Why did my sig 229 do this?

[tdp113530]

[QUOTE=Barang;25806098]don't forget to pee on it.


Copy that...lol.

[mycrstuff]

[QUOTE=Barang;25806098]don't forget to pee on it.

Yeaaah. I don't think I can get my aim up enough to hit my eye.

[naz]

Brass to face could be an issue with insufficient wrist tension for your grip

[tbc]

[ComBlocAddict]

There is nothing in the gun itself that could cause that.

Well... if it were not staying locked up, this is what you would expect: gasses escaping out the breach and a change in the brass throwing pattern. This seems very unlikely, but I'm curious if OP can verify that the action is locking up correctly.

[unusedusername]

Well... if it were not staying locked up, this is what you would expect: gasses escaping out the breach and a change in the brass throwing pattern. This seems very unlikely, but I'm curious if OP can verify that the action is locking up correctly.

Out of battery ignition tends to cause severe damage to handguns. In Sigs, it tends to blow out part of the slide below the ejection port, the magazine catch shears off, and both the magazine and lots of hot gases come out the from the magazine well.

If that were happening, it would be it unlikely the OP would be able to load in the next round and fire again.

Part of the design for the Sig P-series pistols is an out of battery protector. The hammer can’t hit the firing pin unless the gun is in full lockup. It is possible to defeat this through bad gunsmithing, but not likely here.

Op: you can test your lockup with a standard wooden pencil. Dry fire the gun (no ammo!) with a pencil in the barrel with the eraser towards the firing pin while then gun is pointing up. It should launch the pencil with some force. Wear safety glasses and don’t launch it at your TV. Now, pull the slide open a tiny bit and try to get it to do to again while the slide isn’t all the way closed. You should not be able to get the pencil to launch. The hammer will still fall, but it won’t hit the firing pin and launch the pencil.

[hermosabeach]

OP

When something like - a giant fireball that obscured the facet happens….

If you are in a life or death fight - keep fighting


If not - stop

Guns blow up all the time. Ammo makers and importers carry insurance to repair or replace guns and sometimes eyes and hands that are destroyed.


I have seen a ruger in .40 fire an entire magazine of 9mm


Having a giant fireball makes me think the ammo has an issue.
9mm and 35,000 PSI is normal
Fireball with reloaded Ammo might be normal with a slow burning powder


If a box of Ammo goes from normal to fireball - I would stop shooting and figure out why- unless in a life or death fight

http://www.lasc.us/SAAMIMaxPressure.htm