Sig P226 Locked-Up - Can't Field Strip *UPDATE: Barrel Blew Out!

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

So my Sig P226 9mm is out of service and it happened on the final shot of the day! Slide only locks back about 95% of the way and I have to tap the back of the slide against something hard to bring it back into battery.

I can't field strip it because it the slide won't go far enough back to flip the disassembly lever.

It has about 3000-4000 rounds through it. Could it be the locking block is broken? Any idea of how I can get it apart?

*UPDATE - got it apart and the barrel blew out

 

[cams]

A vice, a towel, lots of lube and a rubber mallet.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

A vice, a towel, lots of lube and a rubber mallet.

I kind of tried that (didn't beat it too badly) to no avail.

Wondering if there is any way to get the disassembly lever down without the slide being fully locked back.

 

[cams]

Doubtful without breaking something else. But it’s either hammer it to get it apart yourself or have an armorer do it. Hard to say if it’s just a piece of debris or an already broken internal part. Either way it’s gotta come apart to find and fix.

Friend of mine had to launch a couple rounds through his windshield before with a pistol, Murphy’s Law came to play and a tiny piece of glass got caught in his slide and jammed it up on him like it was welded shut. Took many good whacks with a hammer to grind the glass down enough that it kind of powdered and he was able to clean it all up after that. Even small debris can be a bitch sometimes, but that’s considering it actually is an outside cause and not internal.

Wish I had better info for you but I’m sure it’ll get sorted out, others here much smarter than I am. I’m in the “if it doesn’t work take a hammer to it crowd”.

If the rubber mallet doesn’t seem to have much backing power to it, hold the mallet itself on the spot needed, and use a heavier steel hammer to then hit the mallet for added punch.

 

[cathouse01]

You might want to first take the E2 grip off and check that all the little bits (trigger spring, trigger bar, slide lock, etc) all look to be OK and in their proper position.

 

[jpm]

could be a primer came out of the case and is lodged in there somewhere

If you close the slide and shake it, see if you hear anything rattling around inside

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

could be a primer came out of the case and is lodged in there somewhere

If you close the slide and shake it, see if you hear anything rattling around inside

Thanks, I'll take a look.

 

[citoriguy]

I would start with compressed air and try to get into all the moving parts and hammer. Blast the chamber from all side, and the same for the slide lock and then hit it with some oil and let it sit.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

So I sprayed with air and soaked in Rem Oil. I shook it and don't hear anything rattling around. I then put it in a vice and tapped it. It moved about 1mm. It's so close to having the takedown lever clear the slide!

I let it soak and will try again tomorrow. Thanks to those who replied.

 

[cams]

Tap that f***er again.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

Tap that f***er again.

Will do!

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

UPDATE:

Well there's your problem, right there...

Barrel blew out - it literally has a split in it.

 

[cathouse01]

UPDATE:

We there's your problem, right there...

Barrel blew out - it literally has a split in it.

WOW! Kind of weird place for a barrel to fail. Assuming you didn’t have a squib load before the last shot, must have been some sort of metallurgical flaw. Sig should make it right for you.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

WOW! Kind of weird place for a barrel to fail. Assuming you didn’t have a squib load before the last shot, must have been some sort of metallurgical flaw. Sig should make it right for you.

I'm going with failure. Nothing was out of the ordinary - it just seemed like the slide locked bag on an empty mag. When I went to release the slide is when I noticed it was locked up.

 

[Asaltweapon]

Tap that f***er again.

Or get a bigger hammer.

Bummer on the barrel failure.

 

[BTSDOG]

Anything stuck in the barrel ?

 

[speedy]

Bulging barrel. Yikes. Weird. Has to be a defect.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

Anything stuck in the barrel ?

No, it's clear.

 

[BTSDOG]

Id say your pretty lucky. Barrels dont usually bulge like that unless there is a great pressure buildup at that point. Looks like whatever was stuck, went out the barrel letting the pressure go with it. Otherwise your barrel would have blown at that point.

 

[ScottS]

Factory ammo or reloads?

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

Factory ammo or reloads?

Reloads. It certainly looks like a barrel obstruction but the gun cycled the round prior.

 

[MarkT]

I'm thinking a double powder charge? Sucks though.

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

I'm thinking a double powder charge? Sucks though.

Yup, not good. The bulge makes me think barrel obstruction but who knows.

 

[moojpg2]

That looks like a squib load/barrel obstruction. 9mm barrels almost never fail like that from anything else, if it was a double charge it would have failed at or just in front of the chamber and you'd almost always have a case head separation or a blown out case and you'd know it.

 

[Deleted member 12999]

Squib. Likely a failure to drop powder or not enough powder. You got lucky

 

[jpm]

Gotta be a squib of some sort. Double charge would have blown your magazine to bits and other bad things.

What kind of bullets were you using in the load? Lead, plated or FMJ?

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

Gotta be a squib of some sort. Double charge would have blown your magazine to bits and other bad things.

What kind of bullets were you using in the load? Lead, plated or FMJ?

I was using 147 grain lead flat point with 3.7 grains CFE Pistol, col 1.10. I've shot about 1000 rounds of this load with no issues.

 

[jpm]

I was using 147 grain lead flat point with 3.7 grains CFE Pistol, col 1.10. I've shot about 1000 rounds of this load with no issues.

Any lead build up in there?

 

[180 GRAIN FMJ]

Any lead build up in there?

There shouldn't have been - it had a good cleaning prior to my range trip and I only put 100 or so rounds through it.

 

[jct61765]

Definitely pressure buildup there. You can try calling Sig, but using reloads they won't warranty it. Which I don't blame them. A new barrel is around $200. Be thankful the classic line is robust.