You know , there are so many things wrong with this .
Yes I know its an easy fix . BUT the point Is that you shouldn’t have had to fix it .
Did you get a discount on the pistol because of the bent sear arm
I bet no
I don’t care if it was a kit or other . Straitening bad parts is not the responsibility of the customer be it in a kit or other . The problem is traditions bad quality control on that item .
Like I said , its an easy fix BUT what if you broke it ? That happens you know . Then what , would they have said , sorry , you broke it now you have to buy a new one . Never mind you should not have had to mess with it in the first place .
I mean really did some where in their instructions it stated that you needed a tourch to heat and straiten some items ?
Bet not . that sure makes me wonder about all those folks who buy such items who dont have a shop or propain tourch avalable
Now I could understand this if they offered to replace it but you ask if there was a way to fix it yourself and thus took on the responsibility of what could happen . But to tell you to fix it yourself .
To be honest , your right , I would have boxed it up , sent it back and told them either to refund your money or properly go over all the parts and return them to you in proper condition .
I have to ask what else is wrong with this piece that they did not catch . Especially if they missed something as easily seen as a bent sear arm .
Is the breech properly seated ? How about the bolster . Is the TG also bent . Are the threads any good in the lock plate or trigger plate . was the sear put on the lock bent or was it bent in shipping ? is the lock plate also then warped ?
If they missed this sear arm , do you feel comfortable that they didn’t miss anything else ?
Again , I can understand you wanting to know how to fix it and I commend you for actually doing the job . The knowledge you have learned is a great thing .
But the point is , you did not pay the price you did for the piece so as you would have to fix things such as this .
Shape the stock yes , file brass castings and polish , yes . Learn to brown or blue , yes .
But none of that has anything to do with fixing sub quality parts such as the bent sear arm .
Myself I have sent back L&R locks because the sear did not engage correctly or the tumbler bridle was to over sized . Could I have fixed that myself ,,, yep sure , no problem . But I didn’t pay 120 bucks for a lock that was not properly built in the first place .
Again komodo’s to you for fixing it . But I think the deeper lesson here is that traditions did not want to take the time to fix a problem that originated from their poor quality control . IMO the least they could have done was say ; please send the lock back Or we can tell you how to straiten it so it works . But we will send you a new sear out in the main immediately, just in case you end up with any issues .
Topic: Traditions Trapper Pistol Kit (Read 1799 times)