elguapo Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Soooo the ammo MFR offered to pay for the repairs to the gun provided I sign a release that binds me from discussing it. I'm having a lawyer look it over. They feel pretty strongly that it was an issue with the brass. I'd have to think about that. I may eat the cost of fixing/buying a new gun to let the world know whose ammo did that. Who knows, it might help someone else avoid the same or worse. A business's reputation is less important than someone's health/life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSwift Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Wait, he said that STI warrantied the pistol, so then the ammo company didn't pay for it. So your shady deal of "don't tell everyone of how we can cost them their eyesight and we'll buy you a new gun" is no longer valid. Are you going to post the company's identity and then they can explain how it's not going to happen again or are they still cranking out low-end ammo as usual? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenit Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 There is no definitive proof it was the fault of the ammo. I am also the 3rd (at least) owner of the gun, so I have no clue how the gun was treated before me. I want to make it clear that I have no clue why the chamber failed, just speculation. The rep at the ammo company did misrepresent the scope of the release on the phone. My guess is he never read it. The ammo manufacturer that I was using at the time was Freedom Munitions. I was shooting 180gr hollow point, copper jacket, nickel cased, re-manufactured ammo. They did offer to cover it, I have still been purchasing and shooting there new run stuff since this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hmm, so you are just having STI fix it since you disclosed the ammo manufacturer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenit Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) They already did without telling me. I called sti after it happened, explained what happened. The gunsmith at sti said it would not be covered under warranty and sent me a repair estimate. I sent the gun in to sti and 3 weeks later got the ups notification that I was getting a package from sti. I assumed they couldn't fix it and returned it but the gun was repaired and the packing sheet said "damage due to bad ammo" but they repaired it under warranty anyway. I was probably going to out of pocket it instead of signing the release my lawyer was uncomfortable with a couple of things in the release. Edited October 24, 2014 by rottenit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywizzle Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Much respect to STI for fixing it even with the ammo issue being disclosed. How does it feel compared to before the incident? Do you think it needs to be worked on to return to glory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenit Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I shot it last weekend and it felt fantastic, I'm not sure if it needs anything. Does brazos tweak anything with the slide or barrel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywizzle Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I shot it last weekend and it felt fantastic, I'm not sure if it needs anything. Does brazos tweak anything with the slide or barrel? I'm glad it still feels good. I'm an STI noob so I can't speak to Brazos work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbagger123 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 So what did they replace on it? the whole top end? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebwake Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 That's awesome STI did that. Was it Brazos or STI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenit Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Barrel, slide and re chromed. STI did the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointerman1967 Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Props to STI. Amazing customer service. This type of story should be shouted from the mountain tops. I have a brand new Trojan in .40 with a feed "wall" that I just sent back to them. I am sure they will make it right and posts like yours make me happy to have given them my business (second Trojan I have purchased in the last 12 months). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpaw Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) The ammo manufacturer that I was using at the time was Freedom Munitions. I was shooting 180gr hollow point, copper jacket, nickel cased, re-manufactured ammo. They did offer to cover it, I have still been purchasing and shooting there new run stuff since this happened. My shocked face that it was Freedom Munitions - . They caused pretty much the same kaboom in a friend's 1911. He also still buys ammo from them after it happened... ETA: and big props to STI for awesome customer service and warrantying an issue they clearly did not cause. I've also received excellent customer service from STI. Edited October 29, 2014 by Russell92 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSh00ter Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I am also glad you are OK. Thanks for posting this, especially in the beginners forum. I am new to firearms and and it is really good to know about the kinds of things that can happen, what potential causes are, and what we can do to try to avoid or be prepared for things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryanbach Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I shoot LAX reloads and have never had a problem. I hope the gun is repairable and the ammo company fixes what they have done. Glad to be safe and keep your safety glasses on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerBaron Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 not bad that your gun failed on 17 September and almost a month to the day it was back in your hands, repaired and covered by STI under warranty. being out of gun for 4 weeks only tells me they turned it around pretty fast. even assuming you sent it straight away that is still excellent service. scary to imagine how much force is needed to split the chamber like that give how thick the steel is there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike4540 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Glad that you are ok from the incident,Awesome customer service on STI's part, it says a lot about a company when they take care of something like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottenit Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yes STI was very generous with this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingmedicine Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This makes me wanna get an sti if they will warranty a issue that's not even there fault. Great customer service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Tompkins Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The ammo manufacturer that I was using at the time was Freedom Munitions. I was shooting 180gr hollow point, copper jacket, nickel cased, re-manufactured ammo. They did offer to cover it, I have still been purchasing and shooting there new run stuff since this happened. My shocked face that it was Freedom Munitions - . They caused pretty much the same kaboom in a friend's 1911. He also still buys ammo from them after it happened... ETA: and big props to STI for awesome customer service and warrantying an issue they clearly did not cause. I've also received excellent customer service from STI. While hand cycling to test feed / function I've a good bit of this ammo set back to the point I pulled the bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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