Difference betwee P226 Stainless and Solid Steel?

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I am thinking about the stainless SIG P226 because I like the looks of it, and while I am searching, I see a Solid Steel version SL. Anyone know the difference? The SL appears to be much more expensive.

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Never seen the SL in person, but used to have the 226ST...I think the only difference I can tell is that SL doesn't have a rail... But (and I could and wrong!) but I think the SL is made entirely in Europe, where other Sigs availabe here have parts made and assembled in the US.

btw 226 ST has been discontinued so you would have to get an Elite model (it has a beavertail and a short reset trigger IIRC).
 
IM_Lugger said:
Never seen the SL in person, but used to have the 226ST...I think the only difference I can tell is that SL doesn't have a rail... But (and I could and wrong!) but I think the SL is made entirely in Europe, where other Sigs availabe here have parts made and assembled in the US.

btw 226 ST has been discontinued so you would have to get an Elite model (it has a beavertail and a short reset trigger IIRC).
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Thanks. Does that mean the Europe version is probably better?
 
The SL is indeed different from the ST. Apart from being made in Germany, no rail, etc...... the SL has a trigger stop.
 
I have the 226ST, a excellent pistol, I never heard of a solid steel 226, all the ones I have seen are either stainless or alloy.
 
Thought i would bump this post back up, as i am looking for a sig p226 myself and have been doing some research. please anyone step in and correct me if im wrong. and im not 100% sure .but enough to make a post on here.
from what i have found the p226 SL is a solid steel model (roughly 2x the price of a standard 226) but it is only available in 9mm and no rail. and entirely made in germany. hence no usa market for this model. supposed to be fine tuned and perfectly balanced, the slide is supposed to be from one block of steel unlike the standard one and it has a trigger stop. the p226 AL SO (on the german site) is a regular p226 that you can have either the rail or non . it is entirely made in germany has external extractors ( unlike the usa sigarms ones) which we can import ..

does anyone else have any other info on the sig p226
i personally do not like the rails. and im glad i have the option of getting a non rail p226 as from what i understand the usa made ones (sigarms. not sig sauer) rail is standard and dont have the option of getting without. and they have internal extractors (which from what i read external is better) please anyone who can explain the extractor issues chime in.

and of course the p226 SL you cant get in the states .but the navy, blackwater, and equinox, are only made in the usa, ( and imported here)
 
SL is basically a German-made version of the ST (the latter has a German frame/American slide and was assembled in Connecticut), with minor differences such as lack of the accessory rail and presence of the trigger stop.
 
yes, i have read up on the p220 having the extractor issues. but is it just for the american versions or both. i can see the american (sigarms) version having a few problems. but is this the case with the german version? (all the stuff on sigforums is for the american sigs, as that is all they can get, any canadians with experience on this ?) and is it also a problem on the 226
 
glockur said:
yes, i have read up on the p220 having the extractor issues. but is it just for the american versions or both. i can see the american (sigarms) version having a few problems. but is this the case with the german version? (all the stuff on sigforums is for the american sigs, as that is all they can get, any canadians with experience on this ?) and is it also a problem on the 226
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I think it's only a problem with very recent American-made P220 that have a new-style extractor (older American and German guns were fine), The P226 is not affected by this because it has a totally different extractor design.
 
thanks capp235 ,

any idea why the americans have an internal extractor and the german ones have an external one ? ( on the p226)
 
glockur said:
thanks capp235 ,

any idea why the americans have an internal extractor and the german ones have an external one ? ( on the p226)
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Both American and German P226s have external extractors. I think you are confusing the p226 with the P220, which can have either an internal or external extractor (and this does not depend on the country of manufacture).
 
oh i see, i was just at a local gunshop this weekend, and the guy was showing me a bunch of sigs and he was telling me about the all german version vs the one that was made in america and told me you can tell the difference ( while holding a 226 all german 9mm) from the extractor its external on this one but not on the american .. which confused me, because i thought myself what you said that the 220 has both. but im starting to think he was just trying to tell me anything. because nothing in my researching has said anything about an internal extractor for the 226 in the states.


does the 229 have an external ext. ? because the only models on the counter were a 229 and 226r(usa) and a 226 all german.
and i swear the 226r usa one he showed me had a internal ext. could have been the 229r though im not sure my heart was racing too fast with them puppies in my hand.

come to think of it , going into a gunshop is like going into a strip bar you get a warm feeling while your inside, but when you leave you forget everything except for one little peice you know your going to dream about all night.
 
I've got a P226 ST bought new last year and very accurate/reliable. I put a few hundred through it every time at the range and never had a problem. It's very solid and has negligible recoil. Unless you are a pro or have tons o cash go for the Stainless as you already said you like it. I don't use the rail but it doesn'rt bother me being there either. I also saw a real nice Elite in the EE with the beavertail etc. that would also be a great shooter.
Mike
 
glockur said:
oh i see, i was just at a local gunshop this weekend, and the guy was showing me a bunch of sigs and he was telling me about the all german version vs the one that was made in america and told me you can tell the difference ( while holding a 226 all german 9mm) from the extractor its external on this one but not on the american .. which confused me, because i thought myself what you said that the 220 has both. but im starting to think he was just trying to tell me anything. because nothing in my researching has said anything about an internal extractor for the 226 in the states.


does the 229 have an external ext. ? because the only models on the counter were a 229 and 226r(usa) and a 226 all german.
and i swear the 226r usa one he showed me had a internal ext. could have been the 229r though im not sure my heart was racing too fast with them puppies in my hand.

come to think of it , going into a gunshop is like going into a strip bar you get a warm feeling while your inside, but when you leave you forget everything except for one little peice you know your going to dream about all night.
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I have to take my words back. It seems that early W.German/German P226s indeed came with internal extractors. They also had stamped carbon steel slides. In recent years a number of those guns came into this country as CPOs (likely including the one that the salesman was showing you).

But as far as modern stainless slide P226s are concerned, both American and German versions come with external extractors.
 
To answer the original question, there is a stainless model, might be called ST, SL whatever, the frame and slide are made of stainless steel. They have made a "solid steel" model which is basically the same thing, with an Ifalon finish to blacken it.

There is the regular model with an aluminum frame.

And there are the top-end models that have a stainless bull barrel.

Sauer in Germany and SIG-Sauer in NH use different names for the same gun which is where all the confusion comes in. Or they have a similar model which is slightly different because they assembled it a bit differently in Europe or the US, as the case may be.

There are so many models of P226 now it's basically impossible to list them all. P226 of the month, the Elite, the Equinox, blah, blah, etc.
 
All newer 226's have the external extractors. This has been the case since they switched to stainless one piece slides from the old stamped steel slides. The extractor "problem" is limited to the P220 "Carry model" which is a compact version of the 220.
I have not seen one of the SL versions being sold here and at the price being asked I doubt that I will any time soon.
 
kxc223 said:
All newer 226's have the external extractors. This has been the case since they switched to stainless one piece slides from the old stamped steel slides. The extractor "problem" is limited to the P220 "Carry model" which is a compact version of the 220.
I have not seen one of the SL versions being sold here and at the price being asked I doubt that I will any time soon.
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We have sold many SL's and in fact have on in stock.
 
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