Sig p220 jamming
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jacobtowne
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There are hollow points, and then there are hollow points. The cops in my town carry P220s in .45 ACP, and use Winchester SXTs (I think those are the correct letters) with no problems.
My little SIG P232 dislikes Federal Hydra-shoks - many failures to chamber. So I use Gold Dots.
JT
My little SIG P232 dislikes Federal Hydra-shoks - many failures to chamber. So I use Gold Dots.
JT
Steve in PA
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Jams how? FTE's & double feeds?
If that is the case could be crud under your extractor and/or a weak or broken extractor.
My P-220 was bought used, oh about 3 years ago and was well used. It ran fine for me the first year I had it then I started to get FTE's and double feeds with the occassional stove pipe. Bought and installed a new extractor and no problems at all.
I was getting the malfunctions using FMJ. I carry Hydra-Shoks on duty and they function just fine.
If that is the case could be crud under your extractor and/or a weak or broken extractor.
My P-220 was bought used, oh about 3 years ago and was well used. It ran fine for me the first year I had it then I started to get FTE's and double feeds with the occassional stove pipe. Bought and installed a new extractor and no problems at all.
I was getting the malfunctions using FMJ. I carry Hydra-Shoks on duty and they function just fine.
MikeIsaj
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Everyone's right. If it's a failure to extract, I'd give the bolt face and extractor a good scrubbing first. Make sure you get behind the extractor finger that grabs the rim of the case. A little bit of crud back there will cause the extractor to slip off during extraction. Then I'd check if the problem is limited to a particular type of ammo, especially if it's a failure to feed. How old are your magazines? Is there any pattern of the failure happening with one or two rounds left in the mag?
Whatever you do, resist the urge to disassemble the bolt. It comes apart much easier than it goes back together.
Whatever you do, resist the urge to disassemble the bolt. It comes apart much easier than it goes back together.
Specificaly, the bullets were winchesters, what exact type I don't know, but they were 185 grains, and were very flat. The bullets would get stuck on the barrel ramp, although never while manualy cycling it. My magazines are all sig factory marked, new in the wrapper when I bought them about 6 weeks ago.
MikeIsaj
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Are they semi-wad cutters? That will do it if they are. I find best performance with a FMJ ball round. Wad cutters and hollow points sometimes get hung up like you describe.
What's the gun's manufacture date?
If it's an older gun, it might be a weak recoil spring, so that the slide has inadequate forward energy to chamber a round that has a bullet contour that wants to snag a bit. Especially if the gun was dirty or hadn't recently been lubed.
If it's an older gun, it might be a weak recoil spring, so that the slide has inadequate forward energy to chamber a round that has a bullet contour that wants to snag a bit. Especially if the gun was dirty or hadn't recently been lubed.
I don't know exactly how old it is, but I bought it used for $400. It definitly was shot a lot before I got it, so later today I'll get a new recoil spring. I never got an owners manual, so I've got two questions, how long is a P220 recoil spring good for, and should I use something besides hoppe's oil and 3in1 oil for lubricant?
Uncle Alvah
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Absolutely.
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Springs are cheap, I replace mine at around 3000 rounds. Sig factory springs are some of the best, better than even Wolff springs in my opinion. Does your recoil spring have a small amount of green paint on it? What is your serial number?
Steve in PA
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I use RemOil with teflon on all my pistols and never have a problem with lube issues.
First, clean as advised. But be sure that you aren't using 185 grain SWC target loads. Those don't feed well in many .45's, and bullet shape is only one issue. They are also loaded too light to operate many pistols. If the gun works with full loads, that was your problem.
My .45 autos were all Colts, six, I think in all, and NONE fed those target loads worth a dang. They all worked with everything else, though, except for the old Norma 230 grain JHP, which had too wide a point. But that was many years ago. Winchester used to load a 210 grain lead target round, and it fed MUCH better. But it has been discontinued for a long time.
Lone Star
My .45 autos were all Colts, six, I think in all, and NONE fed those target loads worth a dang. They all worked with everything else, though, except for the old Norma 230 grain JHP, which had too wide a point. But that was many years ago. Winchester used to load a 210 grain lead target round, and it fed MUCH better. But it has been discontinued for a long time.
Lone Star
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