I recently bought my first handgun: a CPO SIG P229.
I went to the local indoor rang and put 250 rounds down the pipe. They all went bang, but I do have a few questions now:
First, I had several instances in which the slide did not lock back after the last round. It did not happen all the time. What could be causing this?
Second, I noticed that the pistol consistently shot lower than I expected. The furthest I shot was 25 feet though, and I was thinking that maybe the groups would move up at longer ranges. Is this thinking correct?
Third, I just used CLP to clean and lube my 229 like I do with my AR15. Should I be using something else? Should I use grease to lubricate?
Fourth, I accidentally pulled the trigger after I had removed the slide for cleaning. The hammer fell, but I did not see any obvious problems. Is it bad for the gun to do this?
Fifth, I took apart both mags that came with the pistol and discovered that the springs were of two different lengths. This was not a slight difference, and was on the order of several coils. However, it seems to me that the shortest spring is the stiffer one when the mag is assembled. Any explanation for this?
Thanks for any answers you can provide.