Best ammo for Sig Sauer P226 .22

[Pre-1898]

I just bought a Sig P226 in .22 caliber and would like to know what is the best possible ammo for it. I was told .22 semi pistol can sometime be picky on what you feed them with.

So to all the .22 P226 owner, I am asking, what is your pistol preference ?

 

[Colin]

Mine likes federal bulk packs and Winchester bulk packs. I find it prefers copperwashed over lube lead. also run it wet with a fair bit of oil on the slide. Eventually the firing pin on mine peened the top of the chamber. I took off the swell with a small file and that resolved a loading problem.

 

[AlbertaGunslinger]

Yes they can be picky but in many cases what they like will vary from gun to gun. Some of the best 22LR ammo you can buy is CCI Mini Mags or CCI Stingers. I think most high velocity 22LR ammo would work fine though.

 

[soundchaser]

What about the CCI Blazer bulk packs or the Federal Champion which are copper plated?

 

[ndabrens]

IMHO, based on trying several brands and configurations, CCI Mini-Mags are by far the best way to go (in a P226).

I found four outstanding elements to this:

1) Crisp Snap when a round is fired as opposed to a Thud. This leads to a crisp and reliable cycling of the slide

2) Relatively clean ammo does not leave bits and chunks of crap inside the gun's nooks and crannies

3) No FTF, FTL, stove-pipes etc

4) Consistently accurate

I am actually looking for a cost effective (aka cheap) source for more of this today.