Q re detailed P226 slide disassembly

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Hi all,

Question: to what extend (if any) does the P226 decocker use/depend on the firing pin block? When I decock my gun, does it just drop the hammer as if I was firing, but counts on the engaged firing pin block to prevent the shot, or are there other mechanisms in place, and the block isn't "depended on" like this?

(curious minds want to know, I don't want to take my Sig apart, hehe - pushing that pit through the slide can't be easy or fun ;) ).

Thanks!
 
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My understanding is the decocker is separate from the firing pin lock. The firing pin lock is disengaged only by pulling the trigger. The decocker releases the hammer put prevents the hammer from dropping all the way. If you look at the hammer on a Sig it does not rest on the end of the firing pin but a little ways back.
 
As Colin said, when you use the decocker, even if it slips from your thumb and "drops", the hammer won't touch the firing pin.

If you play a little with your sig, you will find out that at the decocked position, the hammer is blocked and cannot go further foward to touch the firing pin unless the trigger is pulled fully to the rear. The same thing happens for the firing pin. That means if you drop on the floor a P226 with a bullet in the chamber and it lands on the hammer, cocked or not, there is no way it will fire.
 
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Strabismo said:
As Colin said, when you use the decocker, even if it slips from your thumb and "drops", the hammer won't touch the firing pin.
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cool, so the decocker, working as intended, is 'safe' even without the firing pin block. Ok.

Thanks, all!
 
That DOESN'T means that it is OK to disable the firing pin safety, if that's what you meant. Safeties are mecanical and mecanical stuff can fail. It's allways better to have a backup one.
 
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No, of course not ;) Actually, I'm not trying or thinking about disabling that, I'm onto something else...

So, question number two: how do I disassemble the firing pin assembly? Knock that cross pin out, I guess - does it matter from which side?
It seems to be stuck in there pretty tight... ;)
 
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omen, I have a video from AGI for the Sig. It shows the complete steps to taking apart(and putting it all back together) the Sigs. You're welcome to borrow it if you like.
 
ahh, managed to do it fine, and put it back together against ;-) Push it out from right to left (muzzle forward) - took more force than I expected, I was a little worried about breaking it, but in the end it came apart (and back together) very nicely... ok, I got what I need -thanks, all!
 
omen said:
ahh, managed to do it fine, and put it back together against ;-) Push it out from right to left (muzzle forward) - took more force than I expected, I was a little worried about breaking it, but in the end it came apart (and back together) very nicely... ok, I got what I need -thanks, all!
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Oh yes, there is a difference if you didn't the info previously. The pin goes out to the left side.

Greatoutdoorsman:

doesn't the Ruger Pseries DCs decock like the manual versions, ie as soon as lever goes down, the hammer drops? (and in the case of a DC model, the spring returns the lever to fire position)

Sigs don't do that. One can control how slow or fast the hammer comes down with the upward release of the lever.
 
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