Is a factory refurbished gun as good as new?

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Hi everyone,

I am in the process of buying my first pistol and am just wondering what your opinnions are. Is factory refurbished as good as new? Is it generally better then just a used gun? Does it depend entirely on the gun?

Thankss, I have found this community to be very open and eager to help new comers to the sport and I greatly appreciate it!
 
hicaliber said:
If you are talking about the Sig refurbs, mine was tough to tell from new and was a fantastic value.I would not hesitate to buy another.
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Except for all of the reports of blemishes on the frames/slides on the Sig forums, because Sig didn't actually do any refurbishing to them, and merely 'refinished' them (which would indeed make them look like new) instead - covering up any minor structural flaws.
 
In my opinion even with SIG it will depend on your luck.

Mostly they polish the outside and they change couple of springs, so they can charge $200 more.

The problem is , if you live in the US , when you have a problem with the gun you can send it to SIGARMS for repairs, but in Canada it is a pain in the A.. to try and repair a gun even under warranty.
 
Used is used. However, there's rarely anything to fear about buying a used commercial firearm of any type. You really have to work at damaging a modern firearm.
 
Going by comments on the Sig forum, the rebuilt ones vary from great to ok. Take a good look at it and make sure the sights aren`t loose.
 
redtory said:
Hi everyone,

I am in the process of buying my first pistol and am just wondering what your opinnions are. Is factory refurbished as good as new? Is it generally better then just a used gun? Does it depend entirely on the gun?

Thankss, I have found this community to be very open and eager to help new comers to the sport and I greatly appreciate it!
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"Refurbished" guns are used guns. They are almost always police trade-ins. Although some small parts may have been swapped out, the main components (frame, slide, barrel) are not new so therefore the gun would never be "as good as new".

Also, there is no general rule on whether refurbished guns are better than "just used" guns. It depends entirely on the condition of the specific gun in question.

Personally, if I could find a gun I wanted that was "just used" but in excellent condition, I would take it over a factory refurb provided that the price was comparable. It's often difficult to judge how many rounds went through a factory refurb because some parts are not original and the gun may have been refinished. You are essentially buying a pistol with an unknown history.
 
AdamO said:
Except for all of the reports of blemishes on the frames/slides on the Sig forums, because Sig didn't actually do any refurbishing to them, and merely 'refinished' them (which would indeed make them look like new) instead - covering up any minor structural flaws.
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Well I stripped mine down in the store and the only mark I could see was some finish wear at the end of the barrel.No marks or blemishes on the slide or frame. 4000-5000 rounds later I have had zero trouble.
I have 2 buddies with the same guns and both will tell you the same thing I just did.
 
It is a refurbished sig I was looking at. Thanks for the hints and warnings. I really appreciate the great feedback.
 
hicaliber said:
Well I stripped mine down in the store and the only mark I could see was some finish wear at the end of the barrel.No marks or blemishes on the slide or frame. 4000-5000 rounds later I have had zero trouble.
I have 2 buddies with the same guns and both will tell you the same thing I just did.
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I have no doubt that most of them are fine, but I have no reason to lie to you. There have been numerous reports of users finding flaws in their firearms. Flaws that rather than being replaced, were merely refinished, and the flaws covered up.
 
Sig marketed them as Factory refinished making people believe they were fully rebuilt, they have not done themselves any favours by going cheap on this. Going by their attitude re customer concerns at the SHOT show, Sig needs to clean up it's act on several things, they make great pistols, but they are their own worst enemy.
 
The Sig "refinishing" problem seems to have run it's course. It was a mistake and Sig has corrected it however if the CPO you are looking at has been sitting around on a dealers shelf for awhile you should take a close look at it.
Generally the problem was with the finish not the mechanical workings of the pistols. Check the frame rails and also the lip of the mag well. It was reported that the "finish" could be easily scraped off with just your thumb nail.
That being said I have a 226 CPO that I am very happy with. I have taken the Sig Armourers course so the first thing I did was tear mine down. My pistol was built in 1989 and all the springs were brand new and even the "new" style trigger bar spring had been added and the "new" grips were iinstalled. I think you will be very happy with a Sig CPO.
 
They are usually gotten from police depatments , when the change they're weapons, so I can't imagine that they get shot very much,but, if they came from a military unit ,you might want to take the barrell out and have a look, but they are probably rebarrelled, if you buy it from a shop with a range, like I do (TSE just to give em a little plug)you can likely give it a test drive, but these place are so reputable now and the service is so good, I don't think I would hesitate...damn you you just put and stupid idea into my head, I don't have a 10 yet..........and I want to go to Calgary,,*&^%()*&
 
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