Ripped off from CDNN

To heir is human.

First things first.

I don't blame you for a single second for wanting someones head on a silver plater as we all know Steyr owners expect perfection and flawless weapons or we would buy lesser pistols.

However, until now I have heard nothing but good things about CDNN Investments and while I have not purchased a weapon through them myself I have heard many, many members comment that they are quick to put things right.

I hope you get what you wanted a 100% condition Steyr pistol in the end. Nothing worth having comes easily and sometimes that saying applies to wonderful firearms.

Safe Shooting

Shooter,
At the risk of being redundant, definitely yes to all the advice you have been receiving. I would not get overly concerned about the color, I have seen an incredible variation in shades of finishes over the years on many makes of firearms. One thing I think is worth sharing with you that I have learned many years ago after purchasing firearms that were either military surplus or commercial ones that were in storage for a period of time, is that it is very wise to give a new firearm a good cleaning, probably better than a normal, after the range trip type cleaning, as sometimes you have not only lubricants that are old and have gotten sludged up, but often also have residual amounts of machining process/cutting lubes & oils and solvents left over from the manufacturung process, maybe even some packing lube; some lubes are good for machining and some oils/greases are good for preservation of the metal but not good for operation lubricant. So when you get your replacement pistol, and hopefully you will, give it a really good cleaning and use a quality gun oil. By the way, just curious, and not to imply it was the ammo, just curious, what type of ammo was it when it jammed?

Shooter said:

Tried racking a bullet and it jammed and wouldn't open!!!!!!!!!! Looked inside and the warranty card has been ripped out........

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As mentioned different slide finishes. None have original warranty card as that card was for a company that no longer has any relationship to Steyr.

The jamming is the key here. can you elaborate please. Exactly what happened, would it not chamber at all, not go fully into battery, etc?

Have you broken it down for cleaning? any evidence of carbon or other build up beyond the expected dried up jelly like factory lube? hows the lands and grooves of the barell rifling look?

One other person recieved a used pistol from cdnn and they replaced it. They don't really open or inspect each piece that leaves their warehouse, and their got their stock off the old importer.

As mentioned much of texas is under evacuation and probably millions will be w/out power after tonight if they aren't already.

ask for brian (he's MajD here) as one of our forum members he's always taken good care of everyone from here.

after going through cdnn if you are still unhappy write or call steyr's US office. It was purchased new and the date on your receipt should act as your warranty. While they are not fully operational and are still setting up shop they can at least advise you.

uncle-walty, I know Im overracting......that's why I'm writing....... It feels like I just found out there is no Santa Claus..... LOL .....and most everyone is giving me good info. I own lots of firearms and never had this experience. Slides have been pretty much standard. I do have two Glocks with different slide finishes, and I knew that was a generational change (haven't had my coffee yet, I think my spelling is lacking), but even then the finish was consistantly good. This slide does have a greenish tint to it. I was using several commerical grades of hollow points and ball ammo......it wasn't the feeding it was the slide locking up with the bullet in the chamber. I cleaned the very dirty barrel first. Yep the lands and grooves were pretty nasty. Not a factory shooting look at all. It's good to know Steyr's have a few different looking slides. I should probably try getting Neal the sales guy first, although I like going to the top with a problem. I really do know a fair amount about slide finishes, honest.
And Texas is not the state to be in today. I hope they do well. I was in the Landfall of Fl. two east coast hits last year......God bless them all..........thanks again guys for the responses..............I'm feeling a lot less :twisted: ........

Hello,
Sorry to hear about your disappointment with CDNN. They are a very reputable company and should take care of your concerns once they open again.

One thing that I noticed with my S40 is that it had a serious breaking in period. In fact, I wouldn't recommend HP's until you have run at least 300rounds through it! Even with just FMJ I had several jams, failure to go into battery, etc.

After breakin, however, it has been perfect!

BTW, my pistol came from CDNN looking pretty dirty also...

Hope that helps!

regards