Slide Question

[Patriot_1776]

Is it possible to tighten up the slide/action on a Sig P239?  I have found it rattles slightly side to side.  Any cure out there?


-Patriot

[gunnut69]

Is there a reason you're doing this. Does the weapon not shoot well? Looseness of itself is not a huge fault as long as the accuracy is acceptable. A little looseness can help with reliability.. Still if there is a problem in YOUR eyes, there most certainly is a problem. I have not done this sort of thing to a SIG but have to more than a few 1911 Colts. I don't know why it couldn't be done.. Any body out there had this procedure done or have any reasons it shouldn't be done?  Good luck.

[Patriot_1776]

Hi gunnut,

No reason in particular, except that it seems to me like excessive movement.  The slide rattles if I shake it.  The gun has not been taken out recently to give it sufficient accuracy testing, so I couldn't say whether accuracy is affected.

As for the subject of "looseness", I have a Sig 220 which has some play, but the 239 has a little more.  Maybe a few thousandths of an inch of extra space.  That was not measured out, so it should be considered only a rough estimate.

  I was concerned the movement by the slide might hinder accuracy enough to be considered unacceptable.  I'm aware that there should be some play, enough so that a small grain of dirt won't tie up the action altogether.  Although, I will try to get it out soon to verify whether or not accuracy is affected.  As of now, I'm treating it as something miniscule and nothing to worry about.  I was just curious if there was a process out there that can tighten a slide up slightly if necessary.  

In your opinion, how much slide play should be considered too much?

   Duh me, I guess you could say when accuracy goes down the drain, right?

Thanks for your time.


-Patriot