Sig decocking lever?

[tonelar]

I've always understood that you thumbed it down and that was that. I've run into a couple other shooters that lever it down, then ride it up so their hammers s-l-o-w-l-y move to the decocked position.

How do you Sig shooters go about this? Manual just says to decock by pushing the lever down...

[goathead]

push it down and let it fly

[Creampuff]

Depends on the model as well. On my 229, 226 and I can ride up it slowly if I wanted to (I usually don't). However on the 220, you won't be able to ride it up slowly. It tends to snap back quickly on its own, on the downstroke of the lever.

[nobs11]

For some reason, I can't get myself to trust decockers (probably because I owned a CZ52 years ago). So I tend to never use decockers. Maybe that is what is going on in these guys' heads.

[NiteQwill]

Thumb it down, let it go.

[aca72]

http://home.hvc.rr.com/cavan/IIIC2q2.html

The Decocking Lever
All currently available SIG-Sauer handguns (except for double-action only variants) have a decocking lever on the left side of the frame. Pressing down on the decocking lever will safely lower the hammer. Once lowered, the next shot may be fired with a heavy double-action trigger pull. Internal safeties prevent accidental discharges during the decocking procedure, no matter how forcefully the decocking lever is pressed. The owner's manual that comes with SIG-Sauer handguns as well as many SIGARMS advertisements in gun magazines contain a warning to only and always use the decocking lever to safely lower the hammer.
This is incredibly important from a safety standpoint and bears reiteration: only and always use the decocking lever. Hammers should never be lowered by manually lowering the hammer while pulling the trigger. Lowering the hammer in this manner is dangerous in itself and prevents the full application of the pistol's safety features. Accidental discharges are a frequent, indeed likely, consequence of manually lowering the hammer.

I have found that often right handed shooters are unable to press down on the decocking lever without shifting their grip on the gun slightly. Such shooters may prefer to use the thumb of their support hand for this purpose.

[sgl]

just as the manual says, just push it down

[shoupdawg]

Depends on the model as well. On my 229, 226 and I can ride up it slowly if I wanted to (I usually don't). However on the 220, you won't be able to ride it up slowly. It tends to snap back quickly on its own, on the downstroke of the lever.

+1. I thought my 220 was broken after I had gotten used to being able to ride it on my p6. I usually ride the p6 and well, with the 220, it snaps back.

[M. Sage]

Push it down and let go.

The decocker on my CZ52 works fine. I don't use it on a loaded chamber though, since it makes very little sense to decock a single-action gun when it's loaded.

Scratch that. It makes no sense to do so.

[Blue Label]

Yes. Just push it down and let it go. It's a Sig.

[BaronW]

I'm told that the CZ52 doesn't have a decocking lever, it just has a secondary trigger. :P

I usually let my P6 snap back up, but most of the time I decock it's on a snap cap anyway.

[tonelar]

Thanks guys. To me it just shows their noobiness. I've never ridden my levers up.
I hope everyone's having a great weekend.