buying new 226, have some questions

etron · August 24, 2001, 02:01 PM

Ok I'm going shopping this week for my new 226 in 9mm. Before I walk into the gunshop, what do I need to know?

Is there only 1 kind of 226? Are there different variations?

Are there older makes of the 226 that I should avoid?

Do some come with different parts or components (like the slide or magazine)?

What should come with the gun in the box? How many magazines, spare parts maybe?

E. BeauBeaux · August 24, 2001, 02:43 PM

Congratulations on a fine choice. The 226 is fantastic, not to try to answer your questions.

Only 1 226 on the market, you can get it in different finishes and different sight configuration's. Some say the older ones are better than the new, I personally have found no difference. It will come with 2 magazines. It will be perfect out of the box but you can add personal touches, to make it yours.

Enjoy, a great pistol.

9mmepiphany · August 24, 2001, 03:33 PM

best buy on the market are the "police trade-in" i've see advertised, they often come already equiped with nightsights and usually all the "bugs" worked out.

besides the options of sights and finish, sig also offers a "short trigger" which is really just the regular trigger that has been thinned slightly.

i have the older model which has worked without a bobble through 10 years as a duty weapon. i have a pair of hogue grips on mine but i hear the new factory grips are also very nice.

etron · August 24, 2001, 03:51 PM

"new" factory grips?

how would i tell if my p226 has the new ones?

9mmepiphany · August 24, 2001, 03:54 PM

my old grips have checkering molded in. the new ones i saw had stippling and were thinner much like the 228/229 style

Gottagetme1 · August 24, 2001, 09:15 PM

Am I wrong here or aren't there U.S. assembled p226's out there? The reason I asked is because my p226 has the German proofmarks and my buddies does not.
Dave

blades67 · August 24, 2001, 09:33 PM

There are two P226's out there. The first is the original with a stamped steel slide, which is available only in 9mm. The second is the new model with a blackened stainless steel slide like the P229 and P239 available in .357 SIG and .40 S&W. It is also available in 9mm, to law enforcement only. The new model with the stainless steel slide is heavier overall as well as a bit more top heavy.

Ala Dan · August 25, 2001, 01:26 AM

Hey Gotgetme1,

Yes, I'm here with all my Sig family.

There
is only one P226; but two points of
assembly. The newer P226's that are assembled
in Exeter, NH will have a stainless steel slide;
whereas the older GERMAN assembled ones
will have the stamped, sheet metal slide and
should have the German proof mark's. Something
else I have noticed is the fact that German
Sig's all come with a factory-fired test
target, and the ones from Exeter do not!!!

I think the one's that are the most sought after
would be those marked, "Made in W. Germany".
That can be found on my P220A and P228.

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, Life Member N.R.A.

August 24, 2001, 02:01 PM	#1
etron Member Join Date: July 16, 2001 Posts: 70	buying new 226, have some questions Ok I'm going shopping this week for my new 226 in 9mm. Before I walk into the gunshop, what do I need to know? Is there only 1 kind of 226? Are there different variations? Are there older makes of the 226 that I should avoid? Do some come with different parts or components (like the slide or magazine)? What should come with the gun in the box? How many magazines, spare parts maybe?

August 24, 2001, 02:43 PM	#2
E. BeauBeaux Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2000 Location: MS, CSA Posts: 377	Congratulations on a fine choice. The 226 is fantastic, not to try to answer your questions. Only 1 226 on the market, you can get it in different finishes and different sight configuration's. Some say the older ones are better than the new, I personally have found no difference. It will come with 2 magazines. It will be perfect out of the box but you can add personal touches, to make it yours. Enjoy, a great pistol. __________________ "While you are resting, someone somewhere is training and when you meet him, you will lose." --Unknown

August 24, 2001, 03:33 PM	#3
9mmepiphany Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Location: northern california Posts: 1,092	best buy on the market are the "police trade-in" i've see advertised, they often come already equiped with nightsights and usually all the "bugs" worked out. besides the options of sights and finish, sig also offers a "short trigger" which is really just the regular trigger that has been thinned slightly. i have the older model which has worked without a bobble through 10 years as a duty weapon. i have a pair of hogue grips on mine but i hear the new factory grips are also very nice. __________________ the map is not the territory

August 24, 2001, 03:54 PM	#5
9mmepiphany Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2000 Location: northern california Posts: 1,092	my old grips have checkering molded in. the new ones i saw had stippling and were thinner much like the 228/229 style __________________ the map is not the territory

August 24, 2001, 09:15 PM	#6
Gottagetme1 Member Join Date: May 8, 2001 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 91	Ala Dan you out there? Am I wrong here or aren't there U.S. assembled p226's out there? The reason I asked is because my p226 has the German proofmarks and my buddies does not. Dave

August 24, 2001, 03:51 PM	#4
etron Member Join Date: July 16, 2001 Posts: 70	"new" factory grips? how would i tell if my p226 has the new ones?

August 24, 2001, 09:33 PM	#7
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	There are two P226's out there. The first is the original with a stamped steel slide, which is available only in 9mm. The second is the new model with a blackened stainless steel slide like the P229 and P239 available in .357 SIG and .40 S&W. It is also available in 9mm, to law enforcement only. The new model with the stainless steel slide is heavier overall as well as a bit more top heavy. __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

August 25, 2001, 01:26 AM	#8
Ala Dan Member in memoriam Join Date: August 13, 1999 Location: In The HOT, Humid, and Mu Posts: 6,116	Hey Gotgetme1, Yes, I'm here with all my Sig family. There is only one P226; but two points of assembly. The newer P226's that are assembled in Exeter, NH will have a stainless steel slide; whereas the older GERMAN assembled ones will have the stamped, sheet metal slide and should have the German proof mark's. Something else I have noticed is the fact that German Sig's all come with a factory-fired test target, and the ones from Exeter do not!!! I think the one's that are the most sought after would be those marked, "Made in W. Germany". That can be found on my P220A and P228. Best Wishes, Ala Dan, Life Member N.R.A.