sig 226 surplus

[bankshot]

i have a sig 226 had it for about 30 yrs there is a area on the slide has been machined smooth the guy that i bought it off of claimed that these were rcmp ert team surplus
has anyone else come across one of these guns seems like a strange story

 

[lerch641]

I've got one aswell with the same story, made in 1984 in West Germany. Left side of the slide was machined smooth.

Mine originally came with Pachmayr grips and target sights but I don't know if it was surplused with them or not.

 

[tobin]

i have a sig 226 had it for about 30 yrs there is a area on the slide has been machined smooth the guy that i bought it off of claimed that these were rcmp ert team surplus
has anyone else come across one of these guns seems like a strange story

Had one like yours back in 1980's when they first hit the market and heard the same story which I believe to be correct. The original 226 they bought back then had issues with some slides developing cracks. Sig replaced the guns with new ones and these were sold off cheap ($400 - 500) with the slides all ground off in the same spot on the left side.

 

[lerch641]

Had one like yours back in 1980's when they first hit the market and heard the same story which I believe to be correct. The original 226 they bought back then had issues with some slides developing cracks. Sig replaced the guns with new ones and these were sold off cheap ($400 - 500) with the slides all ground off in the same spot on the left side.

As far as I'd heard it's recommended to use regular P ammo, and the RCMP were using +P and it caused cracking.

 

[tobin]

As far as I'd heard it's recommended to use regular P ammo, and the RCMP were using +P and it caused cracking.

Slides are very different manufacturing process on later model SIG 226 than those early ones.

Original P226 pistols used a stamped steel slide, which is fine for 9mm use, but potentially problematic for higher pressures and slide velocities generated by he .40 S&W and .357 Sig calibers. The P229 introduced the one-piece milled steel slide to handle the hot rounds with normal recoil springs.

This slide change was later phased into P226 production, allowing standard P226 models to handle the newer and heavier calibers.

 

[ianfroese]

As far as I'd heard it's recommended to use regular P ammo, and the RCMP were using +P and it caused cracking.

If it has the scalloped mud rails, then yes, certainly stick to regular P ammo. If it has straight frame rails, then use what you would like. Just make sure you grease the rails, and it will serve you well for a very, very long time.