So...about a month ago, I registered on here to ask for buying advice about a P226.
Now I own one. West German manufacture (which I prefer to the milled slide versions I've fired), Hogue grips, CCR finish on slide. Thanks very much to one of this forum's members for selling me his.
Yes, congratulations on acquiring one of the finest firearms you can buy. I agree about the old stamped slide West German P226s - there's just something about them, the feel, the heft, the distribution of weight. I love my NSW Navy too and have such a hard time deciding which to carry. I regularly rotate between the two. My next gun will be a West German P226 in factory nickel. There was a NIB one here a couple weeks back but it was up out of my price range. It went quickly. They show up occasionally though - I'll snag one eventually! Then I'll have to rotate between the three!
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Sig P226 Navy (NSW) 9mm Sig P226 (stamped/folded slide W.German) 9mm Sig P229 (Actually my son's gun) .40 S&W NRA certified Basic Pistol/Personal Protection instructor
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Great choice and a great pistol. I own 2 as one is a 9mm West German and the other is a milled slide no rail 40 SW.
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P220R Super Match SAO, 220R Carry SAO, West German P220, West German P226 , P226 40 S&W/357 Sig, P239 40 S&W/357 Sig, (2) Sig P6's, Colt Government 1911, Norinco 1911 Custom Clone, Ruger Mark II, S&W 686 6 inch barrel 357, Ruger Redhawk 44 Mag,
Originally posted by Methos1979: My next gun will be a West German P226 in factory nickel. There was a NIB one here a couple weeks back but it was up out of my price range. It went quickly. They show up occasionally though - I'll snag one eventually!
Good luck...aren't they pretty rare? I remember hearing they were made only for a short time between the late 80s and early 90s, when SIG switched to the two-tone model.
