The CZickness IX Intervention

[churchmouse]

I need to do a better job of cleaning. I went to clean my Legion this weekend and found that there was actual sludge built up. Guess I shouldn't have let 1k rounds go through without cleaning it

Are we going to have to have the talk again.....

I have been a bit lax lately. I might go 2 range trips before tear down/clean up but that is usually about 100 rounds or so per gun.

 

[wtburnette]

The Wizard has been having this issue with his Witness 10mm. The safety is the rocker style and he is going to have to get a smaller one.

I thought about getting a smaller slide lock for my Legion. If I grip it the way I do a 1911, the slide fails to lock back on the last round. If I put less pressure on the safety and adjust my grip just a bit, I have no issues. I've seen this discussed on the Sig forums and a smaller slide lock from a P224 (?) fixes the issue. Just haven't gotten around to ordering it yet.

 

[churchmouse]

They don't make me leave the country for six or more months at a time.

Well that is a plus.

 

[wtburnette]

Are we going to have to have the talk again.....

I have been a bit lax lately. I might go 2 range trips before tear down/clean up but that is usually about 100 rounds or so per gun.

Just making sure it can go for extended periods of time between cleanings. Yeah, that's it, it was a test

 

[churchmouse]

I thought about getting a smaller slide lock for my Legion. If I grip it the way I do a 1911, the slide fails to lock back on the last round. If I put less pressure on the safety and adjust my grip just a bit, I have no issues. I've seen this discussed on the Sig forums and a smaller slide lock from a P224 (?) fixes the issue. Just haven't gotten around to ordering it yet.

Can you modify the one in the gun.

 

[churchmouse]

Just making sure it can go for extended periods of time between cleanings. Yeah, that's it, it was a test

OK......good answer.....

 

[wtburnette]

Can you modify the one in the gun.

Not sure. From the discussion in the Sig forum, the slide lock in the gun is a little too big/too close to the safety. Putting the smaller one in or adjusting the grip slightly are the only two fixes I've read about, though I'm assuming a modification would work as well...

OK......good answer.....

For what it's worth, the gun has had zero issues and that's after ~2k rounds through it so far. At least 1k of that has been between cleanings, so I'm pretty confident of the reliability of the gun.

 

[churchmouse]

Not sure. From the discussion in the Sig forum, the slide lock in the gun is a little too big/too close to the safety. Putting the smaller one in or adjusting the grip slightly are the only two fixes I've read about, though I'm assuming a modification would work as well...



For what it's worth, the gun has had zero issues and that's after ~2k rounds through it so far. At least 1k of that has been between cleanings, so I'm pretty confident of the reliability of the gun.

Thing to remember.......dirt is abusive to the internals. If you buy a good gun like a Sig reliability is designed into it from the box.
To let the gun run sludged up can cause issues outside just firing every time you pull the trigger. Sludge is abrasive.

 

[churchmouse]

Not sure. From the discussion in the Sig forum, the slide lock in the gun is a little too big/too close to the safety. Putting the smaller one in or adjusting the grip slightly are the only two fixes I've read about, though I'm assuming a modification would work as well...



For what it's worth, the gun has had zero issues and that's after ~2k rounds through it so far. At least 1k of that has been between cleanings, so I'm pretty confident of the reliability of the gun.

Not sure of the lay out. Just curious.

 

[wtburnette]

Thing to remember.......dirt is abusive to the internals. If you buy a good gun like a Sig reliability is designed into it from the box.
To let the gun run sludged up can cause issues outside just firing every time you pull the trigger. Sludge is abrasive.

Yep, which is why when I realized it I broke it down and gave it a thorough cleaning. I'm now planning to clean all guns every other time they go to the range. I have a spreadsheet I've created to help me keep track, cause IT nerd...

 

[RustyHornet]

My cleaning as of late has consisted of cleaning bore and chamber and a toothbrush on the rest of the parts, followed by wiping down and oil.

 

[churchmouse]

Yep, which is why when I realized it I broke it down and gave it a thorough cleaning. I'm now planning to clean all guns every other time they go to the range. I have a spreadsheet I've created to help me keep track, cause IT nerd...

What ever works for you...

 

[wtburnette]

Not sure of the lay out. Just curious.

A bit blurry, but I think you can make it out:

 

[Birds Away]

Well that is a plus.

Depends on the time of year. Heading south for six months doesn't sound so bad right now.

 

[Birds Away]

I clean mine every three or four range trips.

 

[wtburnette]

I clean mine every three or four range trips.

That's what I was doing, but then I lost track

 

[Birds Away]

That's what I was doing, but then I lost track

CZs aren't picky. I don't know about those boutique brands you shoot.

 

[ChrisK]

They don't make me leave the country for six or more months at a time.

I remember those days. Two years in a row I was TDY to various locations for 260 days+.

 

[wtburnette]

CZs aren't picky. I don't know about those boutique brands you shoot.

Boutique, Sig?

 

[churchmouse]

A bit blurry, but I think you can make it out:

Not much you can do with that I guess.