People complaining of leading were referring to the muzzle, not the chamber where you are seeing it, which is normal. Lead building up at the muzzle is a potential problem. It is most likely the result of clamping pressure during the threading procedure.
I purchased my P322 11/24/2023. The first time I shot it I put about 300 rounds through it. With 5 different types of ammo. Rem Golden HPs, Rem Thunderbolts, CCI Stingers, Federal Auto match and Armscor HP. All worked with no issues. I did not see any barrel leading like I have seen in some videos. Since then I have fired another 400 rounds with no issues and no leading. Maybe they fixed the issue. It is often said not to buy a new model Sig anything until about a year later. It seems they don't always have all the bugs worked out when the release the product. For now it is working great.
Many that purchased after January have little if any buildup. It runs like a well oiled machine, no pun intended. Lol. Ps. Lots of tools paid to boot to trash its competition. My moto if I need answers to almost ANYTHING. THINK MONEY AND THE ANSWERS COME IN SHORT ORDER. GREAT, TO HEAR YOUR HAPPY....
Maybe some barrels are a manufacturing lot error in the first lots of production but consider this also, 20 rounds mags can also cause more heat then most 22's that have half it's capacity like 10 and under before mag change, double the heat possibly, also a pencil thin barrel. so adding more heat, more burnt powder, wax from bullet coatings and a pencil thin barrel the chances are that every shot rapid fire is increasing the heat having 21 rounds to get it much hotter, I think the gun isn't for rapid fire or designed to handle rapid fire, I have this gun and no problems but have been shooting browning buckmak 22s since 1985, Buckmarks can rapid fire and stay cool some what but a pencil thin barrel on the Sig 322 and Taurus TX 22 you could get them to hot, I don't rapid fire my 22s but once in a while, constant rapid fire on any 22 pistol is hard on more then just the barrel, the firing pin cycling so fast you can get more light strikes, this is because the timing cycle can't keep up with the speed of your finger, the spring needs time to snap forward the firing pin, although rapid fire may be fun it's unnecessary because 22s have hardly any recoil, you do a mag dump in defense you will hit the target so no need to practice run and gun mag dumps, focus on good A zone hits like double taps or head shots. Another thing is the crown of barrel doesn't have a 11 degree crown but has been kept a straight crown for the suppressor adaptor, that's why you will notice a sharp crown with no angle, it's so that adaptor and suppressor don't have a angle gap when connecting it to barrel Wich would effect accuracy from bullets passing over gap. Heat will also give your mags issues doing rapid fire or guys tossing mags on the ground after reloads, you can still do your drill on sand and rocks but put something down like a used blanket or bed sheet. Heat, friction, carbon build up, lack of lube including feed ramp give 22s issues, you have more rounds you can fire then you 9 mm thus they get more dirty and need lube sooner and they need cool down time, 20 rounds rapid fire is more heat and friction meaning more problems, it's a fun plinker but needs to stay cool, lubed and cleaned even after a box of 100 CCI standard or mini mags
Well now this is a interesting video and a interesting topic. I do realize that there are some sig P 322 owners out there that has experience leading issues. However even though my sig p322 is a early model and that I have fired over 6,000 rounds through it I have never had a leading issue. Most of my rounds have been non-coated and it still doesn't seem to make any difference.
Your colonoscopy tool that the host will demonstrate homes. Thx for your time and expertise, keep up the good work. People buy guns can shoot a lick, have NOT a clue on the weaknesses of an arm and to boot take shit. Forgot can't fight a lick either
I bought mine in Sept. 2024 I have this exact problem going on now. First time shooting it was a complete disaster, couldn't get through 20 rounds - Winchester .22lr. Opened up a case with Sig today to send to them for testing.
I put 200 rounds of Winchester Wildcat and 325 rounds of Federal auto match all lead bullets today. No problems until about 500 rounds. I also shot cci mini mags. It seems to like those the best. Just cleaned it. Ballistol, a bore brush and a few patches through it cleaned it up good.
Just got mine 2 weeks ago and also bought a box of Winchester 22lr with it. Shot about 100 rounds that day and at first it was shooting very accurately. The more i shot the worse it seemed to get. Looked at the barrel and definitely had leading of the barrel, mine was mostly at the muzzle of the barrel. Cleaned it up and shot another hundred rounds of blazers and they worked extremely good and accurate. Shot some thunderbolts and didn't seem to be to bad but not as good as blazers. Love the gun so far just need to find the right bullet for the gun.
Barrel leading is a very real thing on early models. I had one and verified the issue didn’t even bother with Sig since they were not fixing it anyway. Cleaned it and took a loss trading it for a P17. The later is a much better value
@@TADDs101 pulled the trigger and it went 💥! Blew almost all the polymer off the gun safety on both sides went flying . Not 💯 % sure what happened. We are thinking it let the hammer drop and wasn't completely into battery. It's still with Kel-Tec they haven't said anything about it still.
@@TADDs101 thanks... It actually didn't scare me. It wasn't super loud. Luckily it wasn't a larger caliber. I had my eyes and ears on. It was like more of a did that really just happen moment. Didn't get hurt just blasted with polymer pieces..
The cuts in the chamber are fluting for more reliable extraction. We would use a special single point tool, and run the turret into the chamber on the Z axis to make straight cuts. We also had no reliable way of measuring the depth of the cuts, so consistency was out the window.
I get stovepipes on last cartridge in the mags. The mag follower is a bit lower than the feed ramp. After 4,500 rounds, the ejector block springs needed cleaning by my gunsmith.
Interesting video. I personally haven't purchased this firearm however I have it on my list. As a certified gunsmith I do have to say that you should always keep live ammunition away from your work area to include your workbench. (Unless you are having to mortar a stuck round or something) which should be left to the professionals anyways. This is just a matter of safety and it's a good rule of thumb. Other than that, excellent video and great demonstration!
Agreed. The ammo was used for the discussion and to illustrate the "why" and you notice it was them removed once the work commenced. But yes I agree. Thanks for watching!
Chamber extraction fluting seemed a bit rough. May want to chase polish lands with a slug, will let you feel inconsistencies and diameter variations. Or theres always fire lapping with copper washed or the harder punch ammo. Some barrels benefit from that. I've slug polished a taurus 45 rifle that leaded at a pinch point. Ive also rebarreled a 22 that someone long ago tried the vinegar peroxide trick on and destroyed the rifling. So dont do that if possible.
the original problems encountered was chattering marks when the barrel was being rifled. if you thank you have a fluted chamber on a 22 you have a problem.. some of these comments are absolutely idiotic
I use CCI mini mag 40gr and have not had any issues at all with leading in the barrel .. I usually shoot 200-300rds per session and I clean my barrel after each session
I'm no expert but I thought raw lead almost always caused fouling thus necessitating proper barrel cleanout after every session. Unless the barrels are manufactured with a defect, like they tighten up at the end or somewhere else...bore not consistent???
Looks like the exact stuff inside of my comp shotgun choke tubes and is in fact, carbon. Especially that being at the front of the barrel where the initial blast is
Sig Sauer actually told me that I should only use CCI mini mags... easy for them to say when they are double the price and I shoot at least 500-1k rounds a week...
Amen after January 2024, it runs as a well oiled machine. I know 3 people with them post January. 1 word. AMAZING. ITS A TACK DRIVER, ,,, CHIPPING. YOU WONT REGRET AS THE KIND PEOPLE STATED. THE KICKER THE TX HAS ( MANY) ISSUES ITS ALL DOCUMENTED. THE SLIDE ROD IS HORRIBLE. GET A SIG CONVERSION 22 KIT FOR 12 BUCKS ( STAINLESS STEEL, A REAL SPRING FOR 9 BUCKS. BALLGAME. ALL THE BEST.... I WATCH THIS SITE, GREAT GUY, SMOOCH, CHRIS ( HONEST OUTLAW AND MY BUDDY AND TRUE OLD SCHOOL NO BS MANS MAN HICKCOCK. ALL FANTASTIC GUYS.
I work at a range we rented few of these ....they lead up like crazy !!! Even when good ammo ...we have found few that work better but if someone says I shot 6000 rds no issue there full of it or cleaning there gun every 3rd mag ..its better I think with the newer guns but it was a bad issue at first we sent both back
Rapid firing uncoated 22 produces alot of heat. Lead melts at around 600 degrees. Its not surprising to me that lead is building up. Coated will be less of an issue
cci mini mags cp hp's ... i only use those and my barrels dont lead but then again i clean my gun after every trip to the range, no matter if i shoot 3 mags or 10 mags worth ..
I am not sure that is lead. Could be flaking of the top surface of a new barrel that eventually wears off. I have seen and owned other firearms do the same thing, reported as lead and then shot until break in and then no issues. This is why most likely guns that have been reported and returned to Sig have been sent back as no issue, the owner happy and not more of the flaking, but yet the Barrel not replaced. I have seen enough of the P322's as a Range master to know that the very majority of owners live this gun.
I bought this as soon as they came out, after less than 200 rounds I had to send it back to Sig Sauer, they had to replace the internal hammer, had to replace the barrel, and the trigger springs. All in less than 200 rounds. It works now but it's a Fickle pistol for sure. I am not a novice, have been shooting for over four decades. I will take my Taurus tx22 over this pistol any day of the week.
I’m a bit bummer. I have a few handguns, s&w shield 9mm and a Glock 21 45acp but I wanted a less expensive.22 to plink targets with the wife and kids. I got the sig p322 and have had problems with jamming. I don’t think the 9mm or Glock has ever jammed. I’ve ran well over a 1000 rounds and sometimes the sig is true…: but sometimes it jams with every mag. My wife lives to shoot it but gets frustrated. Might have to ditch this one. 🤷♂️
All 22LR's lead barrels.. As well as other Lead bullets. (That's why they sell gas checks for lead bullets).. Especially with higher velocities and rapid fire. Hot barrel, soft lead... That's why we clean our firearms.. This practice of neglecting firearms is new to me. I was taught to keep it clean, just like anything i expect to work when I need it.. I blame Glock... Some Glock owners seem to think just because they never clean them and they still work that means something...? Buy a cleaning kit, some solvent, a small bottle of plain old gun oil and use it regularly. Good luck
i got 2 Keltec P17's and an MP15-22 and i use CCI Mini Mags CPHP's and none of those have lead issues ... Physics tells me its the ammo and not the barrel ...
you need a quality auto loader......the Sig 322 is total; garbage and the Sig customer Serevice is among the worst......sig quality control sucks, this gun never should have been allow to be marketed
Keep your shit clean and run a brush down The bore after every 100ish rounds especially since 22s are dirty rounds anyways.Sometimes with semi auto 22s it’s all about keeping it clean and using copper jacketed ammo in order to get it to run like it should.
i CLEAN my guns after every damn trip to the range, even if i only shoot 3 mags or 10 mags, they come home and they are CLEANED out. With that being said, i dont use lead bullets, i use copper plated bullets, cci mini mag cphp's ... Shot about 2000 rounds thru my Keltec P17 and have NEVER had leading issue, but then again as i said, i will shoot about 200 rounds thru that keltec and when i get home that barrel is spiffy clean with NO sign of leading or anything. Even in my MP15-22, i also shoot cphp's thru it and run about 150 rounds and when i get home, that barrel is CLEAN ...
I’m sure that some of these P322’s have bad barrels . That junk Thunderbolt ammo along with Winchester Wild Cat throws so much shit in the action I don’t know what’s in the powder? That being said my 1948 Colt Woodsman 2nd series, 1953 HS Sport King, and 1954 HS Field King have tens of thousands of rounds through them with no leading issues, even with junk ammo.
You did the entire experiment and video without having understood the problem. You thought chamber fluting was rifling and thought the chamber throat was a weld. RUclips helps the blind lead blind.
I'm thinking the issues may have been first batch. I picked mine up on 11/24/23. The only issues I've had so far have been limited to cycling with certain ammunition. I run mine predominantly suppressed. At first, it didn't like most of the subsonic options. After replacing the recoil spring for a reduced power one, it now reliably runs every option I've tried EXCEPT the CCI Quiet-22 40 gr segmented hollow point 710 FPS UPC: 076683009708 MPN: 970 Which kinda sucks, because those things were damn near Hollywood quiet and because they're segmented, slapped much harder though lacking in the penetration category, which is to be expected given its weight to velocity specs.
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People complaining of leading were referring to the muzzle, not the chamber where you are seeing it, which is normal. Lead building up at the muzzle is a potential problem. It is most likely the result of clamping pressure during the threading procedure.
I would agree. Theres a pinch point on some of these barrels. May benefit from a slug polish which lets you feel the offending area.
I purchased my P322 11/24/2023. The first time I shot it I put about 300 rounds through it. With 5 different types of ammo. Rem Golden HPs, Rem Thunderbolts, CCI Stingers, Federal Auto match and Armscor HP. All worked with no issues. I did not see any barrel leading like I have seen in some videos. Since then I have fired another 400 rounds with no issues and no leading. Maybe they fixed the issue. It is often said not to buy a new model Sig anything until about a year later. It seems they don't always have all the bugs worked out when the release the product.
For now it is working great.
Curious what is your serial number on your SS? My girlfriends is 73A036703 bought in early May 2023. Hers late? Early?
Many that purchased after January have little if any buildup. It runs like a well oiled machine, no pun intended. Lol. Ps. Lots of tools paid to boot to trash its competition. My moto if I need answers to almost ANYTHING. THINK MONEY AND THE ANSWERS COME IN SHORT ORDER. GREAT, TO HEAR YOUR HAPPY....
Maybe some barrels are a manufacturing lot error in the first lots of production but consider this also, 20 rounds mags can also cause more heat then most 22's that have half it's capacity like 10 and under before mag change, double the heat possibly, also a pencil thin barrel. so adding more heat, more burnt powder, wax from bullet coatings and a pencil thin barrel the chances are that every shot rapid fire is increasing the heat having 21 rounds to get it much hotter, I think the gun isn't for rapid fire or designed to handle rapid fire, I have this gun and no problems but have been shooting browning buckmak 22s since 1985, Buckmarks can rapid fire and stay cool some what but a pencil thin barrel on the Sig 322 and Taurus TX 22 you could get them to hot, I don't rapid fire my 22s but once in a while, constant rapid fire on any 22 pistol is hard on more then just the barrel, the firing pin cycling so fast you can get more light strikes, this is because the timing cycle can't keep up with the speed of your finger, the spring needs time to snap forward the firing pin, although rapid fire may be fun it's unnecessary because 22s have hardly any recoil, you do a mag dump in defense you will hit the target so no need to practice run and gun mag dumps, focus on good A zone hits like double taps or head shots. Another thing is the crown of barrel doesn't have a 11 degree crown but has been kept a straight crown for the suppressor adaptor, that's why you will notice a sharp crown with no angle, it's so that adaptor and suppressor don't have a angle gap when connecting it to barrel Wich would effect accuracy from bullets passing over gap. Heat will also give your mags issues doing rapid fire or guys tossing mags on the ground after reloads, you can still do your drill on sand and rocks but put something down like a used blanket or bed sheet. Heat, friction, carbon build up, lack of lube including feed ramp give 22s issues, you have more rounds you can fire then you 9 mm thus they get more dirty and need lube sooner and they need cool down time, 20 rounds rapid fire is more heat and friction meaning more problems, it's a fun plinker but needs to stay cool, lubed and cleaned even after a box of 100 CCI standard or mini mags
Well now this is a interesting video and a interesting topic. I do realize that there are some sig P 322 owners out there that has experience leading issues. However even though my sig p322 is a early model and that I have fired over 6,000 rounds through it I have never had a leading issue. Most of my rounds have been non-coated and it still doesn't seem to make any difference.
Lol..the only guy hahahaha
Your colonoscopy tool that the host will demonstrate homes. Thx for your time and expertise, keep up the good work. People buy guns can shoot a lick, have NOT a clue on the weaknesses of an arm and to boot take shit. Forgot can't fight a lick either
What??? 😮
I bought mine in Sept. 2024 I have this exact problem going on now. First time shooting it was a complete disaster, couldn't get through 20 rounds - Winchester .22lr. Opened up a case with Sig today to send to them for testing.
Chamber is fluted. That’s where carbon buildup appeared, to me. Mine has given no issues.
I put 200 rounds of Winchester Wildcat and 325 rounds of Federal auto match all lead bullets today. No problems until about 500 rounds. I also shot cci mini mags. It seems to like those the best. Just cleaned it. Ballistol, a bore brush and a few patches through it cleaned it up good.
I love mine...it's such a great handgun
Just got mine 2 weeks ago and also bought a box of Winchester 22lr with it. Shot about 100 rounds that day and at first it was shooting very accurately. The more i shot the worse it seemed to get. Looked at the barrel and definitely had leading of the barrel, mine was mostly at the muzzle of the barrel. Cleaned it up and shot another hundred rounds of blazers and they worked extremely good and accurate. Shot some thunderbolts and didn't seem to be to bad but not as good as blazers. Love the gun so far just need to find the right bullet for the gun.
Barrel leading is a very real thing on early models. I had one and verified the issue didn’t even bother with Sig since they were not fixing it anyway. Cleaned it and took a loss trading it for a P17. The later is a much better value
I have both.... My p17 blew up in my face a week ago.
@tlc239 how did it blow up in your face ?
@@TADDs101 pulled the trigger and it went 💥! Blew almost all the polymer off the gun safety on both sides went flying . Not 💯 % sure what happened. We are thinking it let the hammer drop and wasn't completely into battery. It's still with Kel-Tec they haven't said anything about it still.
@tlc239 hopefully you didnt get hurt at all, besides I'm sure it scared the 💩💩💩 out of you
@@TADDs101 thanks... It actually didn't scare me. It wasn't super loud. Luckily it wasn't a larger caliber. I had my eyes and ears on. It was like more of a did that really just happen moment. Didn't get hurt just blasted with polymer pieces..
The cuts in the chamber are fluting for more reliable extraction. We would use a special single point tool, and run the turret into the chamber on the Z axis to make straight cuts. We also had no reliable way of measuring the depth of the cuts, so consistency was out the window.
I get stovepipes on last cartridge in the mags. The mag follower is a bit lower than the feed ramp. After 4,500 rounds, the ejector block springs needed cleaning by my gunsmith.
Interesting video. I personally haven't purchased this firearm however I have it on my list. As a certified gunsmith I do have to say that you should always keep live ammunition away from your work area to include your workbench. (Unless you are having to mortar a stuck round or something) which should be left to the professionals anyways. This is just a matter of safety and it's a good rule of thumb. Other than that, excellent video and great demonstration!
Agreed. The ammo was used for the discussion and to illustrate the "why" and you notice it was them removed once the work commenced. But yes I agree. Thanks for watching!
Chamber extraction fluting seemed a bit rough. May want to chase polish lands with a slug, will let you feel inconsistencies and diameter variations. Or theres always fire lapping with copper washed or the harder punch ammo. Some barrels benefit from that. I've slug polished a taurus 45 rifle that leaded at a pinch point. Ive also rebarreled a 22 that someone long ago tried the vinegar peroxide trick on and destroyed the rifling. So dont do that if possible.
Thanks for the video. May I have a link to your borescope?
the original problems encountered was chattering marks when the barrel was being rifled.
if you thank you have a fluted chamber on a 22 you have a problem..
some of these comments are absolutely idiotic
the one I bought 2 days ago leaded up after 800 copper coated rounds, the first 500 were butter though.
My wife just purchased one and have only shot jacketed rds and will only shoot jacketed rds thru this. No issues yet....
I'd always reccomend copper jacketed high quality rounds. Cuts down on clean up time, and helps keep things reliable and accurate...👍
No such thing as a copper jacketed 22LR. Copper plated yes but copper jacketed no. Big difference. Get educated.
@@mrsmith8436 You're right, I mispoke, but I think most people got the point. As for my education? No need to be rude...🤔
Hi what month year is yours? Does Any1 know what month/year when they got resolved from. Cheers
I’ve found that using the CCI Hunter copper polymer rounds actually cleans up the lead. Shoot a few after a few mags of the plain lead stuff.
I use CCI mini mag 40gr and have not had any issues at all with leading in the barrel .. I usually shoot 200-300rds per session and I clean my barrel after each session
I'm no expert but I thought raw lead almost always caused fouling thus necessitating proper barrel cleanout after every session. Unless the barrels are manufactured with a defect, like they tighten up at the end or somewhere else...bore not consistent???
Looks like the exact stuff inside of my comp shotgun choke tubes and is in fact, carbon. Especially that being at the front of the barrel where the initial blast is
Is this barrel coated, it seems to be black?
I have one for 2 months realy no problems
Sig Sauer actually told me that I should only use CCI mini mags... easy for them to say when they are double the price and I shoot at least 500-1k rounds a week...
No one buys a .22 for it to be ammo brand specific...these problems just aren't going away for sig
What about the copper .22LR’s do they leave the same ? I really want this Sig P322. Great video
I would get it. Great gun. I truly have no issues with mine
Amen after January 2024, it runs as a well oiled machine. I know 3 people with them post January. 1 word. AMAZING. ITS A TACK DRIVER, ,,, CHIPPING. YOU WONT REGRET AS THE KIND PEOPLE STATED. THE KICKER THE TX HAS ( MANY) ISSUES ITS ALL DOCUMENTED. THE SLIDE ROD IS HORRIBLE. GET A SIG CONVERSION 22 KIT FOR 12 BUCKS ( STAINLESS STEEL, A REAL SPRING FOR 9 BUCKS. BALLGAME. ALL THE BEST.... I WATCH THIS SITE, GREAT GUY, SMOOCH, CHRIS ( HONEST OUTLAW AND MY BUDDY AND TRUE OLD SCHOOL NO BS MANS MAN HICKCOCK. ALL FANTASTIC GUYS.
I work at a range we rented few of these ....they lead up like crazy !!! Even when good ammo ...we have found few that work better but if someone says I shot 6000 rds no issue there full of it or cleaning there gun every 3rd mag ..its better I think with the newer guns but it was a bad issue at first we sent both back
Crazy yeah definitely seems to be an issue with the original copies... Not sure if they actually fixed it but so far so good for me
Rapid firing uncoated 22 produces alot of heat. Lead melts at around 600 degrees. Its not surprising to me that lead is building up. Coated will be less of an issue
cci mini mags cp hp's ... i only use those and my barrels dont lead but then again i clean my gun after every trip to the range, no matter if i shoot 3 mags or 10 mags worth ..
I am not sure that is lead. Could be flaking of the top surface of a new barrel that eventually wears off. I have seen and owned other firearms do the same thing, reported as lead and then shot until break in and then no issues. This is why most likely guns that have been reported and returned to Sig have been sent back as no issue, the owner happy and not more of the flaking, but yet the Barrel not replaced. I have seen enough of the P322's as a Range master to know that the very majority of owners live this gun.
What? Steel does not flakelike that,,,say no to dugs!!
And to think this guy claims hes a range master 😂@robertkoehne6069
When you pulled out your choice of ammo, I knew this was an invalid test.
How so and why do you say invalid?
Thunderbolt ammo seems to always be problematic. I have used Stingers, Federal Punch and Mini Max and have not had any problems.
@@OuterLimitless2
I've been checking mine and when I hit 500 rounds I take it down and clean and lube.
Never once have I experienced a leading issue.
I bought this as soon as they came out, after less than 200 rounds I had to send it back to Sig Sauer, they had to replace the internal hammer, had to replace the barrel, and the trigger springs. All in less than 200 rounds. It works now but it's a Fickle pistol for sure. I am not a novice, have been shooting for over four decades. I will take my Taurus tx22 over this pistol any day of the week.
my Taurus tx22 had the same issue as the early version of these with chattering marks on the rifling
I’m a bit bummer. I have a few handguns, s&w shield 9mm and a Glock 21 45acp but I wanted a less expensive.22 to plink targets with the wife and kids. I got the sig p322 and have had problems with jamming. I don’t think the 9mm or Glock has ever jammed. I’ve ran well over a 1000 rounds and sometimes the sig is true…: but sometimes it jams with every mag. My wife lives to shoot it but gets frustrated. Might have to ditch this one. 🤷♂️
The P322 is definitely a funny gun... It has some oddities for sure.
All 22LR's lead barrels.. As well as other Lead bullets. (That's why they sell gas checks for lead bullets).. Especially with higher velocities and rapid fire. Hot barrel, soft lead... That's why we clean our firearms.. This practice of neglecting firearms is new to me. I was taught to keep it clean, just like anything i expect to work when I need it.. I blame Glock... Some Glock owners seem to think just because they never clean them and they still work that means something...? Buy a cleaning kit, some solvent, a small bottle of plain old gun oil and use it regularly. Good luck
mine runs like a champ no problem
The Sig P322 has a fluted chamber to aid in reliability.
Makes sense... Thanks!
i got 2 Keltec P17's and an MP15-22 and i use CCI Mini Mags CPHP's and none of those have lead issues ...
Physics tells me its the ammo and not the barrel ...
I have a 322 . Why are you shooting cheap lead ammunition? Plinking? Get some FMJ in brass. No issue
Mines fine
you need a quality auto loader......the Sig 322 is total; garbage and the Sig customer Serevice is among the worst......sig quality control sucks, this gun never should have been allow to be marketed
Keep your shit clean and run a brush down The bore after every 100ish rounds especially since 22s are dirty rounds anyways.Sometimes with semi auto 22s it’s all about keeping it clean and using copper jacketed ammo in order to get it to run like it should.
i CLEAN my guns after every damn trip to the range, even if i only shoot 3 mags or 10 mags, they come home and they are CLEANED out.
With that being said, i dont use lead bullets, i use copper plated bullets, cci mini mag cphp's ...
Shot about 2000 rounds thru my Keltec P17 and have NEVER had leading issue, but then again as i said, i will shoot about 200 rounds thru that keltec and when i get home that barrel is spiffy clean with NO sign of leading or anything.
Even in my MP15-22, i also shoot cphp's thru it and run about 150 rounds and when i get home, that barrel is CLEAN ...
That's fluted chamber
😂
I’m sure that some of these P322’s have bad barrels . That junk Thunderbolt ammo along with Winchester Wild Cat throws so much shit in the action I don’t know what’s in the powder? That being said my 1948 Colt Woodsman 2nd series, 1953 HS Sport King, and 1954 HS Field King have tens of thousands of rounds through them with no leading issues, even with junk ammo.
You did the entire experiment and video without having understood the problem. You thought chamber fluting was rifling and thought the chamber throat was a weld. RUclips helps the blind lead blind.
Mine has leading. Im selling it..
I took a loss and ditched mine too. First the mosquito and now this? Sig needs to stick with 9mm. They can't figure out 22LR.
i agree
like a colonoscopy
I'm thinking the issues may have been first batch.
I picked mine up on 11/24/23. The only issues I've had so far have been limited to cycling with certain ammunition. I run mine predominantly suppressed. At first, it didn't like most of the subsonic options. After replacing the recoil spring for a reduced power one, it now reliably runs every option I've tried EXCEPT the
CCI Quiet-22
40 gr segmented hollow point
710 FPS
UPC: 076683009708
MPN: 970
Which kinda sucks, because those things were damn near Hollywood quiet and because they're segmented, slapped much harder though lacking in the penetration category, which is to be expected given its weight to velocity specs.