P320RX Dead Trigger

[TomJ]

I've owned a P320RX for a number of years and experienced something yesterday which hasn't happened in the past. I field stripped and cleaned it, and when I put it back together it had a dead trigger. I removed the slide, checked to make sure the recoil spring was in properly and put it back together with the same result. I did it a few more times before the trigger started working again. I spoke with Sig's customer service this morning and they aren't sure why it happened. I'm wondering if I did something wrong when putting it back together, and if anyone can shed some light on this.

 

[JTQ]

I believe the slide stop involved in this somewhere. I've read of folks that have field stripped their P320 without locking the slide to the rear - just pulling the slide back and rotating the disassembly lever, and ending up with a dead trigger.

From the SIG P320 owner's manual...

https://www.sigsauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OPERATORS-MANUAL-P320-UPDATED-12-26-2018.pd

1. 
   

   [*]Lock the slide to the rear by pulling slide rearward and pushing up on the slide catch lever.
   
   
   [*]Rotate the takedown lever clockwise until it stops.
   
   
   [*]Pull the slide slightly rearward to disengage the slide catch lever; keep hold of the slide assembly.

 

[TomJ]

I believe the slide stop involved in this somewhere. I've read of folks that have field stripped their P320 without locking the slide to the rear - just pulling the slide back and rotating the disassembly lever, and ending up with a dead trigger.

From the SIG P320 owner's manual...

https://www.sigsauer.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OPERATORS-MANUAL-P320-UPDATED-12-26-2018.pd

Thanks. I may have done that. If I then disassembled and then reassembled it correctly does it solve the problem, and I don't need to worry about a dead trigger going forward?

 

[9mmepiphany]

Yes, as long as you assemble and utilize the slide stop to lock the slide to the rear, the trigger will function correctly