Any new gun I've ever bought I've never sent in the Warrnty card, how would they do the calling other than the tell the stores that got the small number of affected rifles?
When any American manufacturer has a recall on guns or ammunition, (no "warranty card" on ammo), and there is something wrong, you read about it in most every gun rag on the market. The NRA will provide space FREE to manufacturers for this purpose in their Rifleman, or Hunter Magazines. SAKO DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE until this became a MAJOR issue, and several guns blew up, causing serious injury to at least 2 people. This is totally inexcuseable, and unnecessary! There were 3,000 rifles affected with this bad barrel steel. No "small number"! billt
