guerilla1138
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whats the deal, keep reading about the bad finishes on sig pistols. but i dont know what the whole deal is, whats wrong with it?
thanks once more.
thanks once more.
finish on Sig's???
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Guerilla 1138, Early production Sig's thru
some of today's "standard" finish'es are
very beautiful, but real thin. Henceforth,
the coming of blackened stainless steel
slide's; mounted on the aluminum alloy
frame's. In the past, Sig looked at the
overview as being a Para-Military Combat
Firearm; thus their blued weapons weren't
finished as nicely as some of the later
model's. The K-Kote finish leaves a lot
to be desired, as well. There are some
report's of the K-Koted firearms "peeling"
after a lenghty duration or constant use.
Their two-tone models are extremely beautiful; but I understand Sig now offer's
a finish that is most durable? I can't
remember the proper name; but it is suppose
to be superb!!!
Caution: A word to the wise, keep Hoppe's No.9 solvent away from the exterior of Sig
firearms. I know of one instance, whereas
all the blueing was removed from a P220;
with normal cleaning!!!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
some of today's "standard" finish'es are
very beautiful, but real thin. Henceforth,
the coming of blackened stainless steel
slide's; mounted on the aluminum alloy
frame's. In the past, Sig looked at the
overview as being a Para-Military Combat
Firearm; thus their blued weapons weren't
finished as nicely as some of the later
model's. The K-Kote finish leaves a lot
to be desired, as well. There are some
report's of the K-Koted firearms "peeling"
after a lenghty duration or constant use.
Their two-tone models are extremely beautiful; but I understand Sig now offer's
a finish that is most durable? I can't
remember the proper name; but it is suppose
to be superb!!!
Caution: A word to the wise, keep Hoppe's No.9 solvent away from the exterior of Sig
firearms. I know of one instance, whereas
all the blueing was removed from a P220;
with normal cleaning!!!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
Ala Dan: I think something was wrong with that Sig's blue finish. I have a Sig from 1988 or 89 and the finish is still in good shape. My standard cleaning procedure is to scrub the entire gun inside and out with a toothbrush dipped in Hoppe's No 9 before spraying it out with carb cleaner. I say Hoppe's No 9 is fine for cleaning older Sigs.
Taco, You may be exactly right regarding that particular Sig!!! That happened while that
kunckle-head was at the police academy located in Montgomery, AL.; whereas most
anything would not be out of the ordinary.
I do believe that some other substance made
contact with the surface of that firearm;
thus causing the aforementioned problem?
I too own older Sig's, and even when I was
using Hoppe's No.9; I didn't have a problem.
The information I posted orginally came from
a senior gunsmith at SigArms Exeter, N.H.
plant. Anyway, I have switched over to using
"Break Free CLP" and have been totally satisfied; using it exclusively for all
practical purpose's.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
That happened while thatkunckle-head was at the police academy located in Montgomery, AL.; whereas most
anything would not be out of the ordinary.
I do believe that some other substance made
contact with the surface of that firearm;
thus causing the aforementioned problem?
I too own older Sig's, and even when I was
using Hoppe's No.9; I didn't have a problem.
The information I posted orginally came from
a senior gunsmith at SigArms Exeter, N.H.
plant. Anyway, I have switched over to using
"Break Free CLP" and have been totally satisfied; using it exclusively for all
practical purpose's.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member