I got this from a LE friend who was passing the information around. It came from a senior instructor of a LE Academy. Anyone have a connection that can verify?
"Thought I'd let u know about this as an officer safety issue. Recently
we held a 40 hour firearms class for our recruit class of 33. 17 of
these recruits carry department issued Sig Sauer P220-226-229 models.
During the week, 3 Sigs failed to go into battery because the take down
lever loosened up and had to be replaced by our on site Sig trained
armorer. Apparently, Sig outsourced the production of this take down
lever, and it was held together by a push type rivet that loosened when
the gun was fired, causing the lever to interfere with the slide
returning to battery. Our armorer notified Sig, who supplied him 'free
of charge' with a tool for effective removal of the take down lever,
and a supply of levers made in house, which appear to have a weld to
lock the lever to the rod. The part number is 1200470. Sig indicated
they would not recall the part, but would replace it free of charge if
requested.
Suggest this get out to the list if others are experienceing the same
problem, unless it already has been distributed. This was the first
time I had seen this. Regards"
"Thought I'd let u know about this as an officer safety issue. Recently
we held a 40 hour firearms class for our recruit class of 33. 17 of
these recruits carry department issued Sig Sauer P220-226-229 models.
During the week, 3 Sigs failed to go into battery because the take down
lever loosened up and had to be replaced by our on site Sig trained
armorer. Apparently, Sig outsourced the production of this take down
lever, and it was held together by a push type rivet that loosened when
the gun was fired, causing the lever to interfere with the slide
returning to battery. Our armorer notified Sig, who supplied him 'free
of charge' with a tool for effective removal of the take down lever,
and a supply of levers made in house, which appear to have a weld to
lock the lever to the rod. The part number is 1200470. Sig indicated
they would not recall the part, but would replace it free of charge if
requested.
Suggest this get out to the list if others are experienceing the same
problem, unless it already has been distributed. This was the first
time I had seen this. Regards"