Page 12 - SIG Sauer P226 Reviews

This is my first airgun, but given the lack of reviews, I thought I'd jot down what I have so far. It seems well-built, accurate and fairly powerful. You'll have to ask someone with a chrono and more experience for precise numbers, but at really close range (15 feet) with inexpensive pellets (Crosman Competition) and no special fuss, the holes in the target were touching each other. I fired from closer than the recommended range into a Gamo trap, and the pellets were squashed flat and still had enough energy to bounce back out into the space behind the paper target. I won't do that again. I might give it a higher rating if I had more to compare it with. The build quality feels a LOT nicer than the all-plastic air pistols I've handled, but I've never owned or fired one.

See my last two comments in the "what others should know" section. I wouldn't change them because they replicate feel of the real gun, but they're worth noting.

While the trigger is described as single-action/double-action, it's always double-action in one sense: The trigger advances the cylinder rather than the slide action chambering the next round as would be the case in the real autopistol. It will do that even with the safety on, FWIW. I'm using a Swiss Arms Metal Micro Rail Laser without problems. The mag is made of plastic and very light. It doesn't look or feel badly designed, and they seem to have used a decent grade of plastic (just not much of it), so we'll see how it holds up. The decocker/safety is awkward to release (which isn't too surprising, since on the real gun that would happen automatically with the first trigger pull). It's also fairly asy to bump the mag release.

Very heafty feel and smooth... crisp...cycling of mag cyclinder when squeezing trigger slowly which indicates well planned internal parts...crony indicates 500fps with crossman ssp.....they only weigh 4.5gr so in my nitro pistons the break the sound barrier the entire flight path...not that accurate but they average 100-200 fps gain in most guns...the shots are very consistant in power..again that depends on pellet weight...i dont shoot bb 's out rifled barrelled guns so i couldnt tell you what they average this gun but it does accept bb's too...now if i l could only get that mcx i ordered i'd be all good...bottom line well worth the price...

Accuracy is so so..This does not accept gamo pt 85 mags or berretta px4 mags ( which are really the same thing...remove the t bar and spring in umarex replacement mag and it will work in a gamo no problems...so guess what replacement mags are $17.99 and are pre order only right now..also thread-on barrel cover walks itself off when firing because of vibration of hard kicking blowback action...sig knows to flare barrel ends for better suppressor lockup and completely dropped the ball on this one..also may i mention no slide hold open...so in the year 2050.... or middle of Oct. ....Or whenever they decide to release our co2 mpx's\mcx's the suppressor which fits this gun will have to be threaded on by an juggling act of hold both the slide back and threading on the suppressor...which i will surely be taking part of...also i broke it on the first day..the magazine ejection button just fell off the handle...i just reset it and its fine but WTH...Sig the first day.

Dont expect a fancy box or anything because its just a blister package and no sig swag at all?? Couldnt even give us a sticker for the long wait ? I ordered in May....but PA was awesome in their customer service part as always...thanks for the prompt delivery too!!!