guy in my gun range was helping me get slide back on frame during my first field strip-hadn't shot gun yet. He pushed the ejector down into mag well before I realized what he was doing- they caution not to push ejector down too far. Later, shooting it, had all kinds of problems with not feeding and/or ejecting. I think he broke the gun! At first they said a new, stiff , small gun often had the problems I was having and running a few hundred rounds thru it would cure it. Finally, one of the best range masters told me to put the gun down when it jammed, and got the gun smith- who looked at it and said he thought he knew what problem was, so I left it with him. This really chaps me off-especially as I bought the gun there.

Any comments?

Yes, several. First, did you happen to read the dis-assembly/re-assembly instructions in the manual before field stripping the gun?


Second, why did you let "some guy at the range" tinker with it? Why did you suppose he knew anything more than you did? Did he say he had one himself?


This is a new model, just out this year. Not very many people you will run across will have ever handled one!


Why are you upset with the range/store? You bought it, took it apart, and let "some guy" tinker with it before consulting the store part of the operation! They would probably have had the gunsmith look at it with no charge before "Bubba" screwed it up for you.


Don't ever let someone you don't know well, or have good reason to trust, handle your gun or tinker with it.

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I'm trying to get my head around doing the first field strip at the range.

I take apart every pistol I buy at least once before I hit the range. First time is get the preservative oil out and replaced by proper lube. The second time is to see if I retained the knowledge from try #1.

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Nice of the guy to help out, wasn't it?

When I bought my 911, I did the same thing. Thought I'd be sending it back for repair. The fix is simple. There is a Sig 238 video, in which the parts are nearly identical. It shows the procedure. I don't remember the exact video, but I found it by looking up the Sig 238.

I too, was ticked, because I was planning on taking it to the range the next day. My problem, was not reading the instructions at the time of disassembly. I had initially read them, but didn't concentrate on the ejector being pushed just enough to clear the slide. Did make it to the range the next morning. Has worked perfectly ever since.

I'm trying to figure out who you're mad at:

-The person with unknown skills that you allowed to fiddle with your gun?
-The entity who sold it to you in what was probably working condition?
-The gunsmith for what, not immediately repairing it?
-Yourself for not reading and following the manual?

At least no new parts are involved. The left grip cover is removed, and a screw is loosened to lower a double forked flat steel spring. The ejector is repositioned, with the spring being pushed back up over it. Not too much work, and who is ever doing it...……….gains some gunsmithing experience.

Been a few months, but as I remember, the grip is a star screw, and the other is an Allen head.