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How old is it? SIG may cover it under warranty as it's most probably a factory defect, not something that's the result of wear and tear.
I doubt that many firearms break in that area unless dropped.
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Actually this is not a factory defect and Sig will not fix it as a warranty item. If I recall seeing the pics when this thread started last year (which are no longer up on gunbroker), someone very likely attempted to swap the mag release incorrectly and then tried forcing it out under pressure to "fix" their screw up, hence breaking off a portion of the frame in the process.
There have been a ton of threads on various gun owner websites from folks who assembled a mag catch incorrectly and posted about it BEFORE trying to pound it out...and a few who tried to pound it out with shall we say disastrous results (i.e. broke a chunk off their frame.).
I think one guy sent it back to Sig (with the mag release incorrectly installed, but not a chunk broken out of the frame) and they fixed it for $199. Another person on the sig owners website showed how you can fix the screw up yourself using a set of feeler gauges.
Unfortunately I don't believe Sig (unlike Glock) will sell you a replacement frame, so if you go the home gunsmithing route and fail in the process, you're out of luck....
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