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Thanks to the directions and advice of fellow calgunners, I cleaned my pistol for the first time after a trip to the range. Something seemed off after I cleaned it though, and would like some advice on what I did wrong.
The calgunner I bought my Sig P226 from seemed to have cleaned the gun before he gave it to me. It was virtually spotless and well oiled/greased so I decided not to clean it before shooting. I put about 300 rounds of Remington and Winchester white box FMJ through the gun with no problems. It fed everything well and the action was smooth as butter.
Afterwards I took it home, and the gun was pretty filthy. The powder residue was caked all over the inside. I disassembled the gun and wiped everything down dry first with some cotton patches.
Then I took a nylon gun "toothbrush" and dipped it in Hoppes 9. I went over the barrel, insides of the slide, insides of the frame, and slide rails with the Hoppes 9 covered toothbrush. Once the parts no longer had any powder residue, I set all the components aside to dry completely. Once dry, I put a layer or two of rem-oil on the barrel, inside of the slide (especially the parts that contact the barrel), inside of the frame (that contact the barrel), and slide rails. I made sure to put two or three coats of rem-oil on the slide rail. I would have used slide glide but I couldn't find any stores that carry it.
Once nice and lubricated, I racked the slide a couple of times. The action was smooth and the oil ran a little bit down the frame so I wiped it off. I stored the gun away.
NOW, I just opened the Sig box so I can take a look at it. The first thing I noticed, there were discolored and slightly moist oil spots on the side of the slide and near the ejection port. I'm assuming this discoloration will go away when the oil dries up. However, the part that doesn't sit well with me: The action isn't nearly butter smooth as it was when I first purchased the gun. the slide looks noticeably drier than when first purchased also. A lot of the oil seems to have dried up. It's to the point that I wouldn't even shoot it without oiling the slide rails again. What gives?
The calgunner I bought my Sig P226 from seemed to have cleaned the gun before he gave it to me. It was virtually spotless and well oiled/greased so I decided not to clean it before shooting. I put about 300 rounds of Remington and Winchester white box FMJ through the gun with no problems. It fed everything well and the action was smooth as butter.
Afterwards I took it home, and the gun was pretty filthy. The powder residue was caked all over the inside. I disassembled the gun and wiped everything down dry first with some cotton patches.
Then I took a nylon gun "toothbrush" and dipped it in Hoppes 9. I went over the barrel, insides of the slide, insides of the frame, and slide rails with the Hoppes 9 covered toothbrush. Once the parts no longer had any powder residue, I set all the components aside to dry completely. Once dry, I put a layer or two of rem-oil on the barrel, inside of the slide (especially the parts that contact the barrel), inside of the frame (that contact the barrel), and slide rails. I made sure to put two or three coats of rem-oil on the slide rail. I would have used slide glide but I couldn't find any stores that carry it.
Once nice and lubricated, I racked the slide a couple of times. The action was smooth and the oil ran a little bit down the frame so I wiped it off. I stored the gun away.
NOW, I just opened the Sig box so I can take a look at it. The first thing I noticed, there were discolored and slightly moist oil spots on the side of the slide and near the ejection port. I'm assuming this discoloration will go away when the oil dries up. However, the part that doesn't sit well with me: The action isn't nearly butter smooth as it was when I first purchased the gun. the slide looks noticeably drier than when first purchased also. A lot of the oil seems to have dried up. It's to the point that I wouldn't even shoot it without oiling the slide rails again. What gives?
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