Me N Pa playin fix it, Mosquito style this time. RANGE UPDATE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE :(

I had mine crack on the left side in the same spot. Dropped it off at my lgs and they sent it in for warranty. It is a known defect so SIG fixed it without question of whether I was the original owner or not. 13 months later I got the pistol back with the upgraded slide.
 
Well range update, Total failure. The parts my dad and I worked on held up just fine but the rest of the gun didn't, after about the 23rd round the slide broke right in half. Iam pretty bummed about it, mainly do to the work and effort we put into it. here is the pics.

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Its a cheap pot metal, not really weldable

Time to get out the Bondo. Laugh2 Seriously, as asked earlier, why didn't you contact the seller to see if you could return the defective gun?
 
wow that slide must have been doomed from the start

I had one and it was perfect after being broken in, I sold it because I got a p226 classic an no longer used it

I bet you can get a new slide on warranty but the wait would be long probably.

this, like the sig 1911 are not made by sig at all, just branded
 
From what I can tell from the stamping on the barrel of my mosquito is that it was mfg'd in 2012 and hope it's spared this type of failure.
 
Dont think there are any stats available on how often certain guns fail

Most of the above guns have been around longer than the Internet too

That said, I don't know why sig even bothered with the mosquito, the p226 classic is better all around gun (except no last round hold)
 
You can't truthfully be comparing centerfire KB's to rimfire ones, can you? All of the above pics are likely the ammo's fault. The OP's gun is the chitty metal's fault.

I am totally done with all the pot metal slide 22's (GSG, "SIG", "M&P" etc) Stick with Ruger's and they will last a few life times.
 
I'm saying any material can fail, the pic of the Springfield steel slide is the same failure as OP's pot metal

Not defending pot metal, I think it is doomed to fail sooner or later ( especially the poorly cast ones )

Actually what is the ruger 22/45 lite made out of? Aluminum or pot metal?
 
Well range update, Total failure. The parts my dad and I worked on held up just fine but the rest of the gun didn't, after about the 23rd round the slide broke right in half. Iam pretty bummed about it, mainly do to the work and effort we put into it. here is the pics.

IMG_0545.jpg

IMG_0547.jpg




Its a cheap pot metal, not really weldable

I had the EXACT same failure last week and was fortunate to get a replacement slide from FN Sports ? in Montreal and now back in business. But I did learn that I will only use 1000 fps ammo and the lighter spring in future to keep from slamming the slide back so hard with CCI etc ammo.
 
I had mine crack on the left side in the same spot. Dropped it off at my lgs and they sent it in for warranty. It is a known defect so SIG fixed it without question of whether I was the original owner or not. 13 months later I got the pistol back with the upgraded slide.

13 Months ???
 
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