A guy offered me a like new, low round count P226 for my CZ SP-01. He has no box for it, 2 mags… What you think?

It's fine. Just bear in mind to not use hot ammo through it. But make sure you first get a chance to field strip it and look closely at the frame rails for any cracks.

Thanks! I will be looking it over for sure. Just didn’t k ow if those years were less valuable.

I wonder what serial number ranges the mud rail SIGs cover, was searching for mud rails and I remember there was a thread with pictures.

Ahhh thanks JDH U 137 XXX - U 157 XXX I see, do any other models than P226s have mud rails sometimes?

137-157

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do any other models than P226s have mud rails sometimes?

Only P226.

What is a mud rail?

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
What is a mud rail?

Been almost 6 years. I don't blame you for asking again.

Pics to illustrate them is HERE.

Oh I do kind of remember that. Lol. In 6 years I might ask again though.

Never use +P ammunition in it.

Grease the rails good.

Unless you're a collector, I'd keep the CZ.

We had a bunch of U142xxx and up with no issues

I have a mud rails 137XXX and no cracks and used it with a lot of types of ammunition including +P before I found this out the other day.

Don't use +P/+P+ etc for durability reasons like everyone said.

P226 will serve your family for multiple generations of normal shooting.

I would check frame rails for wear.

I do that on all SIG Classics to check for excessive wear.

If it looks NRA Excellent, I'd go for it.

CZ's (SP 01) are cheaper for a new one than to get a NRA excellent rated W. German/German P226 usually.

One that has most of its original finish, fully functioning etc, rails not worn much.

PS I use TW25B grease on the rails, I recommend that, others would recommend SLIP2000 grease products.

Either way grease on the rails is a good idea.

I use CorrosionX CLP as my CLP and it works excellent for preserving my SIGs finish.

Which years of production would the SN 137,000-157,000 include? 1986-1987 roughly?

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Originally posted by kaschi:
Which years of production would the SN 137,000-157,000 include? 1986-1987 roughly?

Yes, '86 and '87.

If it had the cardboard box, manual, Target, I might have traded. I like all that stuff

Sold the SP-01, bought a mint P225-A1. Those things are hard to find!