Any Sig P938 Owners Want To Help With A Mystery?

[whoamiwhoareu]

Hey everyone,

So I ended up going over to the local Cabela's gun library last week and picked up a used. Sig P938. I soon noticed that my trigger did not match the triggers on any other P938 I have seen on the internet so I am trying to figure out if the gun I have has a broken (not seated correctly) trigger or if this is an aftermarket trigger.

The trigger has an off half-moon shape towards the back. It also have no serrations which every other stock P938 trigger has. There are also some very small markings on the frame to indicate that work might have been done to the gun. The gun seems to be operating fine per dry-fire on snapcaps.

http://imgur.com/gallery/LLTUQST

Hopefully the link above works.

I'm planning on taking to the range on Tuesday and would rather find out that it's an aftermarket trigger than something defective. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks everyone.

 

[drband]

Either it's aftermarket, or installed incorrectly. Get a gunsmith to take a look. I've never seen one like that. The cutout on the back of the trigger is for the mag release, but the trigger seems to be too far forward.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

I have done trigger work on over a dozen P238/938 guns in the past. The factory trigger is of a plastic variant with rather sharp edges on the outside of the serrations. That trigger appears to be aftermarket and not installed correctly. There is a trigger bar that is connected to the trigger that actuates the sear in the frame housing. If that trigger bar is not set properly it could cause your trigger to look the way it does. If you decide to remove the trigger itself I will caution you that the pin which holds it into the frame is a real bear to get out. Very tight! Be careful that the punch doesn't slip off the pin and scratch your frame. If you don't feel confident working on it, take it to a local smith.

Another option is to order a new OEM trigger from Sig and have it installed.

 

[whoamiwhoareu]

Mystery Solved?

Thanks guys so much for the information. I went to the local gunsmith today and think the mystery is solved. According to the gunsmith ...

The trigger is stock but the last owner has the serrations completely removed and sanded down. This meant making the trigger smaller by removing material to remove the serrations. If this trigger were to be moved back to the factory area there would be a small part of the trigger coming out of the top. That's apparently why they had it moved forward. I think I'm explaining that right based off what I remember him saying. They said that the only way to move the trigger back to the factory location would be to buy a completely new trigger.

Also found out that a trigger job had been done to the gun and looks like the one I have breaks just a little over 4.5lbs.

The gunsmith said it's totally reliable as-is but I do have an option of sending it back to Sig and they would charge me $85 to put a trigger in that would set farther back but have serrations again. Doesn't really seem worth it to me.

Anyways, so that's what I learned today.

 

[MICHAEL T]

I would spend the 85 bucks . you don't know what might have been done inside .

 

[drband]

I would spend the 85 bucks . you don't know what might have been done inside .

^^^This!

 

[Ibmikey]

Dump the gunsmith advice and contact Sig directly, explain the issue and your concern as to safety with a Sig product. Hopefully they will inspect and repair at a minimal cost. My 938 has a heavy but smooth and crisp let off that i would not care to change. It is sad how some " home gunsmiths" can break things that are not broken.