harmon rabb
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I traded a gun for a Sig 238, which I promptly took to the range. I have fired a colleague's 238, but that was just a few mags, so this was the first time I got to spend some quality range time with one.
Before I get to the good, here's the bad -- two times, the gun failed to return to battery. A slight tap did it every time. I see that Wolf offers 12lb recoil springs (stock is 11lb). Am I crazy in thinking that might very well fix the issue? If that alone doesn't work, then I guess I need to adjust the extractor, no?
Well, beyond that, let me say that after spending some quality time with the 238, it completely changes my notions of what a pocket gun is and can do. I have a LCP, which I consider to be pretty much a 10ft and under weapon due to the crappy trigger. Therefore, I never feel properly armed when carrying it.
The 238... it has real sights. It has a decent trigger and I can shoot well with it (I know, some guys can shoot the LCP's well. I can't.). It's comfortable to fire, so I can actually practice with it. It really changes my notions of what a pocket gun can do. I wouldn't feel so underarmed carrying it, because I can actually shoot with it.
Just need to fix the failure to return to battery issue first. I fired 200 rounds through it, with no other failures, thankfully.
Anyone have experience swapping the recoil spring to fix this issue?
Before I get to the good, here's the bad -- two times, the gun failed to return to battery. A slight tap did it every time. I see that Wolf offers 12lb recoil springs (stock is 11lb). Am I crazy in thinking that might very well fix the issue? If that alone doesn't work, then I guess I need to adjust the extractor, no?
Well, beyond that, let me say that after spending some quality time with the 238, it completely changes my notions of what a pocket gun is and can do. I have a LCP, which I consider to be pretty much a 10ft and under weapon due to the crappy trigger. Therefore, I never feel properly armed when carrying it.
The 238... it has real sights. It has a decent trigger and I can shoot well with it (I know, some guys can shoot the LCP's well. I can't.). It's comfortable to fire, so I can actually practice with it. It really changes my notions of what a pocket gun can do. I wouldn't feel so underarmed carrying it, because I can actually shoot with it.
Just need to fix the failure to return to battery issue first. I fired 200 rounds through it, with no other failures, thankfully.
Anyone have experience swapping the recoil spring to fix this issue?