I just purchased a new sig p322. Got to the range today to test it out and couldn’t get the gun to cycle a round after 50 rounds of CCI mini mag 40gr. My hands were not impeding the slide. I loaded it with the factory mag loader making sure everything was kosher. Ideas??
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Rick O'Shea
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Did you clean and lube it? Mini mags are very reliable. What exactly was your issue in regards to cycling,.. failing to feed? Both magazines? Sending it back to Sig is an option.
eboos
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As Rick said, Mini Mags are very reliable. They are typically the go to .22 rounds for competition when you absolutely need them to work. That being said, 22 is finicky as far as cleanliness goes. Clean the gun and magazines thoroughly and use minimal lubricant. There may be some type of preservative lube that the gun and magazines were shipped from the factory with that is causing some stiction, and just a little is enough to foul things up.
Failure to eject and feed may be the gun short stroking. That could be due to lack of power from the ammo, but as stated earlier, CCI Mini Mags are known to be reliable. Clean it well and report back.
Failure to eject and feed may be the gun short stroking. That could be due to lack of power from the ammo, but as stated earlier, CCI Mini Mags are known to be reliable. Clean it well and report back.
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There is fail to extract (spent case left in chamber) and fail to eject (spent case in way of new round). Here is where a buddy with the same gun can help you test your mags, recoil spring and upper. It's not uncommon for firearms to ship that have issues. I would call Sig and get the ball rolling for a return for repair.
eboos
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Caution on Aguila (and possibly others). They come with a waxy coating which causes malfunctions. This coating can be removed by tumbling with fresh walnut media. Afterwards, they work just fine.
I would disassemble, clean, lube it wet, and run some stingers or velocities or any hot 22 for 1-200 rounds. Then disassemble, clean and light lube and try again. It could be just a breaking in issues, my guess is short stroking due to factory funk and some typical 22 carbon crap.
If after breaking it in wet with some hot ammo doesn’t fix the issue, off to SIG she goes.
If after breaking it in wet with some hot ammo doesn’t fix the issue, off to SIG she goes.
Sparky123
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I put several hundred rounds of mixed ammo through my Sig including Mini Mags and I only had one failure to eject with the CCI Blazers, I never even cleaned it before hitting the range.
yanici
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I don't have this particular pistol but have been following a lot of threads about it. One thing that stood out was that great care needs to be used when loading the mags. I guess it's easy to not stack the rounds properly, leading to failures.
I only got 50 rounds through the gun. It was not ejecting rounds without manually racking the slide and thus not feeding a new round without racking the slide manually. Pull the trigger, gun goes bang, slide didnt come back at all.
No optics, not CCI quiets. Went back to the range today in the rain… 150 rounds, all had to be manually cycled… a guy who was there had a couple 22 rounds rolling around his bag but didn’t know what they were. both had enough zip to help the gun fire as it should…. Guess I’ll be looking for a different ammo option and potentially a new home for a ton of 40gr CCI mini mag 22lr
Took mine out again today and went thru 100 rounds of Blazer and 50 rounds of Federal Champion 40gr.
400 rounds total at this point and 2 failure to fires. Both looked like good contact was made so I’m blaming the ammo.
400 rounds total at this point and 2 failure to fires. Both looked like good contact was made so I’m blaming the ammo.
I had this issue with another. 22lr , when I used the small rodent ammo, it didn't have enough power to load the next round... when I used official normal .22lr , never had another issue again. Also. The mp15-.22Lr must be very wet to operate. Minimal lube will not cut it. Everyone told me to keep it wet and I finally listened and then all my problems went away. The lube helps it operate since. 22lr is a weak round.
Just picked up a P322 for a range blaster and trainer. Love it! I was given ~2K CCI Mini Mag 'seconds' and ran a few mags worth at the range plus gave it to a couple other guys to check out. Zero problems and accurate.
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Oh great, now I have to spend money on another gun upgrade. Actually I think the P322 trigger is slightly better than your typical Glock, but that's not saying much. All striker fired triggers suck donkey huevos, some just suck with less force. Jokes aside, I appreciate the tip and will check them out.
