Thank you Mr. Taxpayer.....

[03trubluGT]

I need to get me a sig though. Wanted one for so long =(. Nice gun Matt, I am jealous.

Thanks. I've always kind of wanted one, but was bummed when they told me the P220s were gone.

Hopefully I can make this gun last for 11 years so I will NEVER have to go to "Combat Tupperware"....

[propellerhead]

I have that Sig P226 in .40 and I'm not liking it. It is a Sig factory CPO.

The recoil spring was so heavy that it was difficult to rack it. I have handled dozens and dozens of pistols before and I do not have a problem racking any of them. But this particular one was difficult. Even the guys at the gun range agreed. Sometimes, I would get FTF (failure to feed). My theory is the slide did not come back far enough to strip the next round off the magazine. Stuff I dug up in Sig forums supported this. So I spent $20 on a new recoil spring. Now it racks like every other pistol I have.

On top of that, the slide was not locking back on two of the four magazines I had. Not even when shooting. Just insert an empty mag and pull the slide back. After going through all the usual troubleshooting steps, it turns out Sig made two kinds of magazine followers. The newer one has a larger bump where it contacts the slide lock. So I spent $20 on two new followers.

That didn't solve it completely. Sometimes it still wouldn't lock back on the last round when shooting it. After digging through forums, I found out Sig made two different slide locks for this gun. One has a longer tab that contacts the magazine follower. I guess this was their other solution. So I'm out $30 for a new slide lock. We'll see how this one does.

I really want to like my Sig 226 but having to replace so many parts just to make it work is adding another $100 to the already overpriced gun. <shrug>

I hope yours has all the newer parts. Many of the posts I found on the Sig forums were from Police Department Armorers.

[propellerhead]

PS. The slide lock is also so far back that it's quite common for right handed shooters to rest their thumb on it, like 1911 shooters do. I have to consiously keep my thumb away from it. It's not a concern with Glocks since the Glock has their slide lock further forward. Nor with 1911s or CZ-75s since that's where the safety lever is.

[Pokulski-Blatz]

I have that Sig P226 in .40 and I'm not liking it. It is a Sig factory CPO.

The recoil spring was so heavy that it was difficult to rack it. I have handled dozens and dozens of pistols before and I do not have a problem racking any of them. But this particular one was difficult. Even the guys at the gun range agreed. Sometimes, I would get FTF (failure to feed). My theory is the slide did not come back far enough to strip the next round off the magazine. Stuff I dug up in Sig forums supported this. So I spent $20 on a new recoil spring. Now it racks like every other pistol I have.

On top of that, the slide was not locking back on two of the four magazines I had. Not even when shooting. Just insert an empty mag and pull the slide back. After going through all the usual troubleshooting steps, it turns out Sig made two kinds of magazine followers. The newer one has a larger bump where it contacts the slide lock. So I spent $20 on two new followers.

That didn't solve it completely. Sometimes it still wouldn't lock back on the last round when shooting it. After digging through forums, I found out Sig made two different slide locks for this gun. One has a longer tab that contacts the magazine follower. I guess this was their other solution. So I'm out $30 for a new slide lock. We'll see how this one does.

I really want to like my Sig 226 but having to replace so many parts just to make it work is adding another $100 to the already overpriced gun. <shrug>

I hope yours has all the newer parts. Many of the posts I found on the Sig forums were from Police Department Armorers.

Its a shame you are having so many issues with it. The p226 is a great pistol. I am in absolute love with the p229 and the p226.

[propellerhead]

I know! I want to like my P226 but it's not happening yet. That slide lock lever is right where my thumb rests. I actually took a Dremel tool and cut off some of that thumb tab. It helped a bit but I'm afraid I'll need new magazine springs next.

I don't have issues with my Sig P220. That one shoots like a dream.

[Moose242]

Nice looking gun Matt! I have always liked the full frame sig pistols.


But the real question here is when are you going to let me shoot the 686?

[bronco71]

OMG, they let you have a real one!! LOL thought the taser kept you happy....

Looks great!!

[03trubluGT]

I have that Sig P226 in .40 and I'm not liking it. It is a Sig factory CPO.

The recoil spring was so heavy that it was difficult to rack it. I have handled dozens and dozens of pistols before and I do not have a problem racking any of them. But this particular one was difficult. Even the guys at the gun range agreed. Sometimes, I would get FTF (failure to feed). My theory is the slide did not come back far enough to strip the next round off the magazine. Stuff I dug up in Sig forums supported this. So I spent $20 on a new recoil spring. Now it racks like every other pistol I have.

On top of that, the slide was not locking back on two of the four magazines I had. Not even when shooting. Just insert an empty mag and pull the slide back. After going through all the usual troubleshooting steps, it turns out Sig made two kinds of magazine followers. The newer one has a larger bump where it contacts the slide lock. So I spent $20 on two new followers.

That didn't solve it completely. Sometimes it still wouldn't lock back on the last round when shooting it. After digging through forums, I found out Sig made two different slide locks for this gun. One has a longer tab that contacts the magazine follower. I guess this was their other solution. So I'm out $30 for a new slide lock. We'll see how this one does.

I really want to like my Sig 226 but having to replace so many parts just to make it work is adding another $100 to the already overpriced gun. <shrug>

I hope yours has all the newer parts. Many of the posts I found on the Sig forums were from Police Department Armorers.

No issues yet, save the one misfeed I had while handling the gun to get familiar with it. I used the thumbless grip like any autoloader, and it worked fine, but one time when I was using a crossed thumb grip (like with a revolver) it did half-cycle and failed to feed the round.

I'm not sure if it was the gun or my grip, but your post is now making me wonder.

I ran 20 rounds through it, and then ran a qualification round. I scored a 99.3 with a gun I had just picked up. Not to shabby.

[03trubluGT]

Nice looking gun Matt! I have always liked the full frame sig pistols.


But the real question here is when are you going to let me shoot the 686?

Whenever we can hook up. I have a box of .357 Magnum rounds that you can run through it.

[cobrajet69]

No issues yet, save the one misfeed I had while handling the gun to get familiar with it. I used the thumbless grip like any autoloader, and it worked fine, but one time when I was using a crossed thumb grip (like with a revolver) it did half-cycle and failed to feed the round.

I'm not sure if it was the gun or my grip, but your post is now making me wonder.

I ran 20 rounds through it, and then ran a qualification round. I scored a 99.3 with a gun I had just picked up. Not to shabby.

I didn't notice your slide spring being overly tensioned either. It "may" have been a little stiffer than my Kimber (that I'm used to) but not too stiff.

Nice gun though, and is high on my list of new carry rigs.


David

[Danny46]

P226 40 is what I roll with and I love it. One of the best handguns I have ever handled. It fit my hand, is balanced well and I've never had a single misfire/fee issues etc. That would be sweet I you could carry it for work!!

[IHaveAMustang]

I get to retire the 15 year old S&W 4006.

Much hate...but at least it's going to good hands.

Still trying to get my hands on one of those California retired 4006...

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Much hate...but at least it's going to good hands.

Still trying to get my hands on one of those California retired 4006...

http://www.summitgunbroker.com/4006_TSW.html

[03trubluGT]

Much hate...but at least it's going to good hands.

Still trying to get my hands on one of those California retired 4006...

I was the original owner of the 4006. It's now a safe queen.

[JamisonFRC]

I will gladly give up my issued 229R (.40) for a glock or xd. It is heavy, the trigger pull is ridiculous and you lose a round in mag capacity compared to glock and xd.