Sig P-226 9mm Good or bad gun.

Ganderite said:
I have one. Nice gun but the aluminum frame makes it light. I prefer the all steel CZ.

The SIG takes down very well. CZ almost as good.

I tried a CZ Shadow the other day and it was fabulous. Perfect trigger and very accurate.

No idea how price of Shadow compares to 226.
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I have the shadow and the 226, the shadow was the 2 tone and it was under 800. Cheaper than the 226.

The shadow is heavier, and for me personally feels a bit better in the hand. And that's not to say the sig doesn't feel great as well, just that the cz fits my hand just a touch better.

Basically they're both outstanding pistols, IMO you really can't go wrong either way. The sig can be a better value as well. I bought the sig 226 in .22 and am ordering the .40 rail. So for under 1000 bucks you get essentially two sigs.
 
Well... Depends on your shooting skills and what you intend to do with it as well as the model of X-5 you are talking about. If you are going to put 2.5K + on an X-5 for it's accuracy, you might as well consider a P-210.
 
I own the Xfive stainless all round and its freaken SMOOTH thanks to the extra weight of the 5 inch barrel and German custom shop work! However, i recommend going all out if you are buying from the Xfive Series. The All round comes with a standard sig trigger that is custom shop tuned giving you a smooth smooth trigger with a long traditional reset. Because I enjoy shooting this pistol, i have swapped it out with a SRT trigger. If i could go back in time, i would have purchased the Xfive L1 pistol because you get the adjustable single action only trigger along with the badass extended magwell and nill wood grips.
 
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I carried a Sig P226 as my secondary for a few years and fired thousands and thousands of rounds through the ones I had; through the mud, in snow, rain, you name the conditions. It is an excellent firearm. However, I did have FTFs and FTEs, like any mechanical device failure, albeit rare, is possible. That is why IA training is important.
If you buy a SIG, you are buying quality and reliability.
 
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Light said:
Anyone that has one,any major problems.
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Have had many and the only problem was a broken decocker lever. Ecxellent guns, highly recommend them. The little brother p228 is the most popular 9 conceal caried by those entrusted to protect dignitaries.
 
Light said:
Anyone that has one,any major problems.
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Sig P226 is a superb gun! In ten years i have never had any issue with it. It's not pretty but it works! Also it's a preferred sidearm of many professional organizations (Canadian Special Forces, OPP, Finnish Army, German GSG 9, German Federal Criminal Office, Greek-EKAM counter-terrorist unit, Ireland Army Ranger Wing, Polish-GROM, British Army, British-SAS, U.S FBI, U.S Navy Seals, etc, etc, etc,). I hope this helps.

Cheers,

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I just sold my CZ-75 SP-01 to trade up to a Sig P226. I love my CZ, and when i can afford to, i'll buy another one to replace it, but I've wanted a Sig for a very long time.

I shoot them at work, and they're great. easy disassembly, brass doesn't hit you in the face, mags are easy to load and they eject with gusto.

On a side note, Our newest Sig, the 226 E2, had a trigger problem (DA not resetting if the gun was tilted muzzle up). Couldn't figure out what the problem was until we took the grips off - the frame was cracked in 3 places! I wish i had taken a picture of it.

That being said, our range runs 4 Sigs in 9mm alone just to keep up with demand. They get shot heavily and they run like clockwork. Even the 226E2 was working fine in SA mode with a cracked frame until we noticed and pulled it :p
 
Milofficer said:
I just sold my CZ-75 SP-01 to trade up to a Sig P226. I love my CZ, and when i can afford to, i'll buy another one to replace it, but I've wanted a Sig for a very long time.

I shoot them at work, and they're great. easy disassembly, brass doesn't hit you in the face, mags are easy to load and they eject with gusto.

On a side note, Our newest Sig, the 226 E2, had a trigger problem (DA not resetting if the gun was tilted muzzle up). Couldn't figure out what the problem was until we took the grips off - the frame was cracked in 3 places! I wish i had taken a picture of it.

That being said, our range runs 4 Sigs in 9mm alone just to keep up with demand. They get shot heavily and they run like clockwork. Even the 226E2 was working fine in SA mode with a cracked frame until we noticed and pulled it :p
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From your profile picture I assume "work" means CF? If so the Sigs you use at work, are they manufactured in Germany (says made in Germany on Slide), or are they U.S exeter manufacture (DE markings only on Frame)?
 
Milofficer said:
I just sold my CZ-75 SP-01 to trade up to a Sig P226. I love my CZ, and when i can afford to, i'll buy another one to replace it, but I've wanted a Sig for a very long time.

I shoot them at work, and they're great. easy disassembly, brass doesn't hit you in the face, mags are easy to load and they eject with gusto.

On a side note, Our newest Sig, the 226 E2, had a trigger problem (DA not resetting if the gun was tilted muzzle up). Couldn't figure out what the problem was until we took the grips off - the frame was cracked in 3 places! I wish i had taken a picture of it.


That being said, our range runs 4 Sigs in 9mm alone just to keep up with demand. They get shot heavily and they run like clockwork. Even the 226E2 was working fine in SA mode with a cracked frame until we noticed and pulled it :p
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Thats really weird "first newer Sig I ever heard cracking"
 
Dumantepe said:
From your profile picture I assume "work" means CF? If so the Sigs you use at work, are they manufactured in Germany (says made in Germany on Slide), or are they U.S exeter manufacture (DE markings only on Frame)?
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While i work in the CF, i do not carry a Sig for a sidearm. I work at an indoor rental range in my civillian life as a range officer. To answer your question, I didn't get a chance to look at the 226 E2 to see where it was manufactured.
 
Well, I know of quite a few people who have SIGs but very few of them have just one SIG. So there you go, con #1: it's addictive. :)
Con #2 is that (unless you get the X5 right away I presume) you always want a better SIG. I now have an E2/SRT/Beavertail one and I regret I didn't get the Stainless Steel (heavier) one. :)

BTW it's *really* easy to take apart. With the E2 grips you need just one special tool to take them off and (at least with mine) no other tools required, the roll pins are easy to take out as they are. So mine spends almost as much time in the ultra-sonic bath as it does on the range.

My only real gripe with the P226 is that I keep pushing the slide release down when I grip the gun and (as I was told) I'm not alone on this. So if you want it for competitive shooting you *may* want to look around. Unlike Milofficer I went the other way -- from P226 to SP-01, however I'm keeping my SIG (at least for now).

Oh, right -- GREAT PISTOL! :)
 
Absolutly love my SIG 226 its like an extension of my arm its amazing how well it shoots and the SRT trigger and Ergonomic grips are exceptional.
 
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