Hi guys,
This is a picture of my 229ST that is showing a bit of peening on the slide where the hammer comes into contact with the charging rail right below the firing pin. Do you guys think this is a problem? I have a regular 229 that has many more rounds through it with no peening/deformation. Here are a few pics of both to compare. What do you think?

Top 2 pics are the 229ST with the peening and the bottom 2 are my regular 229 with no peening.
Notice how the regular 229 is nice and round and the 229ST is getting flattened.


229ST  

229ST  
 
Regular 229  
 
Regular 229

Someone has to have some input on this.

Quoted: Someone has to have some input on this.

I know it's a pain in the ass, but better pics would get you more input.  I suck at up close type pics myself (macro mode?)

I find the issue with the top of the barrel (above the chamber) to be a bigger issue - on two P229s that I have, I get gouging on one edge in addition to the normal wear.

I looked at a couple other used SIG's today and they both had this also. They were a Pro and a 220. Must be normal. My 220ST also has this.

Quoted: I find the issue with the top of the barrel (above the chamber) to be a bigger issue - on two P229s that I have, I get gouging on one edge in addition to the normal wear.

i have the same problem with my 229, i thought it might be from shooting a box of laquer coated wolf through it like a dumbass, maybe gumming up my action.