Comments on: SIG P226: The OG DA/SA Gun You Really Want

By: F

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:37:23 +0000

I love my P226 and P229, both law enforcement turn-ins in .40 S&W. They’re both great. I think I prefer the P229 for concealed carry. I love the .40 S&W and think it is better than the 9 mm for self defense. I will also say that if law enforcement turn-ins are still available, they’re a good deal. I think I paid about 75% of new price for my turn-ins, and they didn’t show signs of wear at all. Go for them!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 21:04:35 +0000

A classic and always a pleasure to fire.

By: TonyA

TonyA — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:52:38 +0000

I bought one in 1985 after the winner of the US pistol competition was announced. I had intended to get the Beretta but the double action trigger didn’t work for my hand. I got the P226 instead for $20 less. I still have it; I also got a new slide with a red dot sight from Sig.

By: Shire-man

Shire-man — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 11:48:18 +0000

Had one. Liked it mostly. The problem was my thumb always activated the slide release even after weeks of training the thumbs out grip and replacing the lever with a low profile one.

I just couldn’t make it work for me.

By: .40 cal Booger

.40 cal Booger — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 09:55:09 +0000

I have many guns, last count was 287, many different brands and types, rifles-shotguns-handguns, among them are Sig’s pistols and a couple of Sig rifles. I have a couple of P226’s, its a nice gun and I like it.

For ~20 years for EDC I carried a Glock model 22 .40 S&W, concealed (and sometimes open carry depending on the situation). I retired that Glock more recently after thousands of rounds through it over time in practice and using it in several actual defense incidents – never, not even once, failed or jammed and when I needed it most it did not fail me and performed flawlessly. I like Glocks. However, although I have other Glocks after retiring that model 22 I had to decide on a new EDC and looking over my collection I considered the P226, but I also wanted to switch to using a red dot sight EDC and 9mm also and to accommodate a change in needed carry style so after evaluating and considering the need I decided on the Sig P365 x-Macro Tacops (which I really like) in my collection.

I do miss the EDC with my old friend Glock 22, it was comforting to carry it knowing it could be depended on when the need was the greatest. I could have used another Glock 22 I had, or even some of the other Glocks I have – and I do really like Glock, but a change was necessary and I had this Sig P365 x-Macro Tacops I really liked that also happen to fit the need and my requirements so the P365 x-Macro Tacops is now my EDC. So far to date I’ve put 12,000 rounds through the P365 in practice and it hasn’t, not even once, failed or jammed, and it carries very well.

By: Tec's Dad

Tec's Dad — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 22:18:00 +0000

I am a SIG fan, but not a fanboy! I own a P220 45 Electroless two tone, as well as a P6 ; Their later P250 could have been the future, but No. I really like the P250, it is drop proof and with a good flat trigger it is outstanding. I have them in 45, 9, 357SIG and .22LR. I have a P365, it is nice and thin has a great trigger but I do not carry it often; I also have a P320 compact in 45 Auto, it is Mass compliant and I don’t live there!