rwg3 wrote:[The P238 is stovepiping and mangling brass cases quite a bit. It did it a lot at first and seems to do it less now that I have put 400+ rounds through it. It cycles perfectly with the limited amount of Hornady XTC and the Zombie Max rounds I tested recently, but with most fmj target rounds it is stovepiping either occasionally, or even a lot with some manufacturers ammo. I even started keeping track of it and ran 300+ rounds through it while keeping a record of the stovepipes and mangled brass. If I had another pistol to carry right now I would send it in immediately, but I cannot afford to be unarmed as we were recently burglarized. My other pistols are also malfunctioning or are not suitable for carrying. My Walther/Smith and Wesson P99 .40 malfunctioned during the shooting portion of my CHL class and the spring broke. I need to contact SW or Walther and see if it is covered under a warranty of any sort. Once I get it fixed and running I can take the time to send the Sig in, but I cannot be without a pistol for any length of time, even one that is occasionally stovepiping.
I have a Smith and Wesson model .622 .22lr pistol that I bought in 1986. I fired about 50 rounds through it then and it sat until July of this year. They stopped making that pistol in 1994. I started shooting it again in July and enjoyed it so much that I purchased 2 extra magazines from them for the gun. After using the two new mags, my trigger started failing to reset after each round. I used their contact us page on their website for warranty repair. They sent me an email message 2 days later with a prepaid fedex shipping label to return it for warranty repair. Got the pistol back 2 weeks after that and is working perfectly. THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME ANYTHING FOR THE REPAIR.
I say send it to them. Their customer service is awesome.