Defective pistol sold to me on GunBroker

S

Sid

New member
I just filed a complaint with GunBroker. I don't expect much, but I will let you know how this turns out.
 
B

Brian Pfleuger

Moderator Emeritus
The part is still listed as available, see this page one row up from the bottom left.

If the ejector is "loose and moves around", I don't see how it could be an irreplaceable part. It's obviously not integral to the frame or it would be immovable.
 
P

peggysue

Moderator
The gunsmith I use could fabricate new part pretty easy out of steel. maybe find a different one if yours can't fix it.
 
C

cjwils

New member
Be careful about leaving negative feedback against the seller on Gunbroker. I did that once. Then, purely out of spite, the seller left negative feedback against me. He had previously given me an A+, which he changed to a D after I gave him a D (which he deserved, but that is a long story).
 
G

gyvel

New member
Be careful about leaving negative feedback against the seller on Gunbroker. I did that once. Then, purely out of spite, the seller left negative feedback against me. He had previously given me an A+, which he changed to a D after I gave him a D (which he deserved, but that is a long story).
Click to expand...

I recently asked GB about maybe instituting a policy similar to eBay's regarding retaliatory feedback, and this is the reply I got:

7/11/2014 4:39:23 PM
GBSupport1111 We will review a situations upon a users request.
7/11/2014 11:39:36 AM
How about considering a policy to prevent retaliatory feedback?
Click to expand...

Which makes me believe they really don't give a rat's butt, but you can try contacting them about it.
 
S

Sid

New member
I wrote to the seller yesterday morning and he did not respond. So late last night I posted a complaint. In the complaint you are limited to 200 words. So I just wrote that my gun smith had determined the pistol to be be defective.

This morning I received an email from the seller. He said that he would be willing to pay for the repair. I replied that the pistol could not be repaired and I wanted a refund. I am waiting to see what he does now.

It seems that the complaint was a wake up call for him. In the past he simply ignored 2 other emails I had sent him. This was because he had billed me a second time after he had received my money order several days previous and also because he had sent me an invalid tracking number. I don't know what goes with this guy. In the ad he also described this pistol as having a double action, which is nonsense.
 
B

Brian Pfleuger

Moderator Emeritus
You really need to post pictures, there are quite a few guys on this forum that I'd trust a lot more than a gunsmith that suggests "epoxy".
 
G

gyvel

New member
The ejector you listed is for an all steel Model 1934 and will not work in my pistol which has an aluminum frame. The 1934 has 2 slots milled in the frame and the ejector has 2 flanges which fit into these slots. This provides a really tight fit. My pistol does not have these slots and the sides of the ejector are broken off. It is loose and it moves around very easily.
Click to expand...

I'd like to see how that is set up. I have a 948 which also has an alloy frame, but I need to dig it out to look at how the ejector is installed in it.
 
S

Skans

Active member
I'm really trying to understand how an ejector can't be replaced. I think it can be replaced....by a competent gunsmith. In any event if the gun was broken then the seller should simply accept the gun back and refund your money. If he doesn't, then you have 2 choices:

1. Accept his offer to pay for the repair and find a gunsmith who can do this (there's basically nothing on a gun that can't be repaired, unless its made of pot metal)

2. Tell the Seller he's a cockroach and then post his name here and on Sturmgewehr.com exposing him as a cockroach so others don't get burned like you did.
 
G

gyvel

New member
Now, thanks to that parts view, it's really sounding like you need a new gunsmith, doesn't it?
Click to expand...

No. That parts view is for a Model 70. The guy has already explained that he doesn't have the Model 70 Puma. He has the older model Puma that is based on the Model 1935.
 
G

gyvel

New member
The 1934 ejector is no more an integral part of the frame than it is in the Model 70.

In this diagram, the ejector is part #37 and it's pin is #38.
Click to expand...

Which is exactly what I told the OP in post #8 (gave him the link), but he replied that his 1935 style .32 alloy-framed pistol has a different setup than the 1934 and 35 steel-framed guns. He specified that, while the steel-framed guns have locating slots in the frame, his does not and that the ejector was, in fact, integral with the frame

So I finally went out and dug out my 948 which also has an aluminum frame and the insertion of the replaceable ejector is exactly the same as on all other Beretta 34s and 35s.

I requested photos of the ejector setup, but, thus far there have been no photos forthcoming. Something isn't adding up here.
 
4

4V50 Gary

Staff
I think the gunsmith is no gunsmith. What's so hard about using a punch to knock out a pin or two and then insert a fresh ejector?
 
S

Salmoneye

New member
I apologize for the erroneous info...

I was unaware that the alloy 1935 was called 'Puma' when marketed in the US...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top