For now at least.
Check it out, carbon steel slide, Made in Germany and a rail.
http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/p226-german.aspx
Damn, now if they’d just do the same thing with the P228 and stop making all their clown guns maybe we start taking them seriously again.
Maybe there is a god…
Time to buy one more SIG.
That German proof mark and serial number on the slide and barrel are sexy.
Only those Teutons do that. Part of me wonders though if they are just using old slides that they had a stock pile of. From my understanding, the equipment needed to make the folded slides no longer exists, or at least none of the Sig facilites have it anymore as they have transitioned completely over to CNC milled slides. It would make sense as stainless steel has come a long way in 20 years, and they could transition to SS for any new stamped slide models…yet these are still made of carbon steel. I think milled slides are better as long as they are made right in terms of long term durability, especially with calibers larger than 9mm.
As someone who has had alot of success with American Sigs, why should I buy this over a reliable American model?
(Not saying all the US models were reliable, but why buy one over MY reliable models)?
Also, sounds like Sig is listening to its customer base…15yrs later.
Finally a SIG I really want, I mean other then the German x5 tactical, and a reminder of why I loved them for so many years.
yawn.
Just like you said, not everyone is lucky enough like YOU, to snag a reliable US model. This IS it for those that missed that boat.
Who will have the best price on these?
We got one yesterday.
My two American Sig’s (226 & 229) have been absolutely rock solid but it looks like this one might be joining them in the near future. Damn, now I need another free spot in the safe
Why waste the coin on a model that is more maintenance and is less durable than what is offered now? 
I’m guessing the question is for me?
If so then it’s because of the original styling of the W. German 226 is what I first fell in love with years ago. I’ve always loved the look of the plain service pistol but I never cared for the older frame the W. Germans came with. The 226 German gives me the best of both worlds that I personally like (Stamped slide, newer frame). If I do eventually acquire one it will be by no means be a Safe Queen but it will not be used like my current 226 is as a training/class/combat pistol.
And without any experience with this new version, what makes you think it will be any different than the US made versions?
Again, YOU may not have experience with this but it doesn’t mean I don’t. It was imported by PW Arms a year or so ago. It is called P226 AL SO. I have 9000rds of various fmj and hp round with nary a hiccup. The finish seems smoother than nitron. The frame rails are still pristine unlike the US model I had already showed bare aluminum within 200 rounds. And yes, it was run wet. Anything else?
Did you have any other issues with the US model other than showing some wear on the frame rails?
FWIW… My German P225 and P228R both have wear on the frame rails. Actually they both have more wear than my US made SIGs which have a lot more rounds through them. It’s really not that big of a deal.
The trigger was too gritty for me, maybe because of the mim hammer, I don’t know.
I shouldnt have made the assumption that you didnt have any experience on the German platform. But, I still dont see any hard facts saying x is better than y because x was made here and y was made there etc.
This is about 4600 rds of wear on my US made 239 (which took forever on the little 9 rd magazines. The reports of the new German model having a weaker finish means that it wont stand up to higher round counts like the US models do. Its an old pic, but the rails had the same wear that the barrel assembly did.
I’ll take “I don’t know” for $200 Alex.
MIM parts, since they come from a mold, don’t have any tool marks. And tool marks on contact surfaces, if not polished or ground, are what give rough, gritty feel to an action. As long as the parting line is not on a sear surface, MIM fire control parts require virtually no polishing.