August 18, 2017, 09:35 AM
wwatkins3P250-22 Loose Magazines?
I'm new to Sig and SIGforum, so I apologize if I'm putting this in the wrong place.
Anyway, I just purchased both a P250 9mm and a 22 version. The magazines for the 22 are really loose when fully inserted. You can shake the gun and audibly hear it clank around.
Is this normal or is there something I can do about it?
August 18, 2017, 10:43 AM
SigM4Welcome to Sig Forum.
A question, is the magazine itself loose, or is it the internal sleeve that's loose? I know the 250-22 uses standard mags that have the internal sleeve for the .22 ammo. Wondering if the sleeve isn't secured well.
August 18, 2017, 11:01 AM
wwatkins3It's the magazine itself. When pushing in the magazine it's nice and snug but once it's fully in it clanks around. Seems to have 1 or 2 mm of movement at the very bottom of the magazine.
August 18, 2017, 12:19 PM
SigM4Ok, so with that I'm wondering if it's the fact that on a centerfire model the full sized follower and associated rounds puts enough pressure on the slide to keep the magazine tight against the mag release. This being a .22 the follower is much smaller and presumably the spring pressure is less.
Just spit balling here. That said, as long as the gun functions I wouldn't let it worry me too much. If anything you might be able to add a very small shim to one side of the mag or another, just enough to curtail the side-to-side movement but not interfere with insertion/extraction of the mag.
Most .22 caliber conversion kits/full guns will have more play than their centerfire counterparts, I would assume due to the variation in .22 ammo.
August 19, 2017, 06:33 PM
Some ShotI have a P250C-22 and five maqs. I can get any of them to rattle if I shake them hard enough. Especially with the slide locked back.
Why would I want to do that?
August 19, 2017, 08:06 PM
wwatkins3I'm just trying to determine if this is normal for such a firearm. I used the example of shaking the gun in order to illustrate my perception of the degree of looseness.