Thread: Need another gunsmith's help...

I have a sig p226, and i've completely disassembled it multiple times. I've never had a problem putting it back together or firing it, but this last time, I ran into a bit of a problem. Actually, two of them. When I put the hammer back into the frame, the hammer reset spring which lies directly under it, is bent. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be that way, or not, but it is. I continued putting the rest together, and when I got to the hammer strut, it didn't seem to sit properly. When i assembled the rest, trigger testing yielded no results.

If anyone is familiar with gunsmithing, please add your $.02

Thanks.

Look up the exploded view of the Sig parts and see if the spring is made with a kink in it. I've seen some makers do that but don't think Sig does. With that spring out of alignment you will have other inconsistancies as well. That leads me to believe your spring needs replaced. But check for an exploded view and see whats what.

i tried that, and the exploded views i found were too blurry, or didn't show the spring at the correct dimension to see the correct angle of bend or if there was one at all. might just pick up a new one, if I can find it.

I just got some replacement parts from Sig a few months ago. Their customer service is pretty good.

I'm no pro gunsmith, but I used to own a P226 a few years ago. Nice gun, but a little too much of a handful for me, as I have short, stubby fingers.

I seem to remember the 90° bent end of the reset spring coming off the left side of the spring (as you view it from the rear of the frame) and being trapped by the hammer stop. If you visit SIG's website, download the PDF of the Law Enforcement version of the P226, not the civilian manual; I recall the LE section having a much clearer exploded-view drawing of the firearm, showing what goes where and in what orientation.

HTH,
-Dave
NRA Life

I'll definitely do that, Dave, thank you. I'll call sig up and see if they can help me with the spring replacement.

You can find the armorer's manual for the 226 here.
Have you checked Youtube for videos regarding assembling dis-assembling the 226?

FINALLY!!! When assembling, I properly set the hammer strut and voila! functions perfectly again....i'm not detail stripping it again unless i absolutely need to. lol

thanks for all the input, guys.

Whoot.

I remember the first day I had to fully strip a Berretta 92F in the Arms room... that little detent spring sang it's song of relief from across the room... somewhere...

Originally Posted by StraightRazorRobot

I properly set the hammer strut and voila! functions perfectly again....

Well done, sir! Yeah; there's generally no need to detail-strip a firearm unless it's giving you loads of grief on the firing line. My guns get detail-cleaned maybe once a year at the most frequent, unless they start acting up; better to let it work dirty than strip it down too far and risk damaging or losing a critical part, especially on a personal-defense piece. I generally just shoot 'em full of some cleaner-lube-protectant like Gun Blaster or Break-Free and brush out the big chunks of grime, oil what needs oiling *lightly*, clean the copper & powder residue out of the barrel & fire control group with some Hoppe's, lightly grease the slide rails, and leave the finicky little bits alone, for the most part.

Glad you had a success experience. The P226 is a fine firearm.

-Dave
NRA Life

(p.s. I can tell you pretty much exactly how far an unlimbered AR15 bolt extractor spring insert can fly, if you're not paying attention when you detail-strip the bolt carrier assembly, and it's a *damned* impressive distance...)