Ok, sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but I had some issues today at the range with my Sig P6. I had 6 FTF today, using Atlanta Arms 115 gr. FMJ ammo. Now granted, 4 of those happened when firing one handed, as today was the first time I started trying to train firing with my right hand only, as I am getting very consistent with 2 hands, so those must have been limp-wristing.
Aaanyways... this is a 28 year old gun. I'm not sure if the mag springs have ever been changed, so my first inclination is to change those, and I will. The way it jammed was, the nose of the bullet got jammed into the small space between the feed ramp and the frame. Not angled at all. I tried Tap, Rack, Bang but nothing. I could not drop the mag either, the bullet was completely stuck. It wasn't until I held the slide back and tapped the bottom of the mag on the bench that I was able to clear the jam. Not exactly something you could do in a pressure situation.
FOR THOSE WHO SCAN: Here's my real question. I am thinking of changing the recoil and hammer spring. Stock for the recoil spring (according to Wolff's site) is 16 lbs. and I was thinking of dropping that to 14 possibly 15. The factory hammer spring is (again according to Wolff) 24 lbs!
I would think of dropping that *no* lower than 18 lbs, maybe just to 20. Would doing either or both affect reliability adversely? I would think the hammer spring would be most important to not lower too much?
This is a carry gun for me, and I want it to be reliable. Maybe this is just a low powered batch of ammo but...
Aaanyways... this is a 28 year old gun. I'm not sure if the mag springs have ever been changed, so my first inclination is to change those, and I will. The way it jammed was, the nose of the bullet got jammed into the small space between the feed ramp and the frame. Not angled at all. I tried Tap, Rack, Bang but nothing. I could not drop the mag either, the bullet was completely stuck. It wasn't until I held the slide back and tapped the bottom of the mag on the bench that I was able to clear the jam. Not exactly something you could do in a pressure situation.
FOR THOSE WHO SCAN: Here's my real question. I am thinking of changing the recoil and hammer spring. Stock for the recoil spring (according to Wolff's site) is 16 lbs. and I was thinking of dropping that to 14 possibly 15. The factory hammer spring is (again according to Wolff) 24 lbs!
I would think of dropping that *no* lower than 18 lbs, maybe just to 20. Would doing either or both affect reliability adversely? I would think the hammer spring would be most important to not lower too much?This is a carry gun for me, and I want it to be reliable. Maybe this is just a low powered batch of ammo but...