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Posted: 5/12/2015 12:06:45 AM EDT
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Rare earth magnet?
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Posted: 5/12/2015 12:18:48 AM EDT
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Rare earth magnet? Interesting thought! Not sure how I could squeeze something in there to pull the detent back far enough to pull it out though. It was a real PITA to push in to begin with... |
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Posted: 5/12/2015 8:37:21 AM EDT
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I found this on SigTalk:
"Take a thin piece of metal (I used a .04mm feeler gauge) and press it into the gap to depress the catch. If you manage to slip it in there, it should keep the catch down so you can remove the release and reinstall the catch correctly." Sig mag release tip |
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Posted: 5/12/2015 9:18:22 AM EDT
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I had drill one out that a dept member did wrong. I drilled the whole button out and got a new one from the armory
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Posted: 5/12/2015 9:23:20 AM EDT
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Please tell me you didn't remove the pressed in extractor pin.
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Posted: 5/13/2015 4:10:02 PM EDT
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Please tell me you didn't remove the pressed in extractor pin. Hahaha the slide is still in one, correctly assembled and functioning piece. Thank God. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 4:46:46 PM EDT
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I found this on SigTalk: "Take a thin piece of metal (I used a .04mm feeler gauge) and press it into the gap to depress the catch. If you manage to slip it in there, it should keep the catch down so you can remove the release and reinstall the catch correctly." Sig mag release tip Interesting...I might have to give this a try. Even though I've already drilled halfway through the back side 
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Posted: 5/13/2015 6:05:12 PM EDT
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Hahaha the slide is still in one, correctly assembled and functioning piece. Thank God. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Please tell me you didn't remove the pressed in extractor pin. Hahaha the slide is still in one, correctly assembled and functioning piece. Thank God. I meant to type ejector pin. People remove those without realizing that can wreck the frame and it needs to be pressed in with a special jig. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 6:21:55 PM EDT
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Thats a booboo I havent made yet. Now I know not to s crew with it. LOL
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Posted: 5/13/2015 6:46:44 PM EDT
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Thats a booboo I havent made yet. Now I know not to s crew with it. LOL Good call. During the armorer course they were very adamant about it, and said they're always getting guns back that don't work because they get removed during rebuild only to fall out during firing or slide right out when put back in. |
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Posted: 5/13/2015 6:51:10 PM EDT
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Other possible Sig Boo Boo: over tightening the grip screws and stripping the threads out of the aluminum frame.
Themoreyouknow.jpg |
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Posted: 5/24/2015 8:53:58 PM EDT
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Were you ever able to get the mag release out?
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Posted: 5/24/2015 9:06:32 PM EDT
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Nope. It's still sitting on my bench. The guys at Controlled Chaos said they would take care of it for me. Going to have them cerakote it while they have it. So now I'm not in any huge hurry. I imagine they are going to cut it out. But I trust their hands more than my own.
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Posted: 5/26/2015 4:25:07 PM EDT
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I used the shim trick years ago after stripping down a 220. It's pretty much a "first time" learning experience, as in the first time you do it will be your last.
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Posted: 6/2/2015 11:01:23 PM EDT
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Okay, so I went ahead and decided to whip out the dremel tonight and have at the gun.
Now calling all left handed sig lovers. This frame will now forever be a lefty! Not sure what the rules are about posting sale stuff here, but keep your eye out for a lefty 229 frame in the EE. ETA: Potentially stupid question, but will the 229 parts fit on a 226 frame? If I were to just buy the stripped frame... |
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Posted: 6/3/2015 7:10:08 AM EDT
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Lefty? What did you do?
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Posted: 6/3/2015 9:45:44 AM EDT
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Lefty? What did you do? Basically the frame chipped right on the corner where the detent is at. Mag release can still be put in from the other side though and functions flawlessly. Just going to get the frame cleaned up and probably cerakote it, then sell it off. I'll post a picture when I get a chance so you can see what NOT to do. |
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Posted: 6/14/2015 11:55:59 PM EDT
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So I've stripped the frame down and am going to refinish it (cerakote) and was reading about different ideas and ran across this.
http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/447025_Good_pit_filling_substance___SIG_P226.html Any idea if the low temp aluminum rods they talk about would work to fill the chip? Will still plan on running the release on the left side since I doubt I'd be able to get it set with the gap for the detent, but if it would fill the chip for aesthetics then I'd be happy. |
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Posted: 6/15/2015 12:52:07 AM EDT
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I bought a 220 for about half price several years ago after someone assembled it wrong and busted out the frame at the mag release trying to "fix" it. I stripped the frame down and took it a welder who TIG welded it up for me at his minimum $25/half hr rate and took it home and did a little file work. Ended up having to go back the next day and pay another $25 to have him fill in my file work, but it did work fine the second time. GO SLOW was the lesson learned.
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Posted: 6/17/2015 12:10:36 PM EDT
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Sorry the frame got butchered.....very expensive lesson. Thanks for sharing for you may have prevented someone else from doing that.
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Posted: 6/18/2015 2:50:25 PM EDT
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Great thread. I'm not the type that feels compelled to detail strip my firearms. A man has to know his limitations, and I know that I'm more of a "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" kind of guy.
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Posted: 6/20/2015 12:31:02 AM EDT
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Great thread. I'm not the type that feels compelled to detail strip my firearms. A man has to know his limitations, and I know that I'm more of a "FRONT TOWARD ENEMY" kind of guy. Yea, I should be too! Managed to learn an expensive lesson. Thank god it's not my EDC. And it gave me an excuse to go buy another Sig. And like the previous post said, hopefully someone else reads this and doesn't do the same thing. Hard to imagine there's anyone else out there as dumb and impatient as I was though! 
Thanks to everyone for all the help. Time for me to membership up and throw some support to the site! |
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Posted: 6/23/2015 4:42:11 PM EDT
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Did the sane thing on my 226 back in the day. I used a dental pick to get the sucker out. Never made that mistake again.
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