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overhead · March 18, 2013, 08:51 AM

I had to replace the extractor on my hi power after 20 years and thousands of rounds. I sent my Sig P220 in to have all the springs replaced along with a cracked slide at about the 15 year point..I think it was 15 years. No idea how many rounds are through either weapon as I don't count all of them, but it was "thousands". I replaced the gas rings on each of my AR's when one of them started acting a little sluggish. I believe the gas rings had been installed for 9 or 10 years. I replaced magazine springs on a couple of mags when I felt they needed it, no idea on the interval. I am sure I missed some stuff, but that is all I can think of at the moment.

I don't think any of these failures were due to neglect or a lack of cleaning, but maybe I was doing something wrong that caused the AR gas rings to wear out, or the slide to crack on the Sig and the springs to wear out.

March 18, 2013, 08:51 AM	#3
overhead Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2013 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 182	I had to replace the extractor on my hi power after 20 years and thousands of rounds. I sent my Sig P220 in to have all the springs replaced along with a cracked slide at about the 15 year point..I think it was 15 years. No idea how many rounds are through either weapon as I don't count all of them, but it was "thousands". I replaced the gas rings on each of my AR's when one of them started acting a little sluggish. I believe the gas rings had been installed for 9 or 10 years. I replaced magazine springs on a couple of mags when I felt they needed it, no idea on the interval. I am sure I missed some stuff, but that is all I can think of at the moment. I don't think any of these failures were due to neglect or a lack of cleaning, but maybe I was doing something wrong that caused the AR gas rings to wear out, or the slide to crack on the Sig and the springs to wear out.