfire68]

I void my warranty the day I get my gun as most don't allow reloads to be fired from your gun without voiding it!

Yes I would fix the issues myself and if I can not handle the job (Has not happened yet cross fingers) I would bring it to a local gunsmith for repair.

 

[gym]

Other than a Walther, and a kahr I never had to send a pistol back. The few that had problems feding I was able to fix myself. Maybe 3 out of many. Usually a little polishing here or there or if it's a Glock, a replacement part, "recoil spring asssemblly blew", didn't even know till I took it apart to clean it. I have had feeding problems as my number one problem, wit only super compact auto pistols. That is going to sometimes happen. I stay away from Kahrs and walthers for that reason. I got a kahr when it first came out, there was only 1 model in 9, the 40 was coming soon, and I just had one problem after the other, I did send that one back and it never was right, that just turned me off to the whole company. Granted they were new then, but once you get that feeling, it never goes away. Now my lcp shot first time every time, so that's a keeper, same with my kel-tek pf-9, I was amazed that an inexpensive pistol was as reliable. Most times a little patience and some hand polishing will fix a feeding problem, if it doesn't on a new gun, I don't want it. Hand polishing is the same as firing a couple hundred rounds to me, as long as you take it slow and easy till you know what you are doing, i try to do it with my pinky with the ramp in the gun so it follows the same as the round will, and just a rub at a time, no dremmels or sand. I use Maas, it is magic, but you can take too much off if you have heavy hands. My seacamp was a real poor as crap shooter till I started a couple strokes at a time, then fired it, then a couple more, till it was cured, it would not get a mag through it when I got it, now reliable as can be. But extractors are also a big part of it and can ruin your day trying to figure out if it's bad or not. Best thing is to change it if you are able. Or get an old beater and learn the basics of how guns work on it, before trying any of this on a new gun, if it's a slide issue "being tight or loose" let a pro look at it, before fooling with it. If you dropped your gun, have it checked, just because it looks ok doesn't mean it is. There are a lot of little parts in there and anything can break.

 

[bri]

Interesting timing... I just did some work on my NAA mini mag. Fabbed a pin that was missing out of a small finishing nail and sanded down the inside of edges of the rosewood grips, to eliminate some wobble.

In short, I try to fix things myself.

 

[DeepSouth]

Would you skip your guns warranty to fix a small issue yourself?

If they pay shipping they fix it. If I pay shipping I'll fix if it costs less than the shipping.......I have been called cheap before.

 

[clem]

I just had to send my NEW Taurus 941 Revolver back to them to correct some very poor workmanship and to address a "problem" (key holing).
It was only fired a total of 54 times!
It's been 20 days since they got it and they still have not started work on it.

I am pissed!

I'll keep you all posted.

 

[DasFriek]

I got some good news today pertaining to this thread.
Im the OP and in the first post i explained how Kahr wanted to pay shipping both ways to look at and fix my MK9 wich was have stovepipe issues.

I refused to send it in and they wouldn't just send me the parts like i hoped, But since they were willing to pay all that shipping i don't think it was over money.

Anyhow, $40 in parts and shipping and then a new extractor and tensioning parts installed and fluffed and buffed by me i was able to declare the gun fixed after 200 trouble free rounds with 5 different ammo's and one being +P and hollow points. I also shot it one handed and purposed limp wristed it.

Sure my hard headedness cost me $40 in parts and shipping. But i learned everything about the PM/MK line of guns extractors and how to adjust them in every way.
You cant put a price on knowledge imo and i felt it was money well spent.

But again thank you Kahr for offering to pay shipping both ways and fix my gun, Plus gave me almost instant answers by phone and email.
I had a great experience dealing with them and look forward to buying more Kahr products like the PM45. Dang thats a sweet tiny cannon!

 

[Snowy Rivers]

Well this is a goodie.

Myself being a journeyman machinist and a fairly good smith can certainly agree to some extent.

I have always fixed or modified most everything I have ever owned.

NOW, I get the ocassional AR type gun that someone should have taken to the warranty shop rather than fix it themselves.

Had one that some clown decided to remove the barrel and it looked like they used a pipe wrench on the barrel nut.

When he then told me that the carrier did not slide in the upper correctly, I knew that the upper had been tweeked.

This fellow should have sent the gun in for the warranty fix.

There was really nothing wrong that I could not have fixed for him for may $10 or so.

Here it is, if you know what your doing, have at it. If you shoot well but don't do well with the tools, probably better to leave the smithing to the factory or a shop that can do the warranty work.

The ones that always irritate me a lot is the customer that buys a new pistol from us and a few months later comes back with it totally apart and in a baggy.

Had a fellow do that with a Ruger Mark III not once but twice, and the second time the thing had been thrashed.

I bought a new Ford Pickup 4x4 some yeras back, ran it 10K miles, yanked the engine out and installed something with a buttload more power.

Warranty, what warranty.

Just depends if you are willing to accept the repair costs if you screw it up.

Have fun.

Snowy