Sig Sauer P226

CdnCombatMedic said:
How many seals, SOF, SAS do you know?
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Quite a few Canadian. 1 U.S SEAL & one delta Operator whom I stay in touch with. No SAS. Mind answering what impact that has on my comment?
I was highlighting the fact that special operations units from our country and some of our allies adopted the P226. Since they generally have the capability to pick and choose what they carry it's logical that they are content with them.
 
It's hard to imagine the P-226 and similar to be anything other than a great design. LE uses the P-229 down here as do others including the SS. My guess is that the only reason some LEO's prefer Glocks is weight and the fact that most shoot very little and are notorious for not maintaining their service guns. I don't anticipate ever carrying but if I were bigger physically, I would definitely look at a P series based on reputation and personal experience with the two I've owned. For pure SD I would likely choose a small pistol like a Boberg in 9mm.
 
Range Report:

I went to to the range after work today. I only brought 2 targets and 250rds of .40, but I made do.

There was a fairly irritating issue however. For the first 100rds or so, the gun functioned fine. After that point, it started acting up. The trigger wouldn't reset after each shot. I had to manually push the trigger forward to make it reset. After pulling the gun apart, and taking a look around, I noticed that the trigger return spring wasn't attached as it should have been. I re attached it, and still had some troubles.

Long story short, I racked and dry fired the living sh** out of the gun at the range, and at home. I'm now unable to reproduce the issue in dry fire, so we'll see what happens this coming weekend.
 
s.crawford@me.com said:
Range Report:

I went to to the range after work today. I only brought 2 targets and 250rds of .40, but I made do.

There was a fairly irritating issue however. For the first 100rds or so, the gun functioned fine. After that point, it started acting up. The trigger wouldn't reset after each shot. I had to manually push the trigger forward to make it reset. After pulling the gun apart, and taking a look around, I noticed that the trigger return spring wasn't attached as it should have been. I re attached it, and still had some troubles.

Long story short, I racked and dry fired the living sh** out of the gun at the range, and at home. I'm now unable to reproduce the issue in dry fire, so we'll see what happens this coming weekend.
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With the Sig?
 
How comfortable are you about detail stripping your firearm? You would only have to take out a few parts to get your trigger out and lube all the moving parts.

Sounds like either something is dry or something is binding.

Could you attach a photo of how the spring was out of place?
 
So I called Sig in New Hampshire, and they directed me to MD Charlton in Mississauga, Ontario. I spoke to Tim, who seems to be a gunsmith or something along those lines. I explained my problem, and he immediately told me what he thought was the problem. The E2 grip is putting too much pressure on the spring, which is causing trigger issues. I sent the gun to them on Tuesday, it should arrive there by next Friday.

I'll keep this thread updated.
 
GuiltySpark said:
Quite a few Canadian. 1 U.S SEAL & one delta Operator whom I stay in touch with. No SAS. Mind answering what impact that has on my comment?
I was highlighting the fact that special operations units from our country and some of our allies adopted the P226. Since they generally have the capability to pick and choose what they carry it's logical that they are content with them.
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you indicated they seemed content, so that's why I asked..
 
CdnCombatMedic said:
sorry about your luck.
hopefully it gets fixed quick.
I feel bad for the op, but the irony here boys...
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In my opinion, this has nothing to do with quality control. For whatever reason, Sig has decided to switch over to these E2 grips. Users only save about 1/8in of reach to the trigger. They are still relatively new, and obviously they need refinement.

I'd ask, that if you're going to peddle your polymer pistols, or bash the pistol that is the topic of this thread, that you do it elsewhere. This thread was not created to debate which firearm is better.

Thank you.
 
s.crawford@me.com said:
In my opinion, this has nothing to do with quality control. For whatever reason, Sig has decided to switch over to these E2 grips. Users only save about 1/8in of reach to the trigger. They are still relatively new, and obviously they need refinement.

I'd ask, that if you're going to peddle your polymer pistols, or bash the pistol that is the topic of this thread, that you do it elsewhere. This thread was not created to debate which firearm is better.

Thank you.
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It has everything to do with quality control. E2 grips have been around a while now. I do prefer the older models with the thicker grips.

I stand by the Sig being a bit outdated.

I will remind you this is a discussion forum.

Thanks
 
UPDATE

MD Charlton replaced the Trigger Bar Spring, test fired the firearm, and they are sending it our this afternoon.

Overall, I'm very happy with Their customer service, and their gunsmith Tim seems to really know his stuff.

I'll post another review when it comes back to me.
 
Thanks for the update; these things can be frustrating. Would you be able to take some range pics or videos?
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s.crawford@me.com said:
I fully intend to take plenty of pictures and maybe a video. Stay tuned.
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Glad to hear your issue was resolved. I had eerily similar issues with my p226 as well except it was more pronounced when firing in double action. I took my e2 grips off and noticed that the trigger bar spring was warped, presumably from the grips. So I swapped it out but it still didn't fix the issue - trigger was still not resetting and the trigger bar still would not engage the hammer in double action. I detailed stripped it and noticed the ledge where trigger bar contacts the hammer had been completely rounded off. Pricey fix as I had to buy a new hammer from Brownells but the pistol functions as good as new now.

Did you get yours covered under warranty?
 
Jason23 said:
Glad to hear your issue was resolved. I had eerily similar issues with my p226 as well except it was more pronounced when firing in double action. I took my e2 grips off and noticed that the trigger bar spring was warped, presumably from the grips. So I swapped it out but it still didn't fix the issue - trigger was still not resetting and the trigger bar still would not engage the hammer in double action. I detailed stripped it and noticed the ledge where trigger bar contacts the hammer had been completely rounded off. Pricey fix as I had to buy a new hammer from Brownells but the pistol functions as good as new now.

Did you get yours covered under warranty?
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This repair was covered under warranty. Hopefully, my issues aren't as bad as yours. They did test fire the firearm with no issues. Time will tell.
 
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