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My first handgun purchase was a Sig SP2022 chambered in 9mm; I bought it in December from Turners. I was excited about the purchase, and after the 10 day wait I took her out to the range and had my first experience with a Sig.
Unfortunately, the Sig was having a bit of a problem ejecting casings -- about every 10 - 15 shots would result in a jam.
I was a bit confused because I've heard about the great reliability of Sigs, so I hung in there and figured I was doing something wrong, or that the Sig needed to get through a break in period. I focused on "limp wristing", but that wasn't it. Tried factory and reloads, but nothing helped.
2 weeks ago, I finally decided to call Sig and see what they said. The wait time on the phone was only about 15 minutes, which wasn't too bad I suppose. The gentleman that came on the line tried to pass some story about how the Sig 2022 was a "battle pistol" and that only 124 grain ammo should be used. Well, I kindly retorted that any pistol that malfunctions every 10-15 rounds is worthless, no matter the ammo. To be honest, he quickly agreed and sent a return label to me.
Shipping was simple, through FedEx. I called ahead, and they had no issues with the contents of my package.
The repairs took about 5 business days, and I had my pistol back in just under a week and a half. The only delay was having someone around to sign for the package when it arrived, so there were a couple delivery attempts.
The report from the gunsmith was "inspected firearm; bent ejector; replaced and fired 30 test rounds; no malfunctions"
So, I took a look, and sure enough the ejector was new - and from memory did in fact look a bit different from how the gun came.
I took her out to Oak Tree Gun Club and sure enough..... perfectoooooo. I have to say I was immensely relieved. I fired all 115 grain reloads from LAX with no problems what-so-ever. Right around 300 rounds of pure fun.
For me, the allure of Sigs remains unblemished.
As a matter of fact, my 10-day wait had just expired from a PPT at Oak Tree, and I picked up a P220ST that same day and had some fun with that, too.
Quick side story -- Oak Tree messed up my DROS paperwork (wrong last name), so it took twice as long to process my P220ST. Man, what a drain!
But they came through for me: the Oak Tree staff was extremely understanding of my disappointment -- they gave me 200 rounds of .45 reloads and let me shoot for free that day on their pistol range. I have to give those guys a real rave review for coming through and, for me, making the situation right. It's really nice to do business with a great range/shop, especially since I'm pretty new to shooting.
Well, off to clean my (now perfect) SP2022, and marvel at the weight and beauty of the P220ST
Unfortunately, the Sig was having a bit of a problem ejecting casings -- about every 10 - 15 shots would result in a jam.
I was a bit confused because I've heard about the great reliability of Sigs, so I hung in there and figured I was doing something wrong, or that the Sig needed to get through a break in period. I focused on "limp wristing", but that wasn't it. Tried factory and reloads, but nothing helped.
2 weeks ago, I finally decided to call Sig and see what they said. The wait time on the phone was only about 15 minutes, which wasn't too bad I suppose. The gentleman that came on the line tried to pass some story about how the Sig 2022 was a "battle pistol" and that only 124 grain ammo should be used. Well, I kindly retorted that any pistol that malfunctions every 10-15 rounds is worthless, no matter the ammo. To be honest, he quickly agreed and sent a return label to me.
Shipping was simple, through FedEx. I called ahead, and they had no issues with the contents of my package.
The repairs took about 5 business days, and I had my pistol back in just under a week and a half. The only delay was having someone around to sign for the package when it arrived, so there were a couple delivery attempts.
The report from the gunsmith was "inspected firearm; bent ejector; replaced and fired 30 test rounds; no malfunctions"
So, I took a look, and sure enough the ejector was new - and from memory did in fact look a bit different from how the gun came.
I took her out to Oak Tree Gun Club and sure enough..... perfectoooooo. I have to say I was immensely relieved. I fired all 115 grain reloads from LAX with no problems what-so-ever. Right around 300 rounds of pure fun.
For me, the allure of Sigs remains unblemished.
As a matter of fact, my 10-day wait had just expired from a PPT at Oak Tree, and I picked up a P220ST that same day and had some fun with that, too.Quick side story -- Oak Tree messed up my DROS paperwork (wrong last name), so it took twice as long to process my P220ST. Man, what a drain!
But they came through for me: the Oak Tree staff was extremely understanding of my disappointment -- they gave me 200 rounds of .45 reloads and let me shoot for free that day on their pistol range. I have to give those guys a real rave review for coming through and, for me, making the situation right. It's really nice to do business with a great range/shop, especially since I'm pretty new to shooting.Well, off to clean my (now perfect) SP2022, and marvel at the weight and beauty of the P220ST
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