So....here's the picture:
Bought a P-238 from the owner who posted it on another site, where he admirably stated that he was having jamming issues. Knowing the gun, I figured it wasn't likely to be anything really major, so I bought it.
Trip to the range confirmed the initial report from him, but watching the symptoms, I felt it was a mechanical issue. Took it back to the house, stripped it down and cleaned, then put on a heavy lube grease on the slide and worked the action a bit, then back out to the range. Jamming issues stopped, but there was a new problem - the slide release was catching several times per mag.....hmmmm.......
Back to the house, strip it down alongside one of my other P-238's...slide release on mine is a tad bit stiffer.....call Sig, describe the symptom and they concur that it sounded like the spring is a bit weak, and they're sending a new one. Decided to "tweak" the existing spring, take it back out to the range this afternoon, and voila - cycles fine!
Guess I'll drop the new spring in when it gets here just as a preventative measure, and just keep the old one as a spare (I've got 3 of 'em now, so why not?). Gonna look for some different grip panels for it this weekend, unless one of the boys decide they want it more than I do.
Bought a P-238 from the owner who posted it on another site, where he admirably stated that he was having jamming issues. Knowing the gun, I figured it wasn't likely to be anything really major, so I bought it.
Trip to the range confirmed the initial report from him, but watching the symptoms, I felt it was a mechanical issue. Took it back to the house, stripped it down and cleaned, then put on a heavy lube grease on the slide and worked the action a bit, then back out to the range. Jamming issues stopped, but there was a new problem - the slide release was catching several times per mag.....hmmmm.......
Back to the house, strip it down alongside one of my other P-238's...slide release on mine is a tad bit stiffer.....call Sig, describe the symptom and they concur that it sounded like the spring is a bit weak, and they're sending a new one. Decided to "tweak" the existing spring, take it back out to the range this afternoon, and voila - cycles fine!
Guess I'll drop the new spring in when it gets here just as a preventative measure, and just keep the old one as a spare (I've got 3 of 'em now, so why not?). Gonna look for some different grip panels for it this weekend, unless one of the boys decide they want it more than I do.
