Sig 226 in .40, durability?

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Big JD-From the hills

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Im in the market for a used sig 226 in .40s&w, Im wondering if there are any durability issues with this gun/cartrige combination? Will I get 50,000k rds out of it before I have problems with the slide/frame? I will probably be shooting mostly low end reloads anyway, but just wondering if its able to take a high number of full power factory loads?
 
mall ninja's claim that sigs fall to pieces at 10,000 rds. Navy Seals say you will only need one Sig, because it will last forever.

Navy Seals.........Mall Ninja's...........

hard to say, i don't own a sig but i hear they are awesome.
 
If you're going to shoot .40 out of a P226, I would recommend you get one of the stainless frame P226 instead of the alloy ones. No way, you'll get 50k rounds of .40 through an alloy frame.
 
Our range P226 in 40 has about 50,000rds through it now. Still going strong. It has also outlasted 3 Glocks.
 
I dry fired a brand new 226R about a thousand times and the pin stuck out of the slide on one side only (so it was broken). I heard of other similar cases.
FN, the Canadian distributor where the dealer sent it back to, had it for over 4 months with the dealer bugging them. I gave up and traded it for a USP45.
 
avsecb2 said:
I dry fired a brand new 226R about a thousand times and the pin stuck out of the slide on one side only (so it was broken). I heard of other similar cases.
FN, the Canadian distributor where the dealer sent it back to, had it for over 4 months with the dealer bugging them. I gave up and traded it for a USP45.
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If you had called either us or SIGARMS you could have got a replacement pin quickly. Hopefully you won't need an HK part they take even longer to get from FN Sports.
 
redleg said:
If you had called either us or SIGARMS you could have got a replacement pin quickly. Hopefully you won't need an HK part they take even longer to get from FN Sports.
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My hope in trading was that I wouldn't have trouble, but if I do I will contact you for your high speed service (or do you just have Sig speed?)
 
avsecb2 said:
My hope in trading was that I wouldn't have trouble, but if I do I will contact you for your high speed service (or do you just have Sig speed?)
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Yep, can't help you with HK, nobody seems to have parts.
 
Big JD-From the hills said:
Im in the market for a used sig 226 in .40s&w, Im wondering if there are any durability issues with this gun/cartrige combination? Will I get 50,000k rds out of it before I have problems with the slide/frame? I will probably be shooting mostly low end reloads anyway, but just wondering if its able to take a high number of full power factory loads?
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It does depend on the ammo, especially in .40 because it is a high pressure load. I've had P229s not last long on Blazer 180gr TMJ. On the other hand redleg has got one on their range that's lasted ages, but they're using Winclean through it (I haven't tried .40, but the 9mm Winclean load seems relatively sedate).

If you are shooting weak handloads mainly, I wouldn't worry about it, but if you are worried about it, get one of the models with the stainless steel frame as already suggested. I'd recommend this for target shooting anyway, as the heavier frame makes the gun easier to control. With the aluminum alloy frames the .40/.357 models always feel top-heavy to me.
 
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If you had called either us or SIGARMS you could have got a replacement pin quickly. Hopefully you won't need an HK part they take even longer to get from FN Sports.
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Years ago I lost a grip screw off my p226. Called SIGARMS and week later there was an envelope in my mailbox with 4 new grip screws in it . No charge.:)


Dave
 
I fired my Sig stainless last weekend that extra weight is quite nice, I also talked to a few people in the states that use the full Stainless as their carry guns.
 
Colin said:
I fired my Sig stainless last weekend that extra weight is quite nice, I also talked to a few people in the states that use the full Stainless as their carry guns.
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Carrying a stainless framed Sig is still a lot easier than the gear soldiers and such have to carry. Besides, the quicker followup shots are worth it....and if one runs out of ammo, throwing a heavier chunk of metal will hurt more...

:p :D
 
Im going to stick with the aloy framed version... Recoil and flip don't realy make a difference to me. But, if someone wants to sell me there aloy sig .40 so they can buy a stainless one, feel free to pm me.
 
My 80's vintage Sig 226 has at least that many round of everything from
light lead loads to full power miliary ball to hollow points and still keeps on
spitting out 9mm pills.But so do my glock 23(40S&W) and 19ll(45acp).
What ever trips your trigger.

regards
 
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