ETA: "The Official SIG Picture Thread" :D
thinking of getting one...got my eyes on a Navy model at the local gun shop :D
any advices ? thanks
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ETA: "The Official SIG Picture Thread" :D
thinking of getting one...got my eyes on a Navy model at the local gun shop :D
any advices ? thanks
I have a Sig 226 Navy I bought new in 2004. I have 40,298 rounds through it, and not one failure!
I usually clean it every 500 rounds, but have gone as many as 3,000 rounds.
The recoil spring gets replaced every 5,000 rounds.
The only part I had to replace was the recoil guide. Wore the end of the guide out from using Wolff springs. The end of the spring would squeeze between the recoil guide, and slide, and lock it up. I now only use standard Sig recoil springs.
Great gun.;)
I've got 3 (non-rail, stamped carbon steel slide, NSW serial # NAVY).
Is my Sig Navy real or a knock off?, sigforum thread
P226 Navy Serial numbers?, sigforum thread
There is absolutely no difference between the railed "Navy" guns and a railed non-"Navy" gun, except for the little anchor on the slide.
The original public offering of "Navy" models, the NSW serial number guns, was a project done in cooperation with Special Tactical Services to raise money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. These guns were built precisely to the same spec as genuine NSW ("SEAL") guns ... corrosion resistant internals, no rail, no night sights, and the anchor.
The anchor is there so that NSW units could quickly identify between their older (stamped slide, no anchor) and new (solid stainless slide, anchor) guns.
We actually received formal written permission from WARCOM to use the Trident in our advertisements. SIG also had a small contest for all purchasers of the original NSW guns (2,000 of them) ... the winners got a free trip to Virginia Beach, a briefing by the XO of NSW Group Two, a tour of Little Creek, and a day of free training from the former SEALs who run Special Tactical Services.
http://9x19mm.com/photoalbum/albums/...ealTeamSig.jpg
We also raised $100,000 for SOWF ... plus another $25,000 for auctioning off serial number one on the Laura Ingraham radio show. You can see the details in the second blurb here at US News.
I personally promised the WARCOM JAG that SIG would never sell Navy guns unless it was to raise more money for SOWF or a similar organization. Nonetheless, SIG now sells the anchor-model guns, calls them "Navy," and doesn't donate any of the money to anyone. :mad:
thanks for the feedbacks !
i use a p226 dao for my department issue carry . although i'm not totally in love with the trigger as we are only allowed to carry dao firearms , the gun is a beast . in the 5 yrs i have it i have about 10,000 rounds through it without one single malfunction . it eats everything and is accurate beyond me . good luck with yours !!
man..the gun shop also has a Blackwater edition...comes with 5 mags and night sights for around $1K....are they worth it ?
what holster do you guys recommend ? I currently use Comp Tac on my Glock
I definitely wouldn't spend the extra on the Blackwater model. I own a pair of older stamped slide guns, great shooters. I would just go with a standard model, if it were me.
as far as holsters go - i use a blade tech iwb , blackhawk serpa , and i have a galco miami classic shoulder holster . all are good to go . i also use a surplus military shoulder holster that tankers and pilots use for a 1911 . the sig fits in there good . i paid 30.00 for it and it is the most comfortable shoulder holster i have ever worn .
It could be worth it. Sig 226 mags cost at least $30 each for the 15 round mags that come with it (so that is worth $90 of the price difference as the other models come with two mags except for the SCT which has four), but I think all the 226 models come with night sights. You also get a set of wood grips along with the regular plastic grips (worth something if you like those).
It depends on what the other Sig 226 models are selling for in your area.
First you say there is no difference, then you state that the NSW NAVY SIG 226 non-rail 9mms have corrosion resistant internals. http://www.ar15.com/images/smilies/smiley_bucktooth.gif
He said that there is no difference between the RAILED Sig P226 "Navy" models and the standard non-railed P226....
The original "Navy" guns that are the real deal were a limited run and to the best of my knowledge they were snapped up by Sig collectors as fast as Sig could put them out. There were only a limited number of guns made to those specifications and they are all gone.
...which might explain why Sig decided to keep that little anchor on other guns not made to the same specifications, as people seem to think that it means they are getting a gun with the original "Navy's" specs.
If I was unclear, I apologize. I'll try again:
- Current "Navy" guns, which have rails and a standard serial number, are identical to current non-"Navy" guns except for the little anchor on the slide. They use all standard internals, mags, etc.
- The NSW-serialed limited edition guns, which were the first "Navy" models offered for sale, did not have rails, had the corrosion-resistant internals, etc. They were genuinely identical to the guns which Crane buys with the exception of the special serial number ("NSWxxxx").
There were 2,000 NSW guns built. The commercial sales people at SIG didn't want to do the project because they thought the guns wouldn't sell. We got permission from WARCOM to do 4,000 (raise $200k for SOWF), but when the first 2,000 sold out SIG decided not to pursue the second half of production. Instead, a few months later they began selling the anchor-only version without collecting any money for the charity.
Not that I'm bitter. :mad:
Buy it. You won't regret it. I love mine.
Actually, I think I want another one. I like having duplicates of my favorite guns.
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/3979/dsc0011br2.jpg
The NSW-9 pistols had a very smooth trigger - no doubt from the the zinc phosphate (gray parkerizing) of the internals. The P226R Navy pistols do not have as smooth a trigger pull.
HOWEVER, has anyone considered having their internals coated on their P226s? I'm about to send my Short RESET Trigger internals to IonBond for coating (Electroless Nickel topped off with plasma assisted Tungsten DLC; also called "Nitron"). :cool:
got more pictures ? :D
http://greent.com/webimg/P226-357.jpg
One of the first few railed P229 pistols brought into the U.S., back when they were still going to be called the P226-SO
http://greent.com/webimg/NAVY/P226NAVY-0911.jpg
They made me give it back :eek:
http://greent.com/webimg/NAVY/P226NAVY-right.jpg
http://greent.com/webimg/p226st/ltt-p226st.jpg
http://greent.com/webimg/p226st/ltt-...p-magcatch.jpg
LTT SpeedBump trigger and mag catch
http://greent.com/webimg/x200a/jacket.jpg
very nice...
man NSW 0911...:eek:
Pics of NSW. Has 40,548 rounds and still going strong!
http://i32.tinypic.com/v2v7k0.jpg
http://i31.tinypic.com/35lvkuu.jpg
http://i28.tinypic.com/es2grt.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/ws6a9e.jpg
I really like the P226, definitely the most accurate 9mm I have ever shot.
Here is my Sig family, clockwise starting at the top: P226 40S&W with 9mm upper, P226 9mm, P220 45ACP refinished by Cummings Refinishing.
http://home.comcast.net/~fun2shoot/sig/sigfamily.jpg
See, we do need a "The Official SIG Picture Thread". :D
And no, "The official 'Everything Else' Handgun Picture Thread" doesn't suffice. :(
renamed it :D
Now, let's get this thread a Sticky:! :D
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3005/img5419rf3.jpg
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/4890/dsc0009op6.jpg
I asked why there wasnt an official sig pic thread and some jerk told me its the everything else one
My 229 in .357SIG
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...Picture007.jpg
Because at the time you asked, this thread didn't exist. I still don't foresee it getting stickied, so folks who want their SIG pics to last in perpetuity would be better off putting them in the Everything Else thread.
And calling moderators jerks is generally frowned upon here. :rolleyes:
P220R.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y82.../SIG_P220R.jpg
I used to be very fond of it, but it's been collecting dust (so to speak) since I was converted to 9mm Glocks. :eek:
Derek
The grips came from here. I found them to be a huge improvement over the factory grips.
I just spraypainted them. :)
Derek
http://i28.tinypic.com/j757qo.jpg
Cancer :D
I wasn't aware that Ernie made a mag catch?
Presenting the red-headed step child of the sig lineup. Hated by P-series snobs the world over, but still one of the most underrated pistols sig has ever produced....the Sigpro 2022. :)
http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/2...1807001rb8.jpg
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6...1307002cj7.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...s/DSC00426.jpg
I sent this P220 off for the NP3 refinish at Robar.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...s/DSC00444.jpg
I like Sigs - from when they were made in West Germany (the P229R is my only exception). This was taken at a time when I had them dressed up with the fancy grips and blinged the P226 with nickel controls. I have since come to my senses. ;)
my SIGs with a bastard HK thrown in there. :)
http://www.atvnc.com/gallery/albums/.../10160/all.jpg
top: GSR Revolution 2nd Gen, P229R .357SIG
middle: HK P2000SK .40S&W, P229DAK .40S&W
bottom: P228, P239 .357SIG, Mosquito Target