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Noreaster · February 26, 2013, 05:23 PM

I wouldn't worry at all. Our first issued Sig P226s (late 80s early 90s) had milled slides and the guns were very loose and showed allot of aging when we turned them in, the guns rattled! The new P229s in 357 sig were blackened stainless and did not loosen up at all. I had the same marks you are showing, (good place to put a drop of oil when your cleaning or before you go to the range.) I fired well over 10,000 duty rounds and the gun was still tight when I turned it in. The only maintenance, other then cleaning, was sending it back to Sig for refurbish job for $60.00, (preventative maintenance only, no problems and they just replace the springs.) We ran our Sigs wet so there was always oil coming out of them.

February 26, 2013, 05:23 PM	#19
Noreaster Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2011 Location: New England Posts: 1,449	I wouldn't worry at all. Our first issued Sig P226s (late 80s early 90s) had milled slides and the guns were very loose and showed allot of aging when we turned them in, the guns rattled! The new P229s in 357 sig were blackened stainless and did not loosen up at all. I had the same marks you are showing, (good place to put a drop of oil when your cleaning or before you go to the range.) I fired well over 10,000 duty rounds and the gun was still tight when I turned it in. The only maintenance, other then cleaning, was sending it back to Sig for refurbish job for $60.00, (preventative maintenance only, no problems and they just replace the springs.) We ran our Sigs wet so there was always oil coming out of them.