RoadDawg
Nos nostraque Deo
- Dec 6, 2010
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I have seen some okay, some nice and some downright hideous stippling jobs on Glock pistols. I do understand and appreciate the desire of some folks to customize their own possessions. I also know that there are many diverse opinions on the subject. And, I am NOT here to tell anyone what to do... or not do to what is theirs.
However, When considering the idea I have come to the conclusion that I do not want a stippled Glock pistol. Now why do I say that? Well... I know that things break. I also know that things are sometimes replaced or repaired by the manufacturer under certain circumstances. I also know that there are certain things which once done by the customer, will forever release the manufacturer from any and all liabilities for all damages and responsibility for their products.
All over the web in many forums I see one constant in this subject. That being the admonition that "stippling VOIDS the Glock warranty".
So... now you've paid for that new soldering iron at Walmart and you got your courage level up to "Dammit Imma do dis" speed... your virgin Glock in hand and a maniacal stare... and there you go... "STIPPLED... YEAH... LOOK AT DIS PEEPS!!! I am the stippling King..." Your friends are slapping you on the back and saying all manner of good things about how it looks...
THEN... you go to the range and have some shooting time between you and your newly customized pistol... All goes well for a while and you pull the trigger one day and hear a loud click or POP... Taking the pistol apart, you see a problem with an internal part that WOULD HAVE BEEN covered under the Glock warranty. It is broken and has turned your pistol into a $500.00 paperweight.
When is it wise to intentionally do something which you KNOW is going to leave your gluteus maximus exposed to the ill winds of winter?
I just looked at a Glock pistol... Seriously considering the purchase... Ready to say SOLD to a decent price offering... Only to find out that the current owner VOIDED THE DAMN WARRANTY!
Any Glock pistol can be returned to Glock Corp and receive an entire refitting of new internals... EXCEPT one with a customer altered frame.
Why F that up?
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However, When considering the idea I have come to the conclusion that I do not want a stippled Glock pistol. Now why do I say that? Well... I know that things break. I also know that things are sometimes replaced or repaired by the manufacturer under certain circumstances. I also know that there are certain things which once done by the customer, will forever release the manufacturer from any and all liabilities for all damages and responsibility for their products.
All over the web in many forums I see one constant in this subject. That being the admonition that "stippling VOIDS the Glock warranty".
So... now you've paid for that new soldering iron at Walmart and you got your courage level up to "Dammit Imma do dis" speed... your virgin Glock in hand and a maniacal stare... and there you go... "STIPPLED... YEAH... LOOK AT DIS PEEPS!!! I am the stippling King..." Your friends are slapping you on the back and saying all manner of good things about how it looks...
THEN... you go to the range and have some shooting time between you and your newly customized pistol... All goes well for a while and you pull the trigger one day and hear a loud click or POP... Taking the pistol apart, you see a problem with an internal part that WOULD HAVE BEEN covered under the Glock warranty. It is broken and has turned your pistol into a $500.00 paperweight.
When is it wise to intentionally do something which you KNOW is going to leave your gluteus maximus exposed to the ill winds of winter?
I just looked at a Glock pistol... Seriously considering the purchase... Ready to say SOLD to a decent price offering... Only to find out that the current owner VOIDED THE DAMN WARRANTY!
Any Glock pistol can be returned to Glock Corp and receive an entire refitting of new internals... EXCEPT one with a customer altered frame.
Why F that up?
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