[girlwithapinkgun]

I love my 22 but first of all 22lr ammo is almost impossible to find!!!
and second of all for some reason the CCI ammo that I did get a hold of isn't firing properly. Is this an operator error or an ammo error? or what? HELP! :help:

 

[TommyGunn]

I am assuming you mean you are getting "duds" -- that is the round is not igniting.
If you get a FTF ("failure to fire") wait about 10 seconds to assure you aren't getting a delayed cook - off, then eject the round.
Examine the rear end of the cartridge -- the heel or rim should have a very deeply impressed rectangular dent from the firing pin. If this is present you have a "dud" round.
The primer compound on .22LR rounds is spun into the heel (or inside the rim) of the base, and sometimes it doesn't get deposited in a full 360° circle. If you have this you can try to reload the round so the firingpin strike is at a different angle (say three o'clock) and try shooting it again.
If you don't get that deep firingpin impression then either you have maybe a broken firing pin, or the slot it rides in has become clogged with dirt from firing. That needs to be cleaned out.
For dud rounds there's not really a lot you can do except buy known good rounds. CCI should be a good rounds. But people have complained about .22s from otherwise reputable companies so there is a bit of luck involved.

 

[Charlie Petty]

Tommy is right and CCI has been the most reliable of all .22s in my recent experience.

If you have a good strong firing pin hit try rotating the case 90 degrees in the chamber and hit it again.... sometimes all it takes is a second strike.

Also make sure the chamber and beech face are relatively clean. Sometimes you'll get a light hit if the round isn't fully chambered.

PS: love your avatar... orange cats are my favorites.

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

Thank you both. I go this weekend and will try again.

 

[t-star]

AND THAT is the very reason that you don't depend on 22 rim for self defense- the priming compound tends to go 'stale " after a while or the cup tends to thicker in one place than the other, or a myriad of reasons- point being it doesn't always go boom

 

[Miacono]

I have a Sig Mosquito and i had so many problems i sent it back to Sig. FTF, Stovepipes, jams etc. They did a slight adjustment to the bore and it is now very dependable .... all i paid was shipping. Great experience with Sig Customer Servic

 

[TommyGunn]

I have a Sig Mosquito and i had so many problems i sent it back to Sig. FTF, Stovepipes, jams etc. They did a slight adjustment to the bore and it is now very dependable .... all i paid was shipping. Great experience with Sig Customer Servic

I have a Sig Mosquito as well and it has performed flawlessly. Having said that from what I've read about them, they do seem to be one of Sig's more problematic designs.
I have to assume the OP has had the gun for some time and it had performed well and is just recently developed problems. Perhaps that assumption was wrong ... if so then maybe the cartridges have no firingpin strikes on them (?) and if so then it being possibly a new gun, it should be returned to Sig Sauer for warrenty service.
Miacono I'm glad Sig did good for you on service, I've heard they usually are that way. If the OP has to send her Mosquito in I trust she too will have a similar exprience.

 

[CaptainGyro]

Could you possibly post pictures of the bases of a couple of the rounds that mis-fired? That woul make diagnosis a whole lot easier.

 

[Skeptic49]

My P-22 tends to be picky about what I feed it. CCI Mini-mag solids. I just scored 250 rounds at Gander Mtn, they sold out quick.

Geoff
Who is still shooting some laid back Remington ammo, but it works best in Rugers.

 

[Kevin Gibson]

I love my 22 but first of all 22lr ammo is almost impossible to find!!!
and second of all for some reason the CCI ammo that I did get a hold of isn't firing properly. Is this an operator error or an ammo error? or what? HELP! :help:

The Sig has a rebounding hammer which doesn't have a real hard snap to it. By rebounding hammer, what I mean is the hammer doesn't rest on the firing pin after pulling the trigger. It hits the firing pin, then rebounds back to a position away from the firing pin. This is something not very common in auto pistols, but it's just the way Sig does it. Because it rebounds away from the firing pin when you fire it, part of the spring power that drives the hammer is used up overcoming the spring pressure that returns the hammer to that "at rest" position just back from the firing pin. So that translates into less of an impact on the firing pin.

Rimfires require that you crush the rim to ignite the primer that is inside the rim. If you don't get a good whack, it won't go off. How hard of a whack depends on the round in question. Each brand of ammo will be a bit unique as to how hard of a whack it needs to ignite.

Now it's not uncommon for priming compound to not get under the whole circumference of the rim, so from time to time, you'll hit a dead spot and a round won't go off; this is normal. But this ought to only be 2 to maybe 4 rounds per 1,000. (this is why centerfire ammunition tends to be more reliable than rimfire)

If it's more than that, say 2-4 in a 250 or 500 round box, then your pistol may not like that particular brand of ammo, or it's not producing a hard enough hammer strike. The solution is to first try a couple of different brands of ammo. If that doesn't solve the problem, then I'd send the pistol back to Sig and give them the opportunity to make things right, and they will.

I hope my descriptions were helpful and not confusing. It's a bit technical, but you seemed like you wanted to learn the technical.

Btw - cool pistol you have there; love the pink.

 

[Kevin Gibson]

... orange cats are my favorites.

Well when they're packin heat, you don't dare say you love black cats.

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

AND THAT is the very reason that you don't depend on 22 rim for self defense- the priming compound tends to go 'stale " after a while or the cup tends to thicker in one place than the other, or a myriad of reasons- point being it doesn't always go boom

Seriously! I have a 9mm. for self defense that I also take shooting.

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

Could you possibly post pictures of the bases of a couple of the rounds that mis-fired? That woul make diagnosis a whole lot easier.

I will Captain this weekend. don't have any from last time.

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

The Sig has a rebounding hammer which doesn't have a real hard snap to it. By rebounding hammer, what I mean is the hammer doesn't rest on the firing pin after pulling the trigger. It hits the firing pin, then rebounds back to a position away from the firing pin. This is something not very common in auto pistols, but it's just the way Sig does it. Because it rebounds away from the firing pin when you fire it, part of the spring power that drives the hammer is used up overcoming the spring pressure that returns the hammer to that "at rest" position just back from the firing pin. So that translates into less of an impact on the firing pin.

Rimfires require that you crush the rim to ignite the primer that is inside the rim. If you don't get a good whack, it won't go off. How hard of a whack depends on the round in question. Each brand of ammo will be a bit unique as to how hard of a whack it needs to ignite.

Now it's not uncommon for priming compound to not get under the whole circumference of the rim, so from time to time, you'll hit a dead spot and a round won't go off; this is normal. But this ought to only be 2 to maybe 4 rounds per 1,000. (this is why centerfire ammunition tends to be more reliable than rimfire)

If it's more than that, say 2-4 in a 250 or 500 round box, then your pistol may not like that particular brand of ammo, or it's not producing a hard enough hammer strike. The solution is to first try a couple of different brands of ammo. If that doesn't solve the problem, then I'd send the pistol back to Sig and give them the opportunity to make things right, and they will.

I hope my descriptions were helpful and not confusing. It's a bit technical, but you seemed like you wanted to learn the technical.

Btw - cool pistol you have there; love the pink.

I love the technical...I understood. you are saying...try different ammo as it all fires differently and see if it helps with the misfiring. I will do that. I think the hardest part is getting a hold of the ammo. lol

 

[Kevin Gibson]

I love the technical...I understood. you are saying...try different ammo as it all fires differently and see if it helps with the misfiring. I will do that. I think the hardest part is getting a hold of the ammo. lol

Yeah, I was totally thinking that as I was typing..."Try different ammo...good freaking luck with that!".

I'm betting you'll find several brands of ammo your guns likes. Did I mention how cool your gun is? You have good taste.

Now when it comes time to get a centerfire gun for self defense, just get something like a Sig 229 or 226 and everything will be intimately familiar to you. (note, the Mosquito is unique in that it has a slide mounted manual safety. None of the other 220-series pistols have that manual safety...but other than that, all the controls are the same, as well as the general overall feel).

The Sig Mosquito has been a little problematic for Sig; I've heard of more problems with the Mosquito than all other Sig's combined. And that's not a bash on the Mosquito, but rather a statement as to how good the rest of the Sig line is.

In every case of anyone having an issue with the Mosquito Sig has made it right though; they have great support and customer service. So hang in there, don't get frustrated and just work it out with the Mosquito because when she's running right, it's a fantastic pistol and a LOT of fun. What's more, when you get a centerfire 220-series pistol, the Mosquitor becomes a first rate training tool/understudy for your defense gun.

So congrats on your Mosquito; enjoy.

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

Yeah, I was totally thinking that as I was typing..."Try different ammo...good freaking luck with that!".

I'm betting you'll find several brands of ammo your guns likes. Did I mention how cool your gun is? You have good taste.

Now when it comes time to get a centerfire gun for self defense, just get something like a Sig 229 or 226 and everything will be intimately familiar to you. (note, the Mosquito is unique in that it has a slide mounted manual safety. None of the other 220-series pistols have that manual safety...but other than that, all the controls are the same, as well as the general overall feel).

The Sig Mosquito has been a little problematic for Sig; I've heard of more problems with the Mosquito than all other Sig's combined. And that's not a bash on the Mosquito, but rather a statement as to how good the rest of the Sig line is.

In every case of anyone having an issue with the Mosquito Sig has made it right though; they have great support and customer service. So hang in there, don't get frustrated and just work it out with the Mosquito because when she's running right, it's a fantastic pistol and a LOT of fun. What's more, when you get a centerfire 220-series pistol, the Mosquitor becomes a first rate training tool/understudy for your defense gun.

So congrats on your Mosquito; enjoy.

Sometimes I wish I did more research on the Mosquito before I purchased it, as I see now it's having some issues and it's just not me but others as well. But after reading about it and the issues it seems fixable...so I'm not totally discouraged yet. But I'm definitely not counting on it as my defense gun. I will definitely use my 9 mm or look into getting another sig for defense as I do love the sigs.

You did mention how cool my gun is...and I think it's awesome too! I absolutely love it...now if we can just get it to do what we want...it will be even more awesome... lol...

 

[TommyGunn]

It's not the only gun that has had "problems." The Walther P-22 is another semiauto .22 that has had problems. Usually they can be overcomed or fixed. Even so called "reliable" guns can occasionally see a lemon. And sometimes semi-autos just seem to "like" a particlar type or brand of ammo but not others.


But not to worry, really. All this "fixed ammo" thing is just a fad -- sooner or later the shooting public will wise up and go back to REAL GUNS:

 

[girlwithapinkgun]

This is my 9mm.
Springfield xd

 

[Skeptic49]

It's not the only gun that has had "problems." The Walther P-22 is another semiauto .22 that has had problems.
But not to worry, really. All this "fixed ammo" thing is just a fad -- sooner or later the shooting public will wise up and go back to REAL GUNS:

Don't give the pols any ideas!

I have a P-22, I have to insure the barrel is tight when I fire it. It only likes CCI Mini-mag solids.

I haven't shot it much lately, working the T-514 as I want to try steel challenge.

Geoff
Who notes he hates the lack of hammer drop safety on the P-22 and P-380.

 

[TommyGunn]

This is my 9mm.
Springfield xd

Nice. I have the same gun in .45ACP.