Sig p229 guide rod issue

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I recently bought a brand new 9mm sig p229. I have put 500 rounds though it without any malfunctions, but every time I disassemble it for cleaning, you can see that the guide rod / recoil are not quite seated properly. The guide guide rod / recoil spring have moved slightly to the left inside the notch where they rest in the the barrel. The guide rod / recoil spring are visibly not in alignment with the barrel / slide - they are canted a bit to the left due to the base of the guide rod seating a bit to the left in the notch at the base of the barrel. This clearly happens when firing and is not a symptom of assembling the gun incorrectly. I assemble the guide rod perfectly in line with the barrel, and when I disassemble after firing the guide rod has moved a bit to the left.

Does anyone have specific experience with this issue? Will it eventually cause abnormal wear / firing malfunctions? Any other ideas / suggestions?

Thanks for the help
 
I don't see any issue. Just enjoyed your new handgun. Buy more ammo and visit the range as much as possible.


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chinalfr said:
I don't see any issue. Just enjoyed your new handgun. Buy more ammo and visit the range as much as possible.

If you still worry, why not bring the firearm back to your dealer and ask. As always, your dealer will help. If a problem spotted, they will work with the manufacturer and get it fix.

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I'm trying to think...how far can it really move over in there? It's contained pretty good...not a ton of room to move around if I remember right.

I'll have to take a look at mine this weekend.
 
Thanks for the responses. The guide rod is restricted to a narrow channel in the frame of the gun so I'm not worried about it popping off while firing. I'm concerned that the rod (polymer) is seeing some force that's not straight down the axis of the guide rod, which might break/bend it it after a while (?). Also concerned that it might cause the gun to recoil a bit differently than usual, affecting accruacy/precision (though I'm not skilled enough to detect this).

I'll take back to the dealer if I'm not sasisfied that this is a non-issue. Any other ideas thoughts are appreciated.
 
I have a good pic but I can't post it.I think I need to be a NES member to attach an image. There's an option to link to an image but I don't have anywhere to put it...

I'll email to anyone who'd like to take a look...picture's woth a thousand words.
 
Nfdbrian said:
Get a Bedair stainless guiderod and be done with the plastic! I could never understand why they put a plastic guide rod in a $800 gun?? Besides being cheaper!
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I hadn't seen those, might pick one up.

Using plastic kind of perplexed me too. It's not like the gun is super light.
 
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Placing the T-end of the guide rod squarely in the pocket of the barrel, where it belongs, is all you should need to do.

I have a P229 and use it all the time, and never see the guide rod move out of that pocket.

The plastic guide rods came from Beretta's experience over in the Sand Lots, where the stainless steel rod and spring were allowing some sizes of sand grit to interfere with gun cycling. The plastic guide rods allow the grains of sand to grind through, and keeps the gun in the fight.

I don't play with my P229 in the sand (or my Beretta either), and have replaced all plastic guide rods with the stainless versions.
 

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