Sig Slide Slop

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Zeef

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I'm a Glock fan for many reasons. However a great deal on a hardly used Sig 229 came my way a few weeks ago, so now I have my first Sig.

The first thing I noticed about this pistol is the slide to frame fit. It seems rather sloppy compared to 1911s, Berettas, Smiths, and even Glocks.

I was at a gunshow a week ago and I must have handled every Sig pistol there, checking for slide/frame fit. With both new and used Sigs, the slide fit was tight on some, loose on others, and loose as all hell on yet others. Apparently wear is not a big factor here as even some of the new guns were sloppy.

Could someone explain to me what is the scoop on Sig tolerances?

My gun shoots just fine and is a post "W. German" model in 40 caliber.

Thanks,

Z
 
Well, I can't tell you about SIG's tolerances but I can tell you that Slide to Frame fit actually has very little to do with accuracy (or anything else for that matter). You have a SIG 229 one of the finest fighting arms made. Relax and enjoy it and don't get hung up on the slide to frame fit.
 
Zeef,
I am a Sig armorer and have inspected a bunch of Sigs and have not noticed sloppy slide to frame fit. I have 7 personally owned Sigs and they all have good fit.
 
Ditto what press pics said: slide-to-frame fit doesn't necessarily mean anything re accuracy. A lot of it depends on the designs of the particular pistol (e.g. Glocks vs. 1911 vs. sigs, etc.) Moreover, the tightness or looseness of fit doesn't really tell mouch about tolerances per se. Tolerance refers to the acceptable deviation of dimensional trueness relative to a standard, and you can have high tolerances but have a loose fit, dpending on the individual design. Accuracy, I think, depends on having all of the pieces being aligned exactly the same way from shot-to-shot at the moment you pull the trigger, and Sigs do that very well.
 
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