Sig 238 Ammo issue

[Bluefish11]

I recently purchased a Sig 238. Have put about 100 rounds of federal and Remington .380 through it. Had one small snag but chalked it up to break in/user error. Felt pretty good about it and filled a mag with Hornady Critical. Problem is, they won't load when I rack the slide. They jam and stovepipe before going in. I think the edge of the hollow point catches against the chamber. My question(s), anybody else have this problem? Is it a gun issue or ammo issue? Any suggestions on how to handle this? Send it to Sig? Any thought appreciated.

 

[tshomos]

Lots of issues on google. I sent mine back to sig and thet polished the feed ramp. Worked fine till I got rid of it.

 

[fbirdquik6]

Try using the slide release to chamber the first round, you may be inadvertently riding it forward and causing it yourself

 

[transamkid86]

I use the same ammo n not a single hiccup..

 

[tomp]

I use fed premium HST hollow point no issues with that at all in my p238. have not tried the hornady have to give it a try.

 

[roccoracer]

My P238 has not had a single problem with any ammo. Look at the feed ramp and see of it is smooth.

 

[Chet0729]

I have had 0 issues with lots of different brands of ammo.
you did take it apart and clean and lube it after you bought it I hope.

 

[Taipan01]

I have a ppk/s in 380. One thing I've noticed on .380's is you want a mirror finish on the ramps. Seems that's where most of the issues arise. As for ammunition, I just stick with ball, S&B's to be specific for factory. They have a little more umph to them then the others.

 

[Bluefish11]

Thanks to all who replied. Appreciate the input. I always clean and lube a firearm before using, will make sure the feed ramp is polished, will stick to ball for a while and if the problem persists, it will go back to Sig. Got a course up there in a couple of weeks anyway so I'll bring it with me.

 

[Heath]

No problems with mine and I have run a couple boxes of that Hornady through it since it's what I carry.

Personally I hate finicky guns so I would send it back to sig and get it fixed.

 

[transamkid86]

Might be worth a look but the ammo has the orange rubber can it be a bad batch where it might be sticking out a little more then it should?

 

[DPR]

I recently purchased a Sig 238. Have put about 100 rounds of federal and Remington .380 through it. Had one small snag but chalked it up to break in/user error. Felt pretty good about it and filled a mag with Hornady Critical. Problem is, they won't load when I rack the slide. They jam and stovepipe before going in. I think the edge of the hollow point catches against the chamber. My question(s), anybody else have this problem? Is it a gun issue or ammo issue? Any suggestions on how to handle this? Send it to Sig? Any thought appreciated.

When my 239 was new I had the same issue. Didn't last long at all. If I rode the slide the tiniest bit it would cause a problem, racking with force avoided it. I wasn't many boxes of ammo before it didn't happen at all. Maybe a bit more lube while it breaks in?