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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Rohrbaugh R9 (all variations) => Topic started by: Z on April 04, 2012, 08:35:19 PM
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My new to me Farmie. :)
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Adam. I like it; I do! You did good! A great find and thanks for showing. :)
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Thank you Ken.
It was in better condition than exspected. It was fired but shows no external sign of wear!
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Adam,
Congrats! BTW, you can ignore my post in the classifieds section to your other thread. (Typical me checking the classifieds first when I log in).
Enjoy it,
Ryan
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Adam way to go. ;D ;D
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Congratulations on acquiring that Farmingdale. It has obviously been given the care it deserves.
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I send in my Farmingdale for a Re-Warranty and it came back with a Deer Park slide on it. :'(
I guess it is a Hybrid now.
I am now going to use it as my EDC gun. :)
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My new Farming Park setup for EDC.
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Welcome to the Deerdale club.
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I send in my Farmingdale for a Re-Warranty and it came back with a Deer Park slide on it. :'(
I guess it is a Hybrid now.
I am now going to use it as my EDC gun. :)
Wow Adam,
I would be really upset. Did they call you and tell you they were going to change the slide, and at least give you a choice to keep the Farmingdale as is without a re-warranty? Was the slide cracked or otherwise dangerous (not that the cracked slides are necessarily dangerous)? Kudos to you for handling it in stride, and making it an EDC, I just remember how not long ago you were really excited to get a farmingdale and worked on the deal for quite a while. I guess as long as you are happy with the results that is all that matters. This may be a good learning experience for those with farmingdales.
-Ryan
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I did receive a call and they told me they would try to fit one of the Farmingdale slides they had in stock.
It did not work out in my favor. :-X
I was a little upset, and called to see if there was anything i could do.
I spoke to Maria and she told me they perform a bunch of tests on each gun sent in for evaluation.
My farmingdale slide failed and by law (ATF) they are not allowed to send it back to me in that condition.
I understand and am using in my favor that i can have an early serial # PUP for a EDC gun and be able to shoot it without mishap! :)
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Ryan
I did not see any visable damage to the slide.
I did however notice the firing pin retainer was not able to be removed. I am not sure what would have caused this?
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Wow, thats kind of a kick in the twins. :( With a Farmie usually going for a premium price (at least comparable to a new model) and now its a Franken Farmie.
I understand there position legally but wouldn't be happy, I think they should have some new model slides engraved with the old Farmingdale look just for situations like this.
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Adam. I also commend you for handling this so well; know it wouldn't do any good to be mad, however, that is hard to take, for sure.
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I assumed the risk and since I don't have any safe queens sitting around, I feel better knowing I can shoot her and not have any issues. :)
I may send it out to Cogan for some customizing? Who knows. For now she will reside in my pocket.
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I am curious though. I too sent my Farmie in for a problem I was having with failure to fire (soft primer strikes) and gun came back with new Deer Park slide. Does anyone know what the problem was with those Farmie slides?
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Welcome to the Deerdale club! :)
I know Maria told me they test the hardness of the metal on guns sent in for repair. I remember hearing they had some issues with the Farmingdale slides cracking, i an not sure if it was an abuse issue or a metal hardness issue?
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* * * Does anyone know what the problem was with those Farmie slides?
There were only a very few "Farmingdales" that developed cracks in the back of the slide at the thinest area. The problem was traced to a small supply of defective bar stock that had been delivered to the factory by a supplier. Each cracked slide was promptly replaced. The factory also tweaked the design of the slides by adding a bit of thickness to the area.
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* * * Does anyone know what the problem was with those Farmie slides?
There were only a very few "Farmingdales" that developed cracks in the back of the slide at the thinest area. The problem was traced to a small supply of defective bar stock that had been delivered to the factory by a supplier. Each cracked slide was promptly replaced. The factory also tweaked the design of the slides by adding a bit of thickness to the area.
I am not sure if this was related to my Farmingdale slide being replaced. I was not given an exact reason for the replacement other than is did not pass the tests they performed on it. No problem, i understand and now am enjoying my new EDC Deerdale!
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I guess if you have a Farmingdale you would like to keep as a Farmingdale, be sure you don't send it to the factory or you may very well end up with a Deerdale with no collector value. :(
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My VZ carbon fiber grips came in for the Deerdale! :)
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Looks good, Adam! :) Looks like the O-Rings are on. Right?
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Ken
The O-rings are installed.
They seem to be working good. I will know after the first range session.