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I'm a newbie here, and just bought my first Sig. I picked up a new P290RS .380 for summer carry. I love the size and weight of the gun over the small pocket .380s, and even with the long heavy trigger pull, it's very accurate and fun to shoot.
The first 100 rounds (Federal & Winchester Target ammo) didn't go well; one failure to feed after another. I couldn't get through a mag without having to push the slide into battery. This was partially my fault as I didn't clean the gun beforehand. After a good cleaning, the next 100 ran better; I had 1 or 2 failures every other mag or so. After reading this thread, I'll try cleaning the mag.
Just wondering how many rounds should I run before it will function 100%? I've been shooting for 50 years, and have never had this problem with any of my other pistols. My Beretta 85F .380 was 100% reliable out of the box, and so were all my 9mm guns. I really like the 290, but I won't carry it 'til I can trust it. Due to arthritis, I can't handle a small 9mm any more without some pain, and I won't carry anything I can't practice with, so I'm hoping this gun works out.
I'll take the mag apart, clean it, and shoot some more tomorrow - we'll see how that goes. I'd appreciate any advice you guys have to give.
The first 100 rounds (Federal & Winchester Target ammo) didn't go well; one failure to feed after another. I couldn't get through a mag without having to push the slide into battery. This was partially my fault as I didn't clean the gun beforehand. After a good cleaning, the next 100 ran better; I had 1 or 2 failures every other mag or so. After reading this thread, I'll try cleaning the mag.
Just wondering how many rounds should I run before it will function 100%? I've been shooting for 50 years, and have never had this problem with any of my other pistols. My Beretta 85F .380 was 100% reliable out of the box, and so were all my 9mm guns. I really like the 290, but I won't carry it 'til I can trust it. Due to arthritis, I can't handle a small 9mm any more without some pain, and I won't carry anything I can't practice with, so I'm hoping this gun works out.
I'll take the mag apart, clean it, and shoot some more tomorrow - we'll see how that goes. I'd appreciate any advice you guys have to give.