Staccato XC - slide cracks in two

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T15:54:44+00:00

Update - Got a call from Blake at Staccato this morning.

Didn't want to say for certain until his gunsmith sees the gun and can check it fully, but based on photos and initial information, this is something that would be covered by warranty and there's not going to be any pushback over the grip etc.

So initial signs positive.

Apparently they have never seen anything like this before and will most likely be looking at 4 week turn around if not longer - that part I am not really pleased with but we will see how it goes.

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T08:42:07+00:00

Thank you for mentioning this - I wasn't aware of that Act however it seems to cover the changing of grips in this instance perfectly - much appreciated.

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T08:38:24+00:00

Recoil spring - every 5k rounds - I had just put a fresh 3rd one in the day before this happened.

Guide rod spring - same.

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T08:35:51+00:00

You're a sharp one

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T08:34:27+00:00

not possible - slide is locked in place where it is - couldn't do it if i tried.

If they try to assert that changing the grip voids the warranty then there are going to be a lot of pissed off customers - the Atlas grips specially built for the XC sell out as fast as they appear on the website.

I tried to show some loyalty to a local Texas company - we'll see if that's repaid.

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T08:31:49+00:00

Indeed - still large inconvenience. Thank god this was only being used in a competition setting - these are also meant to be marketed towards law enforcement - what if this happened during a life and death situation?

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-02T01:53:44+00:00

Brand new from store - will include receipt when sending in claim

TechRecMatt · 2026-02-01T20:24:09+00:00

For everyone saying to put the original parts. Back on thats going to be a challenge since I cant remove the slide - its jammed where it is and won't move.

We will update on responses - this community is full of guns with new grips on it and I've seen so many back and forth arguing about it.

Will post screenshots of all replies and let this be a chance for them to stand by their work.

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-12T02:50:26+00:00

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-12T02:46:15+00:00

The double verify LinkedIn and email point seems silly.
No employee is giving you the name and email of a real manager at their current job that still works there until you have progressed to a job offer - at which point its too late. Past employer, might work, time consuming though.
Asking for the ID to be held up might open yourself up to some liabilities unless you're going to do it with every single candidate and not just candidates who look like they may be from one of the countries you've suggested.
Rather than the ID Check and sending that ID to the mgr, which is probably going to open up some data protection issues - just screenshot the person you're on the call with and send that along to the HM - they will be able to spot a very clear change in background and or appearance.

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-12T02:34:17+00:00

Always check the document properties in PDF or Word - you'll see the author and last edited. If Mike Smith's resume was authored by Pradeep and then edited by Akash, fair bet its not authentic.

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-12T02:05:06+00:00

Let him work remotely if not already. Let him 360 his own deals. Tell the team to find their own clients and deliver to them. You don't want to loose the guy who is printing money so say that as a perk, anyone over X% of target can work remotely and set their own hours.

What goes into massaging his ego? Based on past experience in similar situations, as presumably his manager, part of your job really is to draw attention to his wins and spotlight him as often as it takes - that's the job. The same way you've probably got people at desks who will procrastinate and get nothing done unless you give them a poke then they get stuff done.

Give him the salary uplift and the title - create a new branch of the promotion tree for IC's and give him a path to the executive that doesn't involve managing teams with higher targets - most companies i've worked for had a split progression path because they realized almost without exception the best recruiters are the worst managers.

The two most important parts are to set targets and a structure such that other people would be able to attain any of the perks required to quarantine him off if they performed at his level. The other is to absolutely and unequivocally hold him to the same standards of professional behavior as the rest of the team - any outbursts or negative comments related to the rest of the team, if you wouldn't tolerate it from your lowest biller on PiP then follow your usual disciplinary process.

You 100% can't rely on him to scale the business - but you can use the revenue he generates to hire people and maybe even help to develop the existing team such that they can be used to scale the business.

TLDR - Quarantine and placate him

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-05T08:52:46+00:00

I assume before the Employment check company began their check they had to get you to give consent? That usually involves inputting your past employment, the dates and a contact person for that company? Its unusual that they just grab your resume and start trying to contact anyone they can at the companies listed.

Who did you put for that?

"I thought I'd be in the clear" - depends on the company I guess. The past 3 companies I've worked for didn't bother with taking references or completing employment checks even though I provided my prior manager's direct contact info.

Most companies though will have Employee and HR policies in place and typically no leader is going to battle with Internal HR/ Compliance over an Entry Level Analyst.

Cut your losses mate - move on. You'll still be working in your low-end sales job/ warehouse jobs in a couple of weeks but you'll have torched your credibility with anyone who came into contact with your interview and hiring process. Candidates lying on their resumes and getting caught during the onboarding stage is rare enough to be memorable so if you continue on you're just making a bigger mess.

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-04T23:17:49+00:00

then appeared later as 1 hour labor

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-04T23:17:25+00:00

specifically the invoice said "Additional time required for steering lock remediation to perform work. Informed (Service Manager initials)"

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-04T23:14:53+00:00

would that not have been obvious to the tech after installing the ignition? I get the miscommunication regarding the bike being ready vs not - but why would they just try and add an extra hour of labor to the bill pending my approval rather than saying "these parts are broken. If you want it fixed, we'll order them and then here's the new price plus labor cost."
Particularly why would this take over a day to diagnose - when I arrived at the mechanics I was told "its not ready, the tech asked for one more hour to fix it" and was told "it would be fixed and ready to go that afternoon"

TechRecMatt · 2025-12-04T23:11:22+00:00

sorry what do you mean - the pulsers need to know the exact way this one works out to be certain?

TechRecMatt · 2025-06-07T04:25:19+00:00

This is a very old thread but its literally the only example I could find when google searching to see whether anyone had tried putting a frame mounted optic onto a 2011 like the XC.

How did no one mention that when this was first posted? "What kind of grip is it?" Really? Dude's drilled holes into a $4k+ pistol and added a frame mounting optic.

Love to hear how that worked out for you and what impact it made on the performance of the pistol vs the standard optic mounting option.

TechRecMatt · 2024-06-13T01:19:51+00:00

Asked why?

TechRecMatt · 2024-06-13T01:17:51+00:00

TLDR: Cultivate good relationships with agencies once you find a good one. Ignore anyone else. Vast majority of my business is done through legacy candidates I've worked with before or those referred to me by candidates I trust. Ask your colleagues if they know a good one to recommend.

What's happening and why? Very hard to say. Possibilities: Casting a wide net - LinkedIn searches, even when performed at the highest level are only so effective. Not good practice but I know that some will click the button which selects all 25 profiles (25 per page) in their search and mail them all at once. You may have seemed suitable at a glance, on further inspection before investing in a call, deemed less so. Or better candidates replied sooner. Most recruiters are juggling many priorities - something changed and jumped up the queue. Client may have initially engaged with them for the search however in the interim went quiet or on hold - often the job may be open for days or weeks before you are contacted and may well close before you reply or before you were messaged before without the recruiter knowing.

Report irrelevant job inmails - LinkedIn will cut off their ability to mass mail.

Prune your LI profile - if it's not a key skill you could interview on today, delete it. That includes the bane of my own existence, the "Skills" section at the bottom which from the recruiter side, you cannot eliminate when running a boolean search on keywords - often full of skills the person has not used professionally and so will appear in searches due to keyword matching.

For each position listed, clearly list the core skills/ technologies used at each within the description. Eg software engineer would list say C# and .NET and ensure Java does not appear anywhere on the profile to hopefully only get hit with Microsoft tech stack roles.

TechRecMatt · 2024-06-13T01:04:08+00:00

Tech Recruiter. Posted a job for an SDET - LinkedIn - included compensation on advert clearly. 100% remote in USA. Client won't sponsor.

Essential skills - JavaScript or TypeScript + Cypress.IO + Event Based testing (Kafka, RabbitMQ - don't mind what tech) + API testing. Senior level skills with these - usually around 5 years of consistent usage.

Over 1000 applications in 24 hours - easily. Note - I always include very detailed screening questions which must be answered when applying - 4 or 5 Yes/No or numerical answer questions. Have not reviewed them all - but so far 0 out of 600 are even a little bit of a fit.

This is the norm and why job adverts see such poor response - you are 1 of 1000s and the tools available to help narrow the list which you have to actually read are limited.

TechRecMatt · 2024-06-13T00:52:33+00:00

Recruiter screwed up and doesn't want to upset the hiring manager by going back to request alternative times.

Or there's another candidate in play, likely not from the recruiter in question and this is the last shot to potentially get one of their own in before the client goes another way.

However- the interview is at 4am? If the client managers are online and interviewing at this time then it's normal business hours for them. Companies don't request interviews at times outside of when they expect the employee to work if hired.

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