I was lost and they took me in. Or it could have been because I had just bought a 229.

Mark123 Knew I had a Sig226 and invited me over.
So it's all HIS fault.

I was researching buying a 226.

I picked up a P226 Tacops and I was researching info tips on maintenance. I didn't actually post in the lounge area for at least a year, just stayed in the pistol and rifle section.

The hope for counseling to slow my growing need to purchase guns, knives, and flashlights. Little did I know...

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I was researching buying a 226.

Now have a P220 as well - Great group

I initially was looking to purchase a Sig P226 for HD as my first handgun, so I was doing my internet research...

Unfortunately at the time it wasnt in the financial cards, so I ended up with a G17. But I stuck around

The purchase of my MPX 9mm carbine steered me here, and the community kept me here.

Strong presence of intelligent life, that's the best way I can describe it. It helps me to hang with kind and informed independent thinkers of all types, I like to think some of it could rub off and stick.

I started out on the SIG556 forum because I had just bought a 556 and was interested in mods and tips. It got to a point most everyone one there was going totally mall ninja and I was looking for more diversity. Typed in search for Sig and Sigforum popped up and I have been here ever since. I'm a member of other gun forums but this one is the one I gravitate to the most. Plus I was able to sign most of the wavers.

Research for a 228, seems like yesterday.

I wanted to know more about the Sig 556 i had just purchased. Happily, my 556 ended up being a great gun.

Looking for info on Sig pistols and this popped up. Was already a member of S&W sight but there is no comparison. This sight is my daily go to for comprehensive no BS info.

google,

was looking up some stuff on a few pistols I was selling for my Father and also one I was thinking of buying and found this place,

Bought a P229R and started searching for a forum to find out about stuff I didn't know.

Bought a P226 in .40S&W made by SIGARMS in about 2001 and lurked here to learn for a few years. Finally joined and as they say ... the rest is history.

I met most of my friends in the PNW via SIGForum when I moved here in 2003 from CO.

This forum was absolutely instrumental in getting help with a defect in the materials hardness (slide; which SIGARMS was screwing around with recipes at the time for "Nitron"), which they coated their slides with, which in turn "ate" the barrel up.

I strongly believe that the traction/attention garnered on this forum was quite helpful in getting that pistol replaced.

Early days of the Intarwebs in some sense - at least for brick and mortar companies and related customer service. I had been told all was "normal" but I couldn't accept that when about 1/16+" deep wear on the barrel was present from the slide cycling and slowly eating away the barrel with every round fired.

From 24 pages of responses (fairly sizeable back then), SIGARMS finally did the right thing with a new replacement P226 - and that was in large part in thanks to SIGforum.

So many stories since ...

I had just bought my first Sig, a P239 40 S&W, and was looking for basic info on it.

I was a Glock guy for a long time, and came across SIGforum when I was interested in learning more about P-series pistols. I've become much more active recently. I've learned a lot not just about Sigs and other topics here, so I continue to frequent the forum.