Canuck223 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Hey folks, if you have a late 2012 or 2013 Grand Power K100 or P1 pistol, have a look at the serial numbers. The recall is for one specific serial number range.K100 - 3K00001 to 3K00601P1 - 1K00001 to 1K01001If your P1 or K100 has a serial number outside this range, don't worry, it doesn't apply to you.If you have a gun in this range, please stop using it until you contact Century Arms. It's been determined that some of the barrels in this serial number range may exhibit an inconsistent metallurgy.If your gun is in this range, please stop using it. If you purchased the firearm new from a FFL, Century Arms has likely already sent you the recall information. For anyone that has a gun in this serial number range, contact Century Arms at (800) 527-1252 or e-mail at vctserv@centuryarms.comYou will get a prepaid label for shipment of your pistol back to Century. It will be returned at no cost to you with a new barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 3, 2013 Share Posted November 3, 2013 Mine is a K100 1k-003xx. I guess that means no new barrel for me Doesn't CZ machine the barrels for GP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share Posted November 3, 2013 Mine is a K100 1k-003xx. I guess that means no new barrel for me Doesn't CZ machine the barrels for GP? Grand Power has always machined their own barrels, but they purchased those blanks from an outside vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Are you sure the serial # are not transposed?? Mine is dated 9/12 according to the label on the box, and is serial # 1k0007x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 Are you sure the serial # are not transposed?? Mine is dated 9/12 according to the label on the box, and is serial # 1k0007x. If your gun is a P1, than you should call Century. If it's a K100, you're good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Are you sure the serial # are not transposed?? Mine is dated 9/12 according to the label on the box, and is serial # 1k0007x. OK, I may have spoken too soon. I got copied on the original .pdf, and there is a chance those number ranges were reversed. I will confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I have a feeling that 1K is for the K100 and 3K for the P1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebsimeanblackbears Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I have a feeling that 1K is for the K100 and 3K for the P1. Apparently, you are correct: http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_5_36/143721_.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asu174 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 I love my Grand Power and am extremely disappointed by this. I was about to buy a P1 this weekend. Not anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 I love my Grand Power and am extremely disappointed by this. I was about to buy a P1 this weekend. Not anymore. I understand the disappointment. Once Century has the re-barreled guns back to the customers and on the shelves, hopefully the disappointment will fade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I was shooting one of these guns today, it still ran fine, very fine, shoots better than I can. I have a feeling they are overly cautious but I will send it anyway. I did keep my GP6 Mk6 for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 I was shooting one of these guns today, it still ran fine, very fine, shoots better than I can. I have a feeling they are overly cautious but I will send it anyway. I did keep my GP6 Mk6 for a reason. It's better to replace them all than risk missing one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Well, the GP6 is under STI's warranty and this is why I am not letting this one go. Awesome warranty. As for the K100, it will be shipped tomorrow or the next. Where is the PDF located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I added stippling to my k100, is going to void barrel replacement? Customer service lady advised me to remove any after market parts that were added (including sights, extended magazine release, etc.) Turn around from the time they receive it is 3 weeks, we'll see if that's true. Century told me to call this # 800-270-2767, then option 2, then option 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 I added stippling to my k100, is going to void barrel replacement? Customer service lady advised me to remove any after market parts that were added (including sights, extended magazine release, etc.) Turn around from the time they receive it is 3 weeks, we'll see if that's true. Century told me to call this # 800-270-2767, then option 2, then option 1 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 i wonder if the impetus for this recall was the pix of the GP with the blown barrel that was posted a couple of months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 i wonder if the impetus for this recall was the pix of the GP with the blown barrel that was posted a couple of months ago. When and how? Was it posted here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) i wonder if the impetus for this recall was the pix of the GP with the blown barrel that was posted a couple of months ago. When and how? Was it posted here? it was posted on youtube and on the net somewhere,but i cant find it anymore. it was basically a GPk100 with the barrel forward of the the chamber bulged . took out the frame also. There was also some derogatary remarks about GP and their service. there was some debate on how it happened. Some speculated it was a squib that was pushed forward buy the next bullet. Some think it might have been an over loaded round. Found it http://pistolsmith.com/gun-talk/24939-k100-grand-power-barrel-failure.html Edited November 13, 2013 by Sandbagger123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck223 Posted November 13, 2013 Author Share Posted November 13, 2013 i wonder if the impetus for this recall was the pix of the GP with the blown barrel that was posted a couple of months ago. When and how? Was it posted here? it was posted on youtube and on the net somewhere,but i cant find it anymore. it was basically a GPk100 with the barrel forward of the the chamber bulged . took out the frame also. There was also some derogatary remarks about GP and their service. there was some debate on how it happened. Some speculated it was a squib that was pushed forward buy the next bullet. Some think it might have been an over loaded round. Found it http://pistolsmith.com/gun-talk/24939-k100-grand-power-barrel-failure.html The gentleman who posted the video blew his gun up using very questionable reloads. Grand Power did offer to replace the gun, at which point he began demanding extortion level compensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicVerAZ Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 (edited) Google "Glock kaboom". I saw a Glock shooter this weekend at Area 2 experience a squib then decidedly pull on the trigger again to "clean the squib out". He finished the stage but was chided for it by the CRO. So who knows what people did with their guns before the kaboom happened? Blaming the manufacturer for that type of incident sounds very dishonest to me. I did have a case explosion out of battery in my GP6, it blew out the safety levers and the gun survived. I even won my class IDPA State championship with it. It was when I was starting reloading and my OAL was ridiculously small (I then disassembled all of these rounds, the 80 some of them I had left). I blame myself for what happened, not the gun. Edited November 13, 2013 by NicVerAZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Send mine out yesterday, they received it today. Now I wait...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebsimeanblackbears Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Send mine out yesterday, they received it today. Now I wait...... Did you take off the dawson sights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Send mine out yesterday, they received it today. Now I wait...... Did you take off the dawson sights? Took all non factory parts off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Send mine out yesterday, they received it today. Now I wait...... Did you take off the dawson sights? i am gonna take mine off. Even though they should not touch them, i don't want to take the chance they might get damaged there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-mishka Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Im curious if new barrels will have no serial number on them Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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