de-cocker

ragwd · October 20, 2008, 05:47 PM

I never post here until I break something, so here I am again. First thanks for any replies and just for looking. I bought a Sig p6, nice pistol great price. I didn't like the sights or grips so I replaced both. The de-cocker lever didnt quite clear the grips, so in my infinite wisdom (doh) I took my needle nose plyers and bent the lever away from the grip slightly. Well it made a sound that I didn't like and the de-cocker quit working. So I had it at the range yesterday and through 4 or 5 magazines it ran great. It really is a nice pistol. But after loading another magazine nothing happened when the trigger was pulled and when the trigger was released the hammer would return slowly. Well I finally did something right and took it to my local Smith and like always he is 2 to 3 weeks behind, so he will call when he gets to it. Fine cause he is usually worth the wait. So my question is what do you guys think happened to cause the trigger to react like a de-cocker? Please I know it wasn't a smart idea to take the needele nose to it so please don't remind me.

James K · October 20, 2008, 07:35 PM

The only thing I can think of is either you broke the decocking lever spring or it jumped out of its seat in the frame. Neither is a major problem, the spring is about a $5 part. Just proves that the simple things ("changing grips is a piece of cake") sometimes turn out to be difficult.

Jim

ragwd · October 20, 2008, 09:36 PM

Thanks for the reply Jim. Yes I am hoping I did no major damage. It will be nice to have the de-cocker working correctly. It just seemed funny the way the hammer would return slowly after the trigger released.

October 20, 2008, 05:47 PM	#1
ragwd Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2006 Posts: 925	de-cocker I never post here until I break something, so here I am again. First thanks for any replies and just for looking. I bought a Sig p6, nice pistol great price. I didn't like the sights or grips so I replaced both. The de-cocker lever didnt quite clear the grips, so in my infinite wisdom (doh) I took my needle nose plyers and bent the lever away from the grip slightly. Well it made a sound that I didn't like and the de-cocker quit working. So I had it at the range yesterday and through 4 or 5 magazines it ran great. It really is a nice pistol. But after loading another magazine nothing happened when the trigger was pulled and when the trigger was released the hammer would return slowly. Well I finally did something right and took it to my local Smith and like always he is 2 to 3 weeks behind, so he will call when he gets to it. Fine cause he is usually worth the wait. So my question is what do you guys think happened to cause the trigger to react like a de-cocker? Please I know it wasn't a smart idea to take the needele nose to it so please don't remind me.

October 20, 2008, 07:35 PM	#2
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	The only thing I can think of is either you broke the decocking lever spring or it jumped out of its seat in the frame. Neither is a major problem, the spring is about a $5 part. Just proves that the simple things ("changing grips is a piece of cake") sometimes turn out to be difficult. Jim

October 20, 2008, 09:36 PM	#3
ragwd Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 2006 Posts: 925	Thanks for the reply Jim. Yes I am hoping I did no major damage. It will be nice to have the de-cocker working correctly. It just seemed funny the way the hammer would return slowly after the trigger released.