Hey all, I'm brand new to this forum and brand new to SIG pistols (formerly a Glock owner exclusively).
I just picked up a brand new P229 a few weeks ago and took it to the range for a session today. I was aware of some of the issues regarding slide wear on the aluminum rails before I bought the pistol. However, the wear after only 200 rounds seems excessive, even compared to the pictures that others have posted on this forum and others.
As of note: The wear is relatively smooth and doesn't appear to dig into the frame itself, only though the finish. I looked for burrs on the slide itself and couldn't find any even after looking for a long period of time.
The wear hasn't affected the function thus far and the gun has been flawless and accurate. I called SIG to ask about it and I thoroughly described the wear on the gun. They told me that this was completely normal wear.
Here's a pic of the wear. This is only one side, the wear on the other side of the pistol is almost identical.
EDIT: I added a couple more pics. I had already greased up the gun again after cleaning it so its a bit harder to see the wear. Note that you can see wear on the bottom side of the rear rails in the third pic as well. The wear is only on the bottom of the rails. The parts that look like wear on the sides and top of the rails on the second and third pics are just reflections from the flash.
Also of note: I have closely looked at the frame rails and have noticed a couple things. The rails themselves are not the same dimensions through their whole length. The rails widen at two points along the length of the rail which is exactly where the wear appears to be located (which would make sense, since the slide would catch on the points of the rails as they widen).
Thoughts? Thanks for reading.
I just picked up a brand new P229 a few weeks ago and took it to the range for a session today. I was aware of some of the issues regarding slide wear on the aluminum rails before I bought the pistol. However, the wear after only 200 rounds seems excessive, even compared to the pictures that others have posted on this forum and others.
As of note: The wear is relatively smooth and doesn't appear to dig into the frame itself, only though the finish. I looked for burrs on the slide itself and couldn't find any even after looking for a long period of time.
The wear hasn't affected the function thus far and the gun has been flawless and accurate. I called SIG to ask about it and I thoroughly described the wear on the gun. They told me that this was completely normal wear.
Here's a pic of the wear. This is only one side, the wear on the other side of the pistol is almost identical.
EDIT: I added a couple more pics. I had already greased up the gun again after cleaning it so its a bit harder to see the wear. Note that you can see wear on the bottom side of the rear rails in the third pic as well. The wear is only on the bottom of the rails. The parts that look like wear on the sides and top of the rails on the second and third pics are just reflections from the flash.
Also of note: I have closely looked at the frame rails and have noticed a couple things. The rails themselves are not the same dimensions through their whole length. The rails widen at two points along the length of the rail which is exactly where the wear appears to be located (which would make sense, since the slide would catch on the points of the rails as they widen).
Thoughts? Thanks for reading.