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Posted: 8/3/2017 9:21:07 PM EDT

Looking for advice, tips, tricks, etc.

Picked up a 1989 W German Sig P226 that's been shot to shit.
I'm a sig guy so I got it primarily for it's historical significance/cool factor.
The slide is loose as shit!
I plan on building up layers of finish to try to improve it.

Any other tips?

Posted: 8/3/2017 10:04:28 PM EDT

[#1]

In the olden days... one would peen the slide rails of a 1911 to tighten up the "slide to frame" slop.

Unfortunately...SIG Sauer uses alloy frames and this would not be as durable as the 1911 steel frames.

Posted: 8/5/2017 3:15:40 PM EDT

[#2]

See how it shoots first, before you worry about its looseness. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Posted: 8/5/2017 5:02:06 PM EDT

[#3]

Cerakoting would likely tighten it up but eventually it'll loosen up again as parts wear. I recently sprayed aluma-hyde II on an upper + lower that had a decent fit, it had a very tight fit after application and has been very slow to loosen back up yet with decent use since.

Posted: 8/7/2017 8:21:50 PM EDT

[#4]

Have it tightened up by a professional. Cerakote is really pretty thin stuff, and it would take a hell of a lot of it to take up any meaningful space. And Cerakote wears much faster than steel or aluminium will, so any results you get will soon wear off anyway.

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