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I recently purchased a new Ugartechea sidelock, and have noticed that the toplever is really sticky when initially opening the gun. Only like the first 1/16" and then it is smooth. Should I send this gun in for warranty repair or am I just missing lube somewhere? I don't want to send it back if it is an easy fix. None of my other doubles have ever had this issue. Thanks in advance for your help!
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If it were a new gun, and mine, I'd send it back for attention after hunting seasons close. I've got a Ithaca SKB 200E that has the exact same issue. It hasn't had over 250 rounds through it since new, and has always been like that. I intend to take it to Jim Kelley for smoothing out next time I go that way. It irritates the heck out of me. Mine will cost me a few bits to have sorted out ............. yours shouldn't.
SRH
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Thank you for your input, Stan. I will definitely be calling them tomorrow. I cleaned the lumps, and relubed them. It helped a lot, but it's still not quite right. Thanks again for your help!
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for what its worth I would just live with it...it most likely will work itself out with a little use....these minor complaints/repairs do more financial harm to the firearms industry than anything imposed by the antis....in fact if all the antis would just buy a new gun and keep sending it in for minor warranty repairs they could probably bankrupt the firearms industry in no time....
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So, we should overlook poor quality control? All it takes is one hands-on opening of the gun to prevent something like this from going out the door. To overlook it is to encourage it. IMO, poor quality control will break a manufacturer quicker than good service.
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Last edited by Stan; 02/16/16 08:23 AM.
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I would be willing to live with it on a cheap gun, but I bought this gun based on the fact that it would be built to a higher standard than your average Huglu. As a whole it is of far better quality than most of the guns I have owned. It is the little things that matter though. In this price range, one might hope that someone could at least double check a gun before it went out the door. It's not like I am expecting the level of detail that goes into a best gun or even some of the other Spanish guns.
I don't understand how I am bankrupting the firearms industry by paying shipping both ways for a problem which will likely take very little time and expense to fix. Good customer service has not hurt many companies.
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jbrooster,
Be sure the problem is with the top lever. See if the firing pins are "dragging" on the primers instead. This would be a "timing" problem, instead.
Mike
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jbrooster,
Be sure the problem is with the top lever. See if the firing pins are "dragging" on the primers instead. This would be a "timing" problem, instead.
Mike I'm pretty sure this isn't the case, but I will check when I get home. Thanks for the suggestion!
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