P226 Service Items.

NavyCuda

NavyCuda

BANNED
BANNED
BANNED
EE Expired
Rating - 100%
18   0   0
Location
Langley, BC
Does anyone have a pdf of the armorers manual for the p226?

I'm wondering at what round count I should start to worry about parts that may wear. So far I have only put about 1500 rounds through my sig, but I wouldn't mind trying to figure out what parts I should watch and what their service life would normally be. In the coming future I will be radically increasing the ammunition consumption. My goal is 1000-2000 rounds per month.

Also, I love sig sauer. Finest semi-automatic handgun made.
 
I belive SIG recommends 5000 rnds for spring replacement, and I think that is for a carry/duty pistol use. If you visit sigforum, in the gunsmithing section you will find a complete replacement schedule for all the parts in you SIG.

I shoot about 5000rnds per gun a season and usually go about 2 seasons before replacing any springs, and know guys that have never replaced anything but keep their pistols cleaned and well lubricated and they seldom have any problems.
 
These recomendations are from my last Armorers Course and they are what Sig. recommends.
Decocking lever spring 10,000
Extractor 20,000
Extractor Spring 20,000
Firing Pin 20,000
Firing Pin Spring 20,000
Recoil Spring 5000
Safety Lock Spring 20,000
Slide Catch Lever Spring 10,000
Takedown Lever 20,000
Trigger Bar Spring 10,000

Hope that helps.
 
The only one to get worried about is the recoil spring, just get some from Brownells and replace it when the one you've got starts to feel noticeably less springy. The recommendations from the armourer's course assume service ammo, target shooters aren't likely to be using 9mm NATO pressure loads. I've easily gone over 5,000 with no problem.

On the guns with the aluminum frames you're more likely as a target shooter to wear out the frame before any of the other springs go. Cops and military do a lot of drills with unloaded guns that a civilian would not, the only spring I've ever worn out other than a recoil spring is the trigger bar spring, and the newer coiled ones last a very long time indeed.

Really you should get a gun with the stainless steel frame if you're going to be getting through large amounts of ammo, that's what they're designed for. And buy Wolff springs frankly, although the factory stock recoil spring is perfectly fine, but Wolff do make better main springs.
 
cybershooters said:
The only one to get worried about is the recoil spring, just get some from Brownells and replace it when the one you've got starts to feel noticeably less springy. The recommendations from the armourer's course assume service ammo, target shooters aren't likely to be using 9mm NATO pressure loads. I've easily gone over 5,000 with no problem.

On the guns with the aluminum frames you're more likely as a target shooter to wear out the frame before any of the other springs go. Cops and military do a lot of drills with unloaded guns that a civilian would not, the only spring I've ever worn out other than a recoil spring is the trigger bar spring, and the newer coiled ones last a very long time indeed.

Really you should get a gun with the stainless steel frame if you're going to be getting through large amounts of ammo, that's what they're designed for. And buy Wolff springs frankly, although the factory stock recoil spring is perfectly fine, but Wolff do make better main springs.
Click to expand...

I would say I have cycled my P226 with snap caps at least 1500 times... I might have to start replacing them soon as they are starting to very worn...
 
I've cycled P226s literally tens of thousands of times if not hundreds of thousands and not replaced the springs, it's not an issue. The recoil spring is not an issue with hand cycling either, it's not as hard on it as firing the gun.

Bear in mind you're talking about the standard sidearm here of UK Special Forces, they're very hard-wearing guns.
 
kxc223 said:
These recomendations are from my last Armorers Course and they are what Sig. recommends.
Decocking lever spring 10,000
Extractor 20,000
Extractor Spring 20,000
Firing Pin 20,000
Firing Pin Spring 20,000
Recoil Spring 5000
Safety Lock Spring 20,000
Slide Catch Lever Spring 10,000
Takedown Lever 20,000
Trigger Bar Spring 10,000

Hope that helps.
Click to expand...
Interesting reference for sure, but IMO, unless your life depends on your gun's reliability, there's really no need to change the extractor, firing pin, etc. unless it breaks.
 
cybershooters said:
I've cycled P226s literally tens of thousands of times if not hundreds of thousands and not replaced the springs, it's not an issue. The recoil spring is not an issue with hand cycling either, it's not as hard on it as firing the gun.

Bear in mind you're talking about the standard sidearm here of UK Special Forces, they're very hard-wearing guns.
Click to expand...

I understand, that's why I choose Sig, but from experience from working on other quality German equipment they always seem to work better when you have spare parts and excellent maintenance.
 
Cerdan said:
Interesting reference for sure, but IMO, unless your life depends on your gun's reliability, there's really no need to change the extractor, firing pin, etc. unless it breaks.
Click to expand...

True enough but look at the round count they recommend. It will take many years for an average shooter to put that many rounds down range and after several years, preventive maintenance becomes more important and cost effective.
 
We run our guns much longer here, and replace parts as required. Trigger bar springs always seem to need replacement, and recoil springs need to be replaced occassionally, as for the other parts, it is pretty unusual to have to replace very much and it never seems to be the same part gun to gun.
I would disagree that the frame would need replacing before the springs etc. We have had aluminum framed guns run for many years, and have replaced barrel and slide along the way.
 
redleg said:
We run our guns much longer here, and replace parts as required. Trigger bar springs always seem to need replacement, and recoil springs need to be replaced occassionally, as for the other parts, it is pretty unusual to have to replace very much and it never seems to be the same part gun to gun.
I would disagree that the frame would need replacing before the springs etc. We have had aluminum framed guns run for many years, and have replaced barrel and slide along the way.
Click to expand...

Are there maintenance kits available or just order parts from the breakdown?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom