****Superbolts are Being RECALLED****

[AGD]

Superbolt Owners,

All Superbolts are being recalled IMMEDIATELY!! Do NOT continue to use the bolt in any way and remove it from your marker NOW! Ship it with your name address and phone number and the place you purchased the bolt, clearly printed on a separate piece of paper inside the box.

Airgun Designs will at it's discretion either replace the defective part on your bolt or give you a refund. Please allow up to four weeks for a resolution.

Continuing to use the product can lead to a dangerous failure and cause serious injury or death.

Mail the bolts to:

Airgun Designs
804 Seton Ct.
Wheeling, IL 60090

[irbodden]

Too bad it had to come to this, but I think its a wise move, and EVERYONE should send their Superbolt in. Working or not!

[XspyX]

DEATH!

Please explain how this could cause death. I am curious to know. Sounds pretty bad though.

[jah871]

since they are crackiing apart inside maybe a piece of it could be shot out and could hit someone.

[irbodden]

Originally posted by XspyX
DEATH!

Please explain how this could cause death. I am curious to know. Sounds pretty bad though.

Hey, its possible, any projectile flying at 300 fps can cause injury, in a freak case ofcourse. An example could be the little league boy who was hit with a baseball and than his heart quit working. Luckily a police officer there with those electric shocking paddles brought his heart beat back.

[AngelBoy]

It could cause death by one of them breaking and then messing up the mag, and then the owner could have a heart attack and die.

[IceCool32]

Wow Angelboy, that was completly un-called for and immature.

[aNtHrAx323]

It could kill someone when the little rod in the center shoots out (as one or two people have reported). At about 200 miles per hour (or 300 fps), that's about as good as a bullet. I'm glad to see that action is being taken so quickly. I love AGD even more

[BTAutoMag]

i wonder if the ref would count it as a "bounce shot"

[nutz]

its sad that things like this happen, but we dont live in a perfect world

[BONESisAgod]

I think that 1 major thing that made tom decide to recall was in a former thread (My Superbolt broke!?!) I said i was hit by the inner part of the bolt (round thing that hits the ball and the steel stick). If you are wondering if these things could kill its easy to see, just look at my shoulder. If i had my cam with me i would show the damage (bruse and small flesh wound). Good call Tom, I was hit less than a foot from my throat and eyes. VERY SMART!!!

[OhMyAMoose]

It could make someones heart stop working because of the shock of their mag breaking. Most people never see their mag break down :-)

[BONESisAgod]

it kind of feels like pumping a pellet gun up to about 20 pumps and shooting yourself in the arm from point blank. Trust me, it isnt pleasent. Plus, If it were someone else instead of me, there may have been a lawsuit. But im not doin anything that would put AGD in jeapordy of going out of business. ROCK ON TOM!!! By the way, try titanium instead of steel for a superbolt. Its 3 times stronger than steel with less than half the weight.

[adlar]

Haven't had a problem, but I've been using plastic nubbins. Are these other people using the metal ones? Anyone else that got their superbolt at the tech class/tour have any problems yet? Just curious.

[MINIMAGMAN]

wow tom your company could be in some serious trouble... did you have a patent on the superbolt?