Here ya go: http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductList/pistols-p226.aspx
Sig p226 Stainless or no?
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Here ya go: http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductList/pistols-p226.aspx
- Location
- Lower Mainland BC
yes, Elite SRT stainless is your BEST choice !
Don't even bother. His father was a P210 that ran off shortly after he was hatched. Ever since his aunt told him the story, he's been on a fruitless mission to sully the SIG name with well thought out comments like "theys be ugly". It's a shame, really.
Oh right! The question! Yes, go with the SSE. Expect to replace the grips though, unless you're a silverback gorilla. You're not a silverback gorilla, are you? If you are, then you'll be quite pleased with the rosewood grips.
Frozen Snake
Regular
- Location
- 49°29'28" N 119°35'19" W
I think the advantage to the stainless gun is how durable the finish would be in regards to holster wear, if you choose to holster the gun at the range. Mind you some people do not care if there guns shows wear and tear. Depends on who you are I guess.
I have a P-226 Equinox that came with the same style wood grips as the rose wood but in black. They are beautiful but very thick. So much so that unless you have big hands or long fingers I would not recommend them. I substituted the aluminum SIG grips and am much happier with those. Stainless steel is a good option but be aware that the matte grey finish does mark. It doesn't really scratch but develop shiny marks from wear or impact. My Equinox has the alloy frame but my X-Five is stainless. The extra weight of the SS is very noticeable but not a bad thing IMO. The X-five is very heavy but shoots beautifully as it sucks up recoil and flip which is an advantage in action games like IPSC. To me the beaver tail is an appearance item. The Equinox doesn't have it and it makes no difference to the feel.
Beavertails and stuff
Without getting too involved here let me answer your basic question. I would buy the elite for the whole package that has been discussed in an earlier post. The heft and balance of the SS gun is very nice. Just don't fall in love with the gun based on the ### appeal of the rosewood grips. You may or may not like them. IMO they are lovely to look at and very impractical for my size of hand. There are several grip options if you decide you don't like the rosewoods for any reason. Some like the G-10's from Hogue, I prefer the SIG aluminums but they are expensive. The black aluminum ones I have mark. Such is a fact of life with anodized aluminum. So much depends on how you are going to use the gun and what you expect. If you can, go to a range where you might be able to try before you buy. That would be best alround. Just remember that everything said here is opinion. Guns are quite a personal thing as we are all built differently, have different purposes for the gun and also are at different skill levels.
Without getting too involved here let me answer your basic question. I would buy the elite for the whole package that has been discussed in an earlier post. The heft and balance of the SS gun is very nice. Just don't fall in love with the gun based on the ### appeal of the rosewood grips. You may or may not like them. IMO they are lovely to look at and very impractical for my size of hand. There are several grip options if you decide you don't like the rosewoods for any reason. Some like the G-10's from Hogue, I prefer the SIG aluminums but they are expensive. The black aluminum ones I have mark. Such is a fact of life with anodized aluminum. So much depends on how you are going to use the gun and what you expect. If you can, go to a range where you might be able to try before you buy. That would be best alround. Just remember that everything said here is opinion. Guns are quite a personal thing as we are all built differently, have different purposes for the gun and also are at different skill levels.
+1 on hercsters comments
if you dont mind the higher cost the stainless elite is great.
I find the wood grips too thick and swapped for g10's on my 226 equinox. I also have a regular 226. I liked the srt and extra weight of the stainless so i've got one on order.
if you dont mind the higher cost the stainless elite is great.
I find the wood grips too thick and swapped for g10's on my 226 equinox. I also have a regular 226. I liked the srt and extra weight of the stainless so i've got one on order.
I'm a gorilla!?
I got to hold a p220 elite stainless at my range and didn't really feel like the grips were that thick.. I didn't shoot it though only carefully held it locked as it was already sold to someone else
What I'm most interested into is the SRT and the beavertail so if I decide I don't like the grips after shooting it I could always sell them and buy new ones, from what I've heard they are worth a little pot of gold
heavenIsAlie
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- Abbotsford
p220 is also single stack vs the 226 double stack so the grip is thinner to begin with so rosewood grips wouldnt be as thick as double stack rosewood ones
im in the camp of the wood grips are great to look at but i hate the feel, replaced them with stock grips right away
im in the camp of the wood grips are great to look at but i hate the feel, replaced them with stock grips right away
Grips
Sometimes even feeling grips isn't enough. As they are all a bit different we may tend to think that we can get used to a different grip. In the case of the wooden SIG grips, their girth really hits home when you are shooting and need to do fast reloads as in IPSC. That mag control seems inches more away from my thumb. The one thing I will say in favour of the large grips is that they spread the recoil pulse over the hand better. However, overly fat grips can adversely affect where your trigger finger needs to engage. On SIG's with the standard "long" trigger, it's already a reach for me which is why I installed short triggers on my guns. You may find as I did that you push shots to the left if the reach is too long. My guess is that you won't know for sure until you shoot the gun.
Hmm makes sense
If I do think they're uncomfortable I'll try finding something better online, there's a lot of choice.. what sucks is you can't feel them before buying, I wonder if gun/sports shops would carry any?
Sometimes even feeling grips isn't enough. As they are all a bit different we may tend to think that we can get used to a different grip. In the case of the wooden SIG grips, their girth really hits home when you are shooting and need to do fast reloads as in IPSC. That mag control seems inches more away from my thumb. The one thing I will say in favour of the large grips is that they spread the recoil pulse over the hand better. However, overly fat grips can adversely affect where your trigger finger needs to engage. On SIG's with the standard "long" trigger, it's already a reach for me which is why I installed short triggers on my guns. You may find as I did that you push shots to the left if the reach is too long. My guess is that you won't know for sure until you shoot the gun.
