Caracal recall

[Handsome Rob]

Just saw this on Facebook & thought I'd pass it on.....

http://gunssavelives.net/gun-industry/breaking-all-caracal-c-pistols-permanently-recalled-no-fix-available/

[East_TN_Patriot]

Yeee-ouch! A permanent recall of an entire line of pistols that cannot be fixed? That's gonna hurt! I wonder what the problem is?

[c.a.willard]

Weren't there some reports of the slide breaking in half.  I would wager that may have something to do with the recall.

[East_TN_Patriot]

Weren't there some reports of the slide breaking in half.  I would wager that may have something to do with the recall.

Yes, I just found this:

http://www.gunnuts.net/2013/03/01/caracal-c-recall/

Looks like the pistols can have a catastrophic failure with the slide breaking in two. Not the first recall on Caracal handguns either it seems.

[whitewolf001]

What, a gun from the middle east is garbage??? Huh... ;)  The last good gun to be made out of the middle east was made in Egypt, the Maadi's are a solid weapon!

[Guest The Itis]

That's a shame, was waiting for these to be tested by the consumers before I thought about getting one.

Designed by the guy who designed the Glock and Steyr M1? Seemed to have some good potential.

Materials failure, maybe?

[Oh Shoot]

That's a shame, was waiting for these to be tested by the consumers before I thought about getting one....

 

Well, I guess they were. If they'd found the probs during beta, there wouldn't be a recall.

 

- OS

[Steelharp]

Ok, so the "F" I have, that has been through the recall, is good... man, what a shame.

[BryanP]

Ok, so the "F" I have, that has been through the recall, is good... man, what a shame.

 

Yeah, it's just the C series that is affected.  It's an interesting gun, but between the earlier recall (for things that could be fixed) and now this for the entire C line, I think it may be the death knell for Caracal.  I doubt their reputation can be salvaged. A shame really, I always like to see more options. 

[Steelharp]

So, maybe my F will become an extremely rare piece now... and worth a princely sum because of its' rarity... :devil:

[whitewolf001]

Aren't they based off the Steyr M pistols? Figured that it'd be hard to screw up a copy... *looks at Taurus 1911*  well, ya know what I mean..... :p

[Steelharp]

Well, my curiosity got the best of me, and I called. I wanted to know exactly what the issue was, and why only the C pistols were affected, and were they SURE the F ones were ok.

 

They said it was a heat treating issue during the C manufacturing process. There are NO similar issues with the F's. That's good to know...

[BryanP]

Well, my curiosity got the best of me, and I called. I wanted to know exactly what the issue was, and why only the C pistols were affected, and were they SURE the F ones were ok.

 

They said it was a heat treating issue during the C manufacturing process. There are NO similar issues with the F's. That's good to know...

 

Then they likely could "fix" it by replacing the entire slide. 

[Steelharp]

Then they likely could "fix" it by replacing the entire slide. 

"Someone's gotta go back and git a :poop: load of slides!"

 

(To paraphrase.) :rofl:

[Guest sL1k]

"Someone's gotta go back and git a :poop: load of slides!"

(To paraphrase.) :rofl:

Hehe betting the dimes would be a lot easier to get.

Ive been wanting a caracal, and the carbine they were coming out with looked pretty good. I think I will stick to my glocks.

[hipower]

There was a recall on some of the "F" models as well in the last year. Similar issues and some comments about safeties that could allow a fire when dropped.

After reading several very long discussions on different forums; I decided to send my F model back for a full refund. Took a while, but I did receive the refund.

[Guest The Itis]

Maybe they figured a complete recall means they get their guns back in their hands, a chance to fix them, and then resell them at a later date. Hopefully at a reduced price to court back wary customers.

[red dirt]

Its a shame, I loved my C's, especially the Quick Sight one.