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So I got my G21SF twins today. I took them out of the box, took a quick glance and then disassembled them so I could polish the barrels. I spent a few hours polishing the barrels and then went back to assemble, wipe down and photograph.....

After a close examination I noticed quite a few flaws in the tenifer finish. In natural to darker lighting you can really notice these flaws. It looks like smudges from far but up close its like there was solvent or some kind of repellent on the slide before the tenifer finish was applied because the defect seems to be beneath the surface and not on top... Its hard to explain, I guess it just looks like dark blotches all over the slide, one is way worse then the other.

The s**t thing about this is that I already polished the barrels so I wont be able to return, such a bummer, I just spent 1600 to have two nice glock twins and they both look like s**t....

*** In this pic look closer to the muzzle of the second one and you will see a white looking run... these are all over in different sizes... also it doesn't look white in person, it just looks like a dark smudge....
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Mine had that as well. Must be the heat treatment or subsequent coatings. Just throw it to the ground a few times and you will no longer notice it.
 
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I think the city of Toronto is still giving away those cool Nikon cameras in exchange for your guns.
Step 1. Move to Toronto
Step 2. Trade both for 2 nifty cameras
Step 3. Come take some pictures of other peoples guns :p

I've never seen a bad Tennifer finish before, though I haven't really been on the lookout for it.
My suggestion is to call Glock and ask them about it...Best case scenario - They say you can ship the slide back to them. Worst Case, they tell you to suck it up. No harm in trying
 
You do know that you can't see the Tenifer right? Tenifer is a carbonitriding (or nitrocarborizing, depending where you look) process that's applied to the steel prior to the black finish.

Anyway, I suspect once you use them a little and oil the finish the irregular areas will fade in so they're not noticable any more.
 
Somethings wrong with my G21sf slide too. After 4-5 mags rapid fire, the slide near the muzzle turns white :eek:

It actually did kind of throw me off the first time I saw that happen. I guess I'm wierd, though, as I really don't care what my Glock looks like. Hell, I can't wait until it looks weathered, like it's been to hell and back. It's called character, something that perfect, mint condition, safe queens, just don't have.
 
Somethings wrong with my G21sf slide too. After 4-5 mags rapid fire, the slide near the muzzle turns white
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HAHAHA everyones does that i have 4 of them they all turn white its just the powder or something just clean it off..

who sold you the glock...?
 
Westicle said:
are they f**king art pieces or a combat firearm meant for duty ?? suck it up shoot them...
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Bulls**t. When I pay money for a product I expect it to be in proper order. I don't give a s**t if it's a combat firearm or not. I didn't buy it to take it in to combat. I bought it to enjoy it, admire it's engineering, fire it, clean it and take care of it like any one of my guitars, amps, or a car. If I f**k it up, scuff it, whatever I'm okay with that but when I buy it brand new it had better be in brand new perfect condition.

You should be able to contact Glock and have them fix this issue. If not, contact the dealer, they will cover you somehow regardless of what you did to the barrel. Your issue is not with the barrel.
 
I agree fully with this. I know any 'tool' I buy will get marked up with use but if it's 'new' out of the box it should be NEW and reasonably 'perfect'. FWIW, I've bought new handguns via 'internet/mail order'. All four transactions went off without any problems but on one I was less than thrilled to see I was sent a 'new' S&W 617 that had pock marks all through it's underlug and crane. If I were in a store I surely would've asked to see/buy a different one. Yeah, it shoots well but everytime I clean it I can't help but wonder is the store sent this out to a 'internet/mail order' customer because he/she couldn't sell it to a 'face to face' customer. I've banged/marked up guns through use and I can live with this but to get a 'new' firearm that's marked up or has finish imperfections is unacceptable for me. :( YMMV......

Would you accept a new car with an uneven paint job or sporting a few door dings? After all, the paint will fade with age and the doors will get dinged with use.....


timothydgordon said:
Bulls**t. When I pay money for a product I expect it to be in proper order. I don't give a s**t if it's a combat firearm or not. I didn't buy it to take it in to combat. I bought it to enjoy it, admire it's engineering, fire it, clean it and take care of it like any one of my guitars, amps, or a car. If I f**k it up, scuff it, whatever I'm okay with that but when I buy it brand new it had better be in brand new perfect condition.

You should be able to contact Glock and have them fix this issue. If not, contact the dealer, they will cover you somehow regardless of what you did to the barrel. Your issue is not with the barrel.
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timothydgordon said:
Bulls**t. When I pay money for a product I expect it to be in proper order. I don't give a s**t if it's a combat firearm or not. I didn't buy it to take it in to combat. I bought it to enjoy it, admire it's engineering, fire it, clean it and take care of it like any one of my guitars, amps, or a car. If I f**k it up, scuff it, whatever I'm okay with that but when I buy it brand new it had better be in brand new perfect condition.

You should be able to contact Glock and have them fix this issue. If not, contact the dealer, they will cover you somehow regardless of what you did to the barrel. Your issue is not with the barrel.
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You have a point, but the blemish in question is very small and does nothing to detract from the aesthetics(I said it, the looks!) of the pistol and has zero effect on function. If his crown was mangled or the slide had sharp edges, thats another story.

TDC
 
TDC said:
You have a point, but the blemish in question is very small and does nothing to detract from the aesthetics(I said it, the looks!) of the pistol and has zero effect on function. If his crown was mangled or the slide had sharp edges, thats another story.

TDC
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I kind of agree with you but I also believe that accepting a new out of the box product with flaws, albeit a cosmetic flaw, eventually erodes 'quality control' or lead to lower standards. No one questions a Norc with flaws because it's a Norc and inexpensive but is it reasonable to expect flaws and accept them from well known, established manufacturers?
 
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