January 04, 2025, 03:15 AM
blueinterceptorDoes/did sig make a phosphate 226 magazine
Does sig Sauer make a phosphate 226 magazine for a 9mm?
Part number?
I don’t like the gloss black mags at all.
January 04, 2025, 05:51 AM
NontypicalYes they do. Do a search for this UPC 798681476046
January 04, 2025, 11:03 AM
1lowlifeI remember those coming with my P226 Navy..
Phosphate finish with a blued floorplate
Top Gun $49.95 Greg Cote $41.95January 04, 2025, 03:46 PM
blueinterceptorThanks. I bought two today from Greg
January 05, 2025, 08:11 PM
bubbatimeFYI my former agency was issued a new batch of these P226 phosphate mags and they SUCKED. Jams and more jams on the range.
They can be fixed by drowning them in oil and scrubbing the insides out with a heavy bronze brush. If you remove all the internal phosphate, they can be made to work.
If you want them as a collector, cool. If they are going to be used for defensive use, get the blued or anti-friction coated mags. They are much more reliable.
January 06, 2025, 08:20 PM
blueinterceptorquote:
Originally posted by bubbatime:
FYI my former agency was issued a new batch of these P226 phosphate mags and they SUCKED. Jams and more jams on the range.
They can be fixed by drowning them in oil and scrubbing the insides out with a heavy bronze brush. If you remove all the internal phosphate, they can be made to work.
If you want them as a collector, cool. If they are going to be used for defensive use, get the blued or anti-friction coated mags. They are much more reliable.
Oh great. Do you know if they were Italian or us made
January 06, 2025, 10:13 PM
3ACR_ScoutThere was a time period in the mid- to late-2000s when it seemed like when you ordered P226 magazines, the phosphate version was what you got. The 9mm ones I have are Italian Mec-Gar mags. I think that was what they were producing after the 2004 ban sunset. I don’t recall having any issues with them, but I didn’t shoot them very often and certainly never stressed them out in a training class. A few years later, the P226 .40 S&W mags all seemed to be the really glossy finish that Mec-Gar was producing for a while (maybe still does - I haven’t bought any in years).