Sig p226 help

Milled is stronger because it was designed to support .40 and .357 later on in the late 80'; the p226 was originally designed in the 70's for 9mm hence the frame and slide were different at the time and manufactured with the stamped techniques that Germans are known for.
The P226 has seen different upgrades throughout the years, one was the frame being a few micro-milimeters wider around the slide rails and dustcover in order to solve the problem of cracked frames seen in the 80's; after that the design suffered more changes when .40 and 357 were introduced in the platform, the frame suffered more changes again with the most obvious being the slide milled instead of stamped, in order to support stronger recoil forces. Stamped slide is noticeable lighter that a milled one, the stamped slide used a different ejector and the fire pin block/assembly is held in place by one rolled pin (that used to be crushed over time and needed to be replaced frequently in the german design, most likely when hot 9mm loads were used), this does not happen in the milled version due to being one solid piece throughout.
 
I have the P226 TacOps in 9mm and love it. its slightly on the expensive side but has everything.

Nitron black finish
Elite slide ( front serrations)
night sights with Fiber optic front.
SRT trigger
magwell grip
4 mags.

also be careful if you get this one because there are 2 versions.
one with 10rnd mags and one with 20 rnd pinned to 10 mags.
Try to get the 20rnd one because it will be a lot easier when loading with the magwell grip. I ended up making base pad for my standard mags.
 
the p226 is a buick/cadi/mercedez. Built like a tank, I bought one because always wanted one shortly after bought another gun that fit my hand better and the P226 stays home most of the time.
I think this might be a good thread to ask you fellows the following, sorry for the off topic question:
I have been trying to sell mine for 100 less off what I paid for, but it's been sitting in the EE for 2 weeks now. What do you guys think would be a fair price for a gun that has been fired almost nothing? I would like a honest opinion, I was thinking that bottom line would be $200 bucks less, mine has night sights btw. Thanks and my apologies for the off topic.
 
Avenida said:
the p226 is a buick/cadi/mercedez. Built like a tank, I bought one because always wanted one shortly after bought another gun that fit my hand better and the P226 stays home most of the time.
I think this might be a good thread to ask you fellows the following, sorry for the off topic question:
I have been trying to sell mine for 100 less off what I paid for, but it's been sitting in the EE for 2 weeks now. What do you guys think would be a fair price for a gun that has been fired almost nothing? I would like a honest opinion, I was thinking that bottom line would be $200 bucks less, mine has night sights btw. Thanks and my apologies for the off topic.
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you're asking 900 for the base gun with night sights? I got mine for around 900ish brand new w/ night sights. If you paid 1100+ then you got screwed. If you pegged it at 800 you might get more interest but at the moment you are competing with retail at that price and they offer warranty and new condition.
 
Gmwebs said:
you're asking 900 for the base gun with night sights? I got mine for around 900ish brand new w/ night sights. If you paid 1100+ then you got screwed. If you pegged it at 800 you might get more interest but at the moment you are competing with retail at that price and they offer warranty and new condition.
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Paid $999 for mine at the time. Can't go back but I feel NO pain between the buttocks. you only get screwed if you don't get your money's Worth. On the OTHER hand I paid $200 for my STEN:rockOn:
 
if you can find them at that price please show us the link or the name of the store, because I looked A LOT before buying, I even asked in this forum.
My gun was bought from Irunguns (by the way, the prices on their site are in US dollars).

Looking forward to hearing from you gmwebs. ;)

Gmwebs said:
you're asking 900 for the base gun with night sights? I got mine for around 900ish brand new w/ night sights. If you paid 1100+ then you got screwed. If you pegged it at 800 you might get more interest but at the moment you are competing with retail at that price and they offer warranty and new condition.
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Here some links for a p226 R with nights sights, all from site sponsors (not sure of flahertys, he does not have in stock and most likely, when they do, price will be higher).

http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_3_77&products_id=676

http://www.irunguns.ca/store/handguns-for-sale/sig sauer-p226 (this is the one I BOUGHT, prices are in US MONEY + GST + SHIPPING, ends up being 1100 +.

https://alflahertys.com/product_det...umn=ALL&searchString=p226&uid=1236&page_num=0 (after tax and shipping you are over 1100, again)...

GMWEBS Tell us please where do you find the cheap sigs and we'll buy there.
 
hmmm... I think prices when up. I got mine p226 from the ammo source.

guess I have no idea what I am talking about, guess I got a good deal when I got mine


Avenida said:
Here some links for a p226 R with nights sights, all from site sponsors (not sure of flahertys, he does not have in stock and most likely, when they do, price will be higher).

http://www.theammosource.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_3_77&products_id=676

http://www.irunguns.ca/store/handguns-for-sale/sig sauer-p226 (this is the one I BOUGHT, prices are in US MONEY + GST + SHIPPING, ends up being 1100 +.

https://alflahertys.com/product_det...umn=ALL&searchString=p226&uid=1236&page_num=0 (after tax and shipping you are over 1100, again)...

GMWEBS Tell us please where do you find the cheap sigs and we'll buy there.
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If you are looking for a Sig in 9mm, my opinion is to buy a regular 226 non railed and drop in a SRT for $60 from questar. Non railed is more comfortable in the hands and unless you are running a light/laser... the rail doesn't matter. Also Sig's line of products is full of gimmicks and it suffers from too much model depth.

The elite not having as much recoil over a regular 226? News to me. I have a few of both, and I don't notice a difference in recoil.

What the elite does offer is SRT, front cocking serations, alloy grips, front strap checkering, better sight options and a variety of finishes. If any of those things is super important to you then spring for it. To me, Nitron finish doesn't really matter as I shoot at a range, and my gun goes into a climate controlled gun safe. I have a 226 Stainless I bought off another member last year, I put a SRT and some Big dots on it and I love it, it can perform comparably to my 226 elites.

Look at the features you want, then buy the sig accordingly. Thats why sig has so many models, they are all just fancy names applied to different configurations of options

IE: adjustable night sights,BT, Rail, nitron, FCS, SRT, aluminum grips, FSC = Elite Dark

where a regular 226 just has a rail and wrap around plastic grips with sight options (night, contrast) and a rail.

From there if you want color, or threaded barrel, or different grips / alloy treatments youre looking at any model ranging from Scorpion to Elite Stainless

The elite stainless is pretty much a regular elite but stainless with rose wood grips. It looks hot but will shoot the same as a Elite.
 
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