SigArms P226 357Sig

[ranger2]

I was thinking of getting a SigArms P226 in 357Sig. I am curious if anybody has one and what they think of it. So far I have a 226 in 40S&W and 9MM. I was thinking it would be a nice addition to the 2 I already have. Thanks

[DoubleAction]

Ranger; I have a Sig 226 chambered in the 357 Sig, among several other Sigs that is chambering in the same cartridge. If your 226 , .40 S&W, has the stainless slide, all you require is the 357 sig barrel to convert it for use with the 357 sig cartrdige. The magazines for the .40 S&W is also compatible with the 357 sig cartridge. I have the same setup in a P-239, P-229, 229 Sig Sport, and my own P-226.

I like the energy and flat trajectory of the 357 sig, and enjoy shooting it far more than I do that of the .40 S&W. A whole new world opens when I switch from shooting the .40 to the 357sig. Recoil is not the fearful beast you might hear from the 9mm shooters, more like a .357 magnum wadcutter in a revolver. Both the .357 sig and .357 magnum share the same energy and velosities in the 125 gr. bullets, but the 357 sig is actually a .355" diameter bullet ( 9mm), and the recoil is much different coming from a semi-auto.

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[ranger2]

If somebody has the blued slide does it mean they would have to change the slide and barrel

[DoubleAction]

If your slide is the stainless, it will be marked on the slide. The nitron black finish on the stainless slide will be alright, as long as the pistol was originally chambered in the .40 S&W. The barrel conversions can be from .40 S&W to 357 Sig, or the other way around. I bought a 229 in 357 sig, turned around and bought a .40 S&W barrel for the pistol.
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In the Sig Family of .40 S&W and 357 sig chamberings, this is the full size version which shares the same gun leather with the P-220. The main difference in this 226 verses that of it's 9mm brother is it's solid stainless slide to handle the .40 S&W. The 9mm version is fitted with the original steel stamped slide with the separate steel breech block. Even though this pistol is considered to be a full size, with the double stacked magazine, it's alloy frame and shorter barrel length of 4.41" makes it light enough for carry with comfort.
The one feature that attracted me to having this pistol, as with the 229 and 239, is the drop in conversion to the 357 sig cartridge. I performed some simple polishing to the trigger to bring the single action break down to 3.75 lbs, same as the sport pistols.I might also mention that the magazines of the 226 in .40 S&W and the 239 are manufactured by Mec-Gar from Italy.Rubber finger groove grips and stainless hex head grip screws are from Hogue.

[ranger2]

Thanks to all that answered my inquiry. Now, I'm curious about how much it will cost(the barrel).

[DoubleAction]

If you purchase the barrel from Sigarms, you will pay the full retail price of $200. If you buy from a dealer, you might pay around $160. I paid $100. for a brand new one through a guy who was liquidating his handgun collection. You might do a search on a gun auction and find one, or a dealer who sells them. Whatever your source for obtaining the barrel, make sure you purchase the Sigarms Factory Barrel. The fit of these are incredible; The hood fits so close to the breech face, you cannot see daylight between the two. Try looking over here:

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[Jerome]

Good to see you back, Earl, you old nutcase!

Did ya just get out of the hospital?

[Jerome]

Why did you delete your response, Earl?

Is it the "voices" again?