Sig P320 disassemble problems...

jakfrost

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Hi all, the gun was bought second hand and not sure of the round count, but I suspect it is fairly high, the previous owner was an IPSC shooter. Just sayin since this might be a factor in my problem...
Which is: after no more than 50rds it is almost impossible to pivot the slide release ( take down ) pin to the 'release' position. I have the blood blisters to prove it...finally was able to pivot it to the removal point by first 'racking' the slide vigorously a number of times, ( mostly in frustration at having no other idea how to disassemble the gun ).
I had an issue with the pin after first purchasing the gun, so disassembled it completely including the FCU. Cleaned everything to 'like new' and reassembled the gun. Worked perfectly at the range until I got home and wanted to clean the gun.
Anybody else had trouble pivoting the 'slide removal pin' ( can't remember the proper name...), to the 'removal' position??
Could the frame be worn and causing the pin to bind? Everything 'looks' OK...Maybe I'll just buy another frame and try it...

Cheers,
Jim
 
juancarlos said:
This might be a stupid question but you are locking the slide back when trying to pivot the takedown lever?
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Yes I am...just watched a YouTube vid on the 'Sig Forum' where a guy was having the exact same issue...his solution was to 'wiggle' the slide rod a little and moving it to a more 'upright position', whereupon the lever would rotate easily, allowing the slide to then be removed...go figure?!?
 
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I've had the same problem with mine, I pressed on the spring guide and wiggled it from the front while I rotated the takedown lever, and that solved the problem.
 
Mine can get a little stubborn by times as well...and there is the odd time I resort to the "wiggle/push" process. Not so frequent now as the gun matures from frequent range time and equally frequent disassembly.
 
I had the same issue when I purchased mine last week. I couldn't even take it down when I went to pick it up. After really pushing on it around it came. I checked it all out and cleaned it up then put 200 rounds through the pipe (thanks bullseye). Since then it has been much better. Is this a common p320 issue? Is it something that comes and goes or gets better with time?
 
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