Flyingpig Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) Was on the shadow 2 facebook page and a guy posted a pic of a possible crack on his slide. It was followed by several other photos of people with the same crack. so I decided to have a look at mine and voila there it was. Not completely sure but it DOES look like a crack to me. Any of you guys on this forum have this possible problem? Right side of where pin stop goes at back of slide. Edited March 12, 2018 by Flyingpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansedgli Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Mine has it too. It's not a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingpig Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, dansedgli said: Mine has it too. It's not a crack. Boy...mine sure looks and feels like a crack. Are you positive? In fact if you look right on the edge at the pin stop there almost looks like a secondary crack starting at the edge also. And what worries me is that its definitely a spot of repeated impact. Edited March 12, 2018 by Flyingpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 (edited) sh2 never cracks. for this u need to check it under microscope, because it could be only signs of hammer and not crack. Edited March 12, 2018 by yigal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunmoong Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Its like a common issue now通过我的 EVA-AL10 上的 Tapatalk发言 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxGuy Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Since I don't Facebook, thanks for keeping us up to date on what is happening to the S-2. I just looked at my 75 Shadow SAO and no crack. I wonder if the Tanfo Stock 2 and 3 are having similar issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCTaylor Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Since I don't Facebook, thanks for keeping us up to date on what is happening to the S-2. I just looked at my 75 Shadow SAO and no crack. I wonder if the Tanfo Stock 2 and 3 are having similar issues?Not on my 2, Stock 2’s with about 12k rounds each. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 29 minutes ago, WxGuy said: Since I don't Facebook, thanks for keeping us up to date on what is happening to the S-2. I just looked at my 75 Shadow SAO and no crack. I wonder if the Tanfo Stock 2 and 3 are having similar issues? they share most parts and looks the same , but sh2 has different construction. if 75 have cracks this will be in other places. old 75 much better gun than sh2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, WxGuy said: Since I don't Facebook, thanks for keeping us up to date on what is happening to the S-2. I just looked at my 75 Shadow SAO and no crack. I wonder if the Tanfo Stock 2 and 3 are having similar issues? Not in my stock 2 with about 15 k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdlrodeo Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Anyone heard anything from CZ on this? If anyone has this problem have they tried magnetic particle testing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 2 hours ago, yigal said: they share most parts and looks the same , but sh2 has different construction. if 75 have cracks this will be in other places. old 75 much better gun than sh2. Did they get a bad batch of scrap metal? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 49 minutes ago, bulm540 said: Did they get a bad batch of scrap metal? Lol not bad batch and not scrap metal . cz use metal not what Americans use to feel and proud in 1911 guns. cz frames its casting like tanfoglio, but tan. metal much better. and it suitable for handguns better . sh2 designers made beautiful gun but they forgot their engineering skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulm540 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 29 minutes ago, yigal said: not bad batch and not scrap metal . cz use metal not what Americans use to feel and proud in 1911 guns. cz frames its casting like tanfoglio, but tan. metal much better. and it suitable for handguns better . sh2 designers made beautiful gun but they forgot their engineering skills. That’s crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, bulm540 said: That’s crazy. why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magictalent Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 My Shadow 2 shoots lots rounds. No crack. All shooters around me who have Shadow 2 have no crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheby Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 28 minutes ago, Magictalent said: My Shadow 2 shoots lots rounds. No crack. All shooters around me who have Shadow 2 have no crack. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YVK Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, yigal said: t tan. metal much better. and it suitable for handguns better . Indeed. Seems like it is hard to machine too, since Tanfoglio seems incapable of machining their pistols to consistent dimensions and tolerances. I have two of them here collecting dust because of it. So far between me and my Shadow 2 there is only one crack, and that one is in my ... Edited March 13, 2018 by YVK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayr Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 What am I supposed to be looking at, exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, YVK said: Indeed. Seems like it is hard to machine too, since Tanfoglio seems incapable of machining their pistols to consistent dimensions and tolerances. I have two of them here collecting dust because of it. So far between me and my Shadow 2 there is only one crack, and that one is in my ... i don't know who make in tan. decisions about thermal treatment to bring metal to so high hardness . but u right . cz have more consistent parts now and very very reliable gun in past and at present .they design in 1975 best gun for this period. sh2 with all their redesigns shoot excellent and very accurate, but cz make step back about its service life. they knew about this problem from the beginning but denied it. Edited March 13, 2018 by yigal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGus Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 (edited) On 3/11/2018 at 10:39 PM, Flyingpig said: Was on the shadow 2 facebook page and a guy posted a pic of a possible crack on his slide. It was followed by several other photos of people with the same crack. so I decided to have a look at mine and voila there it was. Not completely sure but it DOES look like a crack to me. Any of you guys on this forum have this possible problem? Right side of where pin stop goes at back of slide. I have two Shadow 2's. One has less than 5000 rounds, the other less than 500 rounds. Neither has the relief cut on frame, but the frames appear to be crack free. However, on the slides, both have the exact same mark at the back of the slide by the firing pin retainer. Identical to yours on both of mine. Is it a crack, or possibly a machining mark? Edited March 13, 2018 by JGus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexKramer Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 I just picked up my virgin Shadow 2 with a born-on date of late Jan and it has the same thing. Imperfection in the machining? Most likely. Doesn't look like a crack, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingpig Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Damn thats good news!!! Was looking at it last night with a photographers loop and I still couldn't tell if it was a crack or not. I was begging to think it had to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, RexKramer said: I just picked up my virgin Shadow 2 with a born-on date of late Jan and it has the same thing. Imperfection in the machining? Most likely. Doesn't look like a crack, though. regular signs of hammer edge + machining signs. i don't think that something wrong with sh2 slides. its very strong slide. Edited March 14, 2018 by yigal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexKramer Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Not the best pic and not trying to beat a dead horse, but I put a magnified lens on my phone. It looks just like a ledge, not a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yigal Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 they have problems only with frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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