Weird Sig P226 problem.

If you don't have access to a good gunsmith locally, don't want to pay one, or don't want to ship the pistol, you might just work on it yourself because it really isn't that difficult to strip and reassemble the frame.

By all means, if you were considering the SRT kit go ahead and order one. At the same time, I would go ahead and order a new sear spring and trigger bar spring.

The SRT kit is basically a new sear and safety lever so you will be replacing the sear, which could conceivably be part of the problem. Give all the parts a good cleaning and examination. Pull the hammer and clean and examine closely the hammer hooks as well.

Ferrari Steve on youtube has some good videos on upgrading a P226 that include installing the SRT and replacing the trigger. Those videos would guide you through the disassembly and reassembly process.

Good luck.
 
I am the original owner of the gun in that I purchased it from Academy and as far as I know they only sell new guns. I am going to do a complete teardown as soon as I get a chance but right now the thing is sitting in my safe. Overall its always been a good gun but I have somewhat become an HK man after getting a VP9 and a USP 45, both of which have been amazing to shoot.
 
Since it's story time I'll say I've personally had poor customer service from both HK and SIG, though I have seen notably more SIGs with issues than HKs.

Given that you bought it new, it couldn't hurt to call them and see what SIG says.
 
trigger draw bar spring?

Have you ever had the grip panels off the pistol? Particularly the right panel? If so, it is pretty easy to dork with the drawbar spring thus exposed and get it seated in the wrong manner. There are several recesses on the drawbar that look like they should retain the the spring, but are holes intended for jigs in the assembly process. Also, the drawbar spring is prone to breakage.

I'm thinking that the trigger draw bar spring is installed incorrectly. This was such an issue that removing the grip panels was verbotten by my agency and considered an armorer only practice.

At 2K plus rounds, I would want to detail strip (not just field strip) clean and inspect the pistol, regardless.

SIG Armorers course, hanguns, x3
 
I have never had the grip panel off but I did have the lower screw off so it was loose. Im planning to do a complete strip tonight. Details to follow.
 
Before you tear it down, just take off the right grip panel and dry fire the pistol repeatedly in DA and SA mode after checking to be sure the trigger bar spring is intact and correctly seated. Watch the interaction of the trigger bar with the safety lever.

You may be able to diagnose the problem that way. As Yogi said, you can observe a lot by just watching.
 
Given the hilariously limited record keeping within the US Firearms Sales industry, how in the nine hells would Sig ever even know if you--or ANYONE--was the original owner of the pistol?

The records of gun sales are kept on paper--PAPER! IN 2016!--at FFLs, and if they ever go anywhere, it is to the NCIC firearms center, which I believe is in WV.

So, unless the original owner filled out the registration paperwork to let Sig know who the original buyer was, I wonder at how they would ever know that the weapon was 'used' at all, as if that should matter.
 
Given the hilariously limited record keeping within the US Firearms Sales industry, how in the nine hells would Sig ever even know if you--or ANYONE--was the original owner of the pistol?
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That warranty card that comes with every new SIG pistol.

If someone filled it out in 2010 and then the OP claims he's the first owner, it's a no go.

That's how in the nine hells they know.
 
If someone filled it out in 2010 and then the OP claims he's the first owner, it's a no go.
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While I get your point, I find it a bit hard to believe that SIG is porting some sort of giant SQL database going back 7 years to every new system they ever get. Heck I had SIGs going back to 2010 and a lot of them didn't even have the warranty card. Also, what really do you have to lose? You'd be in exactly the same boat as you'd be otherwise.
 
It wouldn't require anything remotely close to a "giant SQL database" to track the guns made. SQL, sure... but I use SQL at home for financials - but that's mostly just because I'm a nerd and I can.

But we know that sig has a record of of the serial of every gun build because you can call and find out when it was made. So presumably there are some minimal records. Anything SQL-based is easy to migrate, should they change ERP's.

But yes, that's kind of the point... If they ask if you're the original owner and you admit that you're not... you're out of luck. If you say that you are, and someone filled out the warranty card like they were supposed to - you're out of luck.

I'd rather just stick to companies that will actually take responsibility for their products. If I buy a gun and decide I don't like it 4 months down the road, the buyer shouldn't be out of luck and without a warranty. Sigs warranty service sucks, period. So does their customer service protocols. I had parts on order for months - because they farm out virtually all of their small parts - and in the time between ordering and when it supposedly came in, my bank had issued a new debit card with new expiration date. Sig tried to charge the card to ship the order and when it failed to complete, they just cancelled the whole thing with no notification or attempt at resolution. When I called back weeks after their estimated arrival date to see what was going on, they told me about the problem and how they had canceled the order.... Of course, the parts were once again on back order with no ETA.
 
Checkmate.
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You as one example isn't what I call a checkmate, but okey dokey.



I know they have a record of every gun made. I can't even remember getting a warranty card with any of the new SIGs I bought so how many people will send it in I don't know. That they have someone dedicated to do data entry just for that seems nutty to me but hey. My advice was it's worth it to try anyway if you're in that boat since you really don't have much to lose.



As for the "we hate SIG" bandwagon of Uncle Malice and Constantine, trust me I got the message by now (feel free to open a third thread so we can tell that story again). This is all moot anyway since the OP is the original buyer. :rolleyes: You've gone from passing info to the OP to saying why you hate the company he bought. Your right but it's a bit much to me.
 
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The three SIG pistols I currently own (all purchased within the past couple of years) came with a warranty card and the option to register on-line.
 
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