Sig P322 Send back?

I'm getting way too many light strikes with my Sig P322. The gun is well within warranty so sending it back is not an issue, but with CCI I get very few light strikes, hardly any with Blazer, with Remington Golden Bullets I get some, but not many, and with Agulia forget it! Five per 20 round magazine. I can just live only shooting CCI SV and HV and Blazer but dang it! Sig say's it will fire any .22. Send it back or live with it? Thanks for any input. Note: My Taurus TX22 fires everything!

 

Send it back ,so they can either fix it or replace it . Who really wants a gun that potentially fails when needed ?.

I'm researching several models of .22LR pistols as My Wife wants a inexpensive practice gun , so I've narrowed MY search down to Walther PPQ M2 .22 because of reliability issues with other pistols .

 

Isn't the point of owning a firearm reliability dependability and to a degree accuracy ?. ANY firearm which fails that criteria is DANGEROUS ,IMO .

 

Is the firing pin channel clean? A little bit of debris can keep the firing pin from moving all the way forward. Even sticky grease can slow it down.

 

Send it to Sig. They will make it right. Why would you even hesitate? Sig is a decent customer oriented company, so why not take advantage of their customer service.

 

I’d send it back, too. Aguila rimfire ammo is so common now it’s almost become industry standard like CCI Mini Mags or Remington Golden Bullets are/were. If they keep failing to fire, there may be an issue with your pistol that the factory can rectify.

Stay safe.

 

Can you call Sig for a stronger striker spring? Or at least call them and see if they can offer advice and maybe send a part you can install locally?

Good luck either way…

 

I have heard good stuff about the Walther. Also the Taurus. I like my Glock G44 because it fits my holsters and I can detail strip and clean it. Mine shoots pretty much anything…

 

I agree that Sig is a customer friendly company. I’m not a big fan of most of their stuff but their CS seems to be solid.

 

This is food for thought…

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/glock-44-reliability-update.912060/#post-12457964

 

I hate hearing that the Sig might have a problem. I only have two Sig pistols, but friends have many and uniformly like them, a lot. My P322 fires every time, but stovepipes cheap Herter's ammo. It loves Norma Tac-22. My P320 17M 9mm is perfection!!
My bet is our OP has the bad luck of a rare one that escaped the usual Sig excellent production.

 

I agree with the fellow who pointed out that light strikes are not ammo-related. When you get one that fails to fire, eject it and look at the dent on the rim. If it really is a light strike, you should send the pistol back to Sig and make them fix it. Maybe even include a couple cases that have been shot after the light strike as evidence. (one light strike, re-chamber it and shoot it, save the brass)

If the dent is good and deep, it's the ammo. I had a lot of problems with Aquila too. Lately, CCI MiniMag and Remington Golden Bullet are the best of the affordable ammo. (but not bulk garbage, like Thunderbolt)

 

Please Remember the intended purpose of ANY Gun is to FUNCTION and do so CLEANLY ; Regardless of it's ultimate usage . That being said , did Sig provide You with a specific list of .22rf that it's P322 digest or is it ultimately generically fed ?.

When a manufacturer states they have Not had success with a certain brand or weight , of bullet NOT functioning properly in their product ; It THEN becomes the owners responsibility to AVOID that scenario ,as they have issued a warning of potential problem .

Please excuse MY ignorance but I've failed to find any such data listed with respect to .22 RimFire rifles or pistols currently sold .

Personally I'd NOT accept any weapon which failed to meet functioning standards ,other than a Wall Hanger for display purposes .

It's Your Gun so it's Your Problem until YOU make it Sig's Problem is MY take on it .

 

If your new car randomly stopped running because you put Exxon gas vs Shell gas would you shrug your shoulders and just live with it?

 

I had the same issue, they replaced the entire gun saying FCU was out if spec. Total turnaround time was less than 2 weeks.

 

I did another range test and it's going back. CCI Mini-Mag, Failure to feed, light strikes. Same with Blazer, Golden Bullet, and Agulia. Two magazines with each ammunition. Control was a TX22. Same ammunition, no FTF or light strikes. Not one. P322 was as clean as I could makes it, TX had about 120 rounds through it from the start. I'll keep everyone posted.

 

Good, that is unacceptable, let the warranty clerk figure it out.
The rental P322 here has been 100% both times I shot it with CCI but the slide stop no longer holds.

 

My 322 serial is 73A0001** I bought it the day they launched as I happened to be at Scheels picking up a TX22 that was returned with a new slide (the original cracked at 14k rounds). Anyway, it's fed and fired everything from day one. I dunno if they changed something in production, but a friend's 322 has a completely different style of letters/numbers for the serial than mine. Mine's the same style used on my P210, his looks more like what they use on the P320s.

Send er back, it shouldn't have light strikes. It's hammer fired after all,. Mine has run every ammo I've put through it. The only issue I've had is me jumbling up the rounds in the mag when loading.