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08-08-2006, 06:28 PM
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Should I bother sending it back? UPDATED!
I found rust on my XD40.
http://public.fotki.com/realityprodu..._3558aaa1.html It rubbed off the slide with a little gun oils and elbow grease, but the barrel needed a copper brush to get clean. It is gone (for the moment), but what can SA do that will keep it from coming back? Do you guys think I should send it in....after it rusts back up again? 
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08-08-2006, 07:07 PM
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thomye:
If I send it back do you know what they will do? The slide could be re-coated is guess, but the barrel is just sub par steel. I have a lot of other brands of pistols and some have very minor pitting/rusting issues after years of being put away, but this XD40 was cleaned well and keeped in a dry environment. Plus I live in SoCal where it isn't exactly humid.
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08-08-2006, 07:11 PM
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Wow, that looks pretty bad. I'd definitely send it back. You will likely get quizzed about the treatment or conditions for which it was exposed. But I wouldn't shy away from returning it. I'd insist on either a refinishment or replacement.
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08-08-2006, 07:27 PM
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they'll definately clean it and rekote it. as for the barrel, they might even give you a new one if you squeek enough, provided they don't think you were soking in water.
 Worse case scenario, you get a healthy slide back and go out and buy a match grade barsto or efk replacement barrel.
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08-14-2006, 09:46 PM
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The rust on the barrel is right in the same areas where the finish is worn off of my barrel.
Even if Springfield re-finishes it, the finish will wear off and it will rust again, unless you learn how to lube it properly.
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08-15-2006, 06:46 PM
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After sending SA an email with pictures, they said and I did, send it back. We will see what happens.
vafish: You are right. I do need "to learn how to lube it properly". It's just that this is the first time I have purchased such an inferior product. You see I am used to buying quality products like H&K, Sig, Glock, S&W, CZ, Ruger, Taurus, etc. This is my first experience with such low quality merchandise.
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