Sig Sauer- To Hell and Back Reliability (pics)

[2100 or just Brett]

Saw this beat up 226 9mm on Gunbroker-

[Barang]

how much are they asking for it?

[2100 or just Brett]

how much are they asking for it?

$499.99, but seller does not sell to Californee.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/983059273

[Mark49]

$499.99, but seller does not sell to Californee.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/983059273

For once the GB seller is doing us Californians a favor

[highpower]

For once the GB seller is doing us Californians a favor

Not really. That's a West German P226 right there and they are very nice guns, cosmetic wear notwithstanding. I have a certain fondness for guns with, shall we say, a bit of finish wear.

Not to highjack the thread, but a year or so ago I found a rather ugly Sig P220 in a local gun store. It was probably an LEO trade in and at some point in the past it had been heavily slathered with black paint, complete with runs in the finish.

What attracted me to it was that it was a German made, the price was right ($450 OTD) and it came with an extra mag. I picked it up and proceeded to remove the paint. The before pics don't do justice to just how ugly the finish was.

Before:


After a complete disassembly and a one hour soak in lacquer thinner and adding a new set of genuine Sig grips:


This particular P220 has proven to be one of the softest shooting and most accurate .45acp pistols I own. In fact, I would have to say it is easily on par with my HK USP 45.

So the moral of the story is don't be a snob about a gun just because it looks a little rough around the edges.

[morrcarr67]

$499.99, but seller does not sell to Californee.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/983059273

Are you sure?

~ California?. To all our California customers, if you do not know whether or not you can own our item, DON?T BID ON IT !!! We have had way too many buyers that outbid legitimate bidders and win the item, only to find out that they cannot receive the item because they are not allowed to own it in California, their dealer will not receive it, it is not the approved roster of handguns, etc. If you are not sure as to whether or not you can own it, contact your transfer dealer first before bidding.

[2100 or just Brett]

Are you sure?

Yes, I am sure, 3rd item down-

[morrcarr67]

Yes, I am sure, 3rd item down-

Go down and read the rest of their ad. They clearly say that they will ship to ALL 50 STATES. As well as what I copied and pasted.

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[stormvet]

That’s just barely broke in, sounds like a good buy.

[beerman]

Honestly, the P226 and P220 are my favorite shooting centerfire handguns.

[Tere_Hanges]

Saw this beat up 226 9mm on Gunbroker-

Thats beat up? It looks used but not beat up. Just some finish wear on the slide. Thats the older stamped carbon steel slide with the blue finish. Sig will re-blue those and it will look brand new. Those slides are not as strong as the newer stainless milled slides.

[Tere_Hanges]

Not to highjack the thread, but a year or so ago I found a rather ugly Sig P220 in a local gun store. It was probably an LEO trade in and at some point in the past it had been heavily slathered with black paint, complete with runs in the finish.

Looks like the black paint did a good job protecting the frame and slide.

[norcalAF]

Honestly, the P226 and P220 are my favorite shooting centerfire handguns.

Love my P220 Carry and miss my west German P226 that I sold to one of the moderators here. Recently picked up a P229 DAK that looks like it could tell some tales. I've got no issue with honest wear on a metal gun.

[jrhglock99]

That’s not beat up! This is beat up!!! Pulled from a recent San Bernardino Police traffic stop.

[RANGER295]

$499.99, but seller does not sell to Californee.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/983059273

I wonder what the story is on that gun??? First of all, I have not seen any P226's with import marks like that. It has an import mark on it so it was not brought over here new/made for sale in the US. I know my West German P226 does not have an importers mark. Based on the serial number it was made in 1991. I am not sure exactly what year the grip style switched but I thought it was slightly before that. I have an early 1990's Sig that came with the newer style grips. This has the same grips as my 1982 P6.