Guitarmageddon
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UPDATE FEB 2:
This gun got turned around by smith in less than 3 weeks start to finish. About 18 or so days i think from the first time I dropped it at fedex to send back. Replaced the whole slide insert but everything else checked out. They also sent back more recall paperwork indicating it had been checked for the recall, even though this gun had already had the recall completed. Not sure if it was turned around so quick due to extra recall folks on hand to look at the shields? But in any case, shes back with me. Ill take it back for a spin this week, but to be honest I lack the confidence to carry this gun like my life depends on it. Switched to a CZ for those duties. Again, this very well may have been a fluke one off chance occurrence, but still....
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Hello everyone, posting this as a PSA for you all to check your guns to make sure this is not just some random one-off issue I have the pleasure of experiencing. This is my shield EZ performance center in 9mm, purchased last year around June. Gun has less than 500 rounds through it. All factory ammo, 99% of that not even +P loads, as if it should matter. I usually fire about a mag or two each range trip to ensure the gun is functioning well, as this is my daily carry. The gun went back to smith in November due to the most recent recall campaign on the shield EZs (this series seems to be quite fond of recalls), and it came back to me with no parts replaced, assuming no faults found.
This past Thursday, I put two mags through it at the range to function check and all seemed to be ok. On Saturday, I go to chamber a round before putting it in my belt and I notice the loaded chamber indicator is sticking way out of the gun. I unload it and I see what you see in the pics below. A catastrophic failure of the breech face into a few pieces. Scary stuff. Not sure if either a) that could have allowed the firing pin to set a round off as I racked it or b) it could have failed inside my pants (appendix carry.) Glad I didn't have to find out for real.
I contacted smith this morning and they really didnt seem too interested in the circumstances of the failure, and said sorry, it will be checked via the normal warranty process and you'll get the gun back in 8-12 weeks. Kind of disheartening especially since this is the second gun that they will now have from me, after currently also having my 617 (for its second trip back for warranty work).
This very well is just a one-off freak issue, but considering the track record of EZ shield recalls Id say its worth a very thorough check for cracks if you own one of these. This gun never saw any ammo or firing conditions out of the norm besides basic range proficiency use.
This gun got turned around by smith in less than 3 weeks start to finish. About 18 or so days i think from the first time I dropped it at fedex to send back. Replaced the whole slide insert but everything else checked out. They also sent back more recall paperwork indicating it had been checked for the recall, even though this gun had already had the recall completed. Not sure if it was turned around so quick due to extra recall folks on hand to look at the shields? But in any case, shes back with me. Ill take it back for a spin this week, but to be honest I lack the confidence to carry this gun like my life depends on it. Switched to a CZ for those duties. Again, this very well may have been a fluke one off chance occurrence, but still....
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Hello everyone, posting this as a PSA for you all to check your guns to make sure this is not just some random one-off issue I have the pleasure of experiencing. This is my shield EZ performance center in 9mm, purchased last year around June. Gun has less than 500 rounds through it. All factory ammo, 99% of that not even +P loads, as if it should matter. I usually fire about a mag or two each range trip to ensure the gun is functioning well, as this is my daily carry. The gun went back to smith in November due to the most recent recall campaign on the shield EZs (this series seems to be quite fond of recalls), and it came back to me with no parts replaced, assuming no faults found.
This past Thursday, I put two mags through it at the range to function check and all seemed to be ok. On Saturday, I go to chamber a round before putting it in my belt and I notice the loaded chamber indicator is sticking way out of the gun. I unload it and I see what you see in the pics below. A catastrophic failure of the breech face into a few pieces. Scary stuff. Not sure if either a) that could have allowed the firing pin to set a round off as I racked it or b) it could have failed inside my pants (appendix carry.) Glad I didn't have to find out for real.
I contacted smith this morning and they really didnt seem too interested in the circumstances of the failure, and said sorry, it will be checked via the normal warranty process and you'll get the gun back in 8-12 weeks. Kind of disheartening especially since this is the second gun that they will now have from me, after currently also having my 617 (for its second trip back for warranty work).
This very well is just a one-off freak issue, but considering the track record of EZ shield recalls Id say its worth a very thorough check for cracks if you own one of these. This gun never saw any ammo or firing conditions out of the norm besides basic range proficiency use.
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