Anyone own a SIG 226 in .357sig?

yarro · April 15, 2018, 19:18

Would like to hear anyone's thoughts on how the 226 shoots, functions in .357Sig. I am sitting on 5k new primed nickel cases that I bought for 5.1 cents a case so would like to get a metal framed friend for my G31.

-yarro

K.O.A.M. · April 15, 2018, 19:55

Yes. My agency has issued .357 Sig P226's since 2007. They have been largely trouble free through a lot of use. The cartridge itself has been a good performer in our shootings.

We are going to the 9mm, and I will be listing a couple of P226's in .357 Sig soon. One nice thing is that Sig P226 magazines in .40 are fairly cheap used.

yarro · April 16, 2018, 00:21

Thanks KOAM, I think I will start looking for one while collecting magazines.

**MK ULTRA** · July 07, 2018, 21:49

I know the mags are the same but Does the 357 mag use a different follower than the .40?

Dale Sondgeroth · July 08, 2018, 14:05

I have a 226 and a 229. both in .40. The mags are stamped Sig Sauer 226 .40, .357, Sig Sauer 229 .40, .357.

So, I think the followers are the same, for both calibers.

**Vaughn L. Allen** · July 08, 2018, 22:40

I like mine!

**VALMET** · July 08, 2018, 22:59

Yes and while I like it and it’s been trouble free- it doesn’t get used much as I don’t reload for it and don’t regularly shoot .357 Sig. My gosh is it LOUD

NFADLR · July 09, 2018, 00:31

Not a P226 but a few P229's purchased in 40sw but added the additional factory 357Sig barrel since the mags were marked for either round.

Had to swap out the barrel to qualify with and have that caliber on my CCW.

**BamaFal** · July 09, 2018, 08:32

Something like this:

https://www.aimsurplus.com/product.a....40cal+Handgun

Would allow you to get to where you want to be. Add a 357 sig barrel and a new spring kit and you would be testing the caliber at a decent price.

Or new. Just a suggestion for your consideration. FYI, I am not affiliated with AIM. Just a happy user.

April 15, 2018, 19:18	#1
yarro Registered FALaholic #: 28278 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 905	Anyone own a SIG 226 in .357sig? Would like to hear anyone's thoughts on how the 226 shoots, functions in .357Sig. I am sitting on 5k new primed nickel cases that I bought for 5.1 cents a case so would like to get a metal framed friend for my G31. -yarro __________________ Most people will give up freedoms for the perception of safety until they are no longer free or safe.

April 15, 2018, 19:55	#2
K.O.A.M. Registered FALaholic #: 8025 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,838	Yes. My agency has issued .357 Sig P226's since 2007. They have been largely trouble free through a lot of use. The cartridge itself has been a good performer in our shootings. We are going to the 9mm, and I will be listing a couple of P226's in .357 Sig soon. One nice thing is that Sig P226 magazines in .40 are fairly cheap used. __________________ We will now never know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop.

April 16, 2018, 00:21	#3
yarro Registered FALaholic #: 28278 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 905	Thanks KOAM, I think I will start looking for one while collecting magazines. __________________ Most people will give up freedoms for the perception of safety until they are no longer free or safe.

July 07, 2018, 21:49	#4
MK ULTRA Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 2382 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 4,284	I know the mags are the same but Does the 357 mag use a different follower than the .40? __________________ O $HIT MK ULTRA.....OUT..... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin, Statesman and Inventor: 1759 Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.....

July 08, 2018, 22:40	#6
Vaughn L. Allen GB & Ebay: Saints-Realm Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 26532 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 1,561	I like mine! __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum -Lucretius (To such heights of evil are men driven by religion)

July 08, 2018, 14:05	#5
Dale Sondgeroth Registered Contributor FALaholic #: 8295 Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 58	I have a 226 and a 229. both in .40. The mags are stamped Sig Sauer 226 .40, .357, Sig Sauer 229 .40, .357. So, I think the followers are the same, for both calibers.

July 08, 2018, 22:59	#7
VALMET Curio & Relic Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 1826 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,247	Yes and while I like it and it’s been trouble free- it doesn’t get used much as I don’t reload for it and don’t regularly shoot .357 Sig. My gosh is it LOUD __________________ "That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is a symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." -George Orwell, 1940. "Dammit Smithers this is brain surgery, not rocket science!" -C. Montgomery Burns

July 09, 2018, 00:31	#8
NFADLR Registered FALaholic #: 7480 Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Location thats the question ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posts: 4,926	Not a P226 but a few P229's purchased in 40sw but added the additional factory 357Sig barrel since the mags were marked for either round. Had to swap out the barrel to qualify with and have that caliber on my CCW. __________________ http://www.originalintent.org/edu/14thamend.php http://www.irs-taxes.50megs.com/custom3.html

July 09, 2018, 08:32	#9
BamaFal Member Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 5018 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 445	Something like this: https://www.aimsurplus.com/product.a....40cal+Handgun Would allow you to get to where you want to be. Add a 357 sig barrel and a new spring kit and you would be testing the caliber at a decent price. Or new. Just a suggestion for your consideration. FYI, I am not affiliated with AIM. Just a happy user. __________________ "We Shall Endeavor To Persevere" Chief Dan George NRA Life Member

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