Sig 1911 having issues

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I’m having 2 issues with my new to me Sig 1911 TacOps. First one is the slide moving is not smooth, the slide is hanging up on the disconnector. Second one is that the hammer will drop all the way when not fully in battery. I can push the slide 1/8 inch back and the hammer drops all the way.

Is this something I should contact Sig about, or would it be better to find a local 1911 gunsmith and just pay to have the work done.
 
I had a similar issue with mine, the first issue with the slide. It was super tight and gritty, got hung up, I would have to use a rubber mallet to tap it off. I sent it to SIG, they fixed it. PITA with the mailing process and all, but it got done. The hammer, though, I can't speak to that.
 
The Sig has a firing pin safety. if it runs normally, I wouldn’t worry about any of this.
 
Contact Sig, other folks may have the same problem with that production lot.
 
First, the hammer can't fall "all the way" with the slide 1/8th inch out of battery. It would be stopped by the center rail. That said, with the slide that far out of battery, the hammer shouldn't fall at all. The disconnect isn't functioning as it should.

The hard/rough slide could be due to several things, including an out of spec disconnect.
 
After morphing down to tiny man and going inside the gun to watch, I've got a fair idea of what's wrong.


Do a quick test for me.

Pull the trigger and hold it firmly and rack the slide. Then, release the trigger and rack it again. Is the slide harder to move with the trigger pulled?
 
John Travis said:
After morphing down to tiny man and going inside the gun to watch, I've got a fair idea of what's wrong.


Do a quick test for me.

Pull the trigger and hold it firmly and rack the slide. Then, release the trigger and rack it again. Is the slide harder to move with the trigger pulled? I have a suspicion that it is.
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John Travis said:
After morphing down to tiny man and going inside the gun to watch, I've got a fair idea of what's wrong.


Do a quick test for me.

Pull the trigger and hold it firmly and rack the slide. Then, release the trigger and rack it again. Is the slide harder to move with the trigger pulled?
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I will try this when I get home today...Thanks
 
92G said:
thanks mom. is the pistol capable of OOB discharges?
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It's mechanically impossible to pull the trigger on a 1911 and fire it far enough out of battery to blow up, even if the disconnect completely fails.

But, any problem with the fire control group...especially involving the disconnect....can result in a surprise, uncontrolled full auto event that may or may not stop when you let go of it. Such things are exciting, but it does tend to frighten the spectators and piss off the range officers.

This man's pistol is malfunctioning. Simple as that. It needs to be fixed before he fires it or even loads it again.
 
John Travis said:
After morphing down to tiny man and going inside the gun to watch, I've got a fair idea of what's wrong.


Do a quick test for me.

Pull the trigger and hold it firmly and rack the slide. Then, release the trigger and rack it again. Is the slide harder to move with the trigger pulled?
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Yes, the slide is just a bit harder to move with trigger pulled.
 
AR10ShooterinNC said:
Yes, the slide is just a bit harder to move with trigger pulled.
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I'm about 99% sure I know what's wrong. If you know where the Old US 64 exit(exit 94) off 85 is, you can find me pretty easily. Run it by here and I'll have a look see. Mornings work best for me. I'm retired, so any day is good except for October 5 and 12. PM for directions.
 
John Travis said:
I'm about 99% sure I know what's wrong. If you know where the Old US 64 exit(exit 94) off 85 is, you can find me pretty easily. Run it by here and I'll have a look see. Mornings work best for me. I'm retired, so any day is good except for October 5 and 12. PM for directions.
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I can bring it by Saturday morning. I know were old US 64 is...Right or left coming south from high point?
 
For all who have been following this thread, the pistol was fine. AR10shooter noticed that the slide bumped the disconnect a little harder than his Colt and felt that it was dragging.

What I found was that the gun is so well-fitted, what was likely going on was that the center or "cocking" rail was a few thousandths closer to the top of the frame than the Colt and it simply hadn't been fired enough to wear in. It should smooth out with use, and even if it doesn't it'll be fine.

Testing his other issue...hammer falling with the slide out of battery...try as I might I couldn't duplicate it with the slide right around .050-.060 out of battery, which is exactly how it should be.

His was the first Sig I'd ever had my hands on, and I was impressed at the fit and finish. A very nice pistol overall.
 
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John Travis said:
For all who have been following this thread, the pistol was fine. AR10shooter noticed that the slide bumped the disconnect a little harder than his Colt and felt that it was dragging.

What I found was that the gun is so well-fitted, what was likely going on was that the center or "cocking" rail was a few thousandths closer to the top of the frame than the Colt and it simply hadn't been fired enough to wear in. It should smooth out with use, and even if it doesn't it'll be fine.

Testing his other issue...hammer falling with the slide out of battery...try as I might I couldn't duplicate it with the slide right around .050-.060 out of battery, which is exactly how it should be.

His was the first Sig I'd ever had my hands on, and I was impressed at the fit and finish. A very nice pistol overall.
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I had an early SN SIG (around 10XXX I think). It had an issue out of the box (which you and I discussed via PM on the old forum), and after sending it back to SIG ran liked a raped ape. It was one of my favorites.
 
John Travis said:
My memory is a lot like my eyesight. Dimmed over the years.
Remind me what it was.
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Slide fit issues, I needed to use a mallet to get the slide off for disassembly. I can't recall what SIG did, but they fixed it. You helped me narrow it down from 100 to 5, and more importantly, not panic. This was maybe 15 years ago.

Not many guns I regret selling, but some of my 1911s, yeah. That one among them. The best out-of-the-box trigger of any sub-$1,500 1911 I had.
 
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