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Originally posted by John3200:
At that number of rounds you should be getting a P226 parts kit and be replacing your springs.

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Originally posted by jljones:
No. Both mentioned ammo manufacturers at times have really hard primers. At the round count you are suggesting, unless you are using a reduced power mainspring, you shouldn't be having spring issues. The way that the hammer cams is one the things that makes the P226 uber reliable with factory springs.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by jljones:
No. Both mentioned ammo manufacturers at times have really hard primers. At the round count you are suggesting, unless you are using a reduced power mainspring, you shouldn't be having spring issues. The way that the hammer cams is one the things that makes the P226 uber reliable with factory springs.

So if it keeps happening, then it is my 226?

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by jljones:
No. Both mentioned ammo manufacturers at times have really hard primers. At the round count you are suggesting, unless you are using a reduced power mainspring, you shouldn't be having spring issues. The way that the hammer cams is one the things that makes the P226 uber reliable with factory springs.

So if it keeps happening, then it is my 226?

Try it with American Made ammunition. S+B and Fiocci sometimes have very hard primers,which are much harder for most guns to ignite (or too hard) I think what he is trying to convey is it is more of a primer issue than a gun issue. The primers being way too hard.

But, also make sure the gun is fully going into battery. Was it recently cleaned and has enough lube on the slide rails? How deep are the primer marks on fired cases? It could also be a worn firing pin, dirty firing pin channel or spring.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Do other people experience light primer strikes with target ammo? My 226 had 3 of them.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Primer marks are deep on spent casing.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Do other people experience light primer strikes with target ammo? My 226 had 3 of them.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Primer marks are deep on spent casing.

This is confusing because these two statements contradict each other. Which condition are you experiencing?

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Do other people experience light primer strikes with target ammo? My 226 had 3 of them.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Primer marks are deep on spent casing.

This is confusing because these two statements contradict each other. Which condition are you experiencing?

Try to clarify. Hammer falls and just click. Wait 30 seconds, then 2nd strike discharges round. Those rounds, happened 3 time, was not found but when checking other spent casings, strike marks look deep, proper.

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Do other people experience light primer strikes with target ammo? My 226 had 3 of them.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Primer marks are deep on spent casing.

This is confusing because these two statements contradict each other. Which condition are you experiencing?

Try to clarify. Hammer falls and just click. Wait 30 seconds, then 2nd strike discharges round. Those rounds, happened 3 time, was not found but when checking other spent casings, strike marks look deep, proper.

I'm in agreement with jones in that I'd be less inclined to look at springs as the first cause and more inclined to look at ammo. Any time these types of issues occur a shooter should consider trying multiple mfr/types of ammo to either isolate the cause or continue T/S the issue.

As the P226 was designed in Europe I would be inclined to believe that it would fire European ammo with little issue...but having said that it is certainly possible the Fiocchi and S&B could have changed their loads.

I've fired @ case or so of Fiocchi and several hundred rounds of S&B (mfr. several years ago) through several P226s with no issues.

Another factor to consider is whether the firing pin velocity is being impeded. Grit in the firing pin channel, or depending on how you clean and lube the gun, perhaps if lube or solvent made its way into the channel this could possibly explain the issue, although I would expect it to occur more consistently if this were the case.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:

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Originally posted by Modern Day Savage:

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Do other people experience light primer strikes with target ammo? My 226 had 3 of them.

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Originally posted by SSAreGreat:
Primer marks are deep on spent casing.

This is confusing because these two statements contradict each other. Which condition are you experiencing?

Try to clarify. Hammer falls and just click. Wait 30 seconds, then 2nd strike discharges round. Those rounds, happened 3 time, was not found but when checking other spent casings, strike marks look deep, proper.

I'm in agreement with jones in that I'd be less inclined to look at springs as the first cause and more inclined to look at ammo. Any time these types of issues occur a shooter should consider trying multiple mfr/types of ammo to either isolate the cause or continue T/S the issue.

As the P226 was designed in Europe I would be inclined to believe that it would fire European ammo with little issue...but having said that it is certainly possible the Fiocchi and S&B could have changed their loads.

I've fired @ case or so of Fiocchi and several hundred rounds of S&B (mfr. several years ago) through several P226s with no issues.

Another factor to consider is whether the firing pin velocity is being impeded. Grit in the firing pin channel, or depending on how you clean and lube the gun, perhaps if lube or solvent made its way into the channel this could possibly explain the issue, although I would expect it to occur more consistently if this were the case.

Thanks for the response Modern Day Savage. This issue has only happened between in the last 900 3 times. Received gun back from SIG for some work after 5800 rounds, and then it started around 6200 - 7100 round count. Will continue to monitor.

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Originally posted by JAFO:
It's not extremely clear in the opening post if this is a MK25, or if you sent both your 226 and a MK25 in to Sig. Is this a stainless slide model or a folded slide? I had roll pins in a folded slide model break, allowing the breech block to become loose and causing light strikes. But it was multiples per mag, not 3 in 900 rounds. I honestly wouldn't worry about it being your gun unless the failure rate increases.

I once bought a case of Fiocchi reman'd ammo in .40 that gave me a light strike at least once per box. Try another brand and see if it continues, but I wouldn't recommend Prvi Partizan. That stuff has hard primers, too.