What will fail first on a .40 Sig 226 stainless?

[bushmaster1313]

Other than the magazine, the tritium sites and the owner, with regular field strip and ceaning, what is expected to fail first on a .40 Sig 226 stainless?

 

[jakk280rem]

Just guessing, I'd say recoil spring.

 

[rellascout]

Dude you are so over thinking this thing. Jut shoot the damn gun.

 

[1KPerDay]

lol

 

[hirundo82]

Springs are the weak point in any well-made gun. They will always wear out with repeated use and require replacement. Grab a parts kit for $25, and shoot the heck out of it.

If you don't shoot it very much, the night sights may be the first part to wear out. Tritium has a half-life of 12.3 years.

 

[bushmaster1313]

I do shoot it
Slow fire = one ragged hole at 7 yards 4 inch groups at 21 yards.

 

[bushmaster1313]

My Bushmaster became inoperable because the little spring that sits under the extractor failed.

 

[Lonestar49]

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My bet would be a firing pin via lot's of dry-firing without using snap caps or contamination due to excessive oil..


Ls

 

[rellascout]

I do shoot it
Slow fire = one ragged hole at 7 yards 4 inch groups at 21 yards.

So then what is the problem? Its the prefect gun why would anything fail on it?

 

[Dimis]

the trigger finger

 

[Jed Carter]

My SIG P226 in .40S&W bought new in 2000 has at least 2000 rounds a year through it in .40 and just over 3000 rounds of .357SIG, total of 21,000 rounds plus. nothing has ever been replaced. I would be suprised if I ever needed to replace anything but the recoil spring, but it will have to fail first. The pistol looks and shoots as well as the day I got it, not one FTF or FTE or even a single misfire, every round has gone bang. Maybe I'm lucky, but I have maintained, cleaned and lubed it properly after every outing which is most weeks.

 

[bushmaster1313]

So then what is the problem? Its the prefect gun why would anything fail on it?

Everthing fails eventually.
I am curious as to what could be expected to fail first.

 

[stu454]

The various springs would go first, IMO.

After 5000 rounds I'd do a detail strip and deepclean and replace ALL of the springs. BTW the 5k number is arbitrary, but as good a number as any.

 

[NMGonzo]

The smaller the spring ...

 

[dusty14u]

The first thing that generally fails on most pistols is the nut behind the barrel.