I own a Sig 1911 that has had problems since day 1. The pistol shot and fed well enough, but the slide would fail to lock back on empty, even when manually actuated. Annoying, but no big deal, I sent it to Sig and they serviced it and replaced the magazines and slide lock. At this time they also performed a factory action enhancement package at a 'discounted rate due to the inconvenience. Turn around was about 5 weeks. If you have ever had to shop your pistol in for a warranty you know it is a huge pain in the butt as to receive the pistol back requires an adult signature and must be received at the address from which the pistol was originally sent. This means you need to wait around for the delivery driver to bring your package, which means missing some work. If you are unable to receive the package in this way Sig charges you for the shipping fees and for sending it to an FFL to be received there. I was a little annoyed by all this, but happy they were standing by the product.
Unfortunately when I received the firearm back the issue persisted. The pistol was now locking back ~%70 of the time. This was much better, to be sure, but still unacceptable for a self defense pistol. Back to Sig it went again, this time for a week. Another days of work was disrupted waiting for the pistol to be returned.
When I received the pistol back the third time they switched my Wilson combat branded magazines (which had originally come with the gun) for some unlabeled generic Sig brand mags. No big deal, I don't really care what kind of magazine I have so long as they work. Problem is the magazines they repacked the quality Wilson ones with are complete junk. One the first range trip since the third warranty service of my firearm, with less than 200 rds through, the magazines all began to fall apart. The plastic base plates on the magazines fell off erratically and one magazine split straight up the rear. While the magazines were complete junk the slide lock issue seemed to have been resolved.
I contacted Sig customer support to report the poor magazine quality issue and request replacement Wilson branded mags, which were of much greater quality and had been the original magazines I was issued with the pistol. I offer to send pictures of the failing magazines. Sig said that to have the magazines replaced I would have to send the whole pistol with the magazines in AGAIN. I explained that the pistol now seemed to be working correctly and that the magazines were clearly the issue. I also explained that I preferred not to have to send the pistol in again, which would mean more time without the pistol in my possession and another disrupted day of work when the pistol was sent back. At this point Sig offered me a measly 20% discount to buy new magazines outright or to follow through with a full warranty and send the pistol into them.
So now here I am. Sending my pistol in for warranty service again, for the third time in a year and the second time in as many months. I used to third highly of Sig and believed them to make quality products which they stood by. Unfortunately my confidence is lost. I advise those in the market to be cautious and consider another brand of pistol. read more