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Posted: 2/8/2016 11:51:48 PM EDT
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I have an Octane 45 that I waiting for approval and am getting a couple of pistols ready for it.
Tornado Technologies is sending me a new barrel for my Beretta 92FS and I pick up a threaded barrel for my Sig p220 from Brownells. I assumed the Sig would be a drop in barrel but when I went to install the barrel, the slide gets hung up about the last 1/4". I believe the feed ramp on the new barrel is contacting the frame which is preventing me from installing the barrel. I called Sig today and all they would say was they had not heard of the problem and to take the pistol to a gunsmith. So now I am $200 into the barrel and now have to find a gunsmith to see if they can fix it. Does anyone know of a good gunsmith for Sig pistols? Has anyone else had this problem? The sig is a newer one with a serial number G 526 XXX. I really want to suppress this pistol and am really disappointed that the barrel was not drop in ready. Thanks in advance for any help. |
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Tornado Technologies (or any competent gunsmith) needs to fit the 220 barrel to the slide.
I had the same exact issue with a Storm Lake 220 barrel. Chad at Storm Lake sent me a shipping label for the barrel and slide. Had my barrel back after a few days and everything fit perfect. Kudos to Storm Lake customer service! |
| Even factory barrels sometimes need fitting. If you've got some mechanical inclinations, some jewelers files, and digital calipers, doing it yourself is usually pretty manageable. I've done a factory Beretta M9 barrel fitting and I've also fit a Storm Lake "drop in" 1911 barrel that needed to have its hood shortened by around 2 thousandths of an inch. In this case, you could use your current barrel as a template for the new one. |
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Tornado Technologies (or any competent gunsmith) needs to fit the 220 barrel to the slide. I had the same exact issue with a Storm Lake 220 barrel. Chad at Storm Lake sent me a shipping label for the barrel and slide. Had my barrel back after a few days and everything fit perfect. Kudos to Storm Lake customer service! Was there an extra charge for the fitting? I need to get a threaded 220 barrel sometime. |
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Tornado Technologies (or any competent gunsmith) needs to fit the 220 barrel to the slide. I had the same exact issue with a Storm Lake 220 barrel. Chad at Storm Lake sent me a shipping label for the barrel and slide. Had my barrel back after a few days and everything fit perfect. Kudos to Storm Lake customer service! Storm Lake did not charge me. |
| Had the exact same thing happen to me, but Sig offered to fit it free of charge and sent me a shipping label to return the gun and barrel for fitting. They told me I needed to pay for the shipping, when I pushed back they discounted the shipping down to $25-30.00 can't remember the exact figure. This was just a couple of months ago, you should call them back. It's a common issue with their P220 barrels. |
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I had the same problem, the factory threaded barrel did not fit my slide.
My 220 is also my carry gun. When I got my Osprey 45, I got another slide/barrel assembly and had a factory threaded barrel fitted and put the taller suppressor sights on it. This way I have a dedicated threaded "upper", and another non threaded slide/barrel. Works pretty good that way, but not the cheapest way to go. The big pain is the pistol gets dirty enough shooting suppressed that I have to really clean it before I carry it again, so I think at some point I'm just going to get a factory set up threaded .45 pistol and that will use the Osprey. Just not sure what to get yet.... |
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I had the same problem, the factory threaded barrel did not fit my slide. My 220 is also my carry gun. When I got my Osprey 45, I got another slide/barrel assembly and had a factory threaded barrel fitted and put the taller suppressor sights on it. This way I have a dedicated threaded "upper", and another non threaded slide/barrel. Works pretty good that way, but not the cheapest way to go. The big pain is the pistol gets dirty enough shooting suppressed that I have to really clean it before I carry it again, so I think at some point I'm just going to get a factory set up threaded .45 pistol and that will use the Osprey. Just not sure what to get yet.... Do you like the tall suppressor sights on the pistol? I called Sig Sauer again today and decided to send the pistol in for threaded barrel fitting. I did not know about the taller suppressor night sights until today and decided to have them installed while Sig has the pistol. Since I am paying for shipping already, I decided to send a p225 in also. It is getting the Sig service package and will come back wearing night sights. |
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