SIG P226 for IPSC

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I currently have a SIG P226 that I'm using for PPC and it's been working great however I'm planning to get my black badge and hopefully get started with IPSC this summer. The one issue I've noticed though is that if I load 10 in the magazine I constantly have magazine seating and feed issues. With 9 or less it never fails to seat or feed.

Do I just have a batch of bad magazines, is there any fix for this that is both legal and wouldn't affect the class I'd be placed in for IPSC or is this just something I have to live with?

Thanks,

Zar.
 
I have been using SIG for IPSC since I started.
Used my 226 initially and went with X5 Allround lst spring.

Here a a few points:
If you are not planning to be highly competitive, your SIG will get the job done, if not get the SHort reset trigger.
Your SIG problem is most likely either a mag or a user problem. What kind of mags are you using? They may have been pinned a git too tight if they are pinned. Are you putting enough force to load seat the mag properly? Any apparent damage to the mags?
Have you tried someone else mags or other type of mags?

Hope this help
 
i started IPSC with a P226 tacops, the SRT is a must but it was a great shooter and is still my go to production gun.

i had the same issue with the 10th round in my factory mags, the springs are pretty hard. you can snip a coil from the bottom and they will fit much better. or do like me and slide the base plate up one coil to compress the bottom of the spring and you will get just enough space to smoothly add the 10th round. if you want more info i can take some pics tonight of my mags with more details to fix the issue, just send me a message.
 
With factory 10 rounders it's pretty rough as there isn't much headspace; you really have to slam them home :). I managed to get my hands on blocked 15 rounders. I filed a bit of material of the block so it'll allow like "10.5" rounds in. An eleventh round will not go in but there is enough headspace to get the mag in when it's full.
 
load the mags and leave them loaded (if these are 10 rounders) for a few days/weeks. That will compress the spring. The mags has not been designed to be unloaded all the time. The need some breaking in. If had the Sig original 10 rounders and had no issue, which brand are those?
 
Zar said:
I currently have a SIG P226 that I'm using for PPC and it's been working great however I'm planning to get my black badge and hopefully get started with IPSC this summer. The one issue I've noticed though is that if I load 10 in the magazine I constantly have magazine seating and feed issues. With 9 or less it never fails to seat or feed.

Do I just have a batch of bad magazines, is there any fix for this that is both legal and wouldn't affect the class I'd be placed in for IPSC or is this just something I have to live with?

Thanks,

Zar.
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I have the same issue, with 5 out of 6 Sig mags in my 226.
I decided not to use it for IPSC, bought a shadow orange for that.
 
I have 10 mags that all have been used for IPSC.
7x Sig 10/15 made by Mecgar
3x Mecgar 10 rds.
Never had issues with any of them
Had some Sig 10 rds made by checkmates, they are long gone. I never had any issues but others did.
 
Thanks for the responses.

In looking at the internal of the magazine and comparing the follower in mine to the ones I see on youtube, it appears that mine was originally a larger factory magazine that had the follower replaced to meet the 10 round Canadian limit. The mags all say Sig, but as the pistol and mags are used I'm not sure of their history etc. The follower is a single fabricated unit, but has a U shape on the bottom that I don't see in the youtube videos I compared it to (which I assume were all from American owners). That being the case it would be easy to slightly file/sand the follower, and if that's not enough cut out a quarter section of one coil to make the 10th round sit and feed better.

My question is would that be acceptable (as long as it still only holds 10 rounds max). I had heard that any modification to a magazine was illegal under Canadian law, but I haven't found any information to back that up or dispute it either. As far as I can tell as long as it's limit is not increased beyond 10 it wouldn't pose any legal implications but I wouldn't want to make a modification without ensuring it's legal and that it wouldn't create other feeding issues.

Thanks,

Zar.
 
Zar said:
My question is would that be acceptable (as long as it still only holds 10 rounds max). I had heard that any modification to a magazine was illegal under Canadian law, but I haven't found any information to back that up or dispute it either. As far as I can tell as long as it's limit is not increased beyond 10 it wouldn't pose any legal implications but I wouldn't want to make a modification without ensuring it's legal and that it wouldn't create other feeding issues.

Thanks,

Zar.
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Short answer: yes, it will be legal, as long as you cannot put in that 11th round, you are Good to go.
At the end of the day, every normal capacity mag have to be modified to meet the law.
 
Thanks for the answers! Sounds like I should be able to fix up my issue.

I really appreciate this forum and it's community as I find a lot of knowledgeable people willing to provide useful and helpful information rather than trolling (although I'm sure there are a few).

Regards,

Zar.
 
high bore axis(compared to pretty much everything else) on the sig means its not ideal for competition shooting, same with the trigger pull, even gray guns in the states cant get them as light as people would like.

Still, I shot my 229 for a few years in IDPA and it worked fine, still love the gun even if I moved to better guns for competition
 
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