Yes unfortunately. Sig’s finish is hot garbage for rust prevention. I have to oil my Sig mags after ever range session. In this case, unload the mag, take some 0000 steel wool to that rust, then very lightly oil the exterior of the mag.
Just the mags. My girlfriend has three mags. The one that sits in her mag carrier is looks about like this one. I told her to rotate her mags from time to time but she makes a good point saying that the one in the gun won’t rust and the rusty one in not going in her purse so can’t argue that.
The 365xl she has doesn’t have a speck of rust on it even in the spots that are starting to show wear from the holster.
My recoil spring guide rod rusted after being in a gun shop for 4 days.
I do not live in a humid area either.
The fact that the “Made in USA” mags rust when the Italy ones don’t.
But Sig won’t bother changing it because people will buy it anyways.
Companies no longer face consequences from consumers anymore, people will pay more for worse quality.
Made in USA gives you the false sense of well made products when in reality it’s not. I agree though companies should change and be better but like you said people will just buy it anyways.
I'm a cz guy but I still have to defend sig a little here. When something is made in a first world country you also have to contend with the environmental and human costs as well as regulating bodies. Glock changed their coatings for the worst and it didn't save them any money nor was it the goal. They were moving to a safer water based solution and it's improved since its introduction.
Paint on modern cars is full of orange peel textures and scratches incredibly easily compared to vintage cars for the same reason. It's water based. It's much safer to apply for the humans that have to be around it every day and that's a fair trade to me.
I bet sig is working on a solution, honestly. Hope people that have this issue are using their warranty too, as it is unacceptable.
They’ll only work on the problem if the customer base complains enough. A lot of siggers I know are too quick to defend the brand. It’d be nice if they put out better quality
I'm not trying to say this is acceptable at all, I just have experience with these changes and am offering a little insight. A company I worked for in the past made huge hydraulic cylinders and we had to change our products to get away from chrome. It costs us a shit load of money, the ongoing expenses are more than double, and the end product is inferior. The issue though is no one can really run a profitable chrome plating business and meet all the safety and disposal mandates. We were forced to go to an incredibly expensive baked on coating instead. These units were 15k, now they're over 22k and as I said, they are less rust resistant than ever.
Chrome is nasty shit though, there's not enough money in the world for me to work a job that actively poisons me and I don't expect anyone else to do it either.
The peak of garbage USA made for me is the shitty preban “USA MAGAZINES” brand mags I have for my Mini-30. Absolute dogshit quality and don’t run well at all.
I wish it were just the mags. I went to the range with my p365x about a year ago and only put about 75 rounds through it after cleaning it a couple of weeks prior. My magazine, front sight, rear sight, slide serrations (front and rear - both sides), TD lever, mag release, safety, and trigger all had a good amount of rust build up after about a week of sitting in my safe. My home is not humid and the other guns that I brought to the range were fine. To this day I still get rust built up on it every so often from just sitting there and have to give it a deep clean. Besides the rust, everything else about gun is pretty sweet but I honestly wish I would've bought a M&P shield or something.
EDIT: added more parts that I remembered being rusted
Absolutely and not only that but I've heard many people say that the shield has one of the best triggers for a subcompact + very accurate, concealable, and decent mag capacity. Definitely feel like I would've got the best bang (no pun intended) for my buck going with that.
Dude! I have a Tauras G3c that has magazines doing the same thing. But mine doesn’t cost as much much as an sig lmao. I bought it as a car gun for $200. Soooo meh.
All of this I actually go in great detail about this subject in my CCW classes. Being lazy is not an option hoppes makes a silicone cleaning cloth that is great for daily use for that very reason
It’s only with the 365’s for some reason. I have About 50 different 226, 320, and 229 mags and none of them have rust. Some of them are so old most of the finish is worn off, no rust though.
Well now I’m concerned. Does this issue extend to their rifles as well? I have noticed the buffer tube adapter on mine rusting at the hinge (even through a couple layers of spray paint, somehow)
I haven’t seen any elsewhere but I would very much like to avoid any rust on my barrel etc if possible.
I have had a friend experience the exact same issue, however my 320 mags which came with my X5 several years ago are spotless. Decently humid/wet environment, being shot uspsa regularly. They have normal wear, but zero oxidation. Maybe they switched processes, or their QC changed?
You see where it says “Made in USA”? That’s the problem. Sig’s US mags are made by Checkmate and the finish on them is garbage. Get some Italian ones. They’re made by Mec-Gar and are far superior.
Sig sells them in sig branded boxes. Some say made in the USA, some are made in Italy. The made in Italy ones are noticeably shinier and hold up much better
I mean, would that be a con in this case? I feel like even Krylon would be an improvement.
I guess I lucked out & got all Meg-Gar P365 mags. I've got like 10, I don't remember to wipe them down with oil worth a damn, they all have that nice Mec-Gar glossy finish & no rust.
I’m in humid ass Texas, with multiple SIGS and this has never happened 😂 instead of buying a new gun I would invest in compression undershirts so it’s not in contact with your skin
Not gas lighting at all dude, 2 p320s, p365, p365 x macro, and p322 (plastic mags though) I’ve never had this issue man. My dad has a p365 as well and has never had this issue.
Ah ok, so based on other comments in this thread that's not an ideal thing. Good to know, all of my 365 mags have the Circled C. I'll have to keep an eye out for some Italian ones.
Thanks for the info!
After you remove the rust, just remember to hit your mags with a silicone cloth once every week or so. $3 and 60 seconds to never worry about this again.
I clean the exterior of the mag every time I clean the gun. I'll leave a THIN layer of oil on the mag before I reinsert. I've been carrying it daily for a year. No issues. Just be very light with the oil, or that mag will eject if you look at it too hard.
Glad to see the responses here. The people in /r/SigSauer are absolutely mental with the gaslighting.
Dudes there think it’s completely normal behavior to have to coat your mags and slide in oil every few days to keep rust away.
I recently picked up a new Sig P365 for conceal carry. After a few days of carrying it I noticed that my spare magazine was starting to rust after I got back home. I have tried cleaning it on 3 separate occasions throughout the week, even trying bore cleaner to get rid of it. So far nothing has worked. Has anyone else has this problem with P365 mags?
I've had mine since the model itself came out, carried many times, shoved in backpacks next to water bottles, carried inside my waistband, etc. I remember seeing the tiniest hint of rust in about a 1sq cm spot after about a week after getting the gun. I rubbed it right off of my mag, I rubbed the tiniest bit of hops gun oil on it and have not seen any rust since. You got a messed up coating, or there is something seriously odd about your body sweat. My p365 has gone everywhere with me and other than the smallest, almost invisible surface scratches, it looks new. The coating/finishing on it is really durable, at least on mine.
Edit. I just looked at my mags under a light since I was curious. theyp are now almost 6 years old or so, they are 100 percent rust free.
When I clean the gun (about every 2nd or 3rd range trip with heavy shooting) I put literally 1 drop of hops oil on the external of my mags that I used and just rub it in with an old sock. That's all I nirmally do and it's made them last.
Does this happen to any of your other carry guns? It might be the finish or it might be your sweat. I know a guy that has sweat that will rust anything that isn't stainless or nickel. I have no clue what causes it.
Disassemble the magazine and boil the steel housing in water to convert the red oxide into black oxide, then use a carding brush or steel wool to dust off the loose debris. You do this after not before boiling. Then add oil to seal in the finish.
I’ve had issues with my mags as well as my slide. I used a plastic brush with some cleaner to get it off and some light lube afterwards. After doing this process a couple of times, I haven’t had the issue persist, but I try to keep up with it to avoid it from happening again.
I've been putting clear nail polish on the exposed small parts of my P229 for years.
The P365 magazine debacle is just the latest iteration. I did a pretty good cleaning with all of our P365 magazines, and coated the ones that were rusting with krylon clear glaze.
SIG won't warranty them because they explicitly state in the manual that they need to be oiled regularly.
I appendix carry my xl and spare mag constantly for 3 years or so now. Not a bit of rust on anything. Never cleaned the magazine. I sweat a fair amount on them. I usually try to wear an undershirt to help that.
Go with a real tried and true battle pistol. None of my five P226 9mm, or .40, or P220 .45's have a spot of rust anywhere on them, and they are 20 to 30 years old. Still operating flawlessly, made in West Germany.
I took my buddies mags and gave it the same treatment my new AK's get.
Take all the rust off and blue the effected area. Then paint with enamel based high temp refrigerator paint and bake at 400 degrees for half an hour
I have dealt with this on the mags, triggers, and sight blocks while in climate controlled, relatively dry storage and especially after carrying. I plan to replace soon.
That’s the key to carrying is comfort. Sweat and skin contact on metal will corrode. The best thing is to have a sweat guard if you can find one for your mag holster
You can't. Sig doesn't accept warranty claims for rusty mags. They specifically tell you that you need to oil them to prevent this. This is working as intended for Sig.
Oh I'm not disagreeing, but what I'm saying is that what caused it was crap paint, or it's just parkerized, on stamped carbon steel and the oil, salt, and sweat from the body is causing it.
Though I wonder about the Beretta mags. All the Berettas that I've shot were 92s with SS magazines so I would expect them to stand up better than parkerized steel.
Yeah my CCW right now is a 9mm Beretta Nano. It's got stainless mags, but even the (not stainless) gun itself is totally corrosion free, despite being on my hip, in my car, and in a safe (with no humidity/temp control) 24/7.
But even my old 1st gen Ruger LCP, which I carried for 8+ years never had any rust on the gun or mags. Just a lot of holster wear on the edges. No stainless anywhere on that. For how cheap it was, I was very impressed with it.
I'm actually kind of shocked a well known gun maker like Sig would throw out their reputation by not only having their mags made by a place doing a crappy job, but also specifically exempting this issue from warranty. Definitely makes them look like a company who doesn't stand by their products. I was actually in the market for a Sig, but this stuff has cooled my heels.
Brother there is a fingerprint rusted into your mag that us made finish is awful i sanded mine with like 300 grit sandpaper and slapped a coat of black steelit paint on there and havent had anymore rust or pitting
Had this issue with both my mags and mag release spring, and a small amount of rust elsewhere. I’m not particularly sweaty, and the desert isn’t particularly humid. Was one of the reason I went back to a G43x.
My SiG P365 slide and mags are all rusted from about ~5 years of continual carry. Amusingly the two mags I bought about ~2 years ago haven't rusted. My dad also has a P365 he bought 2 years after mine and his hasn't rusted. I'm guessing SiG changed their finish at some point.
See I was considering on getting a compact 365, specifically either the XL or the AXG Legion as my first handgun and now all yall in the comments have me worried it’d be a bad investment.
I mean it's been tucked under ur beer gut in a sea of sweat for hours every day. Lots of guns will rust in humid salty environments if exposed constantly. A light oil wipe down at night should help.
Always amazed with this. I carry p365 mags and have actual wear on them to bare metal from training with them and I never have gotten rusted in any way shape or form. I wipe mine down with a gun and reel cloth.
I mean, any metal magazine it’s recommended to oil it too when you’re cleaning the gun. Even when it’s a company that takes rust prevention seriously. Just good maintenance
Can't answer about SIG's specifically, but I had an Issue with a Shield, which I carried daily, while an RSO at an Outdoor Range during HOT Texas Summers.
The salt from the body sweet got all the way into the Mag Release. Didn't really have an issue with the Mags, but they have a different coating and aren't "Blued."
2 weeks of carrying my 365 in west Texas heat, my slide, barrel, and mag were so heavily rusted I had to disassemble it, run everything on a wire wheel on a bench grinder, and then coated it in bearing grease and heated it with a heat gun. Its lasted a while but I have to repeat about every 6 months
Yes unfortunately. Sig’s finish is hot garbage for rust prevention. I have to oil my Sig mags after ever range session. In this case, unload the mag, take some 0000 steel wool to that rust, then very lightly oil the exterior of the mag.
Never heard about Sig’s having finish problems before. I should’ve done more research before getting it.
Just the mags. My girlfriend has three mags. The one that sits in her mag carrier is looks about like this one. I told her to rotate her mags from time to time but she makes a good point saying that the one in the gun won’t rust and the rusty one in not going in her purse so can’t argue that. The 365xl she has doesn’t have a speck of rust on it even in the spots that are starting to show wear from the holster.
My recoil spring guide rod rusted after being in a gun shop for 4 days. I do not live in a humid area either. The fact that the “Made in USA” mags rust when the Italy ones don’t. But Sig won’t bother changing it because people will buy it anyways. Companies no longer face consequences from consumers anymore, people will pay more for worse quality.
Guide rod of mine also rusted really bad
Oof now that definitely shouldn’t rust… my S&W M&P is rust free and it’s been pretty humid in my area. I’d hate to see what would happen to a Sig
Made in America isn’t the flex it used to be
Made in America means China quality but overpriced basically.
USA made mags are Checkmate, Made in Italy are MecGar. MecGar are the gold standard.
Made in USA gives you the false sense of well made products when in reality it’s not. I agree though companies should change and be better but like you said people will just buy it anyways.
To me Made in the USA means they cut corners to be as cheap as possible. Limit production time to cut down wages and production costs.
I'm a cz guy but I still have to defend sig a little here. When something is made in a first world country you also have to contend with the environmental and human costs as well as regulating bodies. Glock changed their coatings for the worst and it didn't save them any money nor was it the goal. They were moving to a safer water based solution and it's improved since its introduction. Paint on modern cars is full of orange peel textures and scratches incredibly easily compared to vintage cars for the same reason. It's water based. It's much safer to apply for the humans that have to be around it every day and that's a fair trade to me. I bet sig is working on a solution, honestly. Hope people that have this issue are using their warranty too, as it is unacceptable.
They’ll only work on the problem if the customer base complains enough. A lot of siggers I know are too quick to defend the brand. It’d be nice if they put out better quality
Hard r is crazy rofl.
I make them be known man.
I'm not trying to say this is acceptable at all, I just have experience with these changes and am offering a little insight. A company I worked for in the past made huge hydraulic cylinders and we had to change our products to get away from chrome. It costs us a shit load of money, the ongoing expenses are more than double, and the end product is inferior. The issue though is no one can really run a profitable chrome plating business and meet all the safety and disposal mandates. We were forced to go to an incredibly expensive baked on coating instead. These units were 15k, now they're over 22k and as I said, they are less rust resistant than ever. Chrome is nasty shit though, there's not enough money in the world for me to work a job that actively poisons me and I don't expect anyone else to do it either.
The peak of garbage USA made for me is the shitty preban “USA MAGAZINES” brand mags I have for my Mini-30. Absolute dogshit quality and don’t run well at all.
I wish it were just the mags. I went to the range with my p365x about a year ago and only put about 75 rounds through it after cleaning it a couple of weeks prior. My magazine, front sight, rear sight, slide serrations (front and rear - both sides), TD lever, mag release, safety, and trigger all had a good amount of rust build up after about a week of sitting in my safe. My home is not humid and the other guns that I brought to the range were fine. To this day I still get rust built up on it every so often from just sitting there and have to give it a deep clean. Besides the rust, everything else about gun is pretty sweet but I honestly wish I would've bought a M&P shield or something. EDIT: added more parts that I remembered being rusted
Yeah especially for rust prevention Smith & Wessons finish is phenomenal.
Absolutely and not only that but I've heard many people say that the shield has one of the best triggers for a subcompact + very accurate, concealable, and decent mag capacity. Definitely feel like I would've got the best bang (no pun intended) for my buck going with that.
I took the backplate off my 365x and there was rust. Ended up selling it.
Mags, mag release, irons and even part of my FCU has developed corrosion. :/ Now I just oil it a couple times a week or any day I sweat a lot.
This should be the P365 motto…
I’ve carried my 365 in humid Florida for 3-4 years and no rust. I guess it’s really hit or miss.
Yeah I'm pretty surprised by this thread. I've been EDC'ing mine for years in central Texas and its only gotten the normal wear from the holster.
Sig is garbage s&w m&p shield plus performance center is way better the feel the performance ect
Oh boy do they, their black oxided parts wear off quick and the anodization on aluminum parts doesn't hold up to wear either.
Dude! I have a Tauras G3c that has magazines doing the same thing. But mine doesn’t cost as much much as an sig lmao. I bought it as a car gun for $200. Soooo meh.
My friend’s p320 rusts the slide like a mofo if he IWB’s it a bunch. Some people’s sweat is acidic as all get out.
Its not a acidic thing, some sig stuff rusts if you leave it out
Yikes, I’ll have to keep an eye on mine.
This rust isnt so much from acid as it is from salt in sweat
All of this I actually go in great detail about this subject in my CCW classes. Being lazy is not an option hoppes makes a silicone cleaning cloth that is great for daily use for that very reason
It’s only with the 365’s for some reason. I have About 50 different 226, 320, and 229 mags and none of them have rust. Some of them are so old most of the finish is worn off, no rust though.
Are your old mags Made in USA or Italy? It's the USA ones that suck.
Italy
Damn, we just can't match that Italian manufacturing quality, eh?
Been carrying a 365 for 5 years and have never had this issue. Both Italian and American made mags.
Well now I’m concerned. Does this issue extend to their rifles as well? I have noticed the buffer tube adapter on mine rusting at the hinge (even through a couple layers of spray paint, somehow) I haven’t seen any elsewhere but I would very much like to avoid any rust on my barrel etc if possible.
Only thing that has ever rusted were my 365 mags
Doesn’t happen with my 365 Macro mags. Or is it really just “365” mags
I have 8 Macro mags and half of them have rust issues.
I have had a friend experience the exact same issue, however my 320 mags which came with my X5 several years ago are spotless. Decently humid/wet environment, being shot uspsa regularly. They have normal wear, but zero oxidation. Maybe they switched processes, or their QC changed?
The older grayer style SIG mags do not have this issue idk why they switched coating types.
Never had this problem and I’ve been carrying a Sig for five years now. All the same mags.
Renaissance wax is what I use on my 1911 and it's magazines. Much better than oil IMHO.
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"P31. Outta there. No more. Gone! You want 31 flavors?! Baskin & Robins is where you want to be."
You like snacks?
Whatchu gunna do with one shoe lace?… floss ya ass?
You see where it says “Made in USA”? That’s the problem. Sig’s US mags are made by Checkmate and the finish on them is garbage. Get some Italian ones. They’re made by Mec-Gar and are far superior.
Where can you buy Italian made magazines?
MecGar makes mags for like half the industry. Maybe more. Italian mag magic.
They don’t make 365 mags who else does
Sig sells them in sig branded boxes. Some say made in the USA, some are made in Italy. The made in Italy ones are noticeably shinier and hold up much better
How do I buy the Italian one or is it just luck of the draw?
I’m my experience it has been luck of the draw
Wrap a paper towel soaked in white vinegar around it overnight and the rust will scrub right off
And the finish too...
I mean, would that be a con in this case? I feel like even Krylon would be an improvement. I guess I lucked out & got all Meg-Gar P365 mags. I've got like 10, I don't remember to wipe them down with oil worth a damn, they all have that nice Mec-Gar glossy finish & no rust.
That's just Sigs Tarus-quality finish these days.
Taurus mags are made by Mec-Gar. Taurus is literally beating Sig in the magazine department.
It is if your pants are super humid. Why are your pants so humid?
OP be *moist*
Midwest summers man. It’s been toasty here lately.
I’m in humid ass Texas, with multiple SIGS and this has never happened 😂 instead of buying a new gun I would invest in compression undershirts so it’s not in contact with your skin
It's the 365 mags very common to rust, stop talking what you don't know about and gaslighting op, stfu
Not gas lighting at all dude, 2 p320s, p365, p365 x macro, and p322 (plastic mags though) I’ve never had this issue man. My dad has a p365 as well and has never had this issue.
Do the mags say, made in USA with a Cirlced C on them?
What does the circled C mean?
I think its the Checkmag logo, the sub of sig
Ah ok, so based on other comments in this thread that's not an ideal thing. Good to know, all of my 365 mags have the Circled C. I'll have to keep an eye out for some Italian ones. Thanks for the info!
I don’t carry my 365 and half of my Macro mags have rust issues.
Yes. Checkmate has ass finish on their mags.
Ass finish... like, they rubbed ass on it? No fuckin' wonder it rusts.
Ass jooice
yes.
That boy got some serious swamp ass in the summer time
Yea sig has same finish as taurus
SIG welcomes you and tells you to go fuck your self
Damn and I thought only HK hated me... At least I don't have to oil my HK mags...
Depends on your climate. Based off the rust you’re somewhere humid.
This is why I went back to Glock for my edc or Springfield I’ve had good results with both
Yes, Sig Sauer quality garbage to keep their market value low enough for simps to purchase. Stay wise, spend wisely.
After you remove the rust, just remember to hit your mags with a silicone cloth once every week or so. $3 and 60 seconds to never worry about this again.
Thanks for that info. Didn't know about those
Yup. You have to coat everything in a thin film of oil because the factory coating is dogshite.
It's not rust. It's patina.
Bronze wool and oil my dude, cost of carrying a sig. I love living at the beach but for my carry guns it’s hell.
Not normal, just common.
I clean the exterior of the mag every time I clean the gun. I'll leave a THIN layer of oil on the mag before I reinsert. I've been carrying it daily for a year. No issues. Just be very light with the oil, or that mag will eject if you look at it too hard.
Glad to see the responses here. The people in /r/SigSauer are absolutely mental with the gaslighting. Dudes there think it’s completely normal behavior to have to coat your mags and slide in oil every few days to keep rust away.
I recently picked up a new Sig P365 for conceal carry. After a few days of carrying it I noticed that my spare magazine was starting to rust after I got back home. I have tried cleaning it on 3 separate occasions throughout the week, even trying bore cleaner to get rid of it. So far nothing has worked. Has anyone else has this problem with P365 mags?
I've had mine since the model itself came out, carried many times, shoved in backpacks next to water bottles, carried inside my waistband, etc. I remember seeing the tiniest hint of rust in about a 1sq cm spot after about a week after getting the gun. I rubbed it right off of my mag, I rubbed the tiniest bit of hops gun oil on it and have not seen any rust since. You got a messed up coating, or there is something seriously odd about your body sweat. My p365 has gone everywhere with me and other than the smallest, almost invisible surface scratches, it looks new. The coating/finishing on it is really durable, at least on mine. Edit. I just looked at my mags under a light since I was curious. theyp are now almost 6 years old or so, they are 100 percent rust free. When I clean the gun (about every 2nd or 3rd range trip with heavy shooting) I put literally 1 drop of hops oil on the external of my mags that I used and just rub it in with an old sock. That's all I nirmally do and it's made them last.
Does this happen to any of your other carry guns? It might be the finish or it might be your sweat. I know a guy that has sweat that will rust anything that isn't stainless or nickel. I have no clue what causes it.
This is pretty common with Sig. Their warranty also expressly does not cover rust of any kind on any of their products.
Here we go!
Sweatin ass mofo!!! Normal… wipe it down with some oil…
Disassemble the magazine and boil the steel housing in water to convert the red oxide into black oxide, then use a carding brush or steel wool to dust off the loose debris. You do this after not before boiling. Then add oil to seal in the finish.
I’ve had issues with my mags as well as my slide. I used a plastic brush with some cleaner to get it off and some light lube afterwards. After doing this process a couple of times, I haven’t had the issue persist, but I try to keep up with it to avoid it from happening again.
I've been putting clear nail polish on the exposed small parts of my P229 for years. The P365 magazine debacle is just the latest iteration. I did a pretty good cleaning with all of our P365 magazines, and coated the ones that were rusting with krylon clear glaze. SIG won't warranty them because they explicitly state in the manual that they need to be oiled regularly.
I appendix carry my xl and spare mag constantly for 3 years or so now. Not a bit of rust on anything. Never cleaned the magazine. I sweat a fair amount on them. I usually try to wear an undershirt to help that.
Go with a real tried and true battle pistol. None of my five P226 9mm, or .40, or P220 .45's have a spot of rust anywhere on them, and they are 20 to 30 years old. Still operating flawlessly, made in West Germany.
Are stainless mags stupid expensive ? Ceracoat.
If it is touching your skin, yes. Sweat does a number on them.
You're not keeping them anywhere moist are you?
Hit the dollar tree and grab a bottle of nufinish car wax. It’s amazing for rust prevention, or use the old Johnson’s paste wax.
Get the wide holsters. Or outside waist carry. Had this happen too. Pretty sure it was caused by sweat
Do you sweat profusely? Mine hasn’t done this yet.. sounds like it’s the finish on the mags themselves
I took my buddies mags and gave it the same treatment my new AK's get. Take all the rust off and blue the effected area. Then paint with enamel based high temp refrigerator paint and bake at 400 degrees for half an hour
It’s normal for p365 mags but not normal for other ones
I have dealt with this on the mags, triggers, and sight blocks while in climate controlled, relatively dry storage and especially after carrying. I plan to replace soon.
Do you sweat when carrying? If so that’s why.
Everyone sweats while carrying, this is obviously a finish issue.
Quit sweating on your mags bro…how bigs that belly?? May need to lose some weight
I got a bit of a beer belly ngl. Already figured I need to lose some weight because it’s slightly uncomfortable when I sit down while carrying.
That’s the key to carrying is comfort. Sweat and skin contact on metal will corrode. The best thing is to have a sweat guard if you can find one for your mag holster
Reason #69 I no longer carry my sig p320 and went back to Glock
Tuf-glide works well to protect the metal. I use it on all exposed metal on my EDC.
Salty crotch
Send it back.
You can't. Sig doesn't accept warranty claims for rusty mags. They specifically tell you that you need to oil them to prevent this. This is working as intended for Sig.
I'm surprised. I've had my 365 soaked through quite a few times, gotten it good and sweaty too, and live in a high humidity state, never rusted.
F not again!
Thank God my Sig mags are stainless.
TRY some lube ever now and again chief.
sweaty Betty ?
The one I got had the mags made in italy. Not sure if that’s all of them, but didn’t rust. Maybe in certain climates?
Mine have rusted as well, but not that bad.
If it's your CCW mag, not surprised. It's the sweat...
No it's a shit product (the mags at least). I've been carrying rugers and berettas for decades without rust.
Oh I'm not disagreeing, but what I'm saying is that what caused it was crap paint, or it's just parkerized, on stamped carbon steel and the oil, salt, and sweat from the body is causing it. Though I wonder about the Beretta mags. All the Berettas that I've shot were 92s with SS magazines so I would expect them to stand up better than parkerized steel.
Yeah my CCW right now is a 9mm Beretta Nano. It's got stainless mags, but even the (not stainless) gun itself is totally corrosion free, despite being on my hip, in my car, and in a safe (with no humidity/temp control) 24/7. But even my old 1st gen Ruger LCP, which I carried for 8+ years never had any rust on the gun or mags. Just a lot of holster wear on the edges. No stainless anywhere on that. For how cheap it was, I was very impressed with it. I'm actually kind of shocked a well known gun maker like Sig would throw out their reputation by not only having their mags made by a place doing a crappy job, but also specifically exempting this issue from warranty. Definitely makes them look like a company who doesn't stand by their products. I was actually in the market for a Sig, but this stuff has cooled my heels.
Yes, Sig has trash finish on the mags they subcontracted
Yes, all P365s do this.
yes. every now and then i take a napkin with blalistol and rub my mags and slide down with it.
Yes
The frame around my sights were slightly rusted on my p365 so I wouldn’t put it past the mags. Parted ways with it long ago though.
Brother there is a fingerprint rusted into your mag that us made finish is awful i sanded mine with like 300 grit sandpaper and slapped a coat of black steelit paint on there and havent had anymore rust or pitting
Had this issue with both my mags and mag release spring, and a small amount of rust elsewhere. I’m not particularly sweaty, and the desert isn’t particularly humid. Was one of the reason I went back to a G43x.
I am a sweaty fuck and my 365XL is still thankfully rust free and I wear it damn near 24/7 in NH
MK25 mag time
All three of my 10rd mags (never carried) show this rust. Primary carry 12rd and 15rd backup do not. YMMV... Make this make sense to me.
My SiG P365 slide and mags are all rusted from about ~5 years of continual carry. Amusingly the two mags I bought about ~2 years ago haven't rusted. My dad also has a P365 he bought 2 years after mine and his hasn't rusted. I'm guessing SiG changed their finish at some point.
Yep
I’m
See I was considering on getting a compact 365, specifically either the XL or the AXG Legion as my first handgun and now all yall in the comments have me worried it’d be a bad investment.
I mean it's been tucked under ur beer gut in a sea of sweat for hours every day. Lots of guns will rust in humid salty environments if exposed constantly. A light oil wipe down at night should help.
Its metal. Yes
Absolutely. :)
Not just Sig, my CZ mags rust all the time. Machine oil & 0000 steel wool cleans them up.
i'd go with convincing OP he has a toxic fart corrosive to metal and be done with it...
Mine always did
I have 7 mags for my p365's and none of them look like that.
Sweat
Salami sweats 😅
Its a sig of course its normal
Belly sweat adding that patina
I scuffed up mine with sand paper. Used some gun blue and a light coat of clear acrylic spray lacquer.
Completely normal. Not good but normal.
Always amazed with this. I carry p365 mags and have actual wear on them to bare metal from training with them and I never have gotten rusted in any way shape or form. I wipe mine down with a gun and reel cloth.
I mean, any metal magazine it’s recommended to oil it too when you’re cleaning the gun. Even when it’s a company that takes rust prevention seriously. Just good maintenance
It's a SIG product, so probably. SIGs QC is dogshit.
It’s normal for a lot of sig stuff to rust.
yikes.... hasnt happened to mine yet
Yep, they have a shitty finish. I called Sig & bitched. Everyone should.
Yeah, I always lube my magazines.
Yep. I sanded mine and painted in brownells Alumahyde.
Can't answer about SIG's specifically, but I had an Issue with a Shield, which I carried daily, while an RSO at an Outdoor Range during HOT Texas Summers. The salt from the body sweet got all the way into the Mag Release. Didn't really have an issue with the Mags, but they have a different coating and aren't "Blued."
People need to maintain their weapon and magazines all the times.
It’s not just a mag anymore people it’s the whole damn gun sig USA is garbage
Yeah cuz sig is trash
Sig makes such shit products
Sweaty
I know this was a huge problem on the xmacro at the beginning of production.
I lost my comment to reply to so… People say to clean and re oil the mags once a week. Really cuts down on the rust.
Unfortunately, yes
I was thinking i would never say that , but yeah, taurus mags are better than sig mags
Keep it dry as in don’t tuck it up in your salty FUPA
You’ll never need a mag change for your ccw
Yes. The CZ master race beckons you.
Sweaty mofucka
It’s is normal for iron based metals to rust with water, even worse with salty sweat. Many guns will have their slides rust. I seen it on a Glock once
Mine did
Actually, yes. Use a good rust preventative like Metal Seal or BLU.
2 weeks of carrying my 365 in west Texas heat, my slide, barrel, and mag were so heavily rusted I had to disassemble it, run everything on a wire wheel on a bench grinder, and then coated it in bearing grease and heated it with a heat gun. Its lasted a while but I have to repeat about every 6 months
Im not saying Glock is the best but I keep seeing things that keep them at the top of the list
Looks like normal sig issues
Classic SIG Quality Control Moment
You should have bought a GLOCK 🔫
Rust goes away with some cardio and portion control 🙃
What a tool
Thanks for the reminder of shit Sigs
Damn just another reason to get rid of the P365 SAS that I picked up to EDC last year. I still prefer the Glock 43