SIG P226ST and P226SPORT NOW HERE!

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As I mentioned on another thread, Sig has unveiled their P226S or Sport to the US market. But now, they are making an all stainless steel frame and slide P226 9MM just like the Big Bother P220ST .45ACP. It is already available, just have to find it. The SIG Sauer P226ST will feature a stainless white frame and slide with a blued barrel, standard controls, sights, and grips. The P226 ST will be produced in 9mm first, followed by .40 S&W and .357 SIG. The stainless version of the classic P226 will provide shooters with the added heft to reduce recoil and achieve a quicker visual return to the target. The stainless steel slide and frame are each manufactured out of a solid block of stainless steel and offers the shooter a highly durable and corrosion resistant pistol. A twin of the P220ST! What a great little brother this would make for my P220ST. Too bad, I am not interested though it would be one great gun. I like the all stainless .45, but in 9MM I still want an alloy or polymer frame. But man would that P226 be one hell of an accurate gun with that extra heft reducing that recoil.
 
voodoo:

Let's hope that the boys in Exeter have come up with a standard picatinny (sp?) rail that has more use than the one on the P220ST.

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I think the P226ST does have the rails also. An interesting point someone from sigtalk made was, that Sig is perhaps using the extra stainless frames from their Sigsport models since they are not selling very many of them due to the high price. This I agree that they are using the sigsport frames that are made in Germany. But Sig is producing an accessory tactical light/laser made to fit just the piccatinny rails of the Sig P220and226ST's. They are also producing an adapter for it so people can use the universal accessories. Should be out soon and hopefully doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Their rails on the ST versions are a bit smaller than the universal rails so they just need an adapter for it to take accessories.
 
A pic from the SHOT Show reports shows the all stainless P226; it has no accessory rail like the 220ST. Looks much better, IMO.

Photo takes from www.shotshowreports.com

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I think the rail on the P220ST is sinfully ugly. It completely disrupts the fine lines of the pistol. The 226ST without it in that pic looks sooo much nicer. Very clean.
 
For everyday use what would be the point of a P226ST, other than just a showpiece, a collector's item, or maybe a gun for a serious target shooter.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only difference is the solid steel frame--the regular P226 has an anodized aluminum frame. What makes that an exciting thing?
 
So there i....s no rail on this one, hmmm interesting. Personally, it makes no difference to me whether it came with a rail or not, but I do like the rail on the P220ST. And now I like it even more that the P226 does not have it. Atleast it is not a complete identical looking gun to the P220ST. You couldn't tell just by that pic that it's not a P220ST except for the missing rails. I think the rails do give it a different look and stands out more setting it apart from other Sigs and guns in general. It makes the P220ST more original and different from the rest IMO. But to each his own....



"For everyday use what would be the point of a P226ST, other than just a showpiece, a collector's item, or maybe a gun for a serious target shooter. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only difference is the solid steel frame--the regular P226 has an anodized aluminum frame. What makes that an exciting thing?"

I agree that for everyday use, they may not be practical. Too big and heavy! They are sweet shooters though and a real beauty. The exciting thing about the difference? Looks, reliability of a stainless frame over aluminum alloy, less recoil with reduced muzzle flip, accuracy, and did I already mention looks, hehe? Still a beauty but again I still wouldn't get one. My next Sig will be a 9MM P225 or P239. And I want a black gun again. Silver is beautiful, but I miss them black guns.:)
 
"What makes that an exciting thing?"

While legions of shooters prefer their pistols to be lighter, legions do not. And... some might argue that aluminum frames are inherently weaker. Or at least perceived as being such.

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Blacken these up and they shuld sell like hotcakes.
 
I can understand how someone would want an P226ST for the .357SIG or even the .40S&W cartridge. Assuming that concealed carry is not an issue.

But for the 9mm, it just doesn't make sense to me, except as a showpiece or an amateur competition pistol.

Not that I'm complaining, it's a very cool option to have. SIG definately needs to flesh out their product line anyhow.
 
Erik, It is not merely a perception that an alloy frame is inherently weaker than a steel frame. It most dfinitely is. Aluminum has NO fatigue strength. If it flexes at all, which it does, even though it's not perceptible to the shooter, it weakens. The effect is cumulative and after many thousands of rounds, probably more than most people will ever shoot, it will develop cracks. A properly designed steel or polymer frame can flex indefinitely without failure.

Has anyone shot the P220ST? How does it compare to the alloy version?
 
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