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Since you can directly ship and receive firearms (including handguns) to and from manufacturers for repairs or modifications, just have them send you a new Gen 4. It doesn't have to come back to you through a FFL so who cares about a list THEY have to follow but not you.....
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This is absolutely true, however, Glock's position is that doing so may violate the AG's regulations and they have chosen not to take the chance so this option is not available.
Have not dealt with Glock, but SIG, S&W, Ruger will all ship directly to owner at home address.
Good point, was not thinking clearly there.
Another member, glide, had sent his in a while back and needed the frame replaced. He was having problems with Glock and had filed a formal complaint with the AG. He ended up getting a replacement frame but I am not sure if it was due to any action on the AG's side or what. It is an avenue you could try though.
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I hardly think you can make that statement based on a sample size of one.
How do you know that Glock's polymer formula has not been improved since they made your pistol? How do you know that the batch of plastic your gun was made from was defective and that issue went undetected?
Plastic guns will probably not outlive steel, but I hardly think there is enough evidence that they are beginning to reach the end of life after 25 years or so.
This happens to Mass. dealers also. Be patient and your Glock will come back to you as promised. A G17 shouldn't take that long for them to replace.
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All this probably means is someone in a freestate will get your brand new glock 17 and you will get theirs rebuilt. It is amazing that they just don't say sorry your product has outlived its useful life.
Not to start a polymer / steel debate but I have a steel smith that is a few years old that is pitted beyond belief and smith just laughed at me. Of course the polymer is more likely to have a catastrophic failure than my ugly smith.
Not to start a polymer / steel debate but I have a steel smith that is a few years old that is pitted beyond belief and smith just laughed at me. Of course the polymer is more likely to have a catastrophic failure than my ugly smith.
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True. But plastic is one of the few materials I know of that will deteriorate on its own accord, even if properly cared for. I remember dealing with the issue of "vintage plastic" back when I worked on guitars... old tuning posts and pickguards that dried out, shrank, and cracked.
I wouldn't say that those particular types of plastics were anywhere near the quality and caliber of a polymer pistol frame, but I think it's quite possible that modern "Tupperware pistols" might succumb to the same ailments as their service life hits 3, 4 decades. Simple fact is that good steel guns, if stored properly and cared for, will easily outlive their owners. Maybe this won't prove to be the case for polymer in the long run.
And yet, I still prefer polymer to metal by a long shot.
I know of a guy from MA who sent back his glock and got the entire gun replaced except the slide and barrel. got a new guide rod and spring as well as a new frame. Sent in a gen 2 glock 23 and got back a new glock frame with the finger grooves and rail.
I also know of a guy who bought the 3rd gen replacement of of the guy a few months after it was returned from glock!![[wave]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/011.gif "Wave [wave]")
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Glock must have sent it out on a monday morning before they had their coffee run.
I also know of a guy who bought the 3rd gen replacement of of the guy a few months after it was returned from glock!
Glock must have sent it out on a monday morning before they had their coffee run.
From what I've heard from a "Friend" who lives in MA.
His Gen 2 G23 was sent out for a repair, he wasn't able to go to UPS because of work etc.... so his buddy from RI offered to send it out for him. It came back with a spiffy new gen 3 frame and the same serial numbers when it arrived at his buddy's home in RI. Interesting....
It's amazing how his friend was able to do this and to my knowledge all leagally also......
Same serial # = same gun.....
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His Gen 2 G23 was sent out for a repair, he wasn't able to go to UPS because of work etc.... so his buddy from RI offered to send it out for him. It came back with a spiffy new gen 3 frame and the same serial numbers when it arrived at his buddy's home in RI. Interesting....
It's amazing how his friend was able to do this and to my knowledge all leagally also......
Same serial # = same gun.....
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I know of a guy from MA who sent back his glock and got the entire gun replaced except the slide and barrel. got a new guide rod and spring as well as a new frame. Sent in a gen 2 glock 23 and got back a new glock frame with the finger grooves and rail.
I also know of a guy who bought the 3rd gen replacement of of the guy a few months after it was returned from glock!
Glock must have sent it out on a monday morning before they had their coffee run.
There was a short window of time in which Gen 3 Glocks were out and the compliance bullcrap was not put together yet, so the gun could have fallen in that small time frame.
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