It took a while, but my Sig P226 got back to me yesterday. I was told the usual turnaround time was 1-2 weeks, but add in shipping and a few delays [the armourer was sick for a few days and had a backlog apparently] the total time taken was about 3.5 weeks. Still, less than a month for a gunsmith to do his work is pretty good, in my experience.
The full Elite Service Package For P220, P226, P227, P229 ONLY consisted of:
The ultimate SIG Service Package. Give your SIG a complete service and rebuilt.
Improved & reduced trigger pull along with internal parts polished for a smooth & crisp
feel. Recommended for guns past break in period.
I sent my pistol off trigger locked in a ziptied case, inside a larger box suitably filled with bubble wrap and duct taped at every possible opening and seam.
The parcel I received back looked like this:
Pretty much the same way it went out. Inside:
Could have used a little more packing, but it was okay. Under the wrap:
My original lockable case, zip tied again. Inside:
My pistol, bagged and generously oiled, with trigger lock. Finally:
Everything and all. The chamber flag was new, and the sear spring and hammer spring had been replaced. I can't tell if the other springs were replaced...probably, but they didn't send back the used ones. Everything was very clean, and even the sight markings, serial number and trademark on the frame seem to have all been repainted.
The final result? The pistol wasn't bad before, but the trigger feels better now...smooth and light in both SA and DA. According to the invoice/packing slip the trigger was tuned to 8.5# and 4.5# respectively. They replaced the slide catch as well as the hammer and sear springs, which might clear up the problem it had with slide lockback. I sent along one of the older magazines I had with a chewed-up follower. Sig doesn't sell magazine parts, but I rather hoped that the gunsmith might sneak a new follower in...but no such luck. The final toll was $246...a little steep [$15.40 Ontario PST...faugh!], but now I can be reasonably assured of reliable function of my pistol for the forseeable future. Under the circumstances [this gun didn't cost me much in the first place] I feel it was worth going the extra mile with it.
While my gun was away, I managed to pick up a 9mm Exchange kit, so my P226 now identifies as a 9mm! What with the original 40S&W barrel and the 357Sig barrel I found at a gun show AND the .22 conversion kit I scored a few years back, it's now a quadruple threat piece and one of the stars of my gun locker.
Life is good.
