So, I bubba'd it guys. I bubba'd it bad.
I bought a Sig P229R DAK .40, former Novi, Michigan police pistol, for about $400. Great condition, I do not mind the DAK trigger at all, happy with the gun.
I do not like the old school grips, so I bought an E2 grip kit, watched the instructional vids on youtube, tried to install 4-5 times. Noticed it was very hard and a very rough fit. Even when I got the grip on with the correct new hammer strut, it was a very harsh, incorrect feeling fit, jammed the slide, etc.
Finally, after much frustrated research, I found out that DAK pistols have their OWN E2 grip kit and I had basically been trying to shove the wrong hammer strut in the gun for two hours. As a bonus I now have a useless grip kit I paid $60 for.
Now my trigger spring (the curly one to the right side of the gun) is too far away from the gun. Rather than sitting flush it sorta sits about 3 mm away. I figured putting all the original stuff back in would fix the issue, so I did. Back to the stock hammer strut (it is the new style short spring, short heel style that is E2 compatible), back to the stock grips.
The gun is back together, but something is wrong. I can wiggle the hammer with my fingers. The trigger pulls and the hammer does not appear to fall all the way, sorta "flops" in there, and the pull is too heavy and sticky/clingy. I have unbuilt and rebuilt it 2-3 times, same issue.
I know I bubba'd something up. Do I need to send to Sig and eat crow + $200 for the fix, or is the solution as simple as a new trigger spring and/or some gut piece I messed up in the hammer group?