Potential problem or just needs to be worked in?

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AdamSean

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Ok, I just picked up a new pistol this week. It doesn't matter what kind it is, but I will tell you its a Sig Sauer SP2022 9mm. I have not taken it out to shoot yet, but I did clean it from all the sticky grease they package them with and lubed it up. While I was handling it, I noticed something I have never noticed before on any pistol. If you press the front of the slide back about a quarter of an inch to do a brass check and lightly release, the slide will not go back into full battery. But if you press the rear of the slide just a bit it goes back into full battery.

Now this does not happen when the takedown pin is removed, but only when it is inserted. I am wondering if this just means I need to take the gun out and shoot it a few hundred times to smooth everything out. I have noticed that my Glocks are quite stiff until I get about 500 or 600 rounds through them then they are nice and smooth.

This is what it should look like.
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This is me pressing it back.
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And this is what happens when you release. Notice the guide rod protruding a little.
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most likely just a light bur on the frame/ slide........ide take it out and put a few hundred rounds through and see if smooths things out.
 
When you mention "lubed it up", did you grease the slide stop also?

It also isn't a great idea to press the front of the slide when doing a "brass check"
 
Like failures to feed when hand cycling cartridges through the action, it doesn't, by itself, mean anything. Go out and shoot it. This is why you put your thumb on the back of the hammer or slide when reholstering.
 
What you are seeing is a tight lockup on the barrel. It will loosen up when you put some rounds though it. Go have fun and shoot it. Sigs are among the most accurate guns made.

Sigs like to be run wet, so don't skimp on the oil. I use grease on the slide for my range gun. Make sure you lube the outside of the barrel too.
 
I have been cycling the slide while watching TV and it seems to be getting better. I think after Friday at the range it will smooth out.

Also, I have heard a lot of people using grease on Sigs. What kind of grease should I be looking at? I have been using M-Pro 7 oil on my guns for a little while now.
 
AdamSean said:
I have been cycling the slide while watching TV and it seems to be getting better. I think after Friday at the range it will smooth out.

Also, I have heard a lot of people using grease on Sigs. What kind of grease should I be looking at? I have been using M-Pro 7 oil on my guns for a little while now.
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You don't need to use grease on the SP2022 IMO as the stainless steel slide rides on steel frame tabs where on an alloy frame SIG pistol I use grease (Slide Glide medium). It won't hurt to use grease but your M-Pro 7 oil will be fine.
 
I have the same pistol, and have almost 2500 rounds through it. It did it when new, and it still does it. Also, never have I had a failure of any kind with the gun. People rip on the 2022 all the time, but its the most reliable gun I have ever had. More reliable than any of my other sigs(p226, p229, p220), or my glocks(27, 22). Just shoot it, clean it, and shoot it again.
 
Perfectly normal, good, tight lockup on your Sig. Lots of guns will "freeze" if you ever-so-gently ease them closed. Shoot the gun. See if it works. See if it goes away. Shoot it some more. Check again in 20,000 rounds.;)

My bigger concern is you Press Checking the chamber. Better shooters than me have shot off their fingers doing that. Just pull the slide back using the rear slide serrations and you'll be able to get a good, clear look at the brass in the chamber while keeping your fingers WELL AWAY from the muzzle.

When have checked the chamber, let go of the slide cleanly, or push it back into battery. No worries.
 
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