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Got this about 4 weeks ago and so far had 160 rounds of American Eagle 115gr 9mm. After latest session of 50 rounds, I decided to clean it, and found this crack. To say that I'm disappointed is an understatement. This is the first time I ever see a frame crack like this in any of the guns I own. To add insult to the injury, it was only 160 rounds







I know of this problem in some .40S&W versions, but in a 9mm?

From looks of it, seems like stress fracture. I'm wodering if this would be due to the way that part of gun is made. On the otherside, there is a metal frame where the pin goes through, but on the right handside, there isn't one.

I'll be calling FNH USA sometime this week to get it fixed. One thing that is kind of confusing me is the way in which they want it shipped
4-Package it securely in a double-packed cardboard container.
What is a double packed cardboard container? I'm planning to pack the pistol inside the original case(without other things like 2 extra magazines) and then put it in a FED-Ex box. I wonder if that is what they mean be that.
 

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Got mine back from FN today, about 4 weeks after I sent it off. I got everything I sent with them back, and a customer survey.

It seems like they replaced the trigger group part, while leaving the frame and slide intact. The texture of that part is different from what I had before as the replacement one seems to be smoother. Also, the pin was changed from the original's polymer(?) to a metal.



However there is something that kind of worries me. As you can see in the phot, there is a small straight line that runs just in front of the pin. I'll see if it holds up or not when I start firing live rounds. This is consistent with what batakgt has.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd138/dmaxgmc/fn2-1.jpg


Second, I have similar problem as batakgt
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd138/dmaxgmc/FNforum.jpg
Hopefully it is not going to be a problem.
 
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