$5M class action suit filed against Century Arms

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Just saw this on Century Arms. Just when I really thought they were doing well and selling pretty quality rifles. Not that I personally give a crap about a safety, but still a warning if anything that QA/QC and testing is subpar...

A class action lawsuit brought against Century Arms claims the gun company produced a series of rifles with a defective safety and has made no effort to fix the problem.

The lawsuit, seeking $5 million, was filed in a Florida federal court on Jan. 19. It says the safety selector on Century’s AK-47 rifles “will not and has not prevented an accidental discharge” when switched above the safe position.

“This problem is caused by the inadequate design, manufacturing, and testing of the Class AK-47 Rifles and the Safety Selector mechanism,” the lawsuit says.

http://www.guns.com/2016/02/03/class-action-suit-being-built-against-century-arms/

 

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Just saw this on Century Arms. Just when I really thought they were doing well and selling pretty quality rifles. Not that I personally give a crap about a safety, but still a warning if anything that QA/QC and testing is subpar...

A class action lawsuit brought against Century Arms claims the gun company produced a series of rifles with a defective safety and has made no effort to fix the problem.

The lawsuit, seeking $5 million, was filed in a Florida federal court on Jan. 19. It says the safety selector on Century’s AK-47 rifles “will not and has not prevented an accidental discharge” when switched above the safe position.

“This problem is caused by the inadequate design, manufacturing, and testing of the Class AK-47 Rifles and the Safety Selector mechanism,” the lawsuit says.

http://www.guns.com/2016/02/03/class-action-suit-being-built-against-century-arms/


I wasn't able to watch the video yet. I'm curious, which gun(s) is affected by this? The Zastava PAP series? The RAS47 and C39v2? The older C39?
 

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Dang. It seems like the likelihood of anyone doing this is pretty low, but there are a lot of hammerheads out there.
 

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I wasn't able to watch the video yet. I'm curious, which gun(s) is affected by this? The Zastava PAP series? The RAS47 and C39v2? The older C39?
cant turn the volume up at work but the video appears to be all stamped guns. ill try and verify what all is affected though.
 

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Was I the only person annoyed with how dude buddy said "oh-tto" the whole time?
 
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I just pulled my RAS out, and it's gtg. Semi auto selector in that model anyway.
 

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hmmm im still looking. kinda curious too. i have a buddy with two milled C39's from them. the V1 and the V2
 

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Why do people who make videos that are long and boring as shit start off with "gonna make a quick video today..."

That video should have been 2 minutes.
 
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Why do people who make videos that are long and boring as shit start off with "gonna make a quick video today..."

That video should have been 2 minutes.
hahaha if they have to tell you its going to be short, it likely isnt

same as those who start off sentences with things like, "not to be rude" or similar
 

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At first j was going to say this is a "misuse" but it fires with no finger on the trigger.

You have to be doing something already dumb for the AD to occur though.
 
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People will sue for anything...

Whoever is bringing the suit should be ..., oh nevermind!
 

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Yep, mine has the same problem. No problem though, ALWAYS check the chamber for a round even with the mag out!! Habit I have anyways.
 
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hahaha if they have to tell you its going to be short, it likely isnt

same as those who start off sentences with things like, "not to be rude" or similar

I'm not racist but
 

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So.....taking a gun apart with a live round in the chamber is now the SOP? I guess I can sue Dodge if when installing a new battery terminal I don't disconnect both batteries first and I lose a hand from electrical burns.