Selected Handgun Detail

Manufacturer
	SIG SAUER GmbH & Co. KG More Info

About the Gun

The base P226 is a full-size double-stack pistol offered in 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 SIG. It uses a stainless steel slide on a black hard-coat anodized aluminum alloy frame with the short-recoil locked-breech operating system and DA/SA trigger a with decock lever. Early production featured stamped carbon steel slides, while slides manufactured from 1996 onward were CNC-machined from a single piece of stainless steel. Variants include versions with and without an accessory rail, along with a .40 S&W Equinox two-tone model.

Production

Production ran from 2008 through 2016.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $1,200–$1,400. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $950–$1,250.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	357 SIG
Alias:	N/A
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Analysis

The P226 Elite variants applied ergonomic and trigger refinements to the proven full-size P226 platform. The addition of the beavertail, front serrations, improved checkering, and short-reset trigger enhanced control and follow-up shot speed while retaining the locked-breech short-recoil operating system and DA/SA trigger with decock lever. Offered in 9mm, .40 S&W, and 357 SIG with Nitron, two-tone, and stainless finishes, these models represented SIG Sauer’s effort to modernize the P226 during the late 2000s and 2010s before greater emphasis was placed on the Legion series. upkeep.