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bloc · 07-01-2008, 03:15 PM

Okay, I've looked a little more closely at what happens when we field strip our two (both P239 and P6). I think your diagnosis is spot on.

We can see that rotating the takedown lever down does push the recoil guide forward against the already-compressed spring (funny, I'd never noticed that before). I have a very easy time believing that if the guide rod were plastic, its head would be easily deformed.

That might explain why our P239, which we bought slightly over a year ago, has a metal guide rod.

Presumably, in the interval between when you bought yours and we ours, SIG found the plastic rod to be a problem and changed to metal.

I think you should give them a call and see what they have to say. Their customer service number is: (603) 772-2302

07-01-2008, 03:15 PM	#4
bloc Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12	Re: Sig P239 Takedown Issue Okay, I've looked a little more closely at what happens when we field strip our two (both P239 and P6). I think your diagnosis is spot on. We can see that rotating the takedown lever down does push the recoil guide forward against the already-compressed spring (funny, I'd never noticed that before). I have a very easy time believing that if the guide rod were plastic, its head would be easily deformed. That might explain why our P239, which we bought slightly over a year ago, has a metal guide rod. Presumably, in the interval between when you bought yours and we ours, SIG found the plastic rod to be a problem and changed to metal. I think you should give them a call and see what they have to say. Their customer service number is: (603) 772-2302