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I would like to thank all of you who helped me make my decision on purchasing a Sig p226 in .40 with the nickel finish and sig night sights. I purchased it for a very fair price from a dealer mentioned here, Jersey City Armory.Greg Monte is a fair dealer.
Now to the question. I am interested in purchasing some pre-ban hicaps for this gun. Are there any available in .40cal or .357sig for the p226. Where can I possibly buy them from ?
Also, Is there anything i should know(maintenance wise or preventative wise) to keep my sig shooting good?
Any advice would be appreciated.
 
Congratulations on an excellent purchase.

I would only make two suggestions about keeping your P226 in good shape--you may already be well aware of these, but I thought to go ahead and mention them in case they might prove useful.

First, in the unlikely event your SIG ever has a problem, the SIG factory service department is the best resource for getting the problem taken care of. Second, many gunowners modify their guns or have them modified--I've done this myself. But, personally, I think that the best SIG is straight factory, without mods.

JMHO.

[This message has been edited by jimmy (edited March 02, 2000).]
 
The 226 in .40 and .357 was introduced after the 1994 ban, so therefore hicap mags are not available for civilian use. I bought a preban mecgar 17 round 9mm preban and it will hold and feed 13 rounds of .40 reliably.
 
I second that I have put over 1000rounds in my 226 40sw using Mecgar 17rd 9mm mags not one jam. I can get 12 rounds easy 13 makes it harder to insert into your gun.Hi-cap Mecgars can be had for about the same price as regular 10rd sig mags $35. And Mecgar actully makes the 226 mags now for Sig!
 
If you really want to do it right, I've heard of folks taking the follower out of a 10rd 40S&w mag and swapping it into a preban 9mm mag. Then, you'd have a "factory" sig magazine with the proper follower for your application. I'm not sure, but I don't believe that there is much (if any) difference between the feed lips in the 9 and 40 versions. Fom what I've seen, 10rounders are running about $15-20 and pre-ban 9mm's are running $40 used to $69 new in wrap. I've even seen a few nickel plated 15rders new in wrap for $80. As for maintenance, keep it clean and lightly oiled. My 226 likes Breakfree, tetra gun grease and drylube (not in the same places of course).
-John
 
Double Tap,

Could you please post here or email me where you found preban MecGars for $35. I haven't had any luck finding them at those prices.

John Overbey,

Could you please do the same for the used factory $40 and new $70 mags in wrapper?

Thanks both.

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