Extra maintenance when CC'ing a Sigma?

[delta1679]

Hello all. I've been CC'ing my Sigma for nearly a month now. It gets loaded in the morning and then cleared and wiped down with a silicone cloth before bed each evening. Just curious if I will need to lubricate the slide on a more regular basis since it's being used more often than it was before. Thanks in advance for any feedback.

 

[Quanah]

LOL... I carry mine while sawing logs and hauling hay. I've taken it from the holster, caked with debris, fired it, and reholstered it. I'd say don't sweat it.

 

[kennyb]

too much lubricant attracts dust/dirt.....clean as per normal and it will be fine

 

[growr]

Why load and unload every evening? Seems un-necessary to me......only time I unload is to clean it or put it away for long term storage.
Randy

 

[HspncElvis]

I clean and lube my Sigma after each trip to the range. Only time I unload my Sigma is when I'm transporting it. Rest of the time it remains loaded and ready in my night stand.

 

[cabreco]

No need, just clean & lube after shooting is sufficient. Unless you have curious little kids I wouldn't even unload it at night. Just tuck it to bed in your nightstand next to you.

 

[writerinmo]

I've CC'd mine for over a year now, I unload it on weekends to do a quick wipedown on it to make sure it hasn't accumulated a huge amount of dust, lint, etc.

Every morning I pull the mag, tap the rounds to the back and reinsert it. One in the pipe when I carry, always.

 

[TDR911]

You should rotate the bullets and check them for proper length as after many reloading scessions the bullet could slowly be pushed into the casing resulting in a shorter than normal length. This shorter length will increase the gas preasures in the chamber to an unsafe level.
I only unload when cleaning and rotate the stack every time . After a few reloads I check all the bullet lengths in my magazine. Even if they are still within spec after 5 or 6 chamberings I use them for range practice.

 

[delta1679]

Thanks for the feedback! Never would have thought about cycling the rotating the rounds through either.

I do have three small children in the house, so the pistol is either on me or in the safe with one in the chamber; or unloaded in the nightstand when bed time rolls around. Although they know the rules, when it comes to firearms I don't leave anything to the "probably won't happen" school of thought.

Thanks again!

 

[kenster]

I typically shoot my Sigma every other week, 20-200 rounds each time. It is a CCW for me. I carry a third magazine with self defense ammo and keep the other two in my range bag. After three years of sitting in my console in hot and cold weather I decided to shoot ammo. I live in Ohio and temps have been below zero with wind chill. With warming of car I can see condensation on magazine and ammo. I went to range and fired mag, every round went bang. How long does ammo last in hot and cold conditions with condensation?
I have shot ammo stored over twenty years, under dry temperature controlled conditions.

 

[concho mike]

too much lubricant attracts dust/dirt.....clean as per normal and it will be fine

Yep, for carry keep it dry.
And I like the silicone wipes myself.

 

[russp1]

My sigma 9 will be mainly a range gun and I was wondering if there are any advantages or disadvantages to storing the gun with or without a magazine in place. I'm guessing storing the magazines empty will extend the spring life but I didn't know about the gun itself.

 

[HspncElvis]

My Sigma sits in the night stand with 8 rounds in a 10 round mag. I'm told not keeping it stored to full capacity will reduce wear on the mag spring. What I heard anyway.

I clean my mags every 750 to 1000 rounds. But hey, that's just me.

 

[ET.]

I'm told not keeping it stored to full capacity will reduce wear on the mag spring. What I heard anyway.

Many years ago I read an article about spring wear in magazines. They did tests (at least they say they did) and determined that loading the last round in the magazine does indeed stress the spring & cause premature wear. Ever since that article I have been fully loading my mags then closing the slide to load the top round into the chamber (which leaves the mag one round shy of capacity). Does this actually work? I guess it does. I have never had a spring get weak on me. Is that proof? Probably not...but it's good enough for me. I don't unload my mags on a regular basis. I believe that constantly loading & unloading them every day weakens the springs even more that keeping them loaded to capacity.