Question on Sig maintenance (p228/p229)

[AreWeFree]

I'd really appreciate any advice on what parts I should replace for some older p228/p229 pistols (9mm and 40).

I have a couple Sigs from the early 90's and it doesn't look like they've ever had maintenance. I bought a spring kit for my p228 and boy was I surprised when the new recoil spring is about 3/4" longer than the beat up spring it came with.

Now I'm shopping for parts and was planning on replacing every spring and ordering a few spares.
-Recoil spring
-Firing pin spring
-Hammer reset spring
-Trigger bar spring (oldstyle)
-Mainspring (oldstyle)
-Hammerstrut rollpin
-Decocker spring
-Slidestop spring


Should I also order:
-Hammer strut
-Mainspring seat (oldstyle)
-Firing pin
-Sear spring
-???

Also I haven't seen any maintenance schedule besides changing recoil spring every 5,000 rounds. Are the other springs optional?

Thanks!

[AreWeFree]

I'm surprised no one has input/advice on this...

Wasn't having much luck finding info before I posted, but I finally found what I was looking for.

http://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/150601935/m/6801056451

[carlsbad]

Thanks for the link. I have 2 old Sigs, a 226 and a 228. I had to take both of them apart to replace/rebend the extractor after a cartridge failure. They have a much different extractor than the new ones.

My advice is to keep the slides well greased so that they stay in good shape over the years.

--Jerry

[socom2shooter]

Get a glock

[kcstott]

Get a glock

Yeah get a glock























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