[NFA] Shiv Cosmetic Blems $469.99 shipped. No tax outside of NE. See post for other In-Stock.
Posted by DryCreek_NE@reddit | gundeals | View on Reddit | 58 comments
These are cosmetic blems. Basically the printer went over them an extra time creating a faint up and down line. Some of them it’s hard to even find the blem. These do not have cracks of any kind as that was in earlier batches and they have remedied those. They still come with full warranty. If you’d like more specific pictures of your model before buying, happy to send!
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Huge-Two-3358@reddit
Would pay $399 max for a shiv blem considering what happened last time
rrrice3@reddit
What happened last time?!
DryCreek_NE@reddit (OP)
Some of their very early batches cracked. These are several batches past that. We've had no issues except for one (from the early batch) and they've taken care of the customer.
alex_gfg@reddit
People love to hold every mistake over a manufacturers head but never praise them for when they make it right
gRimey556@reddit
They were selling them as blems when it was absolutely obvious even to someone with no experience in 3D printing that it was far more than a blem. They were willing to put people at risk to push products out the door. Simple as that. People have every right to be upset with their sales practice. They didn't want to miss the great suppressor Rush of 2026.
Huge-Two-3358@reddit
I actually own a shiv I’m just saying when I paid $30 more than this listing is it really worth the potential trouble?
alex_gfg@reddit
What they are calling a blem isn't an issue a anymore so it's a toss up on pref obviously
Mahlegos@reddit
Is what you paid still the going rate? If so, personally I’d just pay the $30 more, but we are on gundeals where a lot of people are looking to save as much as possible.
Huge-Two-3358@reddit
Yes, check my post history for the Shiv link and wait for occasional restock. QRF is right down the road from where SAW is located, and they’re friends, I believe.
rrrice3@reddit
Ah! Gotcha! Thanks for explaining.
DryCreek_NE@reddit (OP)
You bet!!
redacted_robot@reddit
"I said take care of 'em, not fucking take care of them!"
alargealligator@reddit
Kaboom
shrf_buford_justice@reddit
Did any of them actually kaboom, or were they just cracked in a way that led people to believe they could ostensibly kaboom?
Not pushing the conversation one way or another, I just don’t remember seeing any posts of the Tisha’s actually failing, just people speculating that it was possible.
kopsis@reddit
I have seen photos of one that failed completely. Not mine, so I can't verify the authenticity or the circumstances.
Most blems didn't see much use since it quickly became clear this wasn't just a cosmetic issue and everyone immediately requested warranty replacements.
shrf_buford_justice@reddit
I’d love to see that post if you can find it. While I was looking into this subject, the closest I was able to find was a user who posted their blem Tisha as they picked it up from the dealer, and the suppressor had a crack that was bad enough that I could reasonably see someone getting hurt if they actually shot it. However, in the comments, EVT (one of SAW’s more active dealers and one of the sellers of these blem Tisha’s, so grain of salt) claimed that only 65 of these blems were sold, and they were all recalled and replaced with brand new models before the users had a chance to shoot them. So even if these blems carried a reasonable risk of “kabooming,” I’m not convinced that any of them were even in the wild long enough to give users a chance to blow them up.
Compare this to the Sierra 5 fiasco, in Dead Air sold an order of magnitude more units as functional suppressors and not blems, whose baffles were disintegrating after a few hundred rounds, and never actually issued a recall or even admitted the suppressors could be faulty and offered a “voluntary upgrade” à la P320. And yet, people today would call you excessively risk averse for boycotting Dead Air products today, despite them arguably having a much worse response than SAW to a similarly bad product launch. Personally, as an outsider with no stake in any of these companies, the SAW hate seems a bit over the top.
kopsis@reddit
Unfortunately I didn't save a link, but as I said, with no corroboration I'm not sure how much stock I'd give it anyway.
I'm not a SAW fan and won't buy their products, but that's due to the fact that they prioritized getting replacement products (and even free bonuses) into the hands of people who knowingly bought blems while leaving direct-order customers (who ordered months before and at full MSRP) high and dry.
LegendActual@reddit
NFA transfer fees fucking blow everywhere I’ve ever looked to the point that the discount for buying this blem makes it as expensive if no more than just ordering straight from SAW with the Capitol Armory to your door deal.
joeg26reddit@reddit
Have they fixed their buying process? The last time I asked, Capital Armory was not really being clear about how folks with unlimited single shot trusts at SS can order
Mahlegos@reddit
I don’t really understand the point of a “single shot trust” and even less an “unlimited number of single shot trusts” to be honest. Why would anyone prefer that to a typical NFA trust that allows you to continually add items as you procure them and have it all under a single trust instead of multiple one offs?
But to your question, seems like there shouldn’t really be any issue if you can just generate a single shot and then send the info for it to CA. I bought my trust off here through Nationalguntrusts and just had to send the info to CA when I was filing out the paperwork for a MOB I bought from them.
aeopossible@reddit
The main advantage would be easier control over who has access to what nfa item rather than just blanket access to all items. There’s probably a way to do this with a normal trust, but it’s not possible with your generic gun trust as they are initially written.
Sasselhoff@reddit
Also easier to add someone to a Single Shot. I actually bought a National Gun Trusts trust during a sale here, but then I discovered the difficulty of adding a "responsible party"...to the point that I recently picked up another can, and just did the Single Shot. Probably dumb, given I've literally paid for the other one already...but for ease and simplicity I went with the Single Shot. Maybe one day I'll get them all consolidated under that one trust.
Also pretty stupid given I'm on my third Single Shot, which I get specifically to add people to easily...and I have yet to add so much as a single person. People be weird creatures sometimes.
Mahlegos@reddit
That makes some sense, though I doubt very many people would really utilize that utility in actual practice. To me it seems like it’s primarily just a way for SS to sell people trusts multiple times or get them to pay more for “unlimited”. Thanks for the perspective.
aeopossible@reddit
It’s definitely a niche advantage, but a useful one if you’re looking for that sort of control.
Mahlegos@reddit
For sure, just seems like it would be better as a selectable option rather than the default.
PrestigiousShop5878@reddit
i’ll agree with what everyone else said. my local shops were doing $100 transfer fees until i did some google searching and found a guy who does ANY gun or NFA transfer for $35. that’s my boy now 😂 got my last can with him and got it approved in my trust in 3 weeks. trust the process (and a hard google search)
rrrice3@reddit
Hell yeah! Every third or fourth one give that guy a $50 bill and he'll keep prices low for you and you'll STILL come out ahead.
LucidSquid@reddit
I’m blessed w/ $20 transfers. You’ll find a shop that doesn’t suck one day!
LegendActual@reddit
Even regular transfers are $40+ pretty much everywhere in town for me.
DrNinjaPandaManEsq@reddit
dude, I would kill for 40 bucks, the cheapest near me is $90.
Medieval_Mind@reddit
Damn that’s brutal
DrNinjaPandaManEsq@reddit
Yup. Pretty much rules out anyone besides SS and CA unless the sale is REALLY good.
aeopossible@reddit
Same boat here. I FINALLY found a guy that does it for $50 out of his house, but it’s a bit over a 2hr round trip if I use him. That just isn’t worth it to me.
FlyingBasset@reddit
I think he's saying standard ffl transfers.
If you're paying $90 per gun something is wrong.
Legal-Practice2445@reddit
Try to build a relationship with a small time shop that’s what I did and he does $10 regulars for me and $60 NFA
cosmos7@reddit
$20 for a NFA transfer? My shop does that for regular transfers but not for NFA.
LucidSquid@reddit
Yeah dude. It’s super nice, but it’s also help me justify more senseless purchases lol.
Confident_Bit_7613@reddit
My transfer is 25 bucks in Houston I love it
Big_Q_Numero_Uno@reddit
Share that godsend with me cause im in Houston too
Confident_Bit_7613@reddit
Check the other comment I just typed
Big_Q_Numero_Uno@reddit
Holy crap, is it really 25 for nfa transfer snd not just regular gun transfer? I bought a few things from them recently
weskarl@reddit
Spill the beans my man, who’s got $25 NFAs??
Confident_Bit_7613@reddit
If u have a license to carry spring guns and ammo charge me 25 if not it’s 35 I go to the one in Crosby
Ok_Imagination_649@reddit
I saw Shiv 9 blems online too. Asked dealer to send pic of the rear.
https://imgur.com/a/g9YF6fF
Zealousideal-Chef448@reddit
This looks rough
OnyCans@reddit
Oh wow lol
https://i.imgflip.com/2lhzmp.jpg
Confident_Bit_7613@reddit
Did u sell all the fde colors 😩
DryCreek_NE@reddit (OP)
I believe so, aside from the Katan non-blem. The last shiv FDE sold this morning. We’ll have continued orders with them- let us know what you’re looking for in particular and we’ll reach out when we have it!
Confident_Bit_7613@reddit
I’m going to DM YOU
biftek_@reddit
Has SAW made anything other than blems yet lol
alargealligator@reddit
Here before the SAW shills start screeching about how blems don’t matter and that there is no war in Ba Sing Se
ryman9000@reddit
Because there is no war in Ba Sing Se 😎
PutridDropBear@reddit
...Dai Li has entered the chat
guacamoleburger@reddit
Any local discount?
DryCreek_NE@reddit (OP)
Messaging you.
Deeper__Thought@reddit
Cosmetic blems could mean anything from bad cerakote jobs to “all you have to do is slice the file and press print, its that easy”
QC dept at SAW is probably one set of calipers that is shared between all the employees and a food grade scale
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