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Originally Posted by Soukus
Hey Uno, tell your gunsmith to tell his shooting buddy (TGO  ) that Springfield makes some crappy sheet unless you're TGO or willing to write a big check to the Custom Shop. I'm very disappointed with my SA. Not one round down the tube, and already have a call tag from the factory for some crap quality that should have never left the factory. But then some Brazilian factory monkey doesn't give a crap about what happens here... The more time I spend with this thing, the more I think it was a big mi$take to buy it.
I suggested to the factory that I should put some rounds down the tube before send it back to determine if there are any other flaws. Their response, "yes, good idea." Why didn't they think of that.
Point being, not even a factory spoon is perfect. How many times have guys gone on the forums beetching about a factory spoon malfunctioning? We'd probably be rich if we all got a dollar for every new factory spoon that needed work.
As I always say, "gunsmiths are like mechanics, few good ones...but lots of bad ones." Some of the ones I've run into I wouldn't trust to clean my spoons. Like Porsche engines, there's some myth about gunsmithing that causes people to run away. I'll agree that for most it's probaby a good idea to leave it to the pros. If one can't fully understand and appreciate the workings of a mechanical assembly...do not touch. Some just can't appreciate the potential for danger be it spoons or anything else. Those are the ones that cause the myth to grow.
As for a built spoon used in a homicide...does it matter what the spoon is after someone's been blown away by it?
BTW as long as you're dropping names-- my spiritual guru and mentor...former president of CZ/Dan Wesson...he might lead me down the right path  |
a few examples be it ferd chebbie porsche springfield kimber ed brown ruger robar.
you have GOOD DAYS MFG. and you have AVERAGE DAYS and you have BAD DAYS!
now your porsche probably was a GOOD DAY!
my 11/86 mfg'd sold as 1987 porsche had a BAD DAY............yep a coupla crap valve guides from a vendor mfg. them. not porsche.........A VENDOR!
now if anyjuan thinks all their guns(name the mfg/type) is ALL MADE IN HOUSE BY LIL ELVES...............well you have bean hitting the CRACK PIPE wayyy too much.
theres this thang called ISO 9001. its a mfg. standard. its a GOOD THANG cuz everypart is followed by paper and every process is documented. ie. we can turn 100 barrels on the cnc lathe and around 101-120 are tolerances are going BYE BYE because of tooling wear. so we stop at 100 cuz WE KNOW up to 100 barrels they are all with in tolerance whatever the tolerance plus or minus something.
so we have 100 barrels that are uber perfect. well............maybe its friday and the machinist(monkley button pusher) is hung over and decides not to chaNGE TOOLING AFTER 100 BARRELS and the 101 or 120 barrel slip on thru. well that should be schecked(checked) by QC. well its now monday and everyjuan is hungover and it slips thru.
then after pistole is built it gets proof fired. since they proof fire ALOT, they buy the cheapest quanity/quality of ammo they can get. because they shoot alot and thats an obvious cost savings.
now that ammo could be low grade/rem/winchester 230 gr FMJ. and as anyjuan knows that will just about always feed and eject. they proof fire, take picture of shell casing for federal file, and then ship to gunshop. and then you buy it.
and then you take directly to range/dezert and start slamming beers and shooting cans(its the american way and its good-well within reason after an 18pak i will put a disclaimer on that).
you have just commited the first sin of any firearm. and por qui is dat?????
you failed to take apart veapon and liberally lubricated and give it TLC that it deserves.
your next failure is you ran out in haste with the baddest ass .45 JHP's that man can buy possibly. or ya bought cheapass crap bunga bunga ammo from liberia slightly rusted with free crack pipe offer inside.
now you have entered the "WTF ZONE" because suddenly you get FTF or FTE!
well its obvious that the rounds you have dont work. but if you were smart LAK US...........you would have grabbed federal FMJ and FEDERAL JHP and done a test. or remington or hornaday. use both FMJ and JHP and test to see which FLAVOOOOR works for 200 rds right then right now not monyana.
you have now excercised it and the action is dirty but HAPPY cuz all tolerances have rubbed themselves into orgazmic DEE-LITE and they do the mazzola party against juan another. and all is GOOD..............most times.
if ya try 3 flavors of quality ammo and still have FTF and FTE then its time to meet a GOOD GUNSMITH and do not mention CHEAP in the equation cuz he will kick yer ass as well as myself. cuz you are ONLY relying on this veapon for YOUR LIFE or OTHERS so dis aint da place to be a CHEAP ASS!
sending it back to the factory cuz of the above will get you a documented sheet from factory finding NOTHING WRONG(CYA LEGAL BEAGLES) because they used their PROOF AMMO!
so the gunsmith will steer you in correct direction and 99% of the time its a lil diamond stone or a die grinder on the ramp and problem cured.
hell even wheel guns have hic-cups with timing because of tolerances kept.
and even if ya spend GA-ZIGGA BUCKS on a mega wunder .45 you will have the same problems.
i have dealt with springfield and their customer service is top knotch muy bueno on their M1-A's or .45s or any of their products. and its a LIFETIME WARRANTY> as well as their CUSTOM SHOP which i have dealt with now also.
once again for those that dont listen:
buy veapon,take home take apart and LUBE IT!
buy 3 QUALITY FLA-VOOOORS of rounds JHP and FMJ
buy cans of beverages or milk jugs.
got to where ya shoot and SHOOT 200RDS! and dont stop until done. if all ok then take home take apart clean lak a mofo and then BE HOPI(happy).
if no workey and FTF or FTE............go to QUALIFIED KNOWS HIS POO .45 gunsmith.
P.S.S. ANY GUN MODIFIED AND CONSTRUED AS SUCH BY COURT/JUDGE/JURY/PROSECUTING ATTORNEY...................WILL MAKE YOU A GUN NUT! mark MY DAMN WORDS ON THAT AND ITS ETCHED IN FEEKING GRANITE!
race guns go to range.
polished /honed/dialed in veapons ARE FOR CARRY!
CARRY WHATEVER ROUNDS YOUR STATE POLICE CARRY! here its federal hydrashocks.