So /k/, I'm apparently a dumbass somehow. Was taking apart and cleaning a friend's P238 after our first trip to the range, and when I put it back together, this happened, and I have no idea why.
This happened once before when I was giving it an initial inspection, but it fixed itself when I took it apart and put it back together again. What did I do wrong so that this happened (again)? The manual doesn't really cover this and I can't seem to see what's causing this.
It's just a phase, the tribal tatoo thing will eventually disappear after the gun finishes his puberty.
>>28336815
Guide rod installed incorrectly or you forgot the recoil spring.
I have a P938 which is the same internals and the only thing I can guess is you fucked up the recoil spring and guide rod installation. Possibly the ejector is sticking as well.
>>28336832
>>28336838
>>28336839
I was pretty sure it was the guide rod as well, but fiddling with it did nothing, it's sitting properly. Spring's in.
>>28336832
Why does sig even do this?
>>28336862
take it apart and put it back together a few times. maybe you'll get luck and unfuck it. other than that.. gunsmith or back to sig.
>>28336863
The same reason Mossberg has a thousand versions of the 500. Money.
>>28336815
Do what you did to fix it last time, dummy.
>>28336863
because they just don't care anymore.
>>28336815
You put wrong end of the spring on the guide rod.
>>28336885
>looking to buy a 226
>extreme
>tacops
>nightmare
>tribal
>nitro
>dudebro
>blackwater
>mk25
>elite
>bubblegum squirt
>combat
>equinox
>scorpion
>everything with optional fde of course
shiiiiiit, I'll just cop a west german then
>>28336897
His spring is symmetrical.
>>28336891
That's the thing, I did, but can't figure out what exactly it was.
>>28336815
just do what you did to take it apart but in reverse :-)
>>28336815
yeah this happens, I have a P238
just disassemble and reassemble
except take your time the 2nd time around
>>28336923
well the P238 is so simple in operation there are a very limited number of things you could have done to fuck it up. 1 possibly being you did not put the take down in properly through the barrel linkage. Pull back VERY SLIGHTLY on the slide when inserting it
>>28336815
is your recoil spring round or flat?
if it's round, you have a shit spring
Call Sig have have them send you the new updated flat recoil spring. i have pics if you need, of mine
>>28336815
I do this all the time with my 238. when putting the slide catch back in the hole, make sure the rod goes through the moving slot connected to the barrel
>>28336897
this is the old, round, shit recoil spring
call sig and have them send you the updated flat recoil spring if you want any kind of reliability in a carry gun where you absolutely need 100% reliability if you wanna live
>>28337004
this. by the looks of it you pulled the slide all the way to the rear when inserting the pivot pin/slide catch so it's binding up. look up some take down and installation videos on youtube to see how to do it properly.
>>28336897
should look like mine
anybody else replace their trigger like I did?
>>28337218
I might. I have no issue with the stock one other than it feels cheap.
As an owner of a 938, you put the pin in with the slide back to far. Take your pin out and re install in tell correct. Don't say I'm wrong untell you do it 4 or 5 times. It will fix issue
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>>28337004
Yep, this was the issue all along; was away for a while, sorry for delayed response. Thanks for the help.
>>28338440
>it feels cheap
that's what i thought too, so i did
and also it's stainless
