World-Famous Handguns: Sig Sauer P226

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The SIG P226 is a full-sized, service-type pistol made by SIG Sauer, a Swiss-German firearms manufacturer and exporter.

It was designed for entry into the XM9 Service Pistol Trials, which were held by the United States Army in 1984 to find a suitable replacement for the aged Colt M1911.

It is chambered for the 9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, .357 SIG, and .22 Long Rifle cartridges. It uses the same basic design of the SIG P220, but was developed to use higher capacity, staggered-column magazines in place of the single-column magazines of the P220. The SIG Sauer P226 and its variants are in service with numerous law enforcement and military organizations worldwide.

A variant, the P226 Navy, now serves as the official sidearm of the elite U.S. Navy Seals. The P226 is a firearm that fits large hands and performs well in competitions.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIGSauerP226


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nice post & video my friend, you tell some good information about Sig Sauer P226 pistol and i really like it's shape and it's lazer light function no doubt gives us a really good on spot hit, it's a great pistol if we also use it just for self defense, keep up your good work my friend and thanks for sharing

Hey, thanks. I am not a gun nut but I like to blog about military history-related stuff.

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(finally working, post did not work earlier either!)

So the 226 is the same frame size as the 220? I'd love to have a 220 double stack 10mm, and it is definitely worth the monie$ :D I currently have no Sigs, but it's definitely in the cards. Sig is perhaps the #1 gun maker in terms of quality and price, being in the higher end of what I call "affordable".

{note: A Double Stack P220 is not made by Sig Sauer} :-(

Great Video, Darth! The "lack of recoil" is due to the weight of the gun, and Sig's careful tuning. I'm not afraid of a heavy handgun, the only drawback is for concealed carry. That thing (P226) would ROCK in 357 Sig! :D

Thanks for the info. I see you are a gun owner or expert about guns. I am flattered that a gun noob like me got some upvotes from you.

Not an expert, but I know a good bit about what I like ;)
I should do a series on the fine firearms that I own, you think?

Sure, why not? It gets lonely if I was the only one posting about modern weapons..

Nice post; great video. Love the gun, sig quality can't be beat

it manufactured with advanced tecnology and also desinged for heavy duty, amazing feature is that it can use 9mm,. 40. 357 and. 22 bore round, thus us military belongs this since 1984.

great post & nice video..thanks for information in Sig Sauer P226 pistol .
upvoted.

I've never shot a Sig pistol that I didn't like. They make fine world class weapons. Great post!

Yes, the Germans are world-class manufacturers of durable things.

Beautiful yet dangerous gun. They better use it in shooting bad people! 😁

Yes, I do hope guns like this one are only used for righteous causes.

I have a P226r in .357 sig. I really like it except the trigger isn’t that great. I’m going to get Sig’s SRT and see if that helps.

Wow, I hope you do.

Lovely video and gun..😁😁😁

i guess this is the most famous

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.

new weapons! good information

Great versatile gun there as it can be chaa,ered too for the .22 long rifle cartridges.

How much is the cost of that gun?

Not cheap because it is German made.

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