"To !!!! and back reliability" is an overstatement.

Deep13 · 11-15-2006, 12:17 PM

With each box of ammunition, doesn't matter what brand, my Sig 226 DAK (9mm Lug.) has a couple hang-fires and a two or three failures to fire. Again, this is with Federal AE, PMC Bronze, CCI Blazer and Black Hills FMJ. I've shot well over a thousand rounds and it does this more or less regularly since I bought it.

What's up with that?

silentknight · 11-15-2006, 02:29 PM

A Sig should not be doing that. The couple that I have owned have been flawless. Contact Sig about this. Their customer service is usually excelent.

Edit: are those 5 malfunctions that you listed in the entire life of the pistol, or in 1 range session. I'm just trying to get a time frame here.

Deep13 · 11-15-2006, 03:29 PM

It is for each box of 50 bullets over the life of the gun since I bought it in the spring.

I wonder if it is a problem limited to the DAK.

at4rxj · 11-15-2006, 05:28 PM

You're not referring to a stovepipe are you? They're problems with firing, not feeding or ejection?

Deep13 · 11-15-2006, 06:09 PM

No stovepipes. There is no problem ejecting or loading. Once in the chamber they sometimes just don't shoot or else delay fire. For the failures to fire, a second hit usually sets them off.

I should also mention that after every use where I shoot 100 to 150 rounds, I clean it meticulously. The shots at the beginning of the session are just as likely to misfire as those at the end. A couple weeks ago I had a primer-only ignition. The primer ignited sending the projectile into the beginning of the barrel, but the blob of powder did not ignite.

This does not happen in my Beretta, so I don't think it is me. Frankly, I think the firing pin is just not hitting hard enough. The hammer on the DAK has no spur making it slightly lighter than single/double models. That probably has nothing to do with it, but it did occur to me.

jerry · 11-15-2006, 07:09 PM

You might have a weak strike on the FP, a chamber a little out of headspace or be extremely unlucky in ammo.
I'd contact SIG.

If it were a 1911 I'd tear it down and have it running in about 15 min.

11-15-2006, 12:17 PM	#1
Deep13 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 92	"To !!!! and back reliability" is an overstatement. With each box of ammunition, doesn't matter what brand, my Sig 226 DAK (9mm Lug.) has a couple hang-fires and a two or three failures to fire. Again, this is with Federal AE, PMC Bronze, CCI Blazer and Black Hills FMJ. I've shot well over a thousand rounds and it does this more or less regularly since I bought it. What's up with that?

11-15-2006, 02:29 PM	#2
silentknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,125	A Sig should not be doing that. The couple that I have owned have been flawless. Contact Sig about this. Their customer service is usually excelent. Edit: are those 5 malfunctions that you listed in the entire life of the pistol, or in 1 range session. I'm just trying to get a time frame here. __________________ Sic Vis Pacem Parabellum Last edited by silentknight; 11-15-2006 at 02:32 PM.

11-15-2006, 07:09 PM	#6
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,750	You might have a weak strike on the FP, a chamber a little out of headspace or be extremely unlucky in ammo. I'd contact SIG. If it were a 1911 I'd tear it down and have it running in about 15 min. __________________

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11-15-2006, 03:29 PM	#3
Deep13 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 92	It is for each box of 50 bullets over the life of the gun since I bought it in the spring. I wonder if it is a problem limited to the DAK.

11-15-2006, 05:28 PM	#4
at4rxj Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 723	You're not referring to a stovepipe are you? They're problems with firing, not feeding or ejection?

11-15-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
Deep13 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 92	No stovepipes. There is no problem ejecting or loading. Once in the chamber they sometimes just don't shoot or else delay fire. For the failures to fire, a second hit usually sets them off. I should also mention that after every use where I shoot 100 to 150 rounds, I clean it meticulously. The shots at the beginning of the session are just as likely to misfire as those at the end. A couple weeks ago I had a primer-only ignition. The primer ignited sending the projectile into the beginning of the barrel, but the blob of powder did not ignite. This does not happen in my Beretta, so I don't think it is me. Frankly, I think the firing pin is just not hitting hard enough. The hammer on the DAK has no spur making it slightly lighter than single/double models. That probably has nothing to do with it, but it did occur to me.