I have a question on a older P220 Montage Swiss.

I am looking to detail strip and lube/smith the double action trigger on this pistol. I am having a hard time getting the pin out of the frame that holds the trigger and slide release.

It does not have the screw slot but it has several indentations on one side to help turn it to align the slots for the block insert to be installed. Problem is, this pin is in the frame really tight.

Is that normal?

Does it need to be punched out? If so does it go a certain way?

Thanks

That pin is never tight. Have you removed the locking insert first?

Yep I removed the takedown lever and then the insert, and the pin is in there tight. On all my other sigs it just falls out, granted this is a all german sig and older so the pin is different also. On the left side of the pin instead of having one slot for a screwdriver it has indentations.

I figured I would ask someone before I go hammering away and find out it is a one way pin.

I tink I figured it out. I think it was reblued and the holes in the frame are tighter.

In the last month I've detail striped 10 West German Sigs and not one had a tight trigger/ slide release pin. If the pin is in assembled position there really isn't anything to hang it up. I have run into sear pins that need a bump to get out.

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Originally posted by bperry:
....On the left side of the pin instead of having one slot for a screwdriver it has indentations.

That is normal for the P220. For whatever reason, SIG chose to not use the slotted head pin and used serrations instead. Are the trigger and slide catch lever loose on the pin?

Yes the trigger and slide release are loose on the pin.

Like I said I am pretty sure that the fram and slide have been reblued and the extra layer of bluing on the frame holes are making the tight fit.

I will use a dremel qtip and some polish compound to take a little off of the hole. Unless someone else has a better idea.

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Originally posted by bperry:
Yes the trigger and slide release are loose on the pin.

Like I said I am pretty sure that the fram and slide have been reblued and the extra layer of bluing on the frame holes are making the tight fit.

I will use a dremel qtip and some polish compound to take a little off of the hole. Unless someone else has a better idea.

The frame was not blued as it is anodized aluminum. It may have been re-anodized or it may have a spray on finish. If it is re-anodized the proper way to deal with it is to use an appropriately sized reamer. Saving that some lapping or polishing compound will not be a bad way to go.

Good luck.