Exploded Glock 30 question (no pictures)

[P5Ret]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if bad ammo resulted in a damaged firearm, isn't there some law/warranty/liability that states the ammo manufacturer has to buy a new firearm for him?

Sure most will take care of you, but if you roll your own who do you blame but yourself.

[subscriber]

If you crash your car into a concrete lane divider, will the manufacturer's warranty cover repair/replacement? Only if a defect in the car caused the crash. Same deal with an overcharged handload. The pistol warranty does not cover that. Nor should it.

[GW]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if bad ammo resulted in a damaged firearm, isn't there some law/warranty/liability that states the ammo manufacturer has to buy a new firearm for him?

Not when you make the bad ammo yourself.
That's why every gun manufacturer specifies that use of reloads voids the warranty.
People blow their guns up all the time because they got bored or lazy while reloading and double charge a case or forget to charge a case which will lodge the bullet in the barrel.
So they have a single stage or double stage kaboom

[deadcoyote]

[Notpc]

Probably through a FFL due to serial number change? Just wondering.

[deadcoyote]

[bergmen]

I said it above, I wasn’t joking. If you damage your own frame Glock will replace it for $100. There’s a form on their website. He’ll need to strip it down to a bare frame and ship it to them with the form and $100, they’ll send him a replacement.

A friend of mine had a double charge .45 (his reload) blow up my G36 (and I do have pictures but won't post them here). Case ruptured and blew the base off the mag and cracked the frame.

I sent it to Glock and they completely rebuilt it, no questions, no charge.

Dan

[bergmen]

Not when you make the bad ammo yourself.
That's why every gun manufacturer specifies that use of reloads voids the warranty.
People blow their guns up all the time because they got bored or lazy while reloading and double charge a case or forget to charge a case which will lodge the bullet in the barrel.
So they have a single stage or double stage kaboom

See post #22. My friend reloaded a few hundred rounds of .45 ACP on his progressive reloading press. He had a few rounds with no powder and at least one double charge. He was not paying attention to each step (no Powder Cop or other tool confirming powder charge). During the same range session where a double charge blew up my G36, he had a few squibs in his Kimber. Glock rebuilt the G36 under warranty.

Dan

[subscriber]

Well; that sets Glock apart from any other manufacturer. Then again, they are charging $100 for a frame that costs them less than $5 to make (after tool amortization). They are probably transferring the serial number to the new frame and destroying the old one. This special action does cost them time and attention.

One has to wonder if the barrel and slide on the blown frame were also damaged. Perhaps moot, because they are easier to replace.

[M1NM]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if bad ammo resulted in a damaged firearm, isn't there some law/warranty/liability that states the ammo manufacturer has to buy a new firearm for him?

Always a problem. Gun maker says ammo problem. Ammo maker says gun problem. Stalemate with you in the middle. This guy screwed up his own handload. Go on GunBroker and look for a frame or just make a wall hanger out of it an buy a new gun. Do you want to reuse that overstressed barrel? Glock may fix it - never hurts to ask.
A guy gave me a Ruger Super Blackhawk that he cracked the cylinder on. I sent it to Ruger and they fixed it and returned it for free.

[bergmen]

Well; that sets Glock apart from any other manufacturer. Then again, they are charging $100 for a frame that costs them less than $5 to make (after tool amortization). They are probably transferring the serial number to the new frame and destroying the old one. This special action does cost them time and attention.

One has to wonder if the barrel and slide on the blown frame were also damaged. Perhaps moot, because they are easier to replace.

In my case the new frame had its own SN, different than the slide and barrel SN which were okay and reused on the rebuilt G36. And it was free, no charge.

They never asked what happened. All I said in the return questionaire was that it had a catastrophic failure, no mention of cause. I figured that if they were to deny the warranty, I would take it back as parts. My friend wrote me a check for a new replacement before I found out that Glock decided to repair it.

I decided to attach a picture of the carnage.

Dan