My P226 frame is toast

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So I was cleaning my frame today, and noticed that one of the rails is cracked. I would like to make this into a positive in some way. My slide and components are all in great shape, so I was thinking of either selling it for someone to use as a conversion kit, or maybe buying a 40 or 45acp and using it as my own.

I would like to hear some other ideas. What would you do in my situation?
 
new and novice said:
So I was cleaning my frame today, and noticed that one of the rails is cracked. I would like to make this into a positive in some way. My slide and components are all in great shape, so I was thinking of either selling it for someone to use as a conversion kit, or maybe buying a 40 or 45acp and using it as my own.

I would like to hear some other ideas. What would you do in my situation?
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buy the 226 in 22LR and then use your now orphaned slide for your own backup
 
Donny Fenn1 said:
buy the 226 in 22LR and then use your now orphaned slide for your own backup
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Bingo! $600-650 for a 226 classic. Unless the frame is covered under warranty? Give North Silva (??) a shout and see if you have any options with regards to repair/replacement. If it is free, bonus. :)
 
Trinimon said:
Bingo! $600-650 for a 226 classic. Unless the frame is covered under warranty? Give North Silva (??) a shout and see if you have any options with regards to repair/replacement. If it is free, bonus. :)
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I bought a certified factory refurbish. So the warranty was only one year. I thought about going .22 for affordability but was thinking .40 0r .45 for the punch. It just happened a few hrs ago, so my head is spinning in all different directions.

With five mags, one sig & one blade tech holsters, it's as tempting to sell as it is to keep.
 
Pics would help alot tbh. While the 22 top end would be a reasonable assumption to ' save ' the lower, it's still moving pretty quick and it's still a gun so safety margin is not optional it's mandatory. Depending on where the crack is you might not have one.

Warranty or not, contact Sig. Written warranty is one thing, unwritten is totally different. Sig's reputation has taken a few hits with the Mosquito but overall they used to be an industry leader for their serious machinery. Don't write it off till you've officially contacted them.
 
GSG1911 said:
Pics would help alot tbh. While the 22 top end would be a reasonable assumption to ' save ' the lower, it's still moving pretty quick and it's still a gun so safety margin is not optional it's mandatory. Depending on where the crack is you might not have one.

Warranty or not, contact Sig. Written warranty is one thing, unwritten is totally different. Sig's reputation has taken a few hits with the Mosquito but overall they used to be an industry leader for their serious machinery. Don't write it off till you've officially contacted them.
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I've never mastered the whole pic thing on CGN. The best way to describe it is the front railing on the right side that holds and guides the slide now moves.

Since it was a certified factory pre-owned, the warranty is only one year. I regret not spending the extra $400 now. My head is spinning, but not enough to buy a .22. I would definitely be thinking .40, .45 or .357 sig. Then there wouldn't be a safety concern about a 9mm caliber conversion.

I never do anything quickly, so hopefully this thread fills up with ideas. Who knows, maybe you will see a posting on the EE in a few weeks.
 
I think you're on the right track by thinking this through. Personally my vote would be contact Sig and if they can't help you then buy another one in .40 or .357. Really, wouldn't it be cool to have another caliber? That would turn this into a win.
 
WRH said:
I think you're on the right track by thinking this through. Personally my vote would be contact Sig and if they can't help you then buy another one in .40 or .357. Really, wouldn't it be cool to have another caliber? That would turn this into a win.
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I called customer service this afternoon and was told that there was only a one year warranty. I even asked if they would sell me a frame. They don't sell frames. I will write a letter to see if that yields a different result.

I tried a glock in a .357 sig at glock days at Target Sports Canada, it was unreal! For the sake of affordability, I leaning towards a .40.
 
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Even though the warranty is one year, that #### shouldn't happen ever. Well, unless you fire 200,000 rounds.
Is it a west German sig with the "mud" rails?
 
" certified factory pre-owned " Someone didn't certify your gun properly. Sorry bud. Unless you've been pushing 9x23 type loads out of it there is just no intelligent way you busted a properly made Sig. I've seen Sigs that have better than 50k through them where the slide release has been nearly polished smooth from use and they can still hold 10 ring accuracy.

Polite but mildly toxic letter to Sig USA with a CC to HQ in Austria asking what they '' Are '' gonna do to fix this. You can also try to bypass Sig USA and see if the Canadian distributor will help.

Technically ' pre-owned ' are demo guns used at conventions, promo events, media shoots. They're not supposed to be guns that have been sent for meltdown tests or SWAT evaluations. Just no excuse what so ever for that gun to fail. Period.
 
GSG1911 while I definitely agree with you, I don't think Sig has anything to do with Austria. I think they're mostly out of NH in the US.
 
The 22LR 226 uses the same lower as the 9/40/357
Or buy a 40/357 etc and do the same thing, I just find I shoot the 22 way way way more than everything else and it's easy to teach people with
 
I just picked up my P226 22LR Classic last week and can confirm with Donny Fenn1 that it has the same lower as the 9/40/357. That is why I bought it to add additional calibers at a later date for less investment. Sig made the 22's using the real deal frame so they are not inferior in any way, and a lot of fun to shoot.
 
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